Arizona republican., 1911-08-16

 T0 MIR. TAFT. Board of Trade Works for Success of Exposition
 - 1T VOTE 0F THANKS EXTENDED
To Purdy Bullard for Work
 Done In Los Angeles for Success of Territorial
 Fair - Excursions From Coast During Fair Week.

At meeting of the board of directors of the Phoenix board of trade held yes terday afternoon, a communication | from the Panama Pacific exposition, asking the board of trade to extend an invitation to MT Taft, with the other commercial organizations of the west to visit San Francisco at a convenient date to attend ground breaking cere- monies, was read. The request was ap- proved. and the secretary instructed to send the letter as suggested.
 Among other matters taken up by the board in what proved to be one of the busiest meetings it has ever held, was a letter, which it was moved should be addressed to Secretary Fisher of the De partment of the Interior inviting him to inspect the Roosevelt dam, and the Salt River project. MT. Welch was in structed to see MT. John Orme presi- dent of the Water Users association. and ask him to also invite MT Fisher | to visit the valley.
 ] The secretary referred to a request 1 of the fair commission for action on the part of the board of trade to secure | special attractions at the theaters in Phoenix during fair week. The matter was referred to the entertainment com mittee to take up with the New York managers who control the bookings in the theaters of this section. M,. Welch was also authorized to arrange for a ' T. 1T-.,.- board in Phoenix during fair week. Great enthusiasm was manifested when the subject of baseball was | brought up. There was much discus sion on the advisability of getting big | league teams to play in Phoenix. Bar nett F.. Marks reported that after in Ivestigating the matter extensively there was small likelihood of 1t being possi- | ble to arrange for a league game in Phoenix during fair week. and the mat ter was laid over for future consider ation.
 | Mir. Welch stated that he had re-
 quested Mir r. P Hastings of the Santa i Fe. who is now in Chicago. to inter
 view NIT. Murphy. manager of the | White SOx. and also to interview man. agers of other teams with view to inducing some big league teams to To- cate in Phoenix for the training sea
 son. which usually extends over per iod of four months. This action of the secretary was approved by the board.
 The most important business of the afternoon was the report of NIT. Purdy ! Bullard. who gave a lengthy and in Iteresting description of his visit to Cal lifornia, and his work in connection with the Los Angeles Phoenix race and the lplans for a trans continental highway. It was decided that every effort be made to secure a large attendance of people from Phoenix at the meeting of the Good Roads association at Prescott, in October and in order to induce
 people to attend the meeting an attempt will be made to arrange a special train
 over the Santa Fe to carry interested Phoenicians to the deliberations in the mile-high city.
 If was moved by MT. Bullard, after iepealking of the benefits which would result from such a visit. that an invita- Ition be extended to the Chamber of Commerce of San Diego to visit Phoe-
 nix and the Salt River valley at which
 time matters of mutual interest and ltrade relations could be considered. MT. lRullard suggested that early in Dec Iember might be an appropriate time. His motion carried. and letter or m vitation ordered sent.
 Mir. RulIard referred to the work of
 Mir. A. w Ballard in the matter of wis itors coming from Los Angeles to Phoe- nix during fair week to see the automo-
 biIe races. It was decided to leave this ] matter in the hands of MT. Ballard for
 the present
 MT. Welch reported that he had re-
 ouested railroads to make special rates
 for Phoenix and valley points from Los Angeles and also from san Franclsco
 the rates to be in effect the last week
 in october and extending over tho i month of November This will no doubt l bring many thousands of tourists from the coast to attend the territorial talr Referring to the visit of the West
 gard party of automobiles, whlch i'
 exnected to reach Phoenix on NoVem-
 her IA MT. Ballard suggested the ap-
 nointment of a special committee oi Q entertainment The board decided t' e anpoint a committee at a later date l which will go to Globe to meet tho : marty. and possibly a committee to s' Q with the automobile people on then 9 special train to the Grand Canyon A
 luncheon will also be arranged for th'
 partv while in Phoenix. and the boar'
 of trade will have an official car to us'
 in going to Globe. On motion duly carried hearty vot'
 of thanks was rendered to MT. Bullar' for his untiring efforts on behalf o | Phoenix and the valley. MT. MarK | osked the opinion of the directors re