Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-20
CIVIC PROBLEMS
BY c. OF c. & NJ.
ARE DISCUSSED

Directors of the Douglas Chamber of
Commerce and Mines, in a three-hour
session last night, discussed dozen
different projects for the betterment
OF Douglas including aviation, high
ways, and telegraph service. .....
Much discussion arose over an in
vitation to join the new Arizona Auto
mobile association, with headquarters
at Phoenix, and while the directors
looked favorably on the major pur-
poses OF the new organization, they
baked at clause in the associations
rules that offered insurance at cost
to it's members.
The consensus was that the cham
Der could not indorse and act as agent
for an organization which they felt
would usurp the business of members
Of the chamber. The invitation, there
fore, was tabled for the present.
The question of Western Union
service was also given extended dis
cussion, several members holding that
the present facilities are inadequate.
F. D. Hubbell complained of the short
hours on Sunday, to 10 a. m. and a
to p. M, while j. P Sexton added
his voice against the week day hours
of 7:30 a. M to 10 D. M, and criticized
the Western Union for its alleged fail
ure to preserve copies of telegrams
received and delivered in Douglas.
The point was raised that Western
Union should not be asked to provide
service which was not profitable, but
Sexton, who is manager of the Arizona
Edison company, maintains that other
public utilities were required to pro-
vide measure of unprofitable service.
The highway sign west of LordSburg
which directs tourist traffic over ma
tional highway No 80 to Douglas was
branded as confusing and somewhat
misleading Tt was decided to improve
it with a large arrow pointing Doug
laswards. President George E. Jack
so nalso suggested planting a series OF
roadside signs. to :. lead up to the big
No. 80 sign and attract the motorists
attention.
jackson and Hubbell argued over the
length and width of the proposed alr
field. two and one half miles east OF
the city, which group of citizens pro-
pose to donate Hubbell contended that
the field, mile long and a fourth
mile wide, was sufficient in size Tor
possible business, while Jackson de-
clared it should be larger, basing his
contention on recent conversations
with j. L. Maddux, president OF Mad
dux. Inc which will soon inaugurate
a Los Angeles to Ell Paso passenger
express line by way of Phoenix.
Inasmuch as Maddux plans shortly
to visit Douglas to study its posi-
bilities as a feeder" port to the main
.airway, it was decided to wait his
decision on the practicability OF the
field.
Hubbell announced that the Douglas
citizens who offer the air field slte
had informally adopted the name
douglas Arizona Aero club" The
members are G.. E. Buxton, Fred D
Hubben, T. T. Schofield, J. w. Tardy
e. j. Huxtable and James Logic.
Hubbell emphasized the Importance
of keeping the field free OF CONNER
cial or military control and maintain
ing it "as a public field, wide open fol
everybody" He also urged the early
formation of an Aviation club TO a11ll-
late with the National Aero club anc
gain nationwide publicity as the frs
such organization in Arizona. He stat
ed that Is members at SIS year Woulc
he necessary.
The directorate also approved unanl'
mously a two weeks vacation begin
ming october 5 for Miss Anne McCue
secretary to George B. Doubleday
general secretary of the chamber.