Weekly journal-miner., 1913-05-07
NEW CITY HALL
 IS RECOMMENDED
(From Fridays Daily.)

The salient feature of the regular meeting of the Chamber of Com merce last night was the announce ment by R. N Fredericks, chairman of the Finance Committee, that the sum of S3,00O, for the maintenance of general expenses of the work Of this year, had been subscribed. MT. Fredericks said that the subscription list is still open. A vote of thanks was rendered Mir. Cheverton and others who had helped achieve this greatly desired result.
 Chairman Joslin of the committee on Commerce and Manufacturing, stated that, for several weeks, peo- pie interested in a new stamp mill ing patent, had been experimenting near the tracks of the Santa Fe; that they had apparently made the inven- ton an unqualified success and that ten orders for the machinery, to be built in Prescott, are in sight The cost of the mills average $500 each.
 The chairman of the county and municipal affairs committee, Frank Whisman, submitted report framed by his committee, recommending that resolutions be sent to the May or and Common Council, earnestly recommending the construction of an adequate City Hall at the earliest possible time and that resolutions be sent to the clerk and members of the Board of Supervisors, asking that a pavement be constructed en- tirely bordering the Plaza. Suitable resolutions formed a part of this re- port. It was decided that the re- port be tabled until next week, in order that a full consensus of opin- ion be brought out among the mem
 bership and taxpayers.
 Mayor Timerhoff said that the
 members of the local Selig Com
 pany had expressed themselves a'
 willing to put on a play by William
 Duncan, the producer of the com
 pany, at some date in the near flu
 ture. for the benefit of the Cham
 Der. A vote of thanks was accord
 ed Mir. Duncan and his company fol
 this kind wish to cooperate and thu
 Secretary was requested to delive
 the same immediately.
 Mir. Fredericks, for the Count,
 Fair committee, said that majorit,
 of its membership were favoIabl
 to holding a county fair this Fall 4 His committee, however, canno
 make due progress without a unani
 nous feeling for this project. H
 moved that the present committe be discharged. The motion was car ried.
 The application of the Secretar. , for a camera was turned down b, the committee on House and Ex hibits.
 . Chairman Joslin, of the AuditinI , Committee, showed that the Cham ber's treasury is in condition to mee all outstanding bills, with a margi to the credit side.
 II Chairman Norris of the Road : committee regretted very much tha Yavapai had sent no delegates t the Kansas City Roads convention [ whereas thirty-four delegates iron the northern counties of Arizona ha secured the routing of the Nationa 1 Old Trails Associations highwa along the line of the Santa Fe, in c1uding the Grand Canyon, Petrife
 Forest and other wonders. Mir Nor ris promised an interesting report a the next meeting.
 Clyde Melick, representatives c a prominent Los Angeles land firm praised the spirit of the Chamber which he declared would solve man problems for the advancement c the county. He mentioned that tn !. dry farming possibilities here ar great and that Yavapai is only i
 her infancy in this branch of tn
 agricultural industry He was ap plauded.