The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-06-22
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Now for the
Big Road Race
Chamber of Commerce Meeting OF
Monday Evening Was Inter-
esting to Large Number


sentative of this community, met
Monday evening at the rooms In the
Palace block and the transactions
that followed included matters en-
tirely germane to local interest
About so of the men of the COM
munity were In attendance and
listened to speakers as they dis
cussed topics. Among these were
the intermountain rail freight rates,
the farm loan question as 1t affects
this valley. the big Nevada automo-
bile race and minor matters.
Speaking upon the movement for
more equitable freight rates for. Ne
yada Milton II Wallace who repre-
sented the chamber of commerce
and Fallon business interests at the
recent conference in Salt Lake City,
expressed the belief that prompt
remedial action will follow the get
together of delegates representing
the great empire embodied within
the intermountain states and gave a
brief resume of the work performed
at Salt Lake City. One of the vital
things, he said, to be acted upon
soon, is the matter OF limiting the
powers of the interstate commerce
commission and congress is to be
urged by every western interest to
annul certain investments In the So
called governing body of the rail-
roads that gives a power that has
been and is being grossly abused.
Sanction was given by the clubs
membership to the project of put
ting the roads leading in and out of
Fallon in good condition in advance
OF the big state road race that will
be run across the state and back to
the starting point at Reno on the
29th and S0th of this month the fin
ish of the l000-mile course being
expected on July LIST as an exciting
event that will form one of the
many Reno Rodeo attractions.
Workers have been commissioned to
use teams and graders on the stretch
OF road connecting this city with
Loyelock and proper marking flags,
timers and other formalities are to
be provided. George Coverston and
Ernest Hursh were appointed COM
mitteemen TO represent Fallon In
the big sporting event.
The subject OF federal farm loans
was revived and the opinion was ex-
pressed that Newlands project
farmers will have little opportunity
to benefit from the operation of the
Berkeley, Calf. farm loan bank un-
leEs the scope of the governments
plan to loan moneys to farmers Is
broadened and taken without the
pale of politics and manipulation.
w A. Harmon, of the local farm
loan association. stated that in the
six years OF operation of the Berke-
ley bank something like $4,000 has
been loaned to land owners within
this valley, certainly a negligible
sum when actual money needs are
considered. Nevada's congressional
delegation is at work on the propo-
sition of making additional govern
ment funds available for bona fide
loans here and continued support
and solicitation are to be put for
ward by the Fallon commercial
body.
Secretary w. X. Davis announced
that the local club is now a MEM
Der of the United States Chamber of
Commerce, parent body that di-
reefs and advises from seaboard to
seaboard and Fred Grob has been
named a counsellor who will act for
the Fallon chamber of commerce
throughout future times.
Former State Senator w. A. Ked-
die took the floor to inveigh against
the low awnings In front of certain
Maine street business places and
following his plants endorsement
was given to a plan to enact city
law that will COMPEL clearance
that will be adequate for pedestrians
who rear their stately height for a
distance of six feet and four inches
above terra firma
Complaint was lodged by ]. p.
Eldredge against the non-enforce-
ment of the city's traffic laws and
the club membership, being in
yielding mood, declared in favor of
his move to limit the speed vehicles
to the prescribed 15 miles per hour
and also to take all adolescent auto
drivers who are under l6 years of
age into custody and fine them. This
action will undoubtedly meet with
the sanction of Fallon's citizenship
generally.