Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1922-01-07
CHAMBER
PLANS LARGE ACTIVITY
Leslie K. Saunders, Experience
ed Publicity Man, Made
Secretary of Chamber

Thursday afternoon, took a long step
forward in its plans to bring Las Ve-
gas and Clark county more promi-
nently into the vision of the outside
world. Several matters of more than
passing interest were discussed and
advanced from the status of conver-
sation to the realm of action, but of
all the moves made at the meeting,
by far the most important was the
election of Leslie K. Saunders, a man
of wide experience in publicity and
kindred lines of work, as secretary.
Mr.. Saunders has been in LAS We
gas for some weeks and is making
some investments here. Observing
the great dormant resources of this
section and the splendid opportunity
for advancement which the city faces
he made the proposal to the board of
directors to accept the position OF
Secretary of the Chamber for few
months, at figure which the board
accepted by unanimous vote.
Mr.. Saunders is a man of pleasing
personality and great energy and
will, the Age believes, be a most val
liable assistance in putting Clark
Icounty on the map as the livest and
best known little city in the West.
The meeting was called to order
by President Henry M. Lillis in the
rooms of the Chamber at 2:30 Thurs
day afternoon. Among those pres
ent were Messrs Stevens, Hinman,
Riley Henderson, Martin, Squires.
Trebell, Clark ,McGriff, Griffith and
Bracken.
The first action of the board was
the approval of bill for $125 which
the Chamber has agreed to contrib
ute toward the work on the new di-
rect road to Boulder Canyon.
The committee on Chamber of
Commerce building, consisting of w
E. Hawkins, A. S. Henderson and Ed
VonTobel, made a report. They rec
commended plans~for financing the en-
terprise and reported several avail
able sites with the prices at which
they may be obtained. The report
was received and the committee con
tinued to proceed with its investiga-
tions and report at the next meet
ing of the board.
Harley A Harmon, chairman OF the
committee recently appointed to re-
port upon the Chamber of Commerce
sign on the railroad right of way at
the station, made report recon-
mending that the sign be increased
in size to 40 feet long and repainted
with a picture of the Boulder Can
yon dam in the center, surrounded by
the words: LAS Vegas Gateway
to the Boulder Canyon Dam" "Popu-
lation 1850 1000" zone Half Mil
lion Acres Of Land to be Developed
by Aretsian Water and Cheap Pow
err" Ideal Climate. Continuous
Growing Season. Fruits Vegetables
and Grains of all kinds Grown. Min
eral Resources Unlimited" "Clark
County Chaaber of Commerce"
The report was received and Mr..
Harmon authorized to proceed to en-
ter into a contract for the sign, 4O
feet long by Is feet high and for
painting the same in accordance with
the proposed plans.
Senator Griffith, chairman of the
committee on budget, made a partial
verbal report to the effect that about
SIS 900 would be needed for the Cham
her of Commerce for the year 1879
He also presented a tentative plan
whereby the necessary money can be
raised. The committee was contin-
ued to report in detail at the nexf
meeting.
A committee was appointed con-
sisting of Messrs Hawkins, Griffith
and Squires, to confer with the engi-
neers and surveyors of Las Vegas
to secure their cooperation in COM
piling data for advertising maps.
Senator Griffith stated that all
the fornialities connected with the
acceptance by the City of Las Vegas
and the County of Clark of deed to
S5 acres within the city for an ag-
ricultural fair grounds. aviation field
and public automobile camp have
been completed. He spoke of the
very valuable gift to the people by
the railroad company and the great
benefit which it will develop into in
future years.
A vote of thanks was unanimously
given the Las Vegas Land & Water
Company. the grantor Of the land, to
Walter r. Bracken, local represent