The border vidette., 1916-12-02
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
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SCenlc mountain nl9nWay rom Douglas to Nogales through the Military Reservation and the Canelo hills and via Patagonia Last week the engineer of the Forest Service was here looking into the matter and a consulta- tiOn was held with Gen. Hummer. The engineer also visited the Ore Blanco road and made an examination to see if the County was justified in obtaining federal aid from the Forest Service funds for this road to the amount of S2O, ,OOO. The matter looks favorable.
 Many subjects have been handled of local nature and they will be only briefly men, toned.
 The paving of the streets was handled by special committee, complete data secured and majority of the property owners lined up for the improvement but owing the fact that the was unable to finance the install lation of new water main etc., 
 Partly as result of the activi- ties of the Cham Der, a decided improvement was made in the collection of garbage and brought about the installation of an in cineratiOn.
 The Chamber inaugurated the movement for the installation of the Sommers system of assess ing property in Nogales.
 The fight for better facilities for the public at the Southern Pacific station was brought to a successful conclusion in this year.
 The construction of additional warehouse space by the South ern Pacific has occupied much time of the Traffic Department and the directors. The problem is not yet solved but we did everything possible to assist in releaving the damaging conges- tion at the freight warehouse and while conditions are now much improved, the additional warehouse space is still needed
 
 Tn order to give Nogales a place for picnics close by and possibly afford at d later date a site for a park and country club, the Chamber has had set aside by the Forest Service two miles of Potrero canon. This is a mat ter that should receive attention as such sites are growing scarce and in time this park will be very valuable to Nogales. It is becoming the general policy of seeking out these recreation grounds and set them aside for the public's pleasure and com fort.
 Believing that a political year would be an unsatisfactory time in which to approach the subject of a city charter for Nogales, no action was taken during the year except to give the subject some study.
 The Chamber certainly can point with considerable pride to one accomplishmen that had it's beginning in October 1914. Through the generosity of it's citizens. and the hard unSelfiSh work of the Park Commission, Nogales has done away with an eye sore and will shortly have a beautiful park.
 We have not built the Hotel.
 The day of the arrival of the first body of militiamen, the Sec retary personally wired the Y. M. c. A. officials asking them to establish their work among the soldiers here. The response was prompt and the Y. M. c. A. work here, where about S1O,OOO has already been spent for the com fort and pleasure of the soldiers is very commendable.
 Ell PasO through it's Chamber of Commerce is boosting the Boy Scout movement and raising a large sum for it's support. The Seer etary has personally given some attention to this work here with satisfactory results. It is a movement that is deserving of support in any community.
 There is no doubt that Noga- les is growing in healty man. ner. The good times and ab- normal conditions have however not misled our business men and investigation seems to point to the fact that they are being safely conservative without be-