The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-10-30
Instant Interviews

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L. S. LEAR-One thing is sure and
that is that merchandise is sold
cheaper in Canon City than in any
OF the towns have been in in the
last four weeks. made inquiry on
most items in the dry goods line and
found that nine times out of 10 it
could be bought in Canon City for
less money.
DAVID l.. ROBISON-I understand
Wolf Park coal has been taken off the
local market and that trucks can not
buy coal at Chandler. and further
that the c. F. & j. is not going out of
its way much to see that Canon City
people get coal from No. 5 mine. AT
least that is the impression the gen
eral manager gave to the secretary OF
the Chamber of Commerce. The c.
F. G. l. take the stand that Canon
City people should have loaded up all
summer. The coal situation in
Canon City is the worst it has been
in the history of the town. 1t is GER
tainly ironical that with thousands of
tOuS utlnt ddis iieht Jul
back yard there are people in this
city who can't get lump of coal for
love nor money.
ALF MITCHELL-While I was in
Denver recently | met travelling
man just back from New York who
told me surprising thing This
man said that the largest department
store in that city closed all day on
Saturday and was considering closing
one other day of the week. Hun
dreds of other smaller stores there do
the same thing. too. The cause is
the difficulty to get merchandise and
in getting sufficient help to keep the
stores going. The help are getting
in the habit of only wanting to work
three or four days week. They
make enough money nthat time to
keep them the rest of the week. so
they should worry. so they think
H. C. POLHEMUS-There seems to
be two or three persons who are mis-
informed as to where the output of
No. mine is going to. In justice to
Charlie O'Neil the Superintendent and
TO the management of No. 3 mine ]
would like to: say that ! know for a
fact that the entire production of the
mine is being sold in Canon City and
among the ranchers around the city
and that also there has not been a
pound of No. coal shipped outside
since last March. | know that the
management at this time is doing all
/ it possibly can TO relieve the coal
shortage by selling only one ton TO
| each family that is known to be en-
tirely out OF coal.
GRANT DICK1NSON-I think those
who sold me the coal got must have
thought l ordered slack and was rnu'
ming a laundry or something where
you could use II to make steam.
have found a couple of Jumps by dill
gent search and may possibly find
more But haven't any kick coming
II have some coal anyway and there
are hundreds who haven't any at all
Coal is coal these days whether II
comes lump nut or slack.
GENE BRADBURY-Hun oi
orders have poured in on us for coal
knew quite a few were without Goa
but never had any idea that there
were so many. II a cold spell should
come now there would be the worst
suffering Imaginable from cold here
= The Chamber OF Commerce is doing
all in its power to see that everyone
with less than a ton OF coal. gets a
: ton. 1t is a slow process however
and Will take several days before even
the majority have been given coal
II the strike comes some will have tc
! go without.