Weekly journal-miner., 1912-05-15
Frsm FyiAay's Daily)

a QUITO to graze on the native grasses indigenous to the soil there of, is the easy method of acquiring Hand in Arizona provided by an amended bill introduced by Senator Ashurst on the 2oth of April The text of the measure was read at the meeting of the Chamber of Com merce last evening and the consen- sus of opinion was that the method provided was altogether too easy and opened up the way for extensive frauds.
 There was already a bill pending in the Upper House of the National Legislature by terms of which such lands in Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada as the Secretary of the In- terior might designate as fit for dry-iarming were subject to entry, but final proof had to be made that one eighth of the area embraced was continuously cultivated to agri- cultural crops the second year of entry and one-fourth the area be- ginning the third year. Senator Smith was the author of this meas dre.
 Evidently Smiths bill was not lib- eral enough to suit Ashurst's ideas for he came back month ago with an amendment which in lieu of cul- tivation and crops. substituted fence and the pasturing of stock owned or controlled by the entry man as all the requirements neces- sary for ownership of a part of the public domain.
 Knockers Get Busy. The session of the Chamber last evening was short but long enough to hear the reports of number of committees and take a whack al the "knockers," which species was re- ported as getting rather numerous right now in Prescott. An open season for knockers was suggested while one enthusiastic member ar gued for summary action. The con clusion reached was that the knock CTS knocks usually knock the knock CT and an apt story was told to prove the contention. The subject came up through an incident mar rated of a real estate sale that was killed by some one intimating to the prospective purchaser that he was about to be stung.
 Survey, No Road.
 The proposed road to Hassayampa will be surveyed this year but not built. so the committee on roads re- ported. The supervisors were inter viewed but as their road program calls for all the money on hand, they could promise no more than the survey
 Surveyor General For Prescott. The office of the surveyor general will be located in Prcscoti--perhaps. I, all depends whether the induce ments in the way of a building and other requirements are better than Tucson and other Arizona cities can offer. However, Prescott is not over looking it's opportunity and several owners of local buildings are figuring on the proposition.
 Minor Matters.
 The dry.iarming land bill has passed both houses of the legislature and will soon go to the governor for his approval, was the report sub mitted by the dry-farming land com niitee. This committee also sug gested that Secretary Fraser sec that the seeds received from the government are distributed
 Inquiry developed the fact that the county fair project has been abandoned, principally by reason oi the Chautauqua session being held here in June,
 The Auto Club will give the F. NJ r. party of 3o0 members a welcome when it arrives here inc evening oI June Aih. en route 10 the Grand Canyon.
 Hope of securing the industrial school for Prescott has been aban doned.
 Guests at the hotels who arc con tempisting locating here. are ,o b' shown the beauties and advantage, of the town, by being taken around the city and adjaeen, country ir automobiies.
 The membership roll was ineress ed by the names of Charles Shower IC. R. Shipman and Charles Travis | Chsussuqus Program | The complete program for ,h' Chsu,auqus session. June is-,n. ~a