The oasis., 1908-08-08

GENTLEMEN:
The Board OF Directors elected at the
ANIMAL meeting OF the Nogales and
santa Cruz County Board OF Trade, held
IN Armorv Hall on the 9th OF August,
iQO7 at their first regular meeting the
iollowing week organized for another
years work by again electing the former
corps Of officers and the appointment to-
the standing committees OF those who
had gained experience by service in
These lines during the previous year
In August the Board turned their at
tention to several questions; among
Them being the consideration of the
nossbilitv of securing the cooperation OF
the Forest Service in stocking the local
National Forest with game birds; the
securing of delegates to the National
Mining Congress meeting in Joplin, Mo-,
in October, and consideration OF plans
for further endeavor in securing an eX-
tension of the San Diego-Yuma Railroad
to Nogales. Tho Board also took steps
urging the early decision by the Govern
ment of the Baca Float Controversy
The following month a payment OF
$4,000 was made to the Fire Depart
ment to meet the pledge of the Board
for the new chemical engine. The board
received a proposition from the Federal
Smelling and Refining Co., for establish
ment OF smelter at Nogales instructed
its Town Improvement Committee to
take up with the Council the proposit on
Of building a town hall, and held a
special meeting at which Mr.. Howard 5.
Reed of the Reclamation Service spoke
at length on the subject of irrigation for
the Santa Cruz Valley.
In October the Board sent an invita-.
ton to the Postal Telegraph headquar
ters in New York to extend their lines
to Nogales, and received assurance from
the 2nd Vice President of the company
that the matter would be taken under
careful advisement They also secured
the attendance CT two of our prominen
mining men at the Mining Congress.
In November the Board invited Mr.
Hill at the head of the Phoenix office o
the Reclamation Service, to come t,
Nogales and 90 over the Santa Cru
Irrigation project with the Board, bu
were unable to secure his attendance be
cause of other pressing duties. A mum
Der of local merchants appeared befor
the Board at this time with a reques
that the organization take up with TIN
railroad the matter of excessive freigh
rates on produce and sugar. This wa
turned over to the Railroad Committe
Of the Board and after careful invests
alton, and diplomatic representation
a the proper railroad officials, they secure
reduction of 20 per cent on potatoes
onions and other similar produce an
also on sugar. The securing of ma
boxes for the depot and Morley Avenu
were also taken up at this time by II
Town improvements Committee, bu
owing to the great amount of work to
handled by the local postoffice it WI
found impracticable to do anything.
the request of the Postmaster Gener
the Finance Committee, acting for Il
Board, presented an exhaustive opiniC
On the question of the Government pr
position for extension of parcels pc
and postal savings banks. The Board
attitude on these questions was in. fav
OIL the extension of parcels posts, b
only ,qualifedly in favor OF postal sa
lngs banks, owing to the fact that und
certain circumstances such banks mig
De the means of Withdrawing loo
capital from local circulation and &C
centrate the same in the larger Co
mercial centers,
The Board, feeling itself sufficient
established as a commercial body, p
cured seal with which to attest
documents, using as the design for tt
seal an engraving of the map OF
united States and Mexico with lal
Key marked "Nogales," opening
uo1r to the south.
IN december the Board was able
unite with the town council and the C
1ehs generally in a celebration of the
nova OF the spur track of the railr(
from Morley Avenue. This month q