The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-08-12
c. Of c. MEETING
HELD LAST NIGHT
Large Number of Matters of Inter-
est to Local Organization of
Boosters Were Discussed
and Action Taken

Inc auJOuTneu meetlHS OI the
Chamber of Commerce was held last
night in the chamber rooms and
several matters held over from the
last meeting were considered. In
the absence Of President J. A. Gala
han, M. Rcinhart, first vice-presi-
dent, presided. The time was taken
up in the reading and discussion of
various communications addressed
to the secretary, Theodore Grady,
and in listening to reports from
the various committees on the La
Dor Day celebration staff.
A communication from 4. H.
Walker, traffic manager of the Reno
Chamber of Commerce, was read, in
which the writer called attention to
a meeting of Representatives of COM
mercial organizations interested in
the intermountain rate association,
which meeting is to be held in Salt
Lake City on Monday, August ID,
the letter requesting that if this
chamber should not see fit to send a
local representative, that they in
vest a member of the Nevada pub
lie service commission with a proxy
representing the wishes of this or
ganization. 1t was agreed to invest
Mr.. Walker with this proxy, he
being a member of the commission.
The meeting is called for the pur-
pose Of effecting agreeable freight
rates through the intermountain
territories both from eastern and
western points, similar meeting
having been held a year ago and
resulting in modified rates through
the territories in question for ship
pers.
Among other communications
read was a letter from the Jordan
Valley Commercial Club calling at
tention to the good roads meeting
to be held at that place on October
IL, 13, and ID, and urging all men,
bers of the local chamber who
find it possible to attend to do so.
A letter from the Pixies Peak Ocean
to Ocean Highway Association,
stating that designation of the route
from Denver west on the proposed
highway would be impossible for an
indefinite length of time, was read,
the letter also announcing that
membership contracts for that prof.
ect signed by various business men
and chamber members here will be
returned upon request.
Acknowledgements Of the receipt
of copies of the resolution drawn
up by the local chamber of COM
merce favoring the continuance of
the present management of the
Southern and Central Pacific rail-
roads were read, the acknowledge
ments being from the Interstate
Commerce Commission, Congress
man Arentz, Senators Oddie and
Pittman and Secretary Wright of
the public service commission of
Nevada. In view of the fact that
some local chamber members con-
slider that they acted too hastily
in the unmerger situation, it was
agreed last night that Secretary
Grady should appoint a committee
Of ten members to gather additional
data on the big question prepare
tory to another meeting on the
question, when the matter will again
be considered. A letter on the sub
ject favoring the making of the
Central Pacific line an Independent
line, by Attorney J. A. Langwith,
was read, the letter being taken up
in detail in another column of this
issue.
Applications from the Modoc
county hackers of the Lassen high