The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-12-10

wednesday evening at the city hall,
President Greene presiding and most
OF The members ana several visitors
we're present. The usual form Of
conducting the meeting was followed,
The minutes OF the previous session
read and approved, bills allowed and
reports OF committees heard. The
eommitte appointed to secure infor.
nation on county fair matters was
not ready to report. The name of Z.
K. Edwards Of GlhbonIsville for
membership was presented and ac-
cepted.
Mayor Atkins talked upon the SUBJ
ject of the Community Christmas
Tree and asket tor a liberal donation
from the association for this work.
1t was voted to subscribe the sun of
$50 to this cause. 1t was also voted
to subscribe the sum of $50 to be Civ
en- to the Associated Charities com.
mittee for uss during the coming
winter.
1t had been given out that the sub
iect OF uaily mail service would
come up at this meeting. At the
proper time Attorney Cherry
brought up the subiect and In order
to get 1t before the assembly, offered
a resolution and moved its adoption
The motion received a secnnd and
was as follows: Resolved, that IL
is the sense Of the Business Mems
Association that we nave daily
train and mail service,
Editor Abbott opened the discus.
sion on the subject bv saying that he
considered IL very inopportune time
for the Association to take up this
question. That 1t had been clearly
show that under present conditions
it would he quite impossible for the
railroad company to comply with the
request aud that 1t would serve to
antagnnize the officials OF the rail-
road to the extent that they would
become discouraged and instead Of
trying TO help Lemhi county to
build up would give up what little
they had here That to adopt this
resolution the association would be
working against their own interests
as we'll as the railroad; that We we're
getting better service than we ever
mad before that the county had reD.
resented to the railroad company
that II they would build into this
territory they would be given q gen.
erous support and that tuis support
lad not come up TO the expectations
OF the company, that it was the duty
Of the members as business men to
consider this In business like man
ner and not try TO force the company
to do tomething which they are moi
financially able TO do. Editor Alb
bott cited many other reasons why
the association should not adopt The
resolution.
Attorney Cherry replied to Mr.. Alb
bott and in substance said that II
was not the object OF the resolution
t., antagonize the railroad company
and that the request for a daily mai
seyrice was only q reasonable one anC
tbat to persent q petition TO the of
ficials asking Tor such service shoplC
not be cunsidered in the light Of
J demand for such. That so long a
J We we're content with present condi
tions and did not ask for anything
, we would not get it. Mr.. Cherry
with the consent uf his second, the
, changed the form OF the resolution
j 10 read: at is the sense Of th
Lemhi Business Mems Association
: that we request tile q. Il p to CIV
us a daily train and mail service. "
Mayor Atkins gave q short tai
along tie line OF Mr.. Abbott's re
marks giving the estimated cost q
!, such service a. about $1,000 pc
month .over the presen cost. II
advised against the adoption OF th
resolution for these and other res
sons which had been advanced.
Supt. Bichlsr, OF the g & r b
i. ing present. was invited 10 spe k o
!. behalf OF the railroad company. II
. frs replied to a complaint about IA
: irregular train service Dy sayinG tia
: the arriving time hgd be N change
: 10 3:I5 and that 50 far as ne kne
the train had not been more tina
n thirty minutes late since the sche'
ale was changed That mixed trail
i, could not b. run over p miles D
:. hour and that the loading and ul
> loading Of freight often caused tie
F., dalays, which could not be avoins'
a That the road avoided LsviIg d
a felt each mouth onlE by tue practit
= Of the INST rigid economy. He th'
= enumerated the force Of employs
Al used to maintain this service aUd 9
D. cost of IL. He stated hat the q
earnings last month we're 500 aOo