The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-06
RED APPLE Dinner
ARRANGED
MIeeOULA's ANNUAL BANQUET
WILL be HELD THIS YEAR uN-
/ DER PLEASANT CONDITIONS.

The executive committee of the
chamber of commerce held a meeting
yesterday Don in the Shapard hotel
dining room. Several matters of inn
portance were disposed of by the
committee. 1t was decided to go
ahead with the Red Apple banquet
and the various committees began last
evening to formulate their plans for
this affair which is to be held Feb
ruary Is. There was enthusiasm mani
Tested in regard to making this ban
quet a success from start to finish n
II hard work can bring anything the
1913 banquet will be the best yet.
It was moved and seconded that tho
executive committee of the chamber
express its confidence in the integrity
and honesty of the county commits
sioners in regard to the selection OF
a site for the fair grounds and that
they be urged to consider only the
value Of the land which is purchased.
Some of the members of the commit
tee felt that the commissioners should
be relieved from any pressure that
might be brought to Dear on them in
an endeavor to Influence their judg-
ment in the selection of a site for the
MiGsoula county fair.
After the matter. had been given a
thorough discussion it was decided
that the chamber of m should
30! on record as being opposed to the
billN introduced by Representative of
SILVER Bow which would make it IN
lawful to operate electric street cars
with. less than a crew of one motor
nan n conductor n one man for
each trailer and additional car. Copies
of THE resolution which was adopted
viii be sent to members of the legis-
lature.a Following is the resolution:
The Resolution.
n"Missoula, Mont, Feb. 5, 1913.
ITO the Honorable, the Legislative
Assembly of the State of Montana.
'.Gentlemen:-The Missoula Cham
Der of Commerce is informed that
there has been introduced into the
house of representatives house bill No.
229. by Mr.. Norton OF Silver Bow
county.
we would state that the bill above
referred to provides that it shall be
unlawful to operate electric street
cars with less than a crew of n
motorman and one conductor and one
man for each trailer and additional
car.
'ssThe enactment of such a law
would work a great hardship upon the
street railway system now in opera
ton in the city of Missoula. So far
as We are able to judge, the system
as now operated with one man and
with pay-as-you-enter cars. is entire
~ satisfactory to the people of Mis-
soula, and, in fact, could not be
operated at all if the proposed bill
should become a law. =
WE would most respectfully ask
that the bill be not passed, as no
public service or public good would
be subserved by the passing of such
a bill, and in our view of the matter,
the same would result in much injury
to the people of Missoula, and to all
other small towns in the state which
have now in operation a street car sys-
tenn which may be operated with a
one-man service. and particularly to
those other towns which contemplate
the esta Enlistment of such a system.
I'VE are informed and believe that
tho pay-as-you-enter car is a mod
ern Improvement, well worthy of en-
enlargement, and that the same should