Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-02-26
commerce CHAMBER
HAS A BUSY SESSION
C o m m unity Advertising
Signs Have Attention
Public Phone Station Is
Asked

The Chamber of Commerce
meeting for this week was held
at the Union Pacific dining room
Tuesday noon.
President Martin being absent,
the meeting was presided over
by Vice-President c. c. RonnOw.
A message from Senator A. S.
Henderson asking advice as to
the wishes of the Chamber on
the bills providing salary raises
was read by the secretary. After
some discussion ii was voted that
in Difference to the grand jury
which reported adversely, the
Chamber rescind its former ac-
tion recommending the passage
of Bal No. 33, giving to the city
board the option of increasing
the salary of Municipal Judge to
$500 per month. For the same
/ reasons the motion to endorse
Bill No. Sc providing for a raise
in the salary of the district at
| torney was voted down.
A letter was received from
Thomas Harland making three
recommendation for the action
of the Chamber, as follows:
1. That the telephone com.
pany be requested to place pay
station in the Union Pacific
depot for the accommodation of
the public and of passengers
passing through the city who
would like to call friends while
the train is here.
Sam Lawson, manager of the
Consolidated Power & Telephone
Company stated that such
phone would be installed if per-
mission Of the railroad company
can be had Walter Bracken,
speaking for the company, assur-
ed the Chamber that permission
would be forthcoming, and the
matter was considered settled.
2. That a sign be placed at
the river on the Black Canyon
road directing cars to the park
ing place, so that those who ara
not acquainted with the situation
will not attempt to drive on the
narrow road leading toward the
dam site where it is difficult to
get through the sand and there
is no chance to turn around
AS to this County Commission
er eastman stated that the
county board has recently in
spected the road there and is
planning to open the road around
the bluff on the bank Of the
river and provide a place to park
and turn around near the old
camp of the .. S. Reclamation
Service. For this reason the
Chamber took no action.
3. That attractive signs be
placed at each end of the Union
Pacific station so that they would
easily be seen by passengers of
trains coming from either direc-
contain descriptive matter and
information about the city and
Las Vegas Valley
Discussing this Senator. E. E.
Smith said he thought the rec
ommendatiOn a good one. He
related conversation with a pass
enger on a train coming from
Los Angeles recently, as follows:
Stranger: 'What town is this?"
Ed: LAS Vegas"
Stranger: what state is Las
Vegas in?"
Ed: Nevada"
Stranger: "Are you sure We
are in Nevada?"
Ed: eyes, sure"
Stranger: THANK God. A fell
low with an alimony warrant has
been chasing me all over Cali
fornia"
Thereupon, the Chamber by
unanimous vote approved the rec
concentrations of Mr.. Harland
and referred the matter to the
Committee on Publicity consist
ing of c. P. Squires, AL Cahlan
and Thomas Harland for investi-
cation and report as to how best
to carry out the recommends
tions.
A resolution of thanks to Mr.
Harland for his helpful recon-
mendations was adopted by a
unanimous vote.
Secretary Whitehead made the
suggestion that a large descrip-
tive sign be placed on the high
way on each side of the city.
This matter was also referred to
the Publicity Committee.
Mr.. R. H Beauchamp, special