The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-11-23
Libby Commercial
Club Discusses
New Sales Tax
Unanimous and Strong Opposition Is
Sentiment Expressed at Thursday
Night Meeting.

An interesting and lively business
session was held by the Libby Com
mercial club at its meeting in the par
Tors of the Presbyterian church Thurs
day night OF last week. Following the
serving of an EXCELLENT dinner, e. e.
Jaqueth, president took charge and
called on committee chairmen To re-
port
L. S. WEIGH, chairman of the special
court house committee, told what had
been done in conference with the board
of county commissioners His report
was to the effect that it had been de-
cided to await probable and more fav-
orable legislation in view Of the fact
that it was generally believed a bond
issue would be defeated if put to a
vote at this time 1t is planned, how
ever to keep in touch with develop
ments and be in position to have an
application for funds filed if conditions
make it advisable.
Asks for Lumber Use.
In this connection Walter Neils sug-
gested the ACCESSIBILITY of building the
court house Of lumber if it is finally
decided to build Mr.. Neils said the
lumber industry is having to fight for
every dollars worth of business it gets
these days and that it is being pushed
everywhere by competing materials. In
support Of his suggestion he said that
the practice is becoming quite common
OIL the coast to put up public buildings
of lumber In districts where lumber is
an important industry He said that in
stead of expensive two and three story
schoolhouses, frame buildings of one
story are now being put up at much
less expense and equally safe from the
standpoint of fire hazard. Bridges of
lumber are also being constructed at a
cost of rs per cent of what a concrete
structure would run into.
President Jaqueth called attention to
a letter mailed to the Montana public
works committee relative to the lumber
to be used in the big Fort Peck dam
in eastern Montana The specifications
had called for Douglas fir, which would
have eliminated Montana mills, A reso-
luton by the local club was sent the
Montana committee asking that Mon
tana lumber be used and letter in
reply was read by Secretary Ludvick-
son which said specifications would be
changed SO as to permit use of Mon
tana lumber.
Walter Neils also spoke In this con-
nection. He said he had taken I'D the
same matter with officials when the
specifications came out but Thanked the
club for what they had done, remark
ing that officials would pay attention
to an organization Of citizens such as
commercial club sooner than they
would to a lumber manufacturer who
would be interested in having the con-
tention decided his way.
A. M. Hoffman reported briefly for
the road committee, saying that bids
on the Yak hill project were to be
opened on November IL, that crew oil
surveyors were on the Kootenai Falls
project and another one south Of Libby
and that prospects were bright for the
long desired highway improvement.
Libby on the Air.
L. S. WEIGH, chairman of the publ
city committee, told of arrangements
made for Libby program over KHG
on Sunday, the 18th, upon invitation Of
the Davenport hotel management. He
said data had been sent in for the pro-
gram and that William Herbert would
represent the city.
In brief discussion of prospects fol
new city hall, Mayor Switzer stated
it was planned to build new hal
without any increase in the tax burden
This could be done, he said, by pairing
other funds a mill or two.
NJ K. Kedzie for the fish and game
committee laconically remarked tina
there was no fishing at this time, ant