The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-06-13
Organization
Formed to POrmOte
State Interests

Dury. w III Dozier ana y. t. VIII
son. as delegates from the Canon City
Chamber of Commerce, were present
al conference OF representatives OF
yhe various commercial bodies OF the
state at Colorado Springs "Wednesday,
called for the purpose of promoting
nSsustr.ai enterprises at home and To
devise ways and means for financing
a Colorado bureau in Washington.
The meeting was largely attended
and entered upon its work with the
utmost interest and enthusiasm. 1t
was declared at the gathering that
the zone system of federal PURCHASES
for military uses leaves Colorado
out in the coid.' and. that as a re-
suit. the state has been slighted in
the matter of war contracts. w j.
Dorap of Denver. stated that arho
about $4,000. 900 worth of war or
ders had been given 10 Colorado by
;he government. the amount should
have been thre. times as great. In
referring To the meeting the Colorado
Springs Telegraph of Thursday even
ing said:
The Colorado Development feder.
alton. the first sll-inclusiye state or
ganizaiion formed TO promote all the
interests OF Colorado is the result OF
yesterdays meeting here OF 80 rep
resentstiyes from all sections OF the
%tate cass r Harrington of Denver
was elected chairman and the exccu.
tive committee. which was named
VIII meet saturday in Denver to per
feet It's organization and outline plans
Tor financing In order that Washing.
ton bureau can BE- established at once
cass Harrington. G. c Hamlin OF
Colorado Springs and W ] II. Dor
an of Denver WAS named 10 consider
methods of securing the budget.
The organization will really be a
state chamber OF commerce., following
The outline of the plan suggested by
c. G. Hamiin. in which he urged
that all elements in the state join to-
gether In order that now and after
the war Colorado can take her proper
place In industrial development and
prosperity. The plan. which was
adopted is outlined in the following
report Of the special committee which
was MS follows;
1T is proposed 10 federate into a
,,nAar ha
name of the Colorado Development
federation. all the organizations of the
state formed for the purpose OF fur.
thcrinE the development of Colorado
cultural development and activity
therein. chambers of commerce and
other civic associations; mining. man.
ufacturinG. labor. farming and kin.
dred organizations.
The affairs of the federation shail
be under the direction OF board OF
control. which shall consist of one
representative from each organiza.
ton which shall become member
thereof After the organization OF
/ the federation the board OF control
shall have power to elect an execu-
tive committee with full. authority to
exercise all the powers of the board,
when the board is not in session
THE federation shall be adequate.
ly financed as soon as organized un.
der such plan us may be adopted
here:or by the board of control or
its executive committee.
"a permanent bureau shall be es.
tabiished in Washington for the pur-
pose OF guarding and furthering Colo.
RADIOS business and industrial inter
ests during the period OF the war and
Sfo long thereafter as may be neces.
sary
>"For the purpose OF perfecting the
proposed organization and securing
membership thereto and formulating
"a financial plan. a committee OF 10
Sshali be selected by the meeting and
your committee recommends as such
committee: Cass e. Harrington,
Denver. chalrman; w. ]. II. Doran,
Denver. George NJ. Taylor. Colorado
Springs; Aiva b, Adams. Pueblo:
W. F. Bleecker. Boulder: Joseph
Stewart. Grand Junction: Frank
Noble, Rocky Ford: Don c. Simmons,
Steritnp: A. II McI.ain C,annn t,tx.