Weekly journal-miner., 1911-07-19
(From Fridays Daily.)

| Professor R. H. Forbes, director Jf | agriculture of the University of Ari- zona, at Tucson, addressed the | Chamber of Commerce on the subject of dry farming last night and assured that body that in the near future an experiment station would be estab- lished in this section.
 Governor Sloan was present and in a few words thanked the body for it's invitation to become an honorary | life member.
 "FI need not mention the fact that have not formally accepted this honor; but this is my vacation time. appreciate the favor that you have conferred upon me and am delighted to present my acceptance in person. It is great pleasure to me to be | a member of so active an Organiza- tion. I have been in the territory twenty-seven years and I have never seen anything like it. It is the most active organization I have ever seen and it will be a pleasure to me to aid you every way in my pOwer.'
 Standing Organization. The secretary reported that there were now 259 members and $1,3S5
 
 who was in the chair called on the reports of the various committees. A bill for $9S.50 from J. Wm. Waara for surveying additional lots on the other side of the divide in "Pine Crest' was ordered paid. Advertising.
 F. o. Smith, chairman of the com mittee on advertising and publicity An ok ho Santa Fe depot in Phoenix will be repainted, with text as follows: Five hours to Prescott. "The Place to Live. "Altitude 5,347 feet.
 "Coel. bracing. mountain summer resort, in thickly ly-wOOded pine belt.
 "Mild, dry winters.
 "Finest all-the-year-round. eut-Of door climate in America. |" Metropolis of Northern Arizona.
 Geographical commercial and banking center of Yavapai County. which is twice the size of Connecticut.
 ''Unexeelled agricultural opportun- ities.
 "Yavapai County products took all first prizes at Arizona State Fair, . for past two years.
 | "Grazing, farming, orchard and gardening possibilities unrivalled.
 "Riehest gold, copper and silver , producing section in the Southwest. "We have room for everybody.
 "Come up a mile and smile awhile address Secretary Chamber of Com merce. Prescott.
 Militia
 II. A. ChevertOn, chairman of the committee on the permanent camp for ! the militia reported that 450 feet of pipe line had been laid to furnish the troops with water. The board of directors of the Yavapai club an nOunee that they will give a smoker ! for the officers of the militia Satur- i day night at eight o'clock in the | assembly room of the club. Captain Major has advised the body that the original plans had been changed and that the troops would arrive Monday evening and there would be but 65 men each in the four companies
 II. D. Aitken reported that the automobile club would arrange to transport the officers from the Tar get Range to the club and returH Saturday night.
 F.. A. Kastner with twenty auto mobiles will meet the regulars at the station, Monday, with the band in q tally-hO and escort them to the barracks.
 F.. L. Patterson and C. L. Dieker son have invited 100 men and women to attend a barbecue at Cathedral Cave on Sunday the 16th. Owing to the fact that three fences have been erected across the road. those going to the barbecue are advised to drive to Jerome June ton and continue straight on. Professor Forbes Address.
 "The institution that would make friends must be friendly; and I fear that. in this instance you have beaten us at our own game.
 'I thoroughly appreciate the very kind attitude of this body and in the very near future we will have q station to observe conditions in this section. Heretofore we have been working in Sulphur Springs valley and in the southeast at Snow flake These are entirely different varieties of soils and before we will be able to state. just what can be done we must observe the weather conditions as well as the quality of the soils here. In the south. which | has been a grazing country, we have succeeded in raising corn, beans. sorghum. Kaffir corn. Milo maize, mel | Ons. squashes. etc.
 "We have found that supplement- | ary irrigation is the proper way to obtain q successful crop. By sup | plementary irrigation, mean pump | ing plant that will make it possible l to have the ground ready to receive the seed in May instead of wait ing till the summer rains come in July. For, if we wait till July, we find that the frosts which commence in September make the season too short In the Sulphur Springs val l Ley. we have matter of 100000 acres all lying over water which IS not over 50 feet from the surface. The Problem Here.
 "The problem here consists in the consideration of five things: Whap raEa utO