The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-09-23
Libby Chamber
Active Force
In Community

At a recent meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Libby Chamber
Of Commerce, a review of the past
years activities showed that the
chamber during that time, both
through the work of members and
through financial assistance, has
backed numerous projects, among
these was their contribution to the
Libby School Band, the Western
Lincoln County Fair, the present
athletic field lighting fund, the
Greater Libby Association, the fund
raising drive of the Agricultural
Experimental Station. Libby's repre-
sentative to Boys State at Dillon,
the purchase of feed for wild fish
and game during the winter months.
the assistance to the State Fish
Hatchery in building the freezer on
the premises, the backing of the
Libby Golf Association and Country
Club, the many instances of adver-
Using the community through the
Libby pamphlet and through space
in the Progress Edition of the
Spokesman Review Further past
activities showed the direct spon-
soring of several speakers, the many |
committee meetings, including the
highway, timber products, the in
dustrial development, mining en-
gineerS. education, fish and game |
and others.
Much actual work was done in
several instances in furthering To-
cal highway interests, representa-
tives being sent to various district
meetings throughout the state With
reference to tourist trade, assistance
was given through considerable cor
directed to interested
persons, through the course of err
roneous reports on the impassability
of Highway No. 2, which, through
opened the flow of
traffic again
In the interests of the possible
sustained yield program and in an
endeavor to gather more informa-
ton on the subject, the chamber
further proposed and backed trip
to Shelton. Washington for nine
members of the community so that
pertinent facts with reference to
the question could be assimiliated, (
and the operation itself Of the Shell {
ton agreement could be observed at (
first hand. #
1t was brought out by the former !
of the chamber, Dexter f
that due to the limited :
'evenue of the organization, that 3
much normal Chamber of Com +
nerce work was not attempted, that c
was not possible to send repre- n
entativeS to pertinent meetings or "
Jack them as fully as should have r.
,een the case. Further that the in
reased amount of correspondence b
ctual contacts, close cooperation Il
With other chambers including ff
tate and other work for the secre- %
airy really makes it necessary to fl
ave a secretary who can devote ir
lore time on such problems as keep If
rising OF
After consideration of the picture al
! the past and with the prospective Iii
'ork lined up for the future, the bl
directors felt that the revenue of p
lie Chamber of Commerce through Isl
ues should be increased so as to in
rovide more adequate fund to DC
)ver the work, advertising, repre-
at meetings, etc, this com nj
lg year. 1t is imperative that much Lis
2 done to push the completion of or
S. No. to the Idaho line the fe
ork on and completion of High 70
ay No. 81 to Rexford, further in
in the field of sustained sa
ED program, and work in many wi
her phases. An increase in dues an
, the Directors to the approx pc
alton of dues in nearby towns was siS
1t essential TT
1t could provide a possibility of CO.
lSlng the pay somewhat for our ar,
cretary and possibly give an OPP col
rtunlty for ultimately hiring a wi
IL time secretary as should be au
ne. go