The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-10-19
TO IMPROVE TRAIN
SERVICE IN CANYON
MORE WALLACE HOMES
Board of Trade Again Tack.
les Question of Great I'm
pOrtance to the City
MORE WALLACE HOMES

ID ETTER transportation between
Wallace and Burke which will
enable employees of the mines If
they desire to live in Wallace
was again the subject of discussion at
the board of trade meeting yesterday
and the interest manifested indicated
that tangible results may eventually
be accomplished. The question came
mp through the report Of r. T. Stra-
chen, chairman OF the traffic and
transportation committee, who stated
that inasmuch as the railroad labor
situation had greatly improved and
promised to soon be normal. the COM
mittee thought it advisable soon to
take up with the Northern Pacific the
question Of restoring local train serv-
ice out of Wallace. However he
thought the old service was entirely
inadequate between Wallace and
Burke, as the population of the Can
yon is rapidly increasing, and he
thought the only solution of the prob
lem was the adoption of gasoline mo-
tor service which has already received
some consideration from the railroad
company He thought the time is now
ripe to give the railroad company the
position of the business men of Wal
lace, the idea being to establish and
maintain a train service which will
permit employees of the mines, partic-
ularly those with families. to make
their homes in Wallace. Mr.. Straohen
thought the work of the committee
should be supplemented by strong rep
reservations from large shippers and
the officers OF the board of trade
Must Provide Homes First.
James f. Mccarthy pointed out that
# seemed useless to insist upon trans
portation with the view to getting
Canyon people TO make their homes in
Wallace until some provision had been
made to provide houses. He said there
probably were not more than 10 or
rs houses in Wallace of the type that
would be required available, and he
thought this matter should receive at
tention first
Mr. Strachen said this question had
been considered by the committee and
the opinion was that if transportation
was provided, the housing question
would gradually be worked out. He
doubted the ACCESSIBILITY of the board
Of trade sponsoring a home building
program.
Plat p. Morrow agreed with Mr. Nc
Carthy He suggested the appoint
ment of a permanent committee to
take up the matter of providing more
homes, also to induce owners of shacks
to reconstruct them into modern bung
allows, making them more attractive
for tenants and generally making
Wallace more inviting to those dis
posed to make their homes here.
Mr. Mccarthy said that he would go
a step further and suggested the Or
ganization Of an association for the
of not only providing homes
IN Wallace, but for the purpose of en-
men to own their homes.
Question Of First Importance.
Further discussion Of the question
vas postponed until next meeting.
rhe interest manifested in the propo
ition was greater than has hereto
ore been manifested, and the board
If trade evidently recognizes frequent
rain service with minimum fare
which will permit men with families
Employed in the Canyon to make their
ZONES in Wallace the most important
question to which it can give it's at
ention.