The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1921-12-29
DIRECT TRAIN SERVICE
WALLACE AND SPOKANE
BOARD OF TRADE WILL EXPLAIN
POSITION TO COMPANY
PREPARE FOR TOURISTS.

! @+N Rt"f+t "a W cAAcANtr do represent
ed by the board of trade, are not sat
isfied with the train service over the
O.-W. r. & n. and the committee on
traffic and industry has been in
structed to prepare a statement 10
present TO the company setting forth
the peculiar position of Wallace and
other towns of the Occur d'Alene dis
trict, and insist upon through train
service between this city by way of
Plummer as contemplated a few
months ago. This action followed a
report by Major f. l.. Quigley. chair
man of the traffic committee, in which
he stated that he had protested on be-
half of the board against the exaction
Of full mileage fare of S5.O4 from Wal
lace to Spokane by way of Tekoa in
stead of the regular fare of 1882
across the lake. He contended that
routing the trains by way of Tekoa
was temporary emergency service for
which the public is not to blame and
that the company was not justified in
increasing the fare AS a result of
this protest orders were issued from
! headquarters in Portland to restore
the regular fare. In this connection a
motion offered by Plat Morrow was
adopted demonstrating against the
service by way of Tekoa and author
izing the secretary to advise the rail-
road company Of this action.
Service Across the Lake.
In the course of his report Major
Quigley stated that he had been in
formed that the state utilities COM
mission had ordered the O.-W r. & N.
company to maintain daily train SER
vice between Bell and Amwaco, and
that for that reason the company
planned to abandon through train SER
vice to Spokane and restore the SER
vice across the lake
On this point II. J. Arnett, local
agent of the company, stated that he !
had no official information on the /
subject, but had been informed by the |
division superintendent that the order
to maintain daily service to Amwaco |
had been issued. He said there was
not sufficient business to justify the
service, as evidence of which he said
during one month in the summer
only 1870 passengers were served on
the II miles between Amwaco and
Bell junction, and that the average for
the year would not exceed one or two
a day. For that reason he thought il
probable if the company had to main
tain daily service on that branch, the
old service would be restored until
the order was changed Referring
to the proposed service by way of
Plummer, Mr. Arnett said he was una
bic to explain why it was not estab-
ished, but that he understood that it
was due to some objection raised by
The Milwaukee, the nature of which ,
ne was not informed. II
Good Roads and Publicity.
President Callahan stated that with I
he coming of the new year there I
would be important work for the c
'oard to take up. having particular n
eference to good roads and publicity.
lie pointed out that if Wallace is to
eceiye increased benefit nom tine e
ourist travel, plans must be worked II
ut now to overcome road difficulties
OF particularly in this county, but in II
eighboring counties on the east and o
est He also pointed out that what u
yer is to be done in the way of pub u
city with the view to attracting tour Sc
It travel this way must be taken up IN
/ order to receive the benefit
ext year. With these purposes in
lew. President Callahan said he
ould soon call meetings of the good d
'ads and publicity committees to de-
de on plans and the means to carry
em out. aa
Athletic Club. r.
Plat Morrow, chairman of the spe- ag
al committee to cooperate with the WI
allace Athletic club in securing co
ambers, reported that the committee fe'
d agreed upon tentative plans which He
believed would work out success Jo
lily. The committee had listed 200 WI
obable members. If only 100 were wa
cured with the membership fee at mel
}, this would provide for the esti- one
tied expense of 5000 per month for Re
e months, securing the privilege of 100
, high school gymnasium for gen. thi
Il athletics, hand ball. volley ball, ore
=, and also the bowling alley. 400
ohm Ruebke, vice president of the ces
b and one of its leading promoters, con
d the club would have the use of Thi
high school facilities four evenings to
week. the bowling alley up to 10 and
ock and the gymnasium until IL. ma,
canvass for members will begin the
once. The
the