The Parker post., 1913-11-29
MEETING OF
STATE BOARDS
REPRESENTATIVES. OF EVERY
COMMERCIAL BODY IN ARIZONA
ASKED TO MEET IN MESA DEC.
AND 6.

To promote acquaintance between
the various parts of the state, and the
resources of each section, to inaugu-
rate a movement for the patronage
of the summer and winter resorts of
Arizona, to promulgate a knowledge
of places of natural and historical
interest throughout the state, to pro
mote a movement for good roads in
order that natural attractions of the
state may be made accessible, to de-
velop concerted action on the part
Of the commercial and trade bodies
of the state of Arizona in the adver-
tising of the resources of the state
and to organize a state board of
trade for the carrying out of the fore
going purposes, are the purposes OF
meeting of representatives Of
the boards of trade of the state, call
the Mesa Commercial cub.
the Mesa commercial club.
Every precinct, town, and city in
the state, having an organized COM
mercial club or board of trade, is en-
titled to representation in the con-
vention. NJ ]. Dougherty, president
of the Mesa commercial club, writes
The Post as follows:
Every day makes more evident
the regretable lack of acquaintance be
tween the widely divergent and sep
arated sections of the state of Ariz-
ona, and the need of becoming &C
quainted, in order that the proper
pride in the wonderful resources of
Arizona may become known to
it's citizens and in turn to her sister
states.
Arizona is rich in places of ma
tual wonders and attractions only a
few of which, such as the Grand Can
yOn and Petrified Forest are known
outside the confines of their immed-
late location; and no state in the un-
ion presents a richer field for the
archeologist or the historian.
Every summer thousands of dol
lars are spent by the people of Ariz-
ona in going to summer resorts of
far less beauty, interest or restfull-
ness, than the many places to be
found within their own state, while
visitors and tourists from the east
are lured to winter resorts, that can
not be compared with those the new
state has to offer in this line
In order that places of historical
and natural interest may be made &C
cessable, roads must be opened; and
the road question will be discussed
by the convention and talks made
upon that subject by we'll known road
men of the state.
The board of supervisors of each
of the counties has been asked to
send representatives, as we'll as the
commercial organizations; also the
Arizona Good Roads association, the
state fair commission, the expos-
ton commissions, the fish and game
commissions, the agriculture and hor-
ticulture commission, the education
al board and the Arizona automobile
association"
Literature has been mailed to the
different organizations of the state
by the Mesa Commercial club, setting
forth tentatively the purposes of the
proposed organization and a tentative
constitution and bylaws prepared for
consideration and discussion by the
convention.
The assistance of every CONNER
cial club, board of trade and chamb-
er of commerce in the state has been
solicited and promised in making the
convention a success and it is ex-
pected that more than two hundred
delegates will be present.