Arizona republican., 1906-04-19
BOARD OF. 1RADE'S
 WORK OF A YEAR
Secretary Van Der Veer's Synopsis of
 It's Accomplishments.

The following is the report of Sec retary Van der Veer of the board of | trade, submitted at the annual meet | ing on Tuesday night:
 sGentlemen:-I have the honor to submit the seventh annual report oi your organizatiop as embraced in q i brief review of the work of a busy year.
 Soon after the organization of forces for the years work, it become appar- ent that a systematic campaign was necessary to prevent the threatened | consummation of plans to join Arizo- ma with New Mexico in one state. A call was issued by the board of trade and on May 27th there was gathered in Phoenix an anti-joint statehood con vention with voluntary delegates from every county and represent ng all phases of political and business life. | After the territorial central commit 1 tees of the two great political parties had separately and jointly passed res olutions of protest against Jointure, the convention. with absolute unani- l mity passed similar resolutions. The Arizona Anti-Joint Statehood League was thereupon formed along lines I suggested by the board of trade in the I call for the convention, and to the I'new organization was delegated the work of what has proved a successful campaign.
 1 Along the same lines of work against jointure was the entertainment of the party of prominent members of the l house of representatives. who visited Arizona to look into the question for themselves and from opinions at first hand. Every member of the party be- F-Fa .F 1 during the visit expressed himself as l opposed to joint-statehood. but unfor- tunately, all did not vote according to their convictions when the test came. After the session of Congress opened. and the proposed jofnture bill was under consideration, the board of trade followed up its former protests by sending resolutions against joint-stl;e hood to each member of the house and ! senate. Still later, delegates accredit- ed to this organization went to Wash ington with the Arizona delegation to fight toint-sta tehood. and their sue cessful efforts of their combined work are of so recent record as not to neef repetition here. II is now believed Ethat the question of jointure of Ari- zona and New Mexico. if it comes be- fore the people of the territories at all will come in a form in which the sen timents of the voters may be expressed for or against without complication l with any other question. IL is also be- lieved that the expression of the vot- | CTS of Arizona will be as Overwhelm- ingly against jointure at the polls as it has been in public and private ex- change of opinion
 Probably the work of the board ot trade of more lasting benefit and ot : al y-a- suits to the community than all else was the raising of a bonus of $30,ooC to secure the building of a beet sugar factory in the Valley. With persistent effort enough public spirited and far seeing citizens were found in Phoenix Tempe, Mesa and Glendale to pledge the large amount necessary to insure the establishment here of the sugar plant The factory is now nearing completion and without unforeseen de lays will be in operation in a few months to add a pay roll of large amount to the enterprises of the Sal River Valley.
 It's operation will mean the monthly distribution of large sums among the farmers as their reward for the grow ing Of beets upon several thousand Iacres Of land. Enhancement of the value of the land will naturally fol . low.
 \ The board of trade may in all jus tice claim to be the father of water storage in the Salt River valley I Icommittee from this organization first investigated the reservoir possi bilities of the Salt River and subse quently it's members and officers tool a leading part in ever step leading ul r to the securing of government aid il building the Tonto reservoir, and fl f acquiring the canals. It was there fore no more fitting that the visit o inspection of the members of the con gressional committee on Irrigation should have been made with the boart of trade, and the Water Users assccia ton as their joint hosts.
 A trip was made in carriages owe the Tonto wagon road and the part! were entertained on their return t
 Mesa and at Phoenix. In connection with the visit of this party the Wo mans club lent valuable aid in prep arations for their entertainment.
 As a part of the visit of this part, of Congressmen was the coming f' = Phoenix of U. s. Senator Flint, of Cal a ifornia. who was entertained under tn T auspices of the board of trade, an' E l who addressed an open air meeting anC expressed his willingness to act q joint representative for Arizona in tn upper house of congress.
 Another party of visitors of not were the members of the Chicago Com mercial club, who made a brief stol in Phoenix and were shown the sight by a committee appointed by the boar' of trade.
 In the preparations for the frs Arizona Territorial Fair, the board Q trade had it's part as an organization while it's individual members did thel full share in various capacities. T. comfortably house the influx of Visi tors at that time, over five hundret rooms in private families were liste
 with the board of trade and abou i three hundred and fifty were mad use of the week the fair lasted, in ad dition to the regular places of en tertainment. so that there was no lacl of hospitality in the city.
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