Arizona republican., 1913-12-06
Delegates from Boards of Trade Decide to Get Be hind Arizona Develop ment Board and Make It All-State Affair
NIGHT SESSION
 BOOSTS GOOD ROADS
General Belief Meeting Will Mark Era in Progress for Arizona Along All Lines i'll Increase of Wealth and Production

With one of the warmest little boosting meetings ever held in Mesa. the convention of delegates of com mercial bodies. called to convene there by the Mesa chamber of com merce, closed it's all day session last night. The result of the gathering was the practical endorsement of the work of the Arizona development board. together with the request that the officers of that board continue to manage the affairs Of that organiza- tion and that steps be taken to hold in the early part of the coming year a more general meeting of represen- tatives of commercial bodies of the state. with the idea of reVivifYing the board and making 1t more of- fective by giving il the support of all the commercial bodies of Arizona. so that the organization can be state wide one in fact as we'll as in name
 The night meeting resolved itself finally into d road boosting gather ing and some red hot speeches re- latiVe to the need of good roads and the possible methods of obtaining them were made by representatives from various parts of Maricopa county. A SObu utltBdlIbH rom tue Phoenix board of trade was on hand and. with the assistance of Governor Hunt. gave a number of live ad- dresses. pertinent to the present inn portant local issue
 In his address of welcome at the evening session. NJ J. Dougherty. president of the Mesa chamber of commerce. took occasion to consratu- late the assembly on the work that had been accomplished during the day prophesying q brilliant future for the organization. when ii shall have been perfected.
 Governor Hunt paid tribute to the home builder and his value to the and said that the fu- ture of the agricultural questions of the state depended largely on the ability of the commercial organiza- tions to attract to the wonderful re- sources of the new state. solid cit izenship. those who build and main tain homes He also paid q tribute to the live little city of Mesa. with it's readiness to do all possible for the upbulding of the Salt river valley and the southsde. Senator Worsely of Pima county made an instructive and interesting speech on the inter- dependence of Arizonas industries. He told how important it is for the agricultural districts of the state to grow more produce to feed the pco- pie in the industrial sections of the state. and that with the ability to feed more people still more would come so that each branch of the inn portant resources of Arizona would be equally dependent on the other for growth and additional prosperity. Attorney General George r. BuIlard occupied his usual position of high way shark in his usual masterful manner and foretOld the increase of wealth and population in Arizona with the proper development of an adequate system of state highways.
 Supervisor Lin Orme boosted for good roads and told with what sue cess he was meeting in his canvass of the county in behalf of the pro posed bond issue.
 Dwight B. Heard in speaking to the question of the relation between capital and development spoke of the wonderful power plants that were be- ing erected over the valley, that will develop additional resources in the Salt River valley. He said this was the result of the application CO., operative community capital The money of the farmers of the valley was being used to further develop the possibilities of the vaHley. He drew attention to the lessons in the ap- plcations of community capital in an enterprise that can be drawn from the construction of the Panama canal However. he was careful to make 1t plain that he was not in favor of mOnopolistic capital as such, but rather desired the development of ArizOna's resources by the use of capital. which at all times shall be under the control of the people.
 Robert $. Fishers address was the last one of the evening and it was one of the warmest boosting efforts heard in long time. All the speak CTS were most enthusiastically re- ceived The session was held in the K. P. Hall of Mesa, and at night the room was comfortably filled.
 A reception committee met the ar irving delegates in the morning and conducted them to the hail. where the sessions were to be held. temporary organization was perfected with the election of M. J. Dougherty as president and Harry Welch as sec retary. A committee on organization was appointed and an adjournment
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