Hyder weekly herald. [volume] (Hyder, Alaska) 1924-1934, 1924-10-27
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BUILDS OWN HOME


enterprise and enthusiasm de-
veloped by the new Chamber
of Commerce was again man
ifested at last weeks meeting
in the adoption of a resolution
providing for the construction
of a Chamber of Commerce
building, in which the organ
ization will have permanent
home and meeting place. The
project was made possible by
a generous offer of the Hyder
Townsite and Improvement Co.
through j. A Hall, president,
to lease a lot to the Chamber
for a period of one year for an
annual rental of $1.00, with
an option to extend the period
of tenancy for an additional
two years if agreeable to both
parties, combined with an
equally generous agreement by
Contractor w. L. Balch,. Jens
Peterson and other members
to supply the necessary labor
free of charge. The townsite
Company also agreed to pur-
chase the building at an APP
praised value in the event of
the lot being sold during the
Chambers tenancy; and in adj
dition agreed to donate fifty
dollars worth of lumber toward
the erection of the building.
The bulk of the members also
agreed to donate various sums
to the building fund during
the discussion of the project
and the $500 necessary for ma
terials was guaranteed within
the space of half hour or so
after the subject was preached
by President Ernest Blue. A
building committee consisting
of Messrs Balch, Peterson and
Merl F. Thomas, vice-presdent
of the organization, was ap-
pointed to have charge of con-
struction and arrangements.
The building, which is already
in course of construction, will
be located on International
Avenue opposite the Campbell
boarding house. According to
the plans submitted to the
meeting by Mr.. Balch, the
building will be of modest di-
mansions, about 16 by "a feet,
but amply large for all ordin-
airy purposes of the chamber.
During the course of the sess-
ion, which was held in the
lobby of the Campbell board
ing house, the fire protection
committee, through Mr.. How
land, reported total returns of
Splits from the recent bene-
fit dance. A communication
from the chamber to-the fourth
assistant postmaster general
was read by secretary E. D.
Haddon and diclosed that the
chamber is at work on a pro-
posal to secure the establish
ment of mail service between
Hyder and Stewart, B. G.. The
letter called attention to the
general use of the Canadian
mail service by local people
and estimated that fully one
third of the mail from Hyder
to the States was sent by the
twice-a-week Canadian boats,
instead of by the weekly Amer
lean mail service. 1t was also
pointed out that the local post
master received no revenues on
this large volume of business
and voiced a strong plea for
regular mail communication
between the two towns.
A letter from J. A. Talbot
stated that he had talked with
the Forest Reserve officials at
Ketchikan regarding the road
constructor work done here
during the summer and that
they were highly pleased to
learn that the work was appre-
ciated by the mining and other
local interests. Mr.. Talbot said
he was assured by them that
there had been no diversion of
funds from the Texas Creek
trail for the Chickamin trail,
as was currently reported, and
also that the Texas trail will be
completed next summer. Sec