Arizona republican., 1911-03-04
BOARD TAXES SPACE
 AT PRODUCTS SHOW EXHIBIT WILL BE ARRANGED FOR BY MEMBERS. All Danger to the Tonto Watershed Through Hepburn Amend
 ment is Past.

Although all danger to the Tonto watershed had vanished by the time the directors of the board of trade met yesterday afternoon. they found a great many other important matters that required attention. Among other things they decided to retain the space engaged for the Pacific Land & Pro ducts exposition but to turn the mat ter of an exhibit entirely over to the members
 late dispatch to The Republican yesterday morning was to the effect that the Hepburn amendment to the agricultural appropriation bill. which would have thrown the Tonto water shed and other lands now included in national forests open to indiscriminata and unlimited grazing. had been killed in conference During the day w. w. Cook. president of the Arizona Cattle Growers association received a tele gram from Delegate Ralph Cameron which verified The Republican dis patch. He showed this telegram to the directors. who expressed their qualification. Had the Heyburn amendment passed il would have se riously interfered with the success of the Salt river irrigation project
 some time ago representative of the Pacific Land & Products exposi- ton presented a proposition to the di rcctOrs for space in the building where the big show is to be held. Several conferences were held and finally President Foss was empowered to sign contract provided the repre- sentative could assure two periods a day for Salt River valley lectures. Although he never showed any tele- gram. the representative declared later that he had the necessary assurance and the contract was closed. Through q misunderstanding it came to be generally understood that the board had turned down the proposition and it was not until yesterday that the directors finally decided what they would do
 The space will he paid for by the board but the real estate men and others will stand all other expenses. such as collecting and shipping an eX- hibit An exhibit committee composed of Dr. A J. Chandler for Mesa. James Griffin for Phoenix, R J. Schweppe for Mesa and R. P Dayie for Glen dale was appointed.
 George Purdy Bullard appeared be- fore the directors and secured per mission tO use the boards quarters on March F for the purpose of form ing territorial good roads associa- tion. A letter from Dr. J. J. Fleming. president of the Wickenburg board of n roads and highways committed This letter was in regard to the road be- tween Wickenburg and MorristOWn. which was put in shape at cost of S30O0 to the county and several hun dred dollars to private citizens. Now the citizens who contributed to the fund are complaining that the road work was not done according to spec ifications
 proposition of the West Coast magazine. published in Los Angeles. to join the board and pay its mem bership fees in advertising space. was accepted. Another proposition from the same publication to publish four full-pase photographs for the board of trade was also accepted. IL will cost the board nothing more than the half-tone cuts. Photographs Of the Roosevelt dam dedication win b- re- produced
 Ten dollars was donated to the Arizona Development Board to con- tinue the issuance of it's monthly bull letin. which is proving of great value in advertising the territory
 The monthly bills were referred tn the auditing committee.