The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon. (Canon City, Colo.) 1911-192?, 1919-07-31
BY Guy U. Hardy.


Of having a ship bear its name. That
is the way it looks nov from tele-
grams have just received from
Washington and Seattle.
Several months ago the Seattle
committee advised me that launch
ing was on the program. and that an
effort was being made to change the
name of the boat to Canon City.
expressed my appreciation. but doubt
ing the ability of the committee to
cahnge the name. never said any
thing to anybody about 1t. intending
to spring 1t as a surprise after II was
really accomplished.
About a month later the Seattle
committee feeling that 1t had the as
surances OF the authorities to change
the name, gave the item to the Assoc
ciated Press and United Press. and IL
was sent out over the country. This is
how the news reached Canon City.
The Record naturally played the mat
ter Up from the information 1t got
through the press associations
Seattle boosters. anxious TO honor
Canon City. thought the matter set
tied. and II was until highcr-ups in
Washington pulled a rule that ship
can not be named after any living
person or city or geographical point
or suggestive of any organization ex-
cept in the case OF few cities max.
ing up certain honor list In the Lib
erty loan drive Canon City Is not
on that list. and the hieher-ups de-
clined to make an exception In this
case. as the Seattle 70 as Were SO anx-
ious to do.
am sorry to have the thing fall
down at this stage in the game. since
SO much publicity has been given to
1T. but suppose our little town can
wag along some way even II its name
is not on a boat carrying freight to
the four corners OF the world.
] saw some Of the steel shins down
below WASHINGTON the other dsv. and
do not think very much OF them
anv way They are not half 80 inter.
esiing TO look at as the oid-farhioned
sailing vessels like the Mayfiower, and
John Paul Jones and Cant Kids IA
ships. This steel age has kicked ali
business as II has out of MANY things
And then again. who would esa-
see this freisht boat Canon CITY" n
II were so named and on the high
seas? Who would even see II tn
whom II would bring back p'casan.
memories7 Who would ever see n
who could even pronounce the name
corrective. Surely. not many in
dozen years.
Now. II we could get Pullman car
named Canon City there would be
something ir .sat. The car wuo.d
travel about the country where the
name ir known and loved. and many
who found peaceful rest In its
comfortable berths and luxurious pill
lows would be lu'ied to sleep by pleas
ant memories
This observation is suggested by
recent experiences
On hot day In early Jciy got on
a train at Richmond. Va, bound for
Washington. went In q Pullman
car and found was In the Colo
RADIO" The temperature dropped 10
degrees when noticed the name. On
a hot day last week got on the
train at Washington bound for Chi
cage. and I found my berth in car
named Palmer Lake" and have not
spent such cool. pleasant night since
l left Colorado.
And on 'eaving CHICAGO for Mime
apolis, found q Pullman named
"Buena Vista on my train. and while
my berth was made up In another car
with some unpronounceab'e and hard
to- be-remembered name. went back