White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-17

truckman TO run extra trucks wheI
there Is no business for them.
Mr.. Quayle lauded Mr.. Jurich's pa
triotism and work during the world
war and said that the local situation
now was just as serious and called
for Mr.. Jurich's public spirited effort
to help keep things going. Mr.. Lake
nan, he said, is "A friend of this COM
munity. more friendly than a great
many people realize, and he is doing
all in his power to stretch his author
ity and hold together a payroll with
all the work that Is possible, either in
cleaning up around the plant or in
development work. Mr.. Quayle said:
The situation here is as when Mere
fddled while Rome was burning. Dc
not make IL a mouth organ. Lets
play ball. To fiddle now and oppose
the temporary curtailment of the
train service is to j~eopardize the fu-
ture OF the district. The public ser.
vice commission is always available
If the retrenchment does not work
out the desired results"
Mr.. Zurich remained obdurate.
Although a great deal was said
afterward the argument reached it,
apex with Mr.. Quayles speech. which
convinced the meeting, and. as a fol
low-up to Mr.. Smiths statement
showed those who wished TO be
shown.
Mr.. Zurich had made an amend.
ment TO the Stephens motion that
there be another meeting, at which a
representative of The railroad com.
pany be present and give facts and
and reasons. This mad found favor
Mr.. Quayle falling in with the idea
ind making an amendment to the
amendment to the effect that the
meeting be- held the night following
and that the executive committee of
the Chamber OF Commerce meet with
Mr.. Lakenan or Mr.. Hickey. or both.
The executive committee" portion
of Mr.. Quayle's proposition did not
meet with the sanction OF &. A. Walk
er, ". A. Leonard and DIR. W. w.
Cook. who thought the meeting
should be- an open one.
Then the argument was again ON
None was any more inclined To offer
opposition to the railway eompany's
plea for a reduced train schedule,
but strong opposition developed to
the advisability of bringing Messrs
Lakenan and Hickey before n in.
qnisitorial meeting. Ii would be nn.
wise. Facts had been given from re
liable authority and no more were
needed. To bring the two gentlemen
named on the carpet might. so 10
speak. spill all the beans. The ques-
tion could be settled right now. Mr..
Walker was converted and said
Like the boy, | will take back what
! have said. Mr.. Knecht was in q
like mood. having remarked that as
the facts and reasons had been given
he suggested that perhaps Mr.. Zurich
might be induced 10 withdraw his
protest.
Speakers opposing another meet.
ing and favorable 10 settling the
question at once included Ed Willard
Fred T. West. O. g. Bates, II. II.
Hoffman and X. F. Matthias. with in.
t~erpolatory remarks on the subject in
general by Mr.. Zurich. ID. { Melon.
aid and Vail NJ. Pittman. Mr.. Zurich
until the end of the discussion re.
NAMED strong for his amendment and
said that the reasons given to the
meeting were not sufficient for him
TO withdraw his protest TO the public
service commission.
In conclusion. Mr.. Quayle withdrew
his amendment to the amendment
There were calls for the question
and Mr.. Jurich's amendment took the
count 10 q strong viva zoe vote. with
only a scattering few I'm its favor. Mr..
stephens original amendment in IA
vor of the adoption of the executive
committees recommendation that the
proposed train schedule be not op-
posed was then adopted by nearly
unanimous vote.
The next matter considered by the
chamber was the excursion TO Ely by
the Salt Lake City boosters. This
bunch of business men from the Utah
cap~ital-sixty to a hundred strong
is planning a visit to Ely May IL. 10
remain here over night. With the
present business depression. the sense
OF the members present at Monday
nights meeting was that IL was a
poor time to attempt to raise money
Tor any such entertainment purposes.
IL was moved and voted that the sec.
rotary write a courteous letter 10 the
boosters. explaining the situation and
asking for n postponement of the visit
until a more propitious time
+. j. Stephens, manager of the
Troy Power laundry, addressed the
meeting on the Truth In Fabrics"
bill which has been before congress
for the last five years. and asked that
the chamber pass resolutions favor
ing the passage of the bill. to be ent
at once TO the present Nevada repre-.
sentatives in congress. Mr.. Stephens
explained the measure as being sim.
liar to the pure food act. as IL passed
az a law 1t would require manufac-
turers TO label the goods as TO the
amount Of wool. shorts or shoddy in
the fabric. On motion of b. L.
Quayle the matter was referred to
the board of directors with power
10 act.
Incidental to the formal action to
the foregoing subjects. entertainment
and enlightenment was provided by
J. e. Amenda, who addressed the
meeting following Mr.. Ryan's intro
auction of the subject of the chamber
sending n delegation of business men
to investigate conditions at the iii.
pah oilfeids. Mr.. Amenda of the
Illipah Petroleum Company, who
walks, talks. sleeps, eats and dreams
in an aura of Illipah oil, wished a