The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-06-07

THE MOST important question
that has occupied the attention
of the board OF trade, the one
that more directly concerns the
business life of Wallace. was up for
consideration at the luncheon yester-
day, and although it had been duly
advertised, the attendance was less
than usual, indicating an apathy on
the part of business men that is quite
surprising considering the direct bene~
fits that would come to them IL the
board is successful in finding a favor
able solution of the problem. Possibly
some of the absent members remained
away under the impression that the
Banquet restaurant would not be able
to serve the luncheon on account of
the. strike, but in this they were mis-
taken, as the usual excellent lunch
was served, and the business of the
meeting proceeded as though nothing
had happened.
Canyon Train Service.
Train service between Wallace and
Burke that will permit employees of
the mines to live in Wallace. and also
the present local train service which
the Northern Pacific desires to discOn-
tnue, occupied the entire time of the
business session, the object being to
obtain an expression from members to
the end that the special committee
appointed to deal with the question
would have something to guide them
in arriving at a plan of action. The
discussion was opened by James f.
Mccarthy, manager of the Hecla, a
member of the special committee. He
emphasized the fact that in order to
get the desired service to accommo-
date employees of the mines there
must be a substantial and expressed
sentiment among the business men of
Wallace back of the committee. He
referred to the meeting of the COM
mittee and the apparent lack of in
terest of business men in its work. 1t
was his opinion that such a train SER
vice would result in bringing a desir-
able class of people to Wallace many
of whom would buy homes, and the
mining companies would be benefited
by obtaining more permanent and
desirable class of employees.
E. f. Mackey said that any desired
train service could be obtained if the
railroad companies could be assured
traffic to support it. He referred to
the shortage of houses in Wallace now
and thought the housing question
should receive attention before taking
steps to induce more people to come
to Wallace.
Other Expressions.
Rush J. White pointed out the ad-
vantages of the proposed service from
the standpoint of Wallace and also of
the mining companies and their en-
ployes. The housing problem he
thought could be worked out by CO
operation between the business men of
Wallace and the mining companies.
D. A. Callahan referred to the state
ment by Mr. Mccarthy that 60 men |
employed at Burke are now going to /
and from their work in jitneys or pri- |
vatelv owned automobiles. He thought |
the first step should be to get these |
men to agree to patronize the train, |
and with that accomplished it would |
be possible to get the railroads TO ]
start the service. 1t would then be |
time to take up the housing problem. |
It would be folly to build homes with !
out train service assured. This ques- /
ton. Mr.. Callahan said had been be- |
fore the board of trade for years. The |
practical solution he thought would be |
to get the train service, which can be |
done by getting employees committed |
to ride on the trains in preference to |
jitneys
Canyon Represented.
The announced purpose of the Nor
thern Pacific to discontinue all pass |
enger service between Wallace and |
Burke, and that the subject would be !
ND for consideration by the board of /
trade, resulted in two representatives |
from the canyon accepting the invita-
ton from the board to attend the /
meeting and express their views These |
were Mrs. Small and Mrs. Smith, of !
Gem. Both spoke against the with |
drawal of the train service, pointing |
out that it was necessary to convey !
canyon pupils to and from school in |
Wallace. They emphasized the fact |
that parents object to their children
having to patronize the jitneys, and |
speaking for the women of the can
yon they vigorously protested against !
being deprived of train service, for |
they found it very Objectionable to !
ride in jitneys
Get Sentiment of Canyon.
A. T. Mcdonald said that the can
yon people had had no chance to ex-
press themselves on the subject and |
he suggested that petition be circu-
lated for them to sign protesting |
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