Arizona republican., 1908-03-19

When the proper interval in the courses had been reached. Dr. Floss. president of the board Of trade. who esteems it an honor to be considered crazy" about the Salt River valley. and the logical person to serve in that capacity, as toastmaster. rapped for order. He paid the usual courtesies to the guests of the hour. but in a manner that showed his encomiums were from the heart, as men of initiative in their old home states, who had come to this valley to lend their influence and their efforts to it's upbuilding. He told of how the old Phoenix chamber of com merce had died in 1898, and how the host of the hour, J. C. Adams, had un- dertaken its reincarnation through a successor that should be even higher in it's ideals and more effectual in it's power He told how MT. Adams in this work instead of failing to raise a thou sand dollars as he set out to do, had raised S3OOO and set the board on it's feet. Then he recited how in the dry years to follow the board had sweat blood until the day of salvation arrived flilh AONH lillflllNs ol iNS pONtl tS Oilt of the greatest engines of progress that could be found in any country
 The president introduced Secretary Cowgirl of the board of trade who re- cited in brief and well written paper the story of the achievements of the board of trade, the best commercial organization. all things considered. in the United States. Space forbds d recital of these events with most of which the Phoenix people are familiar, more than to say that among them were the settlement of the water prob lem of this valley, the statehood ques- tion and the upbuilding of all commer- cial enterprises in this valley. Other things were the entertainment of the president of the United States. con gressmen, members of the legislature and a list too lengthy to be even re- ferred 10. In the starting of this great work MT. Adams not only attended to the financial part. but furnished home for the board during it's early experiences Then came the building of the Roosevelt road. the birth of the territorial fair, the aid to the San Francisco sufferers which amounted to S1 per head according to the census of Phoenix. The secretary also point ed out many possibilities of the future. and emphasized the need of the board of funds for advertising purposes, tell ing of present work and how, with inn proved facilities, the board was swamp ed with inquiries from prospective set tiers. The membership has doubled in the last year but should be doubled yet again and there are no fair minded men who will not credit at least a portion of their prosperity to the efforts of the board Of trade.
 Judge Pinney was introduced as the next speaker and compared the present orderly condition of things with the elder days when he first become member of the Arizona bench. He re- lated how in the days of the stage rob- Der and bandit, when Tombstone was the chief city of the territory. it was his good fortune to pronounce the death sentence on five stage robbers and he had his judgment endorsed by the citizens of Tombstone. who hung the sixth bandit to telegraph pole. His comparison of those days with the present was pleasing in the long steps that have so evidently been taken for the advancement of the social and bus mess conditions of the territory and the present satisfactory status of af- fairs. He spoke of the former repu- tation of the territory as undesirable, and of the great change that had taken place, in the course of his remarks giving well merited credit to Senator Foraker.- the friend of Arizona in her time of need, this reference meeting with Vociferous applause.
 The toastmaster then read a com from Governor Kibbey who at the same moment was the honOred guest of a similar gathering of the Bisbee board of trade. The governors message was as follows:
 Office of the Governor
 Phoenix Arizona
 March r. 1908
 Hon. J. C. Adams. Phoenix, Arizona: My Dear Sir:-I am in receipt of your kind invitation of the 18th inst. to at tend your banquet to the board of trade on the evening of the 18th inst.
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