The Tucson citizen., 1902-12-05
the postage to date amounts to S54
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the postage to date amounts to- $54.55.
The Executive Committee entered IN
to a contract with the Sunset Maga-
zine, a publication issued ln San
Francisco under the direction of the
Southern Pacific company, which has
very large circulation, both in this
country and abroad, for a write-up of
Tucson and a monthly page advertise
ment. This article is expected to ap-
pear in the December issue of the
magazine. The agent representing the
publish the article descriptive of Tue
son without cost. IA contract was
made for page advertisement at the
rate of $3.50 per page per month, with
the privilege on the part of the Execu-
tive Committee of discontinuing the
advertisement at the end of any quarter
by paying the regular quarterly rates
In other words, contract is OutStand-
ing for three months advertisement
at $45 per month We are also to have
free of cost 1000 Or 1900 copies of this
issue of the magazine for distribution.
Representatives of the Los Angeles
Herald submitted proposition for a
six page advertisement in the holiday
edition which they are preparing. The
executive committee however, upon
fully considering the matter, concluded
that funds were not available for this
purpose.
Golfers Weekly, of New York City,
also submitted a proposition for a page
advertisement in special Pacific
Coast" edition, guaranteed circulation
100000 copies. The Executive Com
mittee did not think favorably of the
proposition.
The above includes all that the Ex-
ecutive Committee has done in the
way of advertising and distributing
| literature.
Reference was made in former re-
port to the question Of the establish
nlent of smelter in this city. We
have just received a communication
| from Charles Schley & Co., investment
brokers of Milwaukee Wisconsin, ask
ing for more specific information upon
the subject There is likelihood o.
something resulting from the efforts o.
the parties who are interested in this
matter. The Executive Committee il
! rendering every service in it's power.
r. With regard to the appropriation o
i $3.50 made for the Sanitorium project
Messrs. Plumer & Steward advise tha
contracts have been let for eight cot
tages on the site selected for the San
itorium, alnd that this will be the nu
cleus for the larger building to b.
erected later. 4
The Chamber of Commerce was re
quested by the governor to have rep
resentative at a meeting of the loal
commission which convened in Phoeni.
some ten days ago for the purpose o
J adjusting the matter of the Pima coun
!, ty Narrow Gauge bonds. Hon. M. z
Freeman was selected by the Executiv
; Committee to be present at this meet
Ing. Mr.. Freeman attended, and re
, ports as follows:
November 20, 1902.
Tucson Chamber of Commerce:
, Dear Sirs-Having been selected b,
, your body as its representative befor
the Territorial loan commission in tn
matter Of funding the so-called Narroy
Gauge bonds, I beg to report that
t appeared before that body at meetin
held for the purpose of considering tn
matter named. and rendered such assist
) ance as | could to Mr.. Jacobs, chair
, man of the Board of Supervisors, an
Mr. Ford, special counsel for Pim
county.
Mr. Ford having ably presented tn
, legal points involved, took up tn
) matter of fixing the rate of interest O
| the bonds to be issued, that being
within certain limits discretfonar
t with the loan commission.
} Argument was made for per cen
rate, and the matter is now under cor