Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-18
THE DURANGO BOARD OF TRADE
HOLDS VERY SUCCESS
Full MEETING.

and continued in session until
nearly II clock
Edgar Buchanan. president, and
Richard McCloud, secretary: j. ID.
Adams. first vice president; ]. A. Clay.
w. A. Stewart, S, NJ. Biggs and G. w.
Moody, directors. were present. Geo.
Goodman, second vice president, and
DR.. A. l.. Davis. director. were absent.
Also present members Charles Il.
Herr. l.. c. Jakway, Frank Eldredga
and s. w. Pingrey.
| President Buchanan nominated as "A
standing committee on the federal
building, who were confirmed by the
directors George Goodman, chair.
man, John w Wlngate. Charles Il.
Herr. l.. c. Jakway, T. C. Graden, w.
A. Perry and s. NJ. Biggs.
| Committee on Federal building
| Hon George Goodman. mayor, chair.
man; John w. Wlngate. Charles h.
| Herr, l.. c. Jaway. T. C. Graden. w.
A, Perry. 5. NJ. Blggs. j. A. Pulliam.
Directors Adams. Buchanan and
Moody reported on the money APP
propriated by the county commission
ers under the law OF 1907, giving them
power to levy tax to promote imml.
| grafton. that about $3.50 would be
| available and that part OF this would
be given to the county fair association,
| and the other part would be expended
under the direction of the commission
| ers.
Director Clay for the good roads
committee reported on the visit OF the
| state highway commission, the meet
| ing at the court house with the Sill
yerton delegation and the county com
| missioners. aud the trip to Silverton
over the road, and over the mountains
to Ouray; the appropriations made by
all the counties except La Plata coun-
t yto date. aud the necessity for some
| action by the Durango board of trade
In connection with the La Plata county
commissioners, The subject was dis
cussed by all present and 1t was voted
to leave the future action to the good
roads committee. Harry Jackson chair.
man.
Frank Eldredge, chairman OF the
| subcommittee on advertising and print
ing to consider the proper folder or
booklet reported that 1t was the in
tention to have $1,000 copies printed
at a cost of $500 or thereabouts.
aha i,,.. s,f
the committee on mines and mining.
reported that Mrs. Lillian Hartman
Johnson and prank Hartman were
writing an article on the mines Of La
the monthly magazine Colorado"
which would be issued about August
1 next, and that he had ordered 1000
copies which he would donate TO the
Durango board of trade.
Director Stewart gave very inter
esting address on the mining condi-
tons Of La Plata county. Of Colorado
and OF Nevada.
Director w. A. Stewart. chairman OF
the committee on membership. said
he would formulate a plan TO increase
the membership, and submit 1t an
early day.
Director j. ID. Adams for the com
mittee on reception and entertainment.
stated that r. o. Walker had request
ed him to attend Walker banquet at
81 per plate. and that he had refused.
but that he saw on the list shown him
by Mr. Walker the names OF some OF
the directors and members of the Du-
range board of trade and he thought
they did not understand the situation
or they would not lend their names to
the affair This caused several pres
ent to relate the representations that
had been made to them by Mr.. Wal
ker: and 1t was distinctly stated by
those present, Mr.. Walker had no au-
| thority to represent the board OF trade
In any manner whatever.
Director Biggs thought 1t strange
that Mr. Walker should want 81 per
plate when he recently was one OF
party of seventy-fiye that had Il first
class banquet at the Strater hotel for
81 per plate.
President Buchanan stated that the
activities OF Mr. Walker with his 4th
OF July celebration and the proposed
| banquet were to force the Durango
| board OF trade to hire him as paid
| secretary, but the board was not ready
to hire paid secretary. That the
board Of trade expected to give the
| state highway commission banquet
on their late visit, but 1t was post
poned by request of Commissioner TUT
ley.
Charles e. Herr called the atten-
tion of the directors to the pipe line
OF the Durango waterworks, and
thought some action should be taken
by them in the matter; but 1t was sug-
gested that IL would be better for the
city council to invite the board of
| trade to appoint committee on ex-
| animation OF the pipe line as they did
on the last examination.