Arizona republican., 1901-02-21
LOOKING BACKWARD
A Few Little Things Done By The
 Board of Trate.

Too much cannot be said in prasn of the Phoenix bdIrd of trade and the of ticcrs ana members of the body who havs unceaSinSly devoted their time tD the urbuilding of the city through that organization. Mc.e has Eeen accom- plished thu ugh the efforts of that body during the last year than can be shown in actual records and the good work done will continue to bear fruit for a long time to come. Still much has been done than can be pointed out and sufficient. surely. to gain for that tly the hearty support of the people in whatever it undertakes That the public generally may better apprs- cate its work it will be interesting to review briefly some of the principal matt rs that have been acted upon dur ing the Tast year
 Early last April when the gcvern- mcnt irrigation f arid lands was being agi;ated the board of trade took up the matter to the extent ct asking that $25o,00O be appr priat,i for the purr1se of irrigation surveys in this territory, and committee was ap- pointed to draft plans for bonding the
 
 reservoirs That work was accomplished and though Arizona never gets all she asks for it was a step in the right direct in keeping the matter a live issue. In May the bcl;l passed a resolution favDring an Isthman canal, the same being forwarded to Washinc on as expressing thr views If the people cf this Tdrt of the nation.
 During the month of May 5000 folders S5ttirS forth the res sources of this region were furnished by the board to the Southern Pacific railroad company for general distribution. It was also during last May that the board took up the matter of forest reserves arl the prev T,ion of grazing thereon. Whaj h1T grown cut Cf that issue is well known. some things have been accomplished and more results arc cX- pcCted to follow. hut the | ard took the initiative in the protection of this portion uf the territory.
 sometime in June <. r. Clark was authorized to represent the board in Denv-r in an effort to establish closer relations between Colorado and Ari- zora fo: he mutual benefit of both. As the result Of Mir. Clark's visit to Den vc' quite a number cf CO,rrl1o people were brought to Php.nix during the months that followed.
 In Jun also the board had printed 1000 copies of a pamphlet descriptive of the climate of the Salt River valley and it's inducements for tn. So seeking d change.
 line next thing of importance was the vie #,f he. .,r board, II. NJ Chapman. He visited twelve lag cities and distributed 13,- Oo0 pamphlets and had many personal interviews with people looking toward The west for health or investment. Transportation was furnished a part If the way by the <. r. r. x r. railroad aEl altogether the cXpense to the beard foc the secretarys missionary tour was less than SS5. and as result there are now -eVenteen persons re- siding here, brought in through his ef- forts. This .s less than $5 each for i'm miSIIr,s, actual results than can now be shown Many of these newcomers are heads of families SO that the total is even greater. While on his visit east MT. C. A. Higgins. passenger agent of the santa Fe told Mir Chapman that in his opinion that was the most plac- ticdl way to secure immigration. It se- cures eff 7ctivc work and the results are flr-r aching.
 Tn next matter taken up by the L lrd was that of the citys census and a special enumeration was taken.
 Dr. Dunield who attended the meet ing cf the National Medical ass >ciation, was also made d missionary for the bDIrd and during his visit to Atlantic City he distributed 5000 books on Cli- mate. LOCO folders and 10000 pieces C" Nri2 ul liter~dro furnished by the southern Pacific railroad company This work was also fruitful of good re- suits
 IH August committee was appointed to secure water measurements in the streams of he. valley A mass meet ing of citizens was called together and from that and the agitation in The Re publican. grew the general water ster- age movement now being so faithfully and carefully pushed along.
 In October the board took up the matter of a new charter for this city and a bill providing for it is now before the legislature.
 Then came the securing of a promise fr n the government for the spending of Sl00,00 In bedrock borings and sur Ncys to further the reservoir move.