The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-22
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
VIII BE the Station for Auto Buses
Operating to and From Maysville
Until Better Facilities Can BE
Made-Meetlng Held
Yesterday.

Yesterday.
At a meeting of the merchants held
at the Chamber of Commerce yester-
doy morning plans were completed
for the cooperation of the truck driv-
crs and merchants in Maysville and
establishment of a service station.
The Committee of merchants APP
pointed at the meeting last week to
investigate and make recommended
tons on the proposition submitted the
following report which was adopted:
June q, 1917.
To the Trade Extension Division
Gentlemen
On account of lack of information
based on experience it is impossible
to determine at this time the exact
proportions Of proposition of this
kind However, it is the opinion Of
this committee that beginning, even
though small, and perhaps more or
less crude, should be made.
Your committee has endeavored to
find a suitable location in a central
part of the business district, but as
this would entail renting building
and paying man to take care of the
service. it was thought best that I'M
til we have some actual experience
and knowledge of the proportions Of
the service to be rendered, that the
matter not be handled on such large
scale.
We have therefore, laid a request
before the board of directors that the
quarters of the Chamber of Commerce
be used temporarily for an auto bus
station for the handling of packages
provided that it does not interfere
with the work of other departments
of the organization and that 1t be no
additional cost to the Chamber Of
Commerce. 1t was also specified that
the Chamber of Commerce was not to
be held responsible for packages be-
yond due care and diligence while
packages were in the office. This re-
quest was readily granted by the
board at their meeting on Tuesday.
We have interviewed the auto bus
people who expressed their willing
ness to cooperate in a plan which Is
for our mutual benefit. These gen.
tlemen promised to be present at our
meeting today.
We therefore recommend the fol-
lowing:
l. That until we have an oppor-
tunity to study this proposition from a
practical standpoint, service station
for the merchants be temporarily es-
tablished at the Chamber of Com
merce.
2. That a schedule be compiled
showing the hours of arrival and de-
parture Of auto buses, this schedule
to be printed on cards and displayed
in each store.
3. That an agreement be made with
the bus owners whereby they will call
by the station upon their arrival in
Maysville and that this station be
their last point of call at the hours of
departure. That the bus drivers no
tify the station by telephone should
their departure be delayed, for the
information of passengers.
4. That all small packages now be-
ing sent to the trucks by clerks be
delivered at the station, properly ad-
dressed including the name of the
truck to which it is to be delivered.
S. That record be kept in the sta
ton Of all packages received, and that
this record include the hour of re-
ceipt and the hour of delivery to the
truck and the drivers receipt there
for.
6. That when 1t is desired to send
large or unwieldly packages, the mer-
chant shall call the Chamber of Com
MERGE before the arrival Of the truck
on which 1t is to 60, that a record Of
such calls shall be kept in the Of
flee and given to the driver upon the
arrival Of the truck.
7. That committee be appointed
to put the plan into operation and that
this committee shall constantly OBJ
serve the operation Of the plan adopt
ed In order that such changes or al
terations as are deemed necessary to
the efficiency Of the scheme may be
made.
8. 1t is further recommended by
the committee that any merchant who
is delinquent In the payment of his
dues pay same promptly Ia order that
the employees Of the Chamber of Com
merce can give to the operation Of
this department and tho other work
Of the organization tho time now spent