Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-05-07
ACHIEVEMENTS
Of THE YEAR
TRADE BOARD
Report Of DR.. Ancil Mar
tin, the Retiring Presi-
dent. at the Annual Meet
ing Of Board Glorious
Record Of Performances

DR. AnciI Martin, the retiring presi-
dent of the board of trade last night
presented his report at the annual din
ner and meeting of the board. Though
necessarily il was not a complete re-
view of the work Of trade for the year.
but still il constitutes a record Of glor
ious achievement. The report follows:
In place OF the reports of different
committees. the directors have re-
quested the president TO make a report
which Will include a brief summary of
some of the principal items of the work
undertaken by the board of trade and
its directors during the past year.
The advertising committee has some
publicity features which are of great
value. and which have called much
favorable attention TO Phoenix and the
valley. The plan of sending out news
paper stories. which are good items of
news. as well as boost for the valley,
is being carried out very successfully.
one feature story issued by this board
has appeared in many Of the largest
papers in the country. 1t is computed
that from the expenditure of $4,000,
which this particular item Of the work
entailed, we have received in return
free publicity worth over 100000. The
directors recommend the extension Of
this feature of the work. They be
lieve that by following a careful and
well planned publicity campaign We
can gain a great deal of very valuable
notice at a very small cost. The list of
the publications which have found our
matter acceptable is very long, and in
cludes such prominent papers and
magazines as: The Times Louisville.
Kentucky: The Express, San An
tonic. Texas: Daily Oregon States
man. Salem, Oregon: THE Star,
Terre Haute. Ind; The United States
Investor. Boston; American Bond &
Realty Journal. Chicago: The Trf-
bune". Minneap polls The Sun" Spring
field. Ohio: The Enquirer. Battle
Creek, Mich: "The Times. Leaven-
worth Kansas; The Herald" Ell Paso.
Texas: The Daily Globe. Joplin, Mo:
The Times Tribune. Waterloo, Iowa:
The Enterprise Beaumont, Texas:
The State Journal. Frankfort Ky;
The Telegraph Herald, Dubuque.
Iowa; THE Daily Republican,. Fort
Scott. Kan; The Toledo Times, Tole-
do, Ohio; Sunset Magazine" San
Francisco, Cal; "HOard's Dairyman",
Fort Atkinson, Wis; Live Stock &,
Dairy Journal. Sacramento. Calf;
Pan American Progress, Los Ange-
les, Cal: California Cultivator' Los
Angeles. Cal.
The issuing of the monthly bulletin
continues The typewriter form was
changed in the fall of last year. and
one issue of Progress" appeared. The
demand for the old form of bulletin
however was made by several members
and the publication of Progress sus-
bulletin in line with the old style has
been prepared and your views on. this
are invited. The directors believe some
form of bulletin showing what the
board is doing should be sent to all
members every month This recon-
mendation is referred to the incoming
committee on advertising for consider
alton.
The board has had the hearty CO.
operation of the commissioner of i'm
migration. The commissioner, himself
through and in cooperation with the
real estate board has carried on an ex-
tensive advertising campaign
The board has asked that the county
appropriation for advertising be in
creased. The amount now being al
lowed is S2,50O.0O, an amount entirely
inadequate for a county possessing an
assessed valuation Of about $4,000, 600
The transportation committee has
been in conference with officials of
railroads regarding the bringing of the
main lines through Phoenix. The board
secured the Oiling of the roadbed be-
tween Phoenix and Winkelman, and in
many other ways has co-operated in
the betterment of railroad travel in
and out of Phoenix. Your committees
have considered plans for union depot
and will later have several important
suggestions to make this subject,
together with many other important
matters connected with railroad inter
ests. The future of Phoenix as a rail-
road center is assured and your trans
pOrtation committee will have much
work in the near future.
A special committee on fire proven
ton has been working to secure q, re-
duction of the fire insurance rates in
Phoenix, and the possibility of holding
a fire prevention day in Arizona has
also been considered
The board assisted in the formation
of the associated boards of trade of
MaricOpa county. This body of repre-
sentatiyes from all commercial assO-
Citations of Maricopa county will help
to create a better feeling among the
organizations working for the valley.
Your committees co-operated with
the Knights of Pythias on sanitarium
matters, and with the Loyal Order OF
Moose on the same subject.
On the recomme ndation of the board
of directors, the governor of Arizona
was pleased to appoint a commission
which had for its work the outlining OF
some plan for river regulation and con-
troll of flood waters in Arizona. The
commission has reportedA and it i.
likely that in the near future some
valuable results to the state will ac-
cure from this movement.
Several plans for the establishment
Of a canning factory in Phoenix have
been considered, and the prospects are
very bright for the location here of ar