The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-12-06
WALLACE BUSINESS
MEN FILE PROTEST
BOTH N. P. & O.-W. RE- N
Committee Appointed to Pre-
sent Matter to the State
Utilities Commission
BOTH N. P. & O.-W. RE- N.
FTER HAVING been given a

~ rest for a few months, train
~ service between Wallace and
Burke and Wallace and Mullan
again occupied the attention of the
board of trade at the meeting yester-
day. The subject was introduced by
the reading of letter from the state
utilities commission, calling attention
to the fact that the Northern Pacific
had applied to the commission for
authority to permanently discontinue
the local train service after Decem-
Der Is, the date upon which the pres
ent temporary order suspending the
service would expire, and advising the
board that unless there was pro-
test from patrons OF the railroad COM
pany affected or a showing of patron
age that would justify resumption of
service, the application of the rail-
road company would be granted. 1t
will be recalled that after a hearing
held by the utilities commission
few months ago, an order was issued
permitting the Northern Pacific to
discontinue all train service in ques-
ton until December Is, the view of
the commission evidently being that
by that time weather conditions
would probably require a restoration
of the service The letter from the
commission drew out an earnest pro-
test from the board, and resulted in
a unanimous expression to the effect
that not only the Northern Pacific,
- q 70 NJ az
well, should be iequii cd 20 maintain
a train service between Wallace and
Burke that will accommodate en-
ployes of the mines and others who
desire to live in Wallace, and also
that the Northern Pacific should re-
store the local service between Wal
lace and MuIlan. A special committee
was appointed to make known the
attitude of the board to the utilities
commission as indicated above. The
chair appointed as such committee A
J. Dunn, w. J. Sullivan, +. r. Denny
T. H. owen and E. F. Mackey. The
committee will meet this evening and
formulate the views of the board of
trade, which must reach the commits
sion before December 10.
Members Protest.
Following the reading of the COM
munication from the commission, H.
j. Rossi, vice president presiding
spoke in opposition to granting the
application of the railroad company
and invited discussion of the sub
ject
A. ]. Dunn stated that he felt that
the business men of Wallace should
resist the application of the Northern
Pacific to make the temporary sus-
pension of train service permanent
He advocated the restoration of the
service with a train schedule that
would accommodate the day shift of
the Burke mines. That is, a service
that would enable employees living IN
Wallace to reach the mine before
o'clock in the morning and enable
them to return home Immediately
after coming off shift at about 4:SO
in the afternoon. He pointed out that
housing accommodations are now
taxed to the limit i nBurke, and this
would become more acute when the
Hecla company resumed production
about the first of the year
Mccarthy Favors Service.
J. F. Mccarthy, general manager OF
the Hecla Mining company referred
to the fact that train service to
accommodate people living in Wal
lace had long been advocated, but
without definite results, and that this
was the most favorable time to try
it out. He pointed out that the FIRE
last July destroyed approximately l75
beds; that probably 40 had been re-
stored, leaving an actual shortage OF
rooming accommodations of l25 or
1870 He said the Hecla company
hoped to begin production by the first
of the year. and in any event it would
be only a short time thereafter. Con-
struction work would still be untin-
ished and the company would there
fore require more men than ordinarily.
He regarded now as the most favor
able time to establish the service, ana
while there would not be sufficient
business. to pay at the start, he be-
lieved that if maintained for three or
four months sufficient business would
be developed to justify making 1t
permanent.
Guarantee Not Favored.
E. r. Denny referred to the time