, 1922-03-23
A BUSY YEAR
DURING THE PAST YEAR THE:RAWLINS
BOARD OF TRADE Accomplished
MUCH FOR benefit OF CITY

a special meeting of the Rawlins
Board of Trade was called to order
by President F.. w. Rendle at the
Ferris Hotel on Friday evening at
so" O'Clock, March l7th.
MIR. Rendlc stated that the purpos
of IN" II. citing was to render a re-
port Of the activities of the organ
ization during the past year and to
discuss ways and means of reorgan-
iZing the financial status of the club
III Such a manner as would enable
The work to be carried on in an eff
ficient tanner. The attention of the
members was called to the fact that
The income of the organization was
so small that a great part of the
work carried on during the past year
had to be at the expense Of a few
enthusiastic workers. H. E. Dunlap,
Secretary, was called Upon to make a
report OF the activities which in sub
stance was as follows:
The Board of Trade has nearly
completed n of the most active
years of its existence. During the
early spring funds we're solicited for
the purpose of building a camp
ground for tourists; erecting an aero
pidhe uduBdI anu uDllB certain
emergency road repair work.
The camp ground while not so
elaborate as is needed. is serving the
purpose to good advantage and be-
fore this year is over, will no doubt
be completed according to original
plans. AT this time it consists of a
double compartment containing lava
tory and bath accommodations, all
connected with city sewer and water
mains; while the grounds are ample
to accommodate at least $50 cars.
The a%eroplane hangar is a good.
substantial building 4Ox5O which
contains in addition to space for one
machine, a very good machine shop.
storage room and living quarters for
mechanics and manager in charge. AS
a result of this new institution, Raw
Inns now receives daily air mail serv-
ice which nearly every citizen is be-
ginning to appreciate the importance
OF.
AS to the emergency road work
performed, about fourteen miles of
road adjacent to Rawlins we're put in
excellent shape with the aid of
county road machinery which the
Board of Trade was fortunate enough
to secure.
In addition to local activities, num-
erous trips were taken by booster
members OF the organization. Raw
Inns played an active part in the Or
ganiZation Of the Rocky Mountain
Highway Association which sponsor
ed the creation OF a highway from
Denver to the south entrance Of the
great Yellowstone Park. Through
the efforts Of the Board of Trade, the
route was established from Laramie
by way of Big Greek, Encampment.
and Saratoga. which includes the
most beautiful and fertile part Of
Carbon County. At the dedication
ceremonies at Two-G voice Pass,
Rawlins was well represented.
Other trips Of importance made by
the Board of Trade at the individual
expense of it's membership, were:
The Baggs-Snake River booster trip
last spring in the interest of the Road
Bond Issue: the Platte Valley booster
trip this last fall in the interest of
the institution OF a vast irrigation
project known as the East Side pro-
ject and the Big Creek unit to irri-
gate some $4,000 acres of Carbon
County's fertile soil; The Craig.
Colorado booster trip made in Feb
ruary Of this year in the interest Of
securing an extension OF railroad in
to that vast untouched empire of
Northwestern Colorado, with termin-
al facilities to be located in Rawlins.
A great deal of work has also
been done toward interesting glass
factories. brick plants and other in
dustries into our city. Also the gas
proposition has received prompt and
efficient attention.
The attention of the membership
was also called to the Importance OF
effectively answering the hundreds of
inquiries concerning Rawlins and
Carbon County which are arriving
daily at the office OF the Secretary;
and also to the fact that much liter
ature OF a concise and attractive
nature is greatly needed.
In order to facilitate the work Of
the organization in a financial way. a
motion was duly made, seconded and
carried to increase the membership
dues from fifty cents to n dollar
per month, payable quarterly in ad-
vance beginning April l, 1922.
A committee consisting OF l. w.
Dinsmore, j. c. Martinez. Geo. O..
Pierce. H. Fl. Nelson and Clarence A.
Brimmer. was appointed to secure
new memberships and interest old
members who have dropped out dur
ing the past three years. 1t is ex-
pected hat the work of this commit
tee will produce results which will
enable the organization to effectively
and efficiently carry out its large
nropram for 1922.