The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-01-07
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HELD
ELECTION LAST NIGHT
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the preliminary surveys, and fav-
orable reconnaissance survey report
from the state engineers office
thereon.
8. Waited on the city council of
the city of Winnemucca with refer
ence to the aviation field, and sue
ceeded in getting the field properly
marked and placed in condition as
an emergency landing field for the
air mail service and other aero
plane pilots choosing to light here.
9. Invited the Humboldt County
Farm Bureau to establish its head
quarters in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms and afforded this or
ganization desk room on rent-free
basis.
10. Appointed a committee de-
tailed to securing the completion of
the Hotel Humboldt in Winnemucca,
results SO far obtained not being
entirely satisfactory, but future
prospects good.
IL. Waited upon the city coun-
Gil Of Winnemucca, securing their
pledge and action in fixing up the
city camp grounds.
IL. Made complaint to the West
ern Union Telegraph Company be-
cause of the limited service afforded
this community and secured from
said company promise that these
conditions would be remedied as
soon as the financial and business
ends would warrant.
10. Made preparations for the
reception of the boosters committee
from Salt Lake City during the
early part of May, which were in
definitely postponed on account of
the postponement of the boosters
mission.
ID. Protested, along with other
commercial organizations in the
state, to the interstate commerce
commission in regard to existing
freight rates on coal from sources
Of supply to various points in Ne
vada, and secured ruling from the
commission emitting US to reduc-
tions varying from IS to 95 cents
per ton, Winnemucca and adjacent
territory coming in for the maxi
mum reduction.
10. Secured the appointment of
full-time salaried secretary.
16. Organized an effort to put
on a rodeo and roundup celebra-
ton for Labor day, and turned the
management Of the affair over to
an association formed for that pur-
pose.
II. Motion picture possibilities
of Humboldt County assembled, in
GLIDING photographs of locations and
other descriptive matter, same being
forwarded to various motion picture
companies.
IS. Joined with other CONNER
cial bodies in this and other inter-
mountain states in a general pro-
test to the interstate commerce COM
mission against the impending
freight rate changes, making de-
mand on the commission for similar
reductions to intermountain terri
tory from points of eastern origin
10. Joined with some two hun
bred other organizations in the in.
termountain section in forming the
intermediate Rate Association, anG
contributed our pro-rata Of the ex.
pense of carrying on the work Of
this central body, securing hearing.
before the commission in various
cities throughout this section on the
general freight rate cases.
20. Arranged for and held .
Fourth of July celebration in the
city Of Winnemucca, in the form Of
big civic dance.
FL. Secured the endorsements Of
the Reno Chamber of Commerce
the Southern Pacific and Western
Pacific companies to the Owyhe,
irrigation project.
%. Conducted get-together ex
cursions Of the Chamber of Com
merce to Paradise Valley, Rebe
Creek, Orovada, McDermitt ant
Golconda.
%. Offered standing rewart
of $500 for the arrest and con
viction of anyone caught defacini
the road signs installed along thu
Victory highway in Humboldt
county.
"a. Combined with the loca
Farm Bureau in establishing an,
conducting free employment
bureau, affording employment Il
more than two hundred men an,
women.
25. Recommended to the Owy
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