The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1920-07-09
ACTIVITIES Of
COMMERCIAL CLUB
DESIGNATE CLEANUP DAY-RES-
OLUTIONS TO COMMISSIONERS
ROUNDUP ARRANGEMENTS


Much business was transacted at
the Friday night meeting of the
Broadus Chamber of Commerce and
there was a good attendance despite
the warm weather.
The committee ON war trophies
read letter from Congressman Rid
dick in which he stated these tro-
phies were not yet available and
probably would not be ready for dis
tribution before fall.
The tourist camping ground COM
mittee reported acceptance of the
generous offer of C. B. Lewis for q
site on Powder river and suggested
signs to be placed in appropriate
places for guidance of tourists. The
recommendations were endorsed.
Resolutions were adopted favoring
mail route from Broadus to Moor
head and Pinto and the secretary
was directed to forward copies of the
resolutions to the commercial clubs
at Sheridan and Miles City for their
cooperation, and also to the con-
gressional delegation.
Resolutions were adopted which
petitioned the county commissioners
to esta ablish county road up Ten
Mile creek.
Charles Lewis and Bert StraitOn
were delegated to continue as a COM
mittee on the Kingsley road and Of
fer in the name of the Broadus
Chamber OF Commerce any support
and assistance available to have the
road opened.
Il, was moved and seconded that
committee be appointed to make
arrangements ter attendance and
transportation OF players for the bali
game at Coalwood July 18th.
The band committee reported its
inability to procure instruments for
immediate. organization.
A committee N. A. Burkey, H. r.
Cook and c. c. Craw. was named to
interview the county commissioners
and suggest the formation of GEM
etery association in Broadus.
BY motion. the Roundup arrange
ments committee was increased to
five members and the two new ones
elected were NJ. r. Wiley and Chas.
3. Lewis.
Upon s,,r~estio.a Of Hrs. F.. w.
White and Chas. II. James, clean
up campaign was recommended for
Broadus and Friday. July 8, was
nesignated as cleanup day, in which
all garbage, tin cans and other ref
use will be collected and rarted 10 a
Centra. dumping ground. 1t is the
desire of the chamber of coME.tIce
tc take all necessary precautions
against the Outbreak of any forn D,
disease and it is hoped the entire
community will cooperate.
BY regular motion standing in
vitation was extended to parties out
Of town to visit the Chamber meet
ings any Friday night and present
an. Latter OF interest to that body.
Resolutions were drafted to be
presented to the board of county COM
missioners favorins the purchase by
the county OF government trucks
now available at Deer Lodge.
The text OF these resolutions fol-
low:
.Whereas, there are now available
at Deer Lodge, Mont. in the custody
of the state highway commission sew
eral hundred United States govern
ment army motor trucks at a cost OF
merely the transportation charges
OF any county or counties that de-
sire to avail themselves Of the priv
ilege OF purchasing the same.
Whereas, on account OF the poor
mail service occasioned by the poor
conditions OF the roads. bid on
$4,000 worth OF the Powder River
county road bonds voted upon last
fall failed to arrive in time to be
considered by the board OF county
commissioners under the terms OF the
published notices.
Whereas, on account OF tie poor
conditions OF the roads last winter
when ii was necessary to freight
feed from railroad points to different
ranches in the county, and supplies
for the people. it was impossible to
get the same hauled except for eX-
Orbitant freight rates, some ranches
paying as high as $4,000 and $4,000
additional freight on account OF the
poor roads.
Now, therefore. be it resolved
that the BrOadus Chamber OF Com
merce earnestly request that the
board of county commissioners of
Powder River county have the bids
for road bonds republished at an
early date in order that some con-
structiOn work at least might be
started, as much work as possible be
done this year, and that they avail
themselves OF an opportunity OF pur-
chasing two trucks for the county 'foy
the purpose of hauling dirt and
gravel to be used in the repair of the
roads which are badly in need of at
tention, if such trucks can be ,pur-
chased as aforesaid, by merely pay
ing freight and storage charges ON
the same and without any other con-
ditions attached to the sale OF such
trucks"