Arizona republican., 1899-08-08
PHOENIX. AUGUST 8. 1899.
THE BOARD OF TRADE WINS.

The board of supervisors yesterday
acceded % the almost universal de-
Anand of the taxpayers of Mar:copa
courty and appointed Mr.. Walter Tai
bot commissioner of immigration.
Readers of The Republican are ia
miliar with the plan whereby the
board of trade asked for Mr. Talbot
appointment. 1t IS a plan that makes
for the advancement of this county and
this city. The Republican has FOR
years advocated the advertisement CT
the Salt River valleys resources. L
has recommended an organization of
the business men of the valley with
the object of making the Incompatible
advantages of the valley known to the
people of the east and middle west.
An attempt was made a year ago to
form a commercial club on the lines
that have been followed lately in Or
ganizing the board of trade. The
board of supervisors was unable to CO
operate. A law was passed by the
legislature last winter and became op-
erative authorizing the board of SUI
pervisors of Mariccpa county to ap
poirI. a commissioner of immigration
and empowering it to appropriate
sum not exceeding $500 a year in car
ru-ng out the provisions CT the law.
On the strength of this law the board
of trade was organized and the board
of supervisors was requested to name
as commissioner clf immigration one Of
several business men selected by The
board of trade. The supervisors could
not see their way clear to such action.
The district attorney brought in
semi-jud.cial opinion declaring the
law to be invalid. Then the board of
trade asked for the appointment OF
Mr.. Wafer Talbot as commissioner
and agreed that he should give an in
Identifying bond to the board of su-
pervsors pending the outcome Of a
friendly suit to test the validity of the
law. The board of supervisors made
the point that the farmers of the
county were not favorable to the
scheme The answer to this was a
monster petition, signed by most of
The responsible farmers of the val
ley, favoring the board of trades plan.
In the face of this showing the board
of supervisors yesterday acceded to the
request of the board of trade and APP
pointed Mr. Talbot, who IS one of the
best known business msn of Phoenix.
The board of trade viii hold a meet
ing tomorrow and decide upon plan
of campaign. Its victory is a noe
worthy one. 1t would not have sue
ceeded but for the untiring efforts of
ex-Mayor ]. C. Adams. Mr.. Ad
ans was instrumental in securing
the passage of the law creating
the office of commissioner of immigra-
ton; it was through his efforts that !
the board Of trade was organized and a |
a sum exceeding $4,000 was subscribed
to an advertising fund to be employed |
with the money to be appropriated by !
the board of supervisors. Despite the !
many obstacles placed in his path by !
the arti pTogressivists Mr. Adams per
sisted, and now he has the satisfaction
of seeing the CHEZ obstruction rolled !
away. Mr. Adams has been made |
president of the board of trade, and he
will bring to the office the qualities
which have marked his conduct of che |
just closed-a campaign that
will be memorable in the history of
Maricopa county
Now that the struggle is over The |
Republican has hope that the two
boards will cooperate 50 well that /
Maridopa cour.y viii secure the wide |
advertisement it needs and every bus
mess interest here will he given a de-
aided impetus II tbs board of trade ]