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131,1941'-THE GREELEY DAILY TRIBUNE, GREELEY, COLORADOPAGE FIVEBrief Resume1940 Activitiesof theGREELEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCENov. 1,1940, to Nov. 1,1941Officers andDirectorsOFFICERSH* R. JACOBSON T, E. MAWSON-L. B. CAKRET,„.Pics i dent.Vice-President Trc a su rerAs we come to tilt! end of auothor yenr of Chamber of Commerce activities we wonder what lias he on accomplished, and not until wo go back Into llio recoviiu do we realize how much lime ami effort lie5 been slvcu by the Board of Directors, Iho Officers, and members of I ho Greeley Chamber of Commerce for the welfnio and betterment of Greeluy and Weld County.Many of Urn nctlvltlca of a Chamber of Coimiiisrcn aro brought to public aUcullon, hut many others go unnoticed as they are tho regular louthio of business, or of a nature when Uio less publicised the belter.Realizing that the aversrq business man does not rare to attend meetings unless they nro of special Interest to him, the llouso and Eutorlnhnnent Committee scheduled only three regular meetings, besides tho animal meeting, this year. They were:School Officers Meeting a It ended by moio than two hundred from all pari a oftho Couuty. .Future Farmers Tarty to honor forty of the year’s outstanding 4*11 Club Boy a from the Agricultural Olaesos lu Weld County High Schools, together with tholr fathers and leaders—milfclug u parly of move than one hundred guests.Tho Lot ton nan's Dinner, at which thn» aleitt one hundred fifty athletic lcllcr-mcn of all sports from College, College Iligh ami Crnotey High were entertained.OPEN DIRECTORS MEETINGS have hocn continued through this year and lmvo become quite popular. They are scheduled for once each month. At these meetings outside speakers have been invited la Lo discuss tu alters of interest to the City and■ Ain 11nvr n i-n notiflnfl (I'll ll lltvllPfT tfl nlft'Mll.Cooperated with Iho School Board of Greeley lu sponsoring a bond istmo to builda now school building in South Greeley.Sponsored tlio Weld County School Of I lee in complimentary luncheon during the Mid-Year Education Conference at the Colorado State College of Education.FOURTH OF JUDY—Headed by the Viced3resident of Iho Chamber of Commerce nB Cltainnan. Thu Nineteenth Annual Greeley Spud Rodeo and Fourth of July Celebration staged a very successful two-day per for a nance. Belter lighting equipment was Installed, making Iho evening show on J.ily 3rd equal In every way to the day show, which has been one or tho objectives of live commit tee since lights wero firm installed.IRRIGATION—Arranged an ngrccnient between Morgan County water users and Weld County farmers for better ubo of Irrigation water.INDUSTRIES, SPECIAL COMMITTEE—A Special Industrial CominlUee was appointed to Investigate Uid possibility u£ establishing soino kind of defease industryin or near Greeley.Governmental Coordinating Office was visited by members of this coin*Theijiitleo. At I he suggestion of tho Denver Ofrico a i.ynductlvt• facilities census was made Of all machine shops, welding shops, melul works, wontlworking shops, manufacturing plants and factories in the Greeley district, which b now Bind in tho Denver Office.TUo comanlLteo lias at all limes liecn dlbgoat In (Heir of torts to got some typo of Industry, defcnSD or otherwise, that will ho a future ns well »h a present asset to Greeley ami fit la with our agricultural haluslry. ,Legislation AND TAXATION-Contributed to iho support of tlie annual Mountain States Association dinner, which la lm1d in Washington, I). 0., each year an a get
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Greeley Daily Tribune
Greeley, Colorado, US
Fri, Oct 31, 1941
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