The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-03-13
Chamber Of
Commerce Meeting

Board OF Directors Of the Canon City
Chamber or Commerce YVES held IT the
office Of the secretary Morday eve
ming. There was = good attendnnce
and . number Of matters Of community
interest were taken up for consider-
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Following discussion Of thefr pro-
visions a motion was adopted support-
Ifre House bill No. IA. now bsfore the
Lexislafure, providing for an app10s
priatfon OF public money for the Colo
RADIO State Fair at Pueblo. The leg
islative measure for the development
and colonization OF settlement for
soldiers was also indorsed.
A telegram from Carl Hinton. secre-
tary of the Colorado Development Fed
GRAFTON. was read, stating that Surgeon
Gen. Blue was planning to send one or
more representatives to Colorado from
Washington this week to examine the
various sites proposed for the United
States Public Health Service hospitaf
Mr. Hinton said that he would reach
Denver from the East within the rext
few days. In advance Of the officers
from the surgeon generals depart
mcnt A. H. McIlain, chairman of the
state committee Of the development
fed>sStion. was. by vote OF the cham
ber,finstructed 10 go TO Denver and
meet Mr.. Hinton and the agents of
Surgeon Gen. Blue on their arrival
there
Pierce-Arrow Motor Company having
requested information OF the chamber
as to the population and production Of
all fields Of industry and agriculture
in Fremont county. the matter was
brought up at Monday nights meet
ing The secretary reported that this
inlormation had been collected and
complied and sent to the company
The figures exceeded an annual aver
age OF more than t4.o00,00o-
The Colorado Packing co<poration
requested the support Of the Cham
bier OF Commerce. the business men
and producers OF the community In its
cndenvors TO secure the planting Of
sufficient acreage OF tomatoes In the
Canon City district next season to
make II possible to operate It's plant
here to IFS maximum capacity The
board Of directors expressed itself as
fu1ly apprecia,irg the vaine uf this ins;
instry to this community. and n
<tructed, the secfeeAry.,x a eReiqf u
cosnpSsy II itr ID III Rsixs - eve y
possible manner.
The secretary submitted 10 the board
OF directors . plan for laying out and
improving the municipal camp grounds
on College avenue and II. ornamental
tion with sha trees. etc. He stat
ed that the city council. through its
park committee. expected to make
some important changes and develop
ments in these grounds within the
next few months
The chamber was requested TO lend
It's influence and moral support to the
opening up OF a resort at Vista Point
by the Misses Beardsley and McMul-
lin. THE Reel California Girls on the
road TO the top of the Royal Gorge
The proposed plan for the resort hav-
ing been previously presented to the
committees on new industries. good
roads and parks. It WIS discussed by
the board with an understanding of
what II was desired to accomplish 1t
was the sense OF the directors that
such q proposition was a worthy one
and should be encouraged. The mat
tel was referred to the committee on
parks and scenic attractions for recon-
riendation.
An outline was presented TO the
board by the secretary for four new
advertising folders for Canon City, o-e
of general character. one on the scenic
attractions OF the community for tour-
lists. one containing log OF al, the
roads radiating from Cano- City and
another folder OF high class to be
used In special advertising. The
board of directors approved the gen
cral scope and purpose OF the proposed
folders and left the matter of their
publication in the hands of the presi-
dent and secretary.
The subject OF issuing new rating
books for the credit department OF the
chamber was taken up and discussed
at length. A motion was adopted that
these books be issued and that the
merchant desiring to purchase one OF
them be charged 50 for Il. Bills In
the sum of $517s2 were presented and
allowed. after which the meeting ad
journed.