The daily morning oasis., 1919-09-24
AST|MULAT|NC SESSION
|0F THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE LAST NIGHT
GENERAL MEETING OF THE LINE CITY'S COM
MERCIAL BODY WAS LIVELY ONE, WITH A
DEAL OF BUSINESS AND SOMETHING Do
ING ALL THE TIME.

The general meeting of the No
gales Chamber of Commerce yester-
day evening was attended by some
fifty members of that body; but had
there been an inkling Of what was go
ing to occur the attendance would
Ihave been much greater.
President Bracey Curtis filled the
chair, and Secretary Gil Rankin of
ficiated at the desk.
The first business was reading the
report of the secretary, which was
livery interesting, replete with import
ant and valuable information Of op-
erations of the Chamber the past
Iyear. 1t was approved, ordered filed
! and published.
Division Engineer Issac P. FRAZIER
of State Highway work was asked to
enlighten the Chamber upon activities
in that work.
Mr.. Frazier made a right interest
ing talk upon the plans and operations
of the department and among other
matters he stated that if highway
bonds are voted in the special election
in Pima County yesterday one of the
results will be that the first ten miles
out from Tucson on the road to No
gales will be laid with concrete pave
ment; and that extension of concrete
will follow from time to time until
the entire state highway between
Tucson and Nogales will be paved.
Mr.. FRAZIER stated that paving is
really necessary, as the road between
Tucson and Nogales bears more traffic
than any road in the state except that
between Tempe and Phoenix in MARI
copa County, and the Douglas Bis
bee road in Cochise.
Further Mr.. Frazier stated that
strong sentiment is growing in favor
of concrete paved highway between
Nogales and Bisbee, which, with one
that is being planned now between
Bisbee and Douglas would provide a
paved road all the way between the
two Line Cities-Nogales and Doug
las.
He stated also that work projected
will shorten the line from Nogales
and points in Cochise county by a
number of miles.
The question Of finances for the
Chamber arose, and there was cited
the provision Of law that towns and
counties can assist commercial bodies,
by making, provisions in their budget.
Mayor Fielder stated that the Town
would have made such a provision,
most likely; but when the budget was
in process of incubation no one ap-
lpeared and asked it. Moreover, the
Mayor said that there was put into
4 the budget last year $1,000 for the
Nogales Chamber of Commerce; but
it had not been applied for.
That made the folks sit up and take
notice; and counsellor Frank J. Barry
offered a motion that the secretary be
instructed to get that $1,000 before
breakfast this morning, which motion
was seconded and rushed to a vote
that was unanimous.
Then the chair introduced the topics
of more houses for the growing po-
ipulatlon of Nogales, and another
trade excursion. He said he had
found the housing problem pressing
everywhere; and that many in other
| Arizona towns will come and parti-
I cipate in the next trade excursion
belown the West Coast.
Doctor Gustetter had engaged some
entertainers who had come, and tiring
of waiting for the proceedings to be-
gin-which was late-they had gone
home. A vote of thanks was extended
to them.
Doctor Gustetter made mention of
the coming meeting of the Arizona
medicos at Nogales in April next. He
assured his hearers that all members