Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-11-15
Commercial Club
Transact Business

Tuesday evening the Yerington
Commercial Club held its regular
monthly meeting in the office OF
the county assessor and outlined
plans tending to bring to Yering-
ton and Lyon County full mea-
sure of the beneficial results that
must be the outcome of the rapid
development of the natural re-
sources of this section. Among
the many subjects that came un-
der discussion were roads and ade
quate telephone service to bring
together the rather widely scat
tered communities into closer
touch with each other, and rail
road rates.
A permanent committee on
highways, consisting OF c. M.
Coddington, Matt Penrose and
Elmer Hansen was appointed.
The committee is an able one,
composed of men we'll suited to
the purpose. They plan to keep
in touch with the county author
tiles and with the State highway
Commission, and their aim will be
to impress upon the latter body
the urgent need of the early com
pletion of the road building that
is arranged for this section.
Clark ]. Guild, G. w. Freid
hoff and w. E. Luce were named
as committee on rates and tram
sportation. The first work to be
done by this committee, in all
probability, will be an endeavor
to induce the railroad to give this
section better train service, es-
pecially for passenger 'traffic
There is no greater impediment to
the rapid growth of this city than
the present miserable train SER
vice, and it is to be hoped that the
efforts of this committee result
in change of schedules.
A proposal to have the club
back a movement tending to in
stall telephone service between
Mason and Smith Valleys met
with unanimous approval The
expenses connected with this ven-'
ture will be about $1,000, and of
this amount the telephone COM
pany is willing to stand one-half
and the balance IS to be raised by
the busines men, and is to be re-
paid to them from the earnings
of the line. w. f. Luce, G.. M.
Coddington, +. O. Stickney and
w. H. Van Alstine were named as
a committee to have this work in
charge.
Other matters considered were
the selection of suitable camp
ing place for motorists and others
who will pass through this way i'll
ever increasing numbers on the
completion of the highways. par.
ticularly the Walker Lake road,
which can be made connecting
link between the two great trans
continental highways, and pub
licity and advertising campaign.
w. E. Luce, George West and
]. A. Mccarthy were appointed
committee to promote publicity
and are preparing small folder
advertising the opportunity and
advantages of Yerington
Friday evening special meet
ing of the club was called, its pur-
pose being to receive the report
Of the Telephone Committee.
AS result of the investigation
of the committee il was decided
that the best way to handle the
Smith Valley Telephone undertak
ing was to have the business men
of the city purchase sufficient
amount of the stock of the YER
ington Electric company as will
be necessary to provide neces-
sary funds. 1t was the opinion of
the committee that the Company
would approve OF this method,
and the committee was empow-
cred to wait on the Telephone
people and make the necessary
arra,,ueynentS