The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-04-29
Cleanup Day
Successful Event

Capt Reeves and his lieutenants
and helpers in the Cleanup Day en-
terprise. reported for duty promptly at
o'clock Wednesday morning, and a
few minutes later the task was on in
trash were carted to the dumping
grounds On South Fourth street few
minutes in advance OF that time, as
there seemed to be a good-natured
rivalry among the workers to get the
first load out
Despite the strong wind from the
west, which made II very disagreeable
for the workers. especially at the
dumping grounds. the undertaking was
carried on throughout the day with
out interruption. and with the great
est efficiency. At O'Clock in the
afternoon everything was cleaned up
and the city presented a neater ap-
pearance than It had for long time.
An effort was made to remove every
pile OF rubbish to be found in the al
leys. and II there was any left the
workers were unable to discover it.
Those in a position 10 know something
about II. say that IL was the most com
plete cleanup Canon City ever had.
The alleys were as clean as a pin
when the work was finished. and IL is
now up 10 the public to koap them in
good condition during the summer
months
Motor trucks. wagons and other We
y fr&. 4.
Caut. Reeves and load of rubbish OF
some character arrived at the dump
ing grounds every 3 or minutes dur
Ing the forenoon After dinner the
trips were less frequent owing to the
longer haul. The alleys in the bust
ness part of the city were cleaned
first Those in the more remote sec
tions of town were left untouched un-
Ill after dinner.
There was a very generous. public
spirited response to the appeal for
help and an abundance of men were
found to do the job in frst-class
manner The thanks Of the commu-
nifty are due to Warden lyman of the
penitentiary for a bunch of prison
ers. who did yeoman work during the
day. TO a number OF volunteer high
school boys. to Capt. Reeves and his
associates of the city council 70
Street Commission Tom Parker and
his assistants. to the women's COM
mifiee under the Craftsmanship OF Mrs.
r. NJ Harding for efficient preiimi-
nary work in connection with the un-
dertaking. to the merchants and other
business men of the city for dona-
tions Of money and teams and to the
citizens who gave their services that
the occasion might be made a success.
without their cooperation and unity
OF effort the thing could not have
been accomplished so effectively. The
task was a big one. and II is TO the
credit to all having anything 10 do
with IL that Il was so weii performed
Tom Parker. with a contingent Of
helpers. had charge at the dumping
grounds. and they handled the propo-
sition in a most efficient way. IT was
and assorted and picturesque lot of
rubbish that went over the dump.
While leaves. dry grass. brush. tam
gled lunches OF wire. bottles and tin
cans predominated. there was MIXED
with them almost every conceivable
kind Of old and useless junk. There
were old bedsprings. bits Of ancient
furniture. broken crockery. discarded
kitchen cabinets. hats and bonnets of
a pre.war vintage. old newspapers and
magazines. in fact. nearly everything
OF household use and necessity. II Is
estimated that considerably more than
$50 tons of such stun was hauled on
during the day. The dump was bo-
nanza for crowd OF boys engaged in
salvaging sunny sacks, bits of copper,
brass. lead and old iron having mar
ket with the junk dealers. One enter
prising boy sold $3.50 worth of cunny
sacks which he rescued from the
dump during the forenoon. Others
did nearly as we'll.
Capt. Reeves reports that good
many back yards were. found to be
without ashpits. which are required
by the ordinances. and an effort will
be made to induce property owners
who have neglected this requirement
TO build such receptacles as protec-
tion against fire.