Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-08-14
Clssa ,5a,vrdsys Da,ly.)

That inc Rusincss Mems Dinners of r.he ynvapni Club are not only useful in promoting good fellowship nmong tthr citizen. of the community, but are ahx, g valuable factor in bringing about a anitv of the citizens, wss amply de- unosi ri,tcd st the monthly dinner which WIS held last evening. For some r,-s-on or other. II has been several months since one of these dinners has tren hcll, snd consequently, th" nn- ,oonocmcut that a general report of ,,hc Varlnu. committees would bc heard .,p the occasion lasi evening served to hnrg forth an unusually large a,tcni. aaon Tn addition, tncrc were mum ter of vi'itors prescnt-practically strangers in thc community and dur. ing .thc cveaing they expressed them wlvrS ns being moi only amazed at tho ability of Prescott to support such . srll appointed and admirably conduc. fesl institution as the Yavapai Club. but they were delighted to have ocular prusf of the high character of the citizenship ,of this county. and to hear -os ihc remarkable opportunities exist sny m this section in the mineral in .Iustry
 During the rpursc of the dinner, which ny the way, was one of the bes;. from aa epicurean standpoint eh.t has ever been served. Governor Kibbcy was escorted to the dining reom, and given place of honor a, th right of President T. c. Norris 'raat 0vv~nor Kibbey is n popular yam m Prescott, and that his policies seGzrding Territorial affairs meet with the approbation of the business men .a.rmblel, WAS proven by the enthus ri.sfr demonstration accorded the chief -sxeeutive of the Territory as hc en stsvca the banquet hall. His remarks when called on for speech, were asici. explaining that he was trying ks watch train and did not expect tc Nave the pleasure of being among thos, la0'mbhd. He arrived from CamT 'Bsos,ic, dusty and tired, and was sim Vly ws,tsng n brief period to get back - nool wrsthcr, as he facetiously re 0srkcd. The governor stated that Sec yxtIry Garfcld observed that when thu 4bprnix citizens were in Yuma the, -Osrnei 10 bs cool, and that they rud saled around the boiler. The governor ahnn retired. and after the last cours, of uhe menu had been served, Lcro, .ADrcrson, chairman of the Rnilroa oeomittec, was asked to give a synop sis of what had been done by tha Asdy since tt was invested with itl ,1ufies. MT. Anderson said that dur S,G the pcris'i there had been som' '9seiRht reductions on household ncces =6siss, the decrease being from l5 t' - per cent on staple articles. In th' snssrse of the committee's work 1t wa sssnd that tt had been infringing some 'sshAt upon the prcrogativcs of th Trade Expassion committee. and n, 4oPcd that the latter would take m th syw~tion of the traffic proposition. Tn sssumittcs had found that the Hepbur, .et makes it difficult for the railroad te do certain things. While they wcr azmpcrea by these restrictions ta 1,ilrosds do not take advantage of thi -,-t, but have done all that !, consis, ~-nt with their ideas of bus,ncss polio, ar concentrate the trade of this Ec, Sion m Prescott. The problem q fsowsr rates is one that mus, be take 'n1r v ;H trunk liner, and tnis involv, ssclay. There are a number of thing rnc speaker declared, that should | nxksn up by the new committed. suc ss an effort to secure reduction Freight rates on the alfalfa, hay, frui and other products of the Salt Riv, valley. \ railroad to Camp Vert ~sould bs a desirable acquisition to q