The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-23
RED CROSS FUND KEEPS CLIMBING
las WORKERS KEEP AT THE GAME
,ounty Neafs $4,000 Mark With but Day
and Half Spent in Soliciting Funds
Very Few TurndOwns Reported by the
WOrkers-EverybOdy Must Give Liber-
ally if Quota is to Be Met.

couragtng and give promise that this
campaign, like all others undertaken
here in the interest of the war enter
prises Of the government. will be cred
table to public patriotism and gen
erosity.
Mr.. Gibson said thai the very excel
lent luncheon that had been provided
for the workers ought to stir them
to the utmost ardor in securing sub
scriptions and he expressed the belief
that II would result in fine showing
Of contributions tomorrow Mr. Glib
son closed his remarks by reading q
letter from Mrs Mary c. Dubois of
this city IN which she enclosed IA
check for $500 for the Red Cross. The
kindly tenor of Mrs. Dubois letter and
the liberaiity of her check aroused
great applause.
A. H. McLa;n as chairman of the
campaign in this county. spoke on in
vitation of Mr.. Gibson. of the outlook
in other portions of the county. He
said that "the tidings that are COM
ing in from all directions were most
heartening.- The Victor Fuel com
pany. he said. had promised the Red
Cross the entire output OF its nine
at Chandler for one day and that the
men employed there had volunteered
to donate their work TO take it, The
output of the mine at Chandler, con
tinued Mr.. McLain. was normally 500
tons of coal a day. The miners az
Chandler. who are ardently enlisted
in the Red Cross movement, have
promised to set apart Sunday, June
.. as Red Cross day" and will devote
the day. free OF charge, TO mining for
the Red Cross They have assured
Mr.. McLain that they will take out n
Thousand tons Of coal ON that day. II
the host can be operated fast enough
to lift IL to-the surface
The owners of the Wolf Park coal
mine have offered TO give the Red
Cross the output of their mine for
three days and their splendid offer
has been accepted. The Brookside
Coal mine. of which John L:ppis Is
manager, not to be outdone by its
competitors, is also in line for hand
some contribution to the Red Cross.
Several thousand dollars will be OBJ
tanned from these sources. Announce
ment was made by Mr.. McLain that
a donation of $500 had been made to
the Red Cross campaign in this coun-
ty by the Empire z nc company. The
Arkansas Valley Ry., Light & Power
company has also given $500 to the
same fund.
In reporting the contributions made
to the precinct committees since noon
on Tuesday, many incidents of human
interest were brot out; some of them
showing subscriptions from peop'
who had to make a real sacrifice and
others showing ten-penny donations
from people who could afford to do
worth while. These repo,
made an interesting study of human
nature. In some cases men and
women who are compelled to carr
their living by hard labor gave mo
than generously. while in others. pc
pie OF considerable financial near
gave as little as they could TO salts
their consciences and get rid OF u
The committees from the six pre-
cipcts OF Canon City today reported
that since noon on Tuesday, they h
secured in cash and pledges tot
o: s4.s24 e5 from $50 subscribers. r"
donations in precinct 1. amounted {
Ss55.7o; in precinct ?, S7s425; in p
cinet ;. S6sl.ss: in precinct 4, sl.26'
90; in precinct S. s7oS.o5 and in pr
cinct 6. sso495. South Canon repo
ed since noon on Tuesday snbscrfa
tions amounting to Saoi.s5 from
subscribers.
Another luncheon and further Re
Cross reports viii be given at the
NJ. c. a. at noon on Thursday.
Some OF the subscriptions upt.
date;
Ark V. L, and p. Coz $500