Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-07-18
Will! III ADVERT SE...::. Y.
YAvAPAI COUNTY
Plans Submitted And Adopted at The
Business Mems Dinner Last EVENING"
Stirring Speeches Made at the Most
Successful Gathering of the Series.

ing Of the Buckley O'N.iT monument.
~. ID. 'Aitken, Of III. Trade Elpsu.
s'on," committee. srpotted thss thst
body had MOI informally sevefai times
and that Ut the proper time severa,
matters would be presented TO The .s.
ecntive committee for snJsfsenrst.
The mais subject befos~ The esshee.
Ing was TIE report Of the "INubiiei,yv
committee asd shi, ~s. presented ~
Chairman A. W. Bsrk, wSo -.id:
To the presidso, and members Of
Yavapsi club--Y@r committee on
publicity begs irave to submit the
following report.
Within few days after the aSyoint.
ment OF this committee, is mem6srs ~.
senbk'd and orgsuif~d. with tie selec.
ton of A., W. Bork ~ ehairmap and
Robs. 4. Porter ~ secretary. Co..
The duties assigned to the commit.
t~ were Informally earnestly ana en-.
ttrusisstiesIly. Discussed, several meri.
tvnicus suggestions being made, but no
action was taken at that time, the
committee adjourning uutn n week
hence. Absat this time \. r. Power.
representing the Chicago Tribune and
the New York CoMmercial. M.
proarhed the eommissse and sub.
mittsd propoeitice for nd.
vertising the resources Of the county
in those papers. lie wss informed shat
the publicity movement was ouly in
an ineip'~nt stage, and that no organic
ed edovt had AZ yet been made or dis
cussed fur the securing Of funds. Mr.
Power volunteered 10 make canvass Of
the merchants for that purpose, and he
was given permission no interview IT,
Ibusinem neu, aad aAesstain Whit might
be- possible in that direction. Aftev
a partial canvas he fousd that the
sentiment Of number Of The merehnHts
aud thr trade interests Of sb- city
were opposed to making contributions 10
fund that would b~~ntirely absorbsa
by the amount Mr.. f'vwers required for
his two papers. Upon further sonsdita-
tion with your committee. Mr.. Powers
obligated himself to Mise by wi,,~~Yip.
tiou n fumd OF at lean 5000. and be
therefore proceeded vim the work upon
this basrs, and upon the eoaditian that
~ 200 of'tAe same SHOULD be apmswiat.
ed for advertising in enc papers With
he represented. Mr.. Powers succeeded
in raising the stipulated amount. the
subscriptions being FOR specified
amounts payable month";. in twelve in
stallnenta Upon the proper showing
that he hal performed hrs part Of The
agreement. your committee entered into
a coutrnct nth him fos advertising In
the sum of Ai2O0-s600 IN each pnpes.
lehis sna sovssiqg the sSss Of the pub
lliessiop Of ose column per- week fos
seven weeks in each papsr, II beiwE
conditioned thxt the matter WAS 10 ~
csiive the approval Of THE committee
bs6orc appearing in print. Subsequent
" your committee reached . conclusion
tho il was Of paramount 'nrpor,anse
tha4 this club sksald have ntaruture
with which 10 supply Information 10 the
many inquimfs that are daily 'esehins
this etdy. asking for facts regarding its
RESOURCES, and other matters Of = spcci'
Dc natuse. ard il was therefore s's~@ed
advisable to order cancelled the con
trset for advertising. aud compensate
fsss fAsssv~ fs~iss sssv~~s by the pay
neut Of q commission. This action was
taken after consultation with tho pvesi'
dent of the club and members 81 the
general committee. II seemed TO IN
the unanimon. opinion Of an consulted
in the matter that NJ Powers had
accomplished something which no e'f''
zen of this town could have dene, hav'
inc the time 10 devote 10 that purpose,
The result IL that tine club new has
n working fund already guaranteed
and with the same We are exsrene'y
confident that the money cen be e.
ueuaed in mmnner than ~iii be Of vast
and lasting beacSt to yavspsi county.
| while your eommittss' lin. several plans
under consideration for advertising the
county. we deem il proper 70 submit