Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-11-18
CHAMBEROFCOM
Annual Meeting Held Last
 Evening.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
A New Board Chosen to Push the Work During the
 New Year.


 of Commerce was held lsss evening 6t
 their rooms in the Adams Hotel. There
 were quite a numbeF of msmbeFs and
 cisizens of Phoenix presAat and listened
 with interest to the reports of the Bosre
 of Directors, Secretary and Treasurer
 These reports spsak for themselves an6
 shows that all was done that was pos
 sibls with the support given by the com
 munity.
 s. D. Lount, scsing President, re-
 viewed the workings of the Board sn1
 Secretary during their period Of office
 and placed the matter before she people
 in fair and impaFtiel manner.
 He explained that the Board hso
 been elected without their kno wledge
 or consent, and after finding that they
 had been entrusted with she manage
 ment of this corporation, they imme
 distely placed their shoulders to the l wheel, and with steady and prolonged carry out the intent of she corporation.
 "We," he continued, "have given ouT sime, and have gone down in our owu private purses to further the in5eres te of the City and Valley, foF which We received nothing in return but the de uunciation of one ot our newspapers for incompetency, and for not doing more, and the walls of few persons who were entirely ignorant of the facts and workings Of the organization, and who were not members but loudeet in sheiE fsuib-fndiDg. But," esid he, ''I look into the matter themselves, Instead of taking some unreliable person's word for it, they would take an entirely diff terent view of the situation.
 He paid an eloquens aud deserved compliment to John G. SpsngleF, the Secretary. for his efficient and faithful service in giving 8 great deal more of his time than was required by the Board, end in keeping the effaire of the organization in 8 most business-like manner Who, while in California, twice during his term of office, and at his own expense, had investigated the process of preserving the fruit and she most effective mode of advertising, which he has cheerfully given to the Chamber.
 MT Lount closed by thanking those who had remained by the Board. and insisted that none oE the old Board should be placed in renomination, but stated that they would be ready to do all in theiE power at all times for the upbuilding of the Chamber and the community of which it was the repre- sentative body
 At the close of his address Mr. Walter Talbot offered resolution of thanks to the retiring President and Board of Di- Factors for the able manner in which they had with limited means conducted past year
 This was passed unanimously and showed the hearty appreciation of the people.
 MT. J. 0. Adams made very liberal offer to be ons of ffssan to give s10O, or one of ten to give S2OO besides his dues to raise 8 sufficient fund for main- ssining and conducting the Ohsmbes.
 A mass meeting of the citizens of Pnosnix will bs held this evening ss the 1 Hotel Adams at 7:3O o'clock, for the purpose of enlistIng more concerted and l active interest ia the welfare of the | Chamber of Commerce.
 The following named gentlemen were 1 sleoted by the meeting to serve as | Board of Directors for she coming year: Geo. H. N. Lubrs, Frank Aikire, Tnos Bsrkiey, Dave Goldberg, M. R ,senberg, H. E. Stroud, 4. B. Williams, Barry 1oidwatsr and c. J. Hall.
 To the Phoenisc Chamber of Commerce,
 and to the Citizens of Phoenisr and
 of the Salt RiUes VaEley.
 Your Board of D. seosors present tbe oliowing ss their report for the year nding November 18th, 1879:
 We found upon ouF election one year go, the Chamber of Commerce install- d in the room situated at Nos I6 end 8 North Centre street. Having been equested to vacate those quarters. we ecured one room in the Adems Hotel. ronting on Csnsre street, where the ex- ibit and offiss aFs now located. After a ear io oug new location wa believe our lovs to be 8 visa one. Our exhibit is ieplsyed to so much bsster advantage nd ths large increess of names on our isiEoFs' register is evidsncs of the ben it derived. Naw displays have been ddsd throughout the year until Dog @ have aD exhibition of all the pro- ucts of the Salt R yer Velley, which re placed in ths most attractive man. sr The rooms are visited oY hundreds Of l end She Secretary is always edy and glad to explain the edvan- gss and resources of the Valley and Ie diversity of it's products. Ia order to thoroughly advertise our alley and City, large amount of p ierature has bsen prepared and dis- - ibuted broadcast over the country. 6 have had printed 23,OOO letter heads th Whi5lsw Rsid's letter cn the back. d they have proved winner in the .y of an advertisement. We have had lO0 copies of the Special Irrigation libion of the Arizona Gazette, contain 2 information Of the Honey Iodustry,