Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-03-21
Business And Professional Men Meet
At Dinner And Listen To An
Interesting Paper By Banker Hazeltine
And A Discussion By Other Speakers.
from Thursdays Daily.)

frrII Welfare OF fnvapai county, had
f- Inception last evening in the in
,rrlrltion of series Of monthly din.
nor. a, the Yavapai club. The topic
or i.c evening was "a New Era for
ya,pai County" and this subject
VII. handled in mastery, intelligent,
and incisivc manner in paper by
VI n. Hazcltinc, and was the keynote
of guhscquent discussion by various
sneakers who had been assigned some
pfpso ~ the subject for treatment.
n was meeting that. after the
initial paper was read. was surcharg-
cl with enthusiasm, and fruitful with
sensible suggestions. The interchange
~ IDEAS that was produced was help
ful. destructive and interesting, and
,ho ointment created and the hone in.
spirrd win undoubtedly crystalline in
itc near future into the formation Of
% hoard of trade or nm organization on
similar lines. designed 10 advertise tho
resources Of the county, and attract
cari'nl. and desirable class of set
tiers
There were II members and guests
around the banquet board, when Pre-.
silcri Hawkins welcome announce
mont cnmc. "Gcntlcmcn. he seated w
The dinner Of seven courses, with
the proper accompanying vin'agcs. was
one of Manager Green's best efforts,
and was the subject Of much nat'crirg
comment. The nsscmblagc was in nm
anrrcciaiivc and receptive spirit after
thc completion Of the menu. for tho
,urochmaking. which was opened with
few preliminary remarks by Judge
Hawkins. who stated the object Of tho
dinner and declared that the Yavapai
Climb "is "a living, firm. stern, reality,
anl un institution that future history
VIII record NJ being the founder aud
cr.atcr of the prosperity of the county
c,rrmouials 10 John Mason Ross
chairman of the entertainment com
uit'pc. who after brief but pertinent
remarks. announced that the subject
for the evening wns "a New Fra for
l1tnpai county, which would h'
treated upon in paper by Mr.. NJ. u
ila,oltinc. The latter prcfacod his adj
dr.s with paying n tribute to the meI
who have pioneered the territory, an'
vho have left goodly heritage. an'
continuing, contrasted the conditions
iuridou, to the days of the Der an'
ihc cowboy, with the present eva
drncos OF another civilization, mani
Tested in substantial cities lighted b.
electricity, equipped with telephone
street ears. and modern impro' ements
90 steel cables and mighty hoists an'
modern mills instead of the primitiv
rnstra. Dwelling upon the advance
mont in mining conditions from tn
'Iays of burro and wagon transporto
lion, he pointed To the fact that Their
are two custom smelters now IN IN
county. with combined capacity o
1000 tons, and volatilization plan
for extracting the metal values
The speaker adverted to the confirms
in transportation facilities, cspeciaii
commenting in words of praise upo
tac Bradshaw line; To the tclephon
systcm throughout the county, ana
the electric power trsnsmissi IN plant
her built or contemplated. Quotii
Prot Agassiz, he proplesied that Ari
ma is destined to be the treasury
america, and that tie fulflment
that prophecy is fast approaching y
Iortion Of the territory surpasses "
npai county In the variety, wea''
and extent OF its mineral resource
and everyone II he will, may haste
The coming era Of prosperity. IL WI
particularly gratifying that the VIII
cat stage of mining had almost pasSe
and IL was time to call halt on sue
dlsrcputable and blighting method
Mining as n business, he snid, ~ P'
"mnently legitimate, and the moh'
taken from the ground is clean, ana n
made by the downfall, misfortune
lack of business ability Of another
Referring to the fact that Prese'
has the reputation of being h'e
priced town, while Phoenix has I
name Of being cheap pr'c'd 70"
he questioned whether the average
prices hero was unreasonably hip
but assuming such to be the case
considered It due TO the enormo
amounts lost through in'u''c'0