The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-12-09
TIME WILL Be TOPIC
BOARD TRADE MEETING
CUT ANNUAL DUES TO FAVOR
EMPLoYES-oPEN MORN
ING CLUB.

Through the adoption of an amend
ment to the bylaws Of the Wallace
board of trade at the luncheon last
Monday, it is hoped to make a sub
stantial increase in the membership
OF that body. The amendment was
submitted at the last meeting by d.
c. Donahue, chairman of the com
mittee, and provided for reducing the
annual dues from S12 TO So for mem
bers who are employees, ministers and
others who are engaged in religious
or charitable work The dues for
members who are proprietors heads
of companies or managers were re-
tanned at the old rate. The idea back
of the amendment is that the lower
rate will induce many clerks and 9th
er employees to become members Of
the board of trade When the
amendment came up for action last
Monday objection was raised by one
of the beneficiaries to including those
Of his profession in the preferred
class. Rev. A. L. Bramhall. the only
minister represented in the member
ship of the board of trade and who is
a regular attendant took exception to
the traditional custom of placing the
clergy on the free list. He insisted
that in business affairs he should be
treated as any other business man.
and that he would decline to accept
concessions of this kind made to him
on account of his profession on his
motion ministers We're dropped from
those entitled to the half rate. and
with that eliminated the amendment
was adopted. 1t is estimated that
about Is per cent of the members viii
receive the benefit of the reduced
rate, and that this loss of revenue viii
be more than made up by the increase
of membership that will result
through its adoption.
Buy Christmas Seals.
Last year the board of trade in
vested 500 in Christmas seals. but
when the matter was brought up at
the meeting last Monday it was the
unanimous opinion that since prac
tlcally all members buy the seals in
dividually, it was not necessary to
make such liberal appropriation this
year II was suggested by Fl. j. Ros-
81 that $50 would be a fair amount.
and on motion of d. A. Callahan that
sum was authorized.
Change of Time Again.
Once more the question of fast or
slow time is up for discussion. This
time it comes from the Boise CONNER
cial club in the form of request that
the board of trade join other CONNER |
cial bodies throughout the state in
urging the legislature to pass a law
making mountain time the standard
for the state of Idaho President
Mackey brought the letter to the at
tention of the board and stated that
it was a matter upon which action |
should be taken as a guide to the rep |
resentatives from this county when
the bill comes up for consideration. A.
NJ. Corner thought that since the in
terstate commerce commission had
refused to place Idaho in the noun
tain time zone it would be unwise for
the state to take independent action
II. J. Rossi suggested that as this
was a matter of considerable import
ance and that there was plenty OF
Time to give it consideration, the
question should so over until the next
meeting This suggestion was adopt
I'd and the question will be disposed y
If at the next meeting.
Morning Club.
II. f. Ellard. of Mullan. manager of
he Morning club. addressed the board
'riefly regarding the handsome new g.,
Tub building i'm that city built by the ,
federal Mining & Smelling company
the Morning club with q.
imilar Institutions in towns of the q.
anne size, Mr.. Ellard pronounced il p,
he finest in the United States Its sue
ess depends upon the support
nd cooperation of the people ,
nd he extended an invitation ID
D. the people of Wallace to join ,,
I sharing its benefits The formal 81.
pening of the club viii take place in e.,
he evening of December %. and Il Is %,
Vpected that large delegations viii 3d.
tend from Wallace and all other d
,infs i'm tba district