The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-16

COMMITTEES NAMED.
by POISON CHAMBER
Rsjuvsnated orsanixatien Prepares for
Vigorous Campaign in City's
Behalf.

H-ttM t0o''
Poison, Jan. l..-tSpeciaD--Th pol
son Chamber of Commerce, lately re-
organized for more effective service to
the community, has announced COM
mittee appointments for the year. The
appointments, say Officials. were care
fully made that work might be vigor-
ously and efficiently carried on. The
committees are as follows
Dairying and agriculture. l..
Marsh, Ralph Tower. Ben Cramer. Clyde
WeythNan and Howard Light. Marsh
is manager of the creamery and others
are successful farmers.
New industries--W. A. Gregg. c. L.
Wood and A. NJ. Davidson. All are Pol
son financiers.
Publicity. J. Matulys, l.. G. Smell.
G. a, Higgins, c. II. Lyman and II. T.
Hancock. Most of these are business
men, especially interested in publicity.
Publishing p. Cowman, b. j.
Wilson and T.. b. Silver. The first of
these is editor of the Poison paper and
| the others are experienced men.
Municipal organization and lcgisla-
tion--Max Lovinger, II. w. Douglass
and T.. Z. Anthony. All business men.
Finance-A. Z. Bickford. c. \. Stone
and ]. \. Johnson. A successful BUSH
ness man and two bankers.
bankers
Auditing-F. p. Browne, G. A. Stone
and II. s. Houser. a merchant and two
Entertainment-.A. II. Cheney, +. II.
Nash, J. T. Foulkes. Waiter Child, Nor
man Cline. b. Joe Wilson and George
w. Williams. All men well fitted for
the committee.
observation-disclosures Harbert, chair
man. The other members of this COM
mittee will be appointed by the head.
who has done much already for recla-
nation.
Conventions Rev. George w. White,
chairman. The head of this committee
is to appoint his fellows. Poison is
proud of it's advantages as a conven-
ton city.
Other committees will he appointed
as needed. All. says the secretary.
wan push Vic "olk VI HclpluS EolSoI'
into it's rightful place as the best little
city in Montana"
AT a meeting of the chamber Of COM
merce held January IL the following
| resolutions, reference to which The
Muscular has already made, were
| unanimously adopted:
whereas, there has been introduced
| in the legislature of the state of Mon
tana by the Hon. p H. Bernard, one
of the representatives, of F1athead
county. a resolution asking that honor
able body to pass a memorial asking
the congress of the United States to
make an appropriation for the purpose
of releasing and abating flood condi-
tons during Z the highly water period,
| and
| Whereas, the Hon. James Harbert,
one of the representatives of Flathead
county. has also served notice that
| during the present session of the legis-
lature he will ask the passage of a res
olution memoralizing the congress of
| the United States for the passage of
| hydro electric power legislation that
will enable the government to lease
power sites to private legitimate en-
terprises under proper rules and reg
| ulations. and
| Whereas, we most heartily concur
In. and endorse the resolution pre-
pared and introduced by the Hon.
Jihnes Harbert; further believing the
resolution prepared and submitted by
Hon. p. II. Bernard would have a ten
dency"to hinder and delay the leasing
of the water power near Flathead lake
for hydro electric purposes; further
believing the government should either
improve or lease to private parties this
great power. that the people might re-
ceive "a benefit thereof, and further be
would be necessary to harness this
great power for hydro electric pur-
poses, it would remedy and abate the
flood conditions at high water periods;
Therefore, Be 1t resolved. That the
chamber of commerce of Poison Mon
tana, most heartily endorse the actor
of our representative. the Hon. James
| idI"eit' III the passage OF the hydro
electric power legislation and that it is
the wish of the chamber of commerce
of Poison that the resolutions intro.
duced by the Hon. p. II. Bernard ask
ing for an appropriation to either i'm.
prove or interfere with the natura
course or condition of the power, be dc.
fCated
BE II further resolved. That these
resolutions be spread upon the minutes
ard copy thereof be forwarded t.
our representative. the Hon. James
Harbert, at Helena. Montana, to be
acted upon by him in accordance here.
with.
Signed by the president and secre-
tary."