The Coconino sun., 1925-01-09
JUNIOR CHAMBER ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS REVIEW OF
FINE WORK DURING 1924
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past years operations they should be
able to turn some good deals.
One of the big features of their
1924 work was the publication Of 10,-
900 sixteen-page booklets containing
views and information concerning
Flagstaff and Coconino county. These
booklets we're heartily received by all
and the supply was exhausted long
before the tourist season closed. The
books were mailed to every state in
the union and undoubtedly did this
section much good
The need of camp stoves in our ex-
cellent city park was looked after by
the club. The town council not be-
ing in position to furnish them, the
club took up the work and succeeded
in having erected is splendid brick
ovens, which were used to good adj
vantage by the tourists.
The official plating and filing of
the Maine-G Grand Canyon highway
was effected through the activity of
the Junior Chamber. Proceedings
for the establishment of this inn
portant road had for some reason
lapsed, and the necessary action to
make it a legal highway and even
tually have it included in the states
seven per cent system were looked af-
ter by the clubs road and highway
committee and was only recently COM
pleted.
Many other good matters were also
"a lo%o -,
formation of value for future use has
been accumulated. Many road signs
have been placed and corrected the
last year. The clubs activity toward
seeing the work on the Old Trails
highway east of town started and
carried on energetically has no doubt
rushed the completion Of that piece of
government work.
The club held but one social event
during the year-a dinner dance in
May, which was well attended and
much enjoyed.
In getting out the voters at the var
ious elections the club took an active
part, although neutral in all except
the water bond issue, which they
sponsored. The percentage of regis
tered voters who voted at the gen
eral election was the largest ever re-
corded in the city, largely through
the efforts of this organization.
In cooperating with other towns on
the National Old Trails highway much
tourist travel has been directed
through Flagstaff which otherwise
would have been diverted to other
routes. Much effort was directed to-
ward the cooperative establishment of
an information bureau at Los LunaS
to prevent the diversion Of traffic at
that point, the result of which was in
a way lessened on account of the light
travel the past year, but which should
bring big results in future years.
The Motorcade from Phoenix on !
June 27 was we'll taken care of by the
club, which entertained the visitors
while here and brought Flagstaff |
some valuable advertising.
The club called the public mass
at the court house to discuss
the advisability of holding a Fourth |
IF July celebration. The celebration
was later taken over by the American |
Legion, which furnished a splendid |
program of sports.
A consignment Of Chinese elm trees !
was secured from the University of |
Arizona and distributed to property
owners for the Identification of our
own.
The Junior Chamber is now spon-
soring a movement to effect the or
yaniZation of a golf club in Flagstaff |
md has secured long list Of pros
oective members who will be called /
,ogether in the near future for the |
purpose Of forming permanent or
yanization. This is something badly I
needed in Flagstaff if we are to ex-
)ect to become a summer tourist town |
md the club is acting only as an
agent to get the club started. They.
ook the same action recently in get-si
ing the merchants together to or-l
sanize an association for the mutual [
,enefit of the various business houses.
)ne meeting Of the merchants has
llready been held and others are to
ollow.
One of the latest movements Of the
lub is the appointment of commit
ee to look into the matter Of the or
sanization OF permanent brass
'and in Flagstaff. The idea is to Sc
ure competent and efficient leader
r Instructor and get the younger
,lood OF the town interested in 81
,and movement. The committee is
low in correspondence with a num-
,er of band men who desire to To-
ate here.
The club has met every request of
he National Good Roads association
nd the National Old Trails highway /
fficials in their efforts to promote
he building of better highways over
he country and aided in keeping the
own on the highway maps. II
During the past year the club has
andled $1299.50.
New members elected at the last
1eeting were: P. j. Moran, Joe Bah
lit, Frank Goodman, r. j. Connor,
rank NJ. Gold and Tom 0. Bellwood. /
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