Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1913-11-19


Northern Arizona. the prospects for
4 y. NJ. c. \. here and the annual
banquet came in Tor some mighty
lively discussion at a busy session
OF the Chamber OF Commerce last
night. The volume OF business
transacted practically eclipsed that
OF any session during the past sew
eral months.
Mining Matters.
How to aid the mining man to
dispose OF his claim and attract
Eastern capital in a legitimate way
tending toward the advancement oil
this territory" was 4 topic dis
cussed at some length. The new
mining committee recently appoint
ed TO devise ways and means for
properly advertising the Yavapai
mineral possibilities has continued tol
be active and Chairman Leroy An-l
derson in a report stated that after
two sessions OF the committee al
plan had been decided upon which,
it was believed. would bear fruit
He proposed that a complete list
OF every mining claim in Northern
Arizona which was upon the market
be catalogued. the data to include
the name, location, minerals con
tanned. amount OF work accomplished,
surrounding advantages and the
price. These data would be com
piled and printed in one huge cata-
logue
Extensive advertisement should be
contained in Eastern magazines and
the catalogue sent to any inquirer
upon request. The advertisement
should include notices that the cat
alogues are available to all.
Secretary Fraser in commenting
upon the plan characterized it rs
a good one but he pointed out
several invisible obstacles which
previous plans OF a similar nature
had encountered and could not be
successfully surmounted.
! In the first place. how was the
data to be gathered? In the second
place. the average mining man has
a peculiar instinct all his own Dor
dering upon suspicion A request for
data would probably be greeted by
a flat refusal or ridiculous results.
President Drake in commenting
upon this latter fact stated that ii
the mining men couldn't appreciate
the efforts which the chamber was
putting forth in their behalf then
they didn't deserve any better than
> they have now Other members
substantiated the statement that a
certain sense OF suspicion always
> lurked in the minds OF the mining
man when Others than a prospect
i've purchaser commenced TO NEEDLE
with its records. etc. A second sense
of rake Off invariably prompted
the average miner to these suspi-
cions,
The revelation of some of these
facts appeared to sober the enthu-
siasm of the committee But the
work will be pushed ahead. Yava-
pal is a mining county and as such
, it must be placed before the invest
ing public That is the motto OF
the committee and with this in mind
the campaign will be waged.-
As a preliminary step to the COM
mittee's actual work and as a means
. of testing the present day pulse
of the miners in this county, the
Chamber of Commerce will send
, out 500 post cards and letters tc
every mine owner in the county re-
questing his attitude upon the pro
: posed work. The committee will BIZ
guided i'll its future undertakings by
these results.
Militia Problem up Again.
A last ditch" stand is being made
I by the Chamber of Commerce tc
. save to Prescott Company f of the
State militia. Granted an extension
of twenty days. il is now up to the
, chamber to either produce its com
pany fully mustered by November
20 or permit it to go out OF com
mission. This is the ultimatum con
tanned in a dispatch from Adjutan
General Harris to Captain DR.. Youn
of this city.
The receipt of this Telegram
} prompted the chamber to renewed
activity. President w. A. Drake
h appointed a committee consisting o
n Messrs. w H. Timerhoff, R. n
e Fredericks, C. T. Joslin, J. A. Hope
1 and Judge Wells during the weeI
e and this body waited upon Judge
= Frank o. Smith in an effort to have
4 him accept the presidency.
= Judge Smith was regarded as ;