Arizona republican., 1900-09-13
MORE ABOUT SIGN BOARDS
Southwest Miners Association Takes
 Up the Work.

From time to time as narrowing tal5s of men lost on the desert are reported, the newspapers have agitated the question of the necessity of the cree ton of sign boards ond the desert to Cfrect prospectors ana travellers to wells, water holes and stations.
 At one time CT another the boards of supervisors in some of the Arizona counties have made some efforts to supply this need, but never to any great extent. and the sign boards form erly erected have in some instances fallen or been torn down for kindlinS by travellers.
 The Southwest Miners Assassination, with headquarters at Los Angeles, has now taken up the work of getting prop e. signs put up on the desert and adopted the following memorial, to ba sent to the boards of supervisors in the several counties in the states and ter ritories embraced in the work of the association:
 Whereas, The mineral wealth of our desert counties is one of our greatest resources, if not the very greatest. the development of which will be worth millions to the merchants and dealers in mining machinery and supplies in the towns and cities of the southwest. aside from the profits to accrue to our miners, in the discovery and exploits tatiOn of the mines therein. and the ad- ditional wealth thereby created and put into current use in our midst, and
 Whereas, The work of exploring tha desert country is greatly retarded. and rendered perilous, by reason of the fact that not a sign or indication marks the roads and watering places. from one end of the desert to the other.
 'TherefOYe. be it Resolved That We the board of directors of the Southwest Miners Association. in view of the vast Interests involved. hereby memor- alize the boards of supervisors, respec- lively. of the several counties in the states and territories embraced in the work of this association in this behalf and we do hereby urge upon your hon. orable body that immediate action be taken in the erecting of sign boards at the points of divergence and crossing of all trails and roads on the desert giving distances to and the location of water, and to the camps and towns, all of which can be done at d compara- lively small expense.
 This will result in the saving of life. and the rapid development of the vast | mineral treasures of the desert. The work does not stop at the erection of signs but the sinking of wells at suit able points"
 The memorial has been sent to the boards of supervisors of Los Angeles. san Diego, san BernardinO, Riverside, Kern and Inyo counties of California. ard Lincoln and Nye counties of Ne Vada.
 The association desires to know to ! what extent this work is needed in Arizona and requests miners, prCspec- tors and all others interested to core spond with tha secretary. Georga N. 1 Nolan, Of Los Angeles. regarding the
 matter and stating. if possible. wlere boards and wells are needed and giv- ing points where water may be found. -O---
 At meeting of the Maricopa county prohibi. ion central committee. called for the purpose oC setting date of coUn- ty convention. it was resolved that meeting should b. held Septembr 13. at ' D. m. at Doris hall. The appoint ment of delegates from the different precincts is as follows: Phoenix, 20; Mesa, 6; Tempe, 8; Buckeye, 3; Glen dale, 8, and all other precincts 1 each. Every one in sympathy with the prin- | 4r,s saf fTNr aelyGa n