The daily sentinel., 1907-01-12
A BIG MEETING
Erection of New Bridge over Grand
River Recommended and Much
other Business Done BY
Chamber of Com
merce Meeting.

Last night the last meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce was held
There We're present. President j. S
Carnahan. Secretary Aupperle and
Directors Carpenter. Rhone. Talbert
Desch and Plank.
The session opened at eight o'clock
and was in progress for over two
hours
J. II. Hill, the new justice of the
peace, asked to be allowed to rent a
portion of the room occupied by the
Chamber of Commerce. This was
granted. the rental being fixed at
so much per month. on condition that
Mr.. Hill not engage in the real estate
| business or any other line of business
that would be in competition with any
member of the Chamber of CONNER
ce. A report was received from the
committee to solicit funds to carry on
the fight for lower freight rates he
fore the interstate commerce commits
sion. The committee is getting down
to work.
A report was received in writing
from the committee on the high line
canal project This was filed with the
secretary.
Secretary Aupperle was instruct
ed to collect and arrange chronologic-
ally all correspondence, resolutions.
etc, relating to the government rec
lamation project.
a communication was received
from the postofiice clerks asking that
the Chamber of Commerce give its
support to efforts being made by the
postal clerks throughout the country
to get an advance in salaries. This
support was signitied by the board in
the form of a resolution. The belief
that the postal clerks should be bet
ter paid is general.
II was decided by the board to urge
the senator and representative in the
general assembly of Colorado from
this district to work for the pass
age of bill for the erection of a
bridge across the Grand river
at the foot of Main street Grand
Junction. They will also be urged to
ask for appropriation to push to COM
pletion of the state road from De-
Beque clear on down to the mouth Of
Plateau creek. The senator and rep
resentative Will also be asked to use
every effort to secune a normal
school for Grand Junction. The need
of securing the passage of measures
providing for each of these three
things is apparent to all who give the
matters any attention.
A communication was received
from the Y. NJ. c. a. working COM
mittee TO assist in the work of ar
ranging for the banquet to be given
at an early date for the purpose of
bringing the business men of Grand
Junction together. This gathering is
TO be for the purpose of ascertaining
the sentiment among the business
men on the movement for Y.M,C.A.
building here. While various chur
ches of the city are to provide the
banquet spread the affair will be Civ
en- partially under the auspices of
the Chamber. The banquet will prob
ably be held early in February. Fav-
orable action on the matter was taken
last night.
The committee soliciting funds for
the expenses of the fight for lower
freight rates was instructed to meet
with the board of directors of one of
the fruit growers associations on
Thursday January 18th.
A number of bills were allowed.
There was an informal discussion
of various subjects and then the old
board adjourned sine die.
The annual meeting of the mem
bers will take place on next Tuesday
night.