The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1924-10-24
OF
COMMERCE is.
ORGANIZED FOR
.CITY'S. WELFARE

AT one of the most harmonious
meetings ever held in Winslow,
Chamber of Commerce was organized
Wednesday evening, with full COM
plement of officers and 36 members
signed William Nagle was elected
president, Sam Proctor, vice-president,
and Joe Lieberman secretary-treasur-
er. A committee of five was chosen
to meet at an early date for the pur-
pose of bringing the details of the or
ganization to perfection.
The meeting was in response to an
invitation to a smoker issued by
Mayor Fred Douglas, on behalf of the
city council and officers. About fifty
citizens were present.
The smoker was called by the city
administration to present informally
| the problems confronting the council,
and to hear expressions from the citi-
zens on measures adopted by the cOun-
Gil, especially as regards the recent
business tax ordinance and the new
garbage law The meeting was
friendly in every way, and was prob
ably but the first Of a number of
similar affairs of get-together ma
ture between the business interests,
citizens and council.
The council had provided entertain
ment for their guests in true hosplt-
! able fashion, cigars, pipes, cigarettes,
even matches, and most delectabIe
punch, with every swig jig, which
was served by Hishonor on the up
turned top of a brand new garbage
can for tray, and Labeled out by
City Clerk Charley Murphy as maid
! in honor at the punch bowl The air
was blue with the smoke from good
| fifteen centers, and rosy with the
spirit of good feeling.
After few moments of visiting and
enjoying the cheer provided among
those present, Mayor Douglas stated
the purpose of the meeting, asking
the support of the citizens, and stat
ing that better feeling should exist
between the council, the business
houses, and the people: He gave the
attitude of the council on recent i'm
provements, and in regard to future
betterments, also citing the inability
of the administration to do all the
things it would like, because OF lack
of funds. He stated the willingness
Of the council to cooperate in any
way with any movement put forward
for the best interests of the city.
Douglas took up the matter of mu-
nicipal advertising, telling what other
cities had done, and are doing, toward
interesting outsiders, especially tour
lists and home seekers in locating in
their towns.
long residence in Winslow, and the
struggles the succeeding administra-
tions had had to go through to bring
the city up to its present position
and condition. He prophesied that
the time was at hand when opposing
factions would get together instead OF
working at opposing ends, and that a
new era for Winslow was about to
dawn.
Ex-Mayor c.. l.. Milan made con-
gratulatory speech for the present
council, and besought the support OF
the town for the administration,
dwelling particularly on the recent
moves to make the town a clean one,
and the prospects for still cleaner
town. He stated that the better class
of people are always ready to help,
and that the citizens seem at last to
be pulling together He commended
the splendid spirit of harmony in the
present council.
w F. Baker, manager OF the hard
ware department of the Babb1tt Bros.
Trading company was next on the
floor. He said that too many citizens
had the habit of carrying hammers
in their hip pockets, but it looked as
if they were now going to bury the
hammer. He called attention to the
natural points of interest within
few miles of Winslow. Baker, be-
cause of his numerous trips into the
remote districts, knows Navajo coun-
ty as we'll as any other man, and he
mentioned scenic attractions near by
which he believes few people, even
those who have lived here many years,
know about. He pleaded that the peo-
pie learn about their home town and
county, believe in it, take pride in
it. and tell the world about it.
Mayor Douglas asked Bill Nagle to
make a few remarks. Nagle has re-
Gently taken over the management OF
the Cahn-Nagle Mercantile company,
and recently removed to Winslow, his
former home, from Springerville,
where he has been located for some
time. Nagle said that he had come
back to Winslow because he realized
that this was the best town, and con-
tanned the best people of any town
he knew of. He made an eloquent
recital of things as they are in Wins
low, mentioning the city's payroll,