The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-06
THE BOARD Of TRADE
NEWSET OFOFFICERS
NORTH-SOUTHHIGHWAY
Must Secure State Aid---Wal-
lace Victim of Discriminate
ing Express Rates

THE meeting of the board of trad
yesterday marked the end O
another year in the life of tn
board the retirement of tn
officers who have served durin.
the past year and the installation
of the new officers who will guide the
destiny of the board during the coming
year. Following the reading of the
annual reports of w. H. Kneman. sec
rotary. and A w Hoover. treasurer
which were referred to the auditing
committee. President \. }. Dunn eX-
pressed his appreciation for the kindly
consideration which had been extended
to him during his term by members of
/ the board and for their cordial coop
reation in the work of the organiza-
ton He then formally vacated the
chair and requested Herman }. Rossi,
the newly elected first vice president,
to preside. the new president II. j.
Hull being absent other officers are
Thos II. owen, second vice president;
w II. Kleman, secretary; Leo Hoban.
treasurer.
Secretarys Report.
The report of secretary Klieman
showed that on September 1, 1922.
there were 100 members; members Sc
cured during the year, 81; reinstated,
6: lost by cancellation, II; lost by re-
moval, 9; making a net gain of mem
bers during the year, or a total of 127,
of whom four are in arrears.
Receipts during the year from dues,
s126O; sale of stamps, $3.50; total
$12625O Disbursements. S620.67;
turned over to treasurer, $641SS.
During the year the secretary re-
ports have received over 1000 pieces
of mail matter, about 500 of which
were answered. These were generally
inquiries and came from all parts Of
The United States. Canada South
America and Europe
Treasurer's Report.
Treasurer Hoover's report showed
balance on hand August 81. 1922. SOB.
492; received from w II. Klieman,
balance teachers institute fund. S1O4;
membership dues, S6i1.SS; total re-
ceipts, sS4975
Disbursements, listed in detail,
S62O.5S; balance in banks, S229.22
Distribution of funds; First National
bank S1546S; Wallace Bank & Trust
company. S74.59.
North and South Highway.
ID. A. Callahan. chairman of the
special committee appointed last week
to report on the resolution adopted by
the Grangeviiie chamber OF commerce
regarding Improvements on the state
highway south of Grangevile, reported
that the section desired to be improved
was known as the neutral zone in
which there is no assessed valuation
and no local funds for cooperation
with the federal government in the
of the project. II was pro-
posed i'm the last Legislature that a mile
age tax he levied to complete the road |
but owing to the demands for economy /
this proposal was rejected For this [
reason the report says the highway /
could not he completed even if all the /
chambers of commerce i'm Idaho were !
to pass resolutions in favor of it, 1t |
S simply a case of Eyes. we have no /
funds for that purpose" However, ac-
,ording to announcement by Commits
,ioner w. J. Hall, the highway depart
nent is planning to make the road
)assable by providing sight to sight
removing high centers and
steep grades. These i'm
are delayed awaiting ac-
of gasoline tax funds. Of
which the state has allotted $4,000 and
lopes to receive $1,000 or $4,000 from
IDAHO county. The committee recon-
nended that the Grangeville chamber
If commerce be advised of this situa-
ion, and assuring that body of the
of the Wallace board.
Levy or Appropriation.
In order to provide the necessary /
unds, the committee made the follow
ng specific recommendation: "Your
further recommends that
his body go on record as favoring
tate levy or appropriation of funds by
he next legislature sufficient to CO.
operate with the federal government
n the completion of the twenty three
niles Of neutral zone highway, thus
making the north and south highway
real thoroughfare. The committee
ecommends that if such action be
aiken, copy of the resolution be sent
o the Grangeville chamber of COM
nerce with a letter urging that body
ng passage at the next session of the
legislature of the legislation proposed"
The report of the committee was
adopted.
Discriminating Express Rates.
r. r. Strachan chairman of the
70 fi cnr,n r,nittnn etatnd tl.at his com.