The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-19
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING
Greater Honesdale Being Agitated-
New Members EleCted-I}ills
Amounting to S16O Paid-An
Committees Active.

a very interesting and enthusias-
tic meeting of the Greater Honesdale
Board of Trade was held in the
town hall on Friday evening. In the
absence of President f. w. Kreitner,
Attorney f. p. Kimble was elected to
the chair.
The minutes of the May session
We're read and approved, which was
followed by reports of standing COM
mittees.
Mail and Transportation, c. A. Nc
Carty, chairman. Burgess McCarty
reported that his committee had a
session with Supt. c. A. Burr and C.
E. Bates of the D. & H. r. R., a few
weeks ago and that if the freight
demanded it they were willing and
ready to make better freight facili-
ties, but they thought present sched-
ule was as good as could be, in that
connections are made now. Chair
man McCarty stated that the Erie's
summer change of timetable, effec-
tive June 10, would give Honesdale
better train service and that he
would call a meeting of his commit
tee the first of the week concerning
mail facilities on same.
There were no reports forthcom-
ing on their standing committees.
Special committees were then ask
ed for by the chair.
&C. A. McCarty, chairman on
seeater Honesdale, reported as fol-
lows:
The Committee of Greater Homes
dale, desires to report:
That the agitation for annexation
by Texas township or that portion of
Texas township most thickly inhab-
tied, has taken on new energy since
the Gurney Electric Elevator Works
have been permanently established
and their large plant within the bor-
ough limits made certainty. While
one year ago, citizens of Texas town
snip were luke warm or Indifferent to
the annexation idea; there is a gen.
eral and wide spread tendency
among the citizens in Texas town
ship to become annexed to Homes
dale. They realize the greater ad-
vantages which the borough has
over the township in schools, lights
and many other ways, and a compari-
son of the cost is small considering
the advantages received in the bor-
ough over the township.
The committee is aware that now
is a good time to put forth an extra
effort to bring in at least all OF the
thickly-settled portion OF Texas
township adjacent to the borough,
and thus give the borough itself a
standing which it never can receive
while confined within its present
limits.
In addition to the above the
chairman of this committee stated
that there is a different feeling in
Texas township in regard to annexa-
ton of that township to the borough
Of Honesdale. 1T lis the thought of
the most progressive that annexation
would be better for everybody now
living in Texas township, remarked
Mr.. McCarty. Instead taking in sec
tions of Texas by piece-meal, IL it
were admitted as a whole it would be
more satisfactory, claimed the chair
man of the committee. On motion
the report was accepted and ordered
to be placed on file.
The expense bill OF L. Blumenthal
and R. j. Murray, special committee
on the Gurney Electric Elevator
Company, amounting to $112.40,
was presented and ordered paid.
w. w. Woods bill for expense to
Allentown and Philadelphia in the
interest of the Globe Yarn Company,
$25.S5, was also ordered paid.
Other bills amounting to scale
for advertising Erie timetable, etc.,
were ordered paid.
Two new names were presented
for membership.
"A committee was appointed to
wait upon Honesdale's old Board OF
Trade to ascertain whether or not
the present Board of Trade could
not secure the money of the old
Board that is lying idle in the bank