The oasis., 1907-08-10

] copies Oi very handsome booklet des-
 cribing Nogales and Santa Cruz county,
 at cost of $45O00. This month also
 saw the gauging station on the Santa
 Cruz river in actual operation.
 l In April the Board busted itself in the
 matters of securing for the Fire Depart
 ment a more reliable income and in securing, in connection with the Coun- ell, lease from the railroad for strip
 occupied by the spur track on Morley
 avenue.
 On May 9th committee of fifteen
 was appointed by the Board for the pur- pose of raising subscription for the Duquesne Road Fund. On the 14th the
 committee reported subscriptions se- | cured to the amount of $3,38500. The
 resignation of Secretary Sullivan was
 presented and c. NJ Rathbun was
 elected to fill the vacancy.
 The chief matters of importance dealt
 with in June were an effort to secure
 the headquarters of the Chief Immigra-
 rion Inspector along the border for
 Nogales; and the building of the Odd
 Fellows and the Knights of Pythias
 homes here; the consideration of the
 matter of the Government Cattle tax for
 grazing on the reserves and the extend
 ing of letter of invitation to Secretary
 Garfield of the Department of the h.
 terior to visit Nogales on his coming trip to this section for the purpose of inspection of the Government irrigation projects.
 In July, the Board, having been in- formed by the Duquesne Mining and Reduction Company that their policy concerning transportation had been changed and that the improvements on the Duquesne road would therefore be unnecessary, refunded to the subscribers the sum of $l00900, the total of collec- tions on the fund to that date.
 Thus we see that the Board of Trade has during the year taken up some twenty-four different matters ot great importance to both the town of Nogales and the whole of Santa Cruz county. Many of them have been carried to a successful conclusion, while others, among them the securing of the Cananea Road for Nogales and the installation of a Government irrigation project on the Santa Cruz river appear to be in a very promising stage. Either of these two if carried to successful conclusion will mean changes and Improvements to this section which can not be over estimated. It IS well known fact that the great Government scheme for irrigating the Salt River Valley by means of the Tonto Dam had its beginnings in an endeavor by few far seeing citizens of that valley to interest the Government in such a project; and 1t Is important in this connection that the Santa Cruz project offers many more favorable features to cheap and effective construction and control than did the Tonto project features which will mean saving of hundreds of thousands of dollars in the construction Of reservoir capable of turning the Santa Cruz valley into veritable garden.
 Beside the large amount collected in | dues and membership fees, the Board | through its various committees has secured contributions to the amount of | several thousand dollars and has col lected in actual cash the sum of $2l39 .O0: the balance with the exception of a | small amount still outstanding on the | Special Emergency Fund, being sub- obtained for the improvement of the Duquesne Road. It has provided i funds to the amount of $300.O0 for the | guaging of the Santa Cruz river, it has guaranteed the payment of like amonnt toward the proper equipment of the Fire Department and it has helped in many other ways to foster the inter- ests of the community which would have been impossible of execution with out such an organization. It has issued literature to the extent of thousands of copies, so that Nogales and Santa Cruz county are to-day well known to thousands of people in all parts of the United States, many of whom are per sonally interested in this section as is evidenced by the many letters ofinquiry received.
 The Financial Statement herewith appended shows that the Board of Trade is in good financial condition, and with the continued hearty cooperation of the of Nooaias and Santa Cru1 onr, l