Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-12
CHAMBER ENDORSES
AMERICAN LEGION
DECORATION PLAN
Flags and Standards To Be
Furnished For Five Blocks
of Fremont Street.

The Chamber of Commerce
held its regular weekly luncheon
meeting Tuesday noon at the
Union Pacific dining room.
The first matter of interest for
discussion was that presented by
K. o. Knudson for the American
Legion.
The proposal contemplates that
each property owner or business
house shall pay for a staff and
flag to be set in sockets at the
curb each so feet on Fremont
street. The flag staffs are -
feet high with a flag by 6
feet in sixe. The cost of the
flag and staff is $500. The
American Legion boys undertake
to set the sockets.
The flags win be kept in the
houses or stores and will be dis
played on proper occasions, Civ
ing Fremont street a splendid
patriotic decoration uniform in
style and very attractive.
The Chamber by unanimous
vote decided to endorse the Le-
gion in the enterprise, and that
the matter be presented to the
Mesquiet Club through a commit
tee headed by Dr. VIM. S. Park.
The matter of furnishing des-
criptive matter for a travel
bureau was referred to the com
mittee ON publicity
Dr.. E. H. Conger reported proc
ress on the matter of selecting a
suitable slogan, and asked that
an additional member be added
to his committee. President
Martin appointed L. J. Oakes.
Robert Griffith reported at
length on the plan which Reno
has successfully used in carrying
out its paving program and sug-
gestad that the same would be
suitable for Las Vegas. The mat
ter of the necessary amendment
tc the city charter is now in the
hands of the Clark county delega-
tion at Carson City.
Reno now has 80 miles of its
40 miles of streets paved, and
the plan, which permits payments
extended over ten years, is eqult-
able to all.
President Martin stated that
the Reno Exposition promises to
be a great success and urged that
steps be taken to make a display
there in keeping with the recog-
nized enterprise of Clark County.
The matter was referred to w.
E. Hawkins who was requested to
make preliminary plans.
The matter of equalizing the
valuations of property on the
assessment roll was given some
discussion. A. w. Ham, as chair
man of the committee on Federal,
State and County affairs, was re
quested to cooperate with the
officials in thfs this matter.
President Martin, discussing
the Boulder Dam legislation, stat
ed that in his opinion Las Vegas
is not hurt by the delay, but
that the community will be in
position to reap much greater
benefits a year from now.
President Martin called atten-
ton to the subdivisions being
Offered for sale at 'Victorville,
Cal. and Baker, Cal, which are
as Gateway to BOuld-
er Canyon Dam" DR.. Conger
stated that there is also a sub
division at Boulder, Colorado ad-
vertised in the same way.
The secretary was instructed
to write to the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States at
Washington and ask the aid of
that organization in protecting
the public from such false ad-
vertising.
C. D. Baker was elected to
membership by unanimous vote
of the Chamber.
President Martin gave a brief
talk, touching on the Richmond
Hotel and the Moore enterprises,
stating that both were progress
ing as fast as circumstances