Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-11-17
Board of Trade Meeting.

1ANGtiu
A meeting Of the Elko County
Board Of Trade was held at the court.
house Last evening. The meeting was
called to order by Edgar Reinhart,
Of the Board, who stated
the object Of the meeting to be the re.
ception OF the report OF the Secretary
and the election OF a Board OF Control
TO serve the ensuing year.
Secretary Mayhugh presented a
very interesting report OF the work OF
the Board since it's organization.
Among the matters mentioned by the
Secretary as receiving the attention
OF the Board of Control, were the es-
Establishment OF a mail route between
Elko and Hamilton. the building OF a
IssAEB gSSsaNTiRRgs IgSaSa,natb in 5s, Elke and the
our town. The report OF the Score
tary was adopted and placed on file.
Treasurer Morrow presented his re.
port Of the financial operations OF the
Board. This was also adopted and
placed on file.
The next business being the nom
ination and election of a Board OF
Control, consisting Of seventeen mem
bers, the President on motion APP
| pointed ". w. Booher, j. NJ. Morrow
and ]. A. Mcbride a COMMITTEES to Be-
lect the members OF the next Board.
The committee reported the m
OF the following members: Edgar
Reinhart, j. S. Mayhugh, j. a. Me-
Bride, Hon. Geo. +. Talbot, j. NJ.
Morrow, Il. G. Jones, Thos. Hunter,
NJ. II. Miller, James Dewar and w.
w. Booher, OF Elko; j. j. Hylton, OF
Mound Valley; a. w. Hesson, of La
noble; Ira D.. Wines, of Ruby Valley;
j. II. Weiland, OF Weiland Station;
j. R. Hartman, of Carlin; Fred vii
son, of Tuscarora, and Wm. Smiley.
of Starr Valley.
Tho report of the committee was
adopted and the Secretary instructed
to cast the ballot for the gentlemen
named.
AT the conclusion Of the business
OF the meeting, the members dis
cussed the report OF the Secretary il
regard to the steps necessary to b.
taken to secure the location Of an In
dian school at Elko. Senators Jone
and Stewart and Congressman New
lands have assured the Secretary O
the Board that they would take u
the matter ut the beginning OF TIL
| next Congress and press it to a sue
cessful issue. AS u Senators an
Representative will need informatio
in regard to a suitable site, water
| etc, the President appointed j. S
Mayhugh, j. A. Mcbride and Jane
Dewar, u committee to inquire int
the matter and report to the Boar
OF Control.
: II the Board succeeds in securing
the establishment OF adaily mail rout
} between here and Hamilton, tn,
, farmers along the line will have
ready market for their surplus ha
and grain, MS it will require at lens
eighty or ninety horses to stock tn
, line.
a pork packing plant in Elk
would furnish the farmers of our VA
leys with Il means OF turning the
. surplus grain into pork, thereby sc.
) ting a fair price for it, beside stol
:, ping tho immense drain of money thu
is sent out OF the county every YET
: for bacon, ham, lard and othe
: products OF the hog.
= Tho Indian school would distribui
I thousands OF dollars in salaries ever
year that would be spent with OF
home merchants and business mer
), Besides this it would furnish u goo
1t market for the surplus products
u the farm.
Some or all OF these proposition
e can DO carried to Il successful col
. clusion il all WHO are Interested
u building up our county will put the
shoulders TO the wheel and assist I'll
Board Of Trade. Are they not wort
o working for? We think they are.