The Nevada County picayune., 1921-03-24
|chamber of Commerce Sits.
 In Interesting Session
COMMERCIAL ORGAN. LAYTON DESTINED TO BECOME
 A POWER FOR PUBLIC GOOD

For enthusiasm and pep last nights meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was one of the best ever held, though tn attendance was not what it should have been. The meeting was opened promptly at : :45 with President Blake ly in the chair and 2S members answer ing the roll call Secretary k. P. Hamby read the minutes of the March 3rd meeting which were approved.
 Chairman c. c. Nelson of the public ity committee made a report of actiyO ties of that committee and stated the envelope inserts recently printed would be distributed at once; also that MT. Orto Finley of the Daily Picayune was busy preparing his Prescott Special edition controversy between this committee and an advertising agency over rates to be paid for advertising in state papers was referred to the Ex ecutive Committee for adjustment and settlement.
 
 committee reported that the last Sales Day was a huge success and that the committee was planning another sales day for about April 9.
 NcsSrs Nat Martin and Jno, A. Da wis entertained the Chamber of Com merce with a report of the meeting held at Hope recently to form Cham bcr of Commerce for Southwest Arkan- sas. and the approval or disapproval of a proposed constitution and bylaws for such an organization. and the par tiCipa ton therein by the membership, of Ino A. Davis, !. E. Barham, Nat Martin, Orto Finley and R. P. Hamby.
 Az to whether our streets should he oiled. sprinkled or treated with Cal eium Chloride the present summer to get rid of the dust nuisance, was dis euSsed at length. unanimous opinion be- ing that sprinkling is not only ruining the streets but does not keep down the dust. The following committee was ap- pointed to investigate prices of road oil and Calcium Chloride Messrs Gee. r. Cress, A. NJ Westmoreland. Jno. A. Davis and K. P, Hamby.
 The organization declined to protest against the present local freight sched ule on the Missouri Pacific but referred the matter to the Traffic Committee for investigation and report.
 The following committee was ap- rointed to solicit funds with which to car rry on the anti-malarial campaign in Pre- ecott this summer tOwit; Thomas (. MrRae. Jr.. A. NJ. Westmoreand, Nat Martin and Jno A. Davis. About 8 coo must be raised to carry on this york which will he under the super v,~lon of MT Hastings. sanitary encin- eel. acting under directions of the Rockefeller Foundation and the State Boa rd of Health Nncrevcc thiS work has been put on tie town was made f5re of mosqu,.1es and the health oi the community greatly improved He Chamber of C"IEmel ce on several oc- casions has voted Gnanimou+ lv Tn fla vor of putting on this campaign aIi" Pr, scott is fortunate in se'nt1G the campaign this sumner, onty two other towns in this Ser,itl of the stare heinz so favored Philadelphia and Gurdon Mir. Hastings will make Prescott his headquarters during this campaign.
 Secretary R. r Hamby announced he is endeavoring to secure the services of Mir. Lanscen, poultry expert ot the r. s. Department oi Agriculture. and announcement of his dates for Pres colt will be made soon.
 Several members spoke with refer ence to the oil development situation in Nevada county.