Arizona republican., 1914-06-19
PEABODY GOES
 ID ROAD MEET
Chandlerite Named by the Board of Trade as Dele gate to Borderland Con- ference = Many Things Done at Busy Session

George T. Peabody of Chandler will bt the Salt river valleys repre- sentative at the conference of BOr- derland Route directors in Bisbee next week. This was decided at a meeting of the directors of the board of trade yesterday, when a rport of the roads committee was submitted. One other member of the committee will be sent to Bisbee, just who, has not yet been decided.
 Every director will be in Prescott during Frontier Day. Preparations for the special train are going on apace In a short time there will de- velop some scarcity of reservations, so d list is being made of all the up pers and lowers and soft seats on the four Pullmans that will comprise the excursion train.
 Recommendations that the road to Prescott be overhauled a bit before the heavy summer traffic were re- ceived from the roads committee, and will be transmitted to the superVis- ors of Ma-icopa and Yavapai coun- ties.
 Notes From the Minutes.
 Farm advisor preparations will be allowed to slide for a time, until the committee can get line on some ready money. It is not thought ad Visable to raise the sum by popular subscription. nor by an initiated bill there are so many of the latter now So the committee will continue to consult on the subject H. Clay Parke. made the report in the ab- sence of Chairman w. s. Humbert He showed the directors a copy of the department of agriculture ap propriations bill as it now rests with the senate, and it was referred to committee for consideration. The bill sets aside $2O.000 900 fo, the de- partment's use this coming year. When Supervising Engineer r. W. Hanna returns from Utah next week, he will be waited upon by waited up Cn by the Roosevelt committed The conference is expected to develop the ieciamation service stand on road improvements.
 The beginning of hard work for the board and the fair commission will be Monday. June 29. when the directors have the commission and ! it's secretary to dinner at the Arizo : l ra club. Matters relative to the fall | exposition will be discussed, and the I two bodies will design their cooper | ative plan
 l Forty members of congress, who
  part of July, will be urged to come l to Phoenix by the board of trade. The Palm City as a name for 1 Phoenix was suggested by C. J. Me | Elroy. The name was referred to i the committee on civic affairs | That fire insurance rates will soor | be lowered is the hope of the board l With the coming of the new auto fire fighting apparatus, the under l writers will consider propositions for reducing the rates.
 ! Signs for the Roosevelt road were 1 discussed. A plan whereby the ! board, the watecs users, the reclam tation service and the state may CO., operate to put up road signs has i been advanced
 l Ten a Week. Plan. l The membership committee re. | ported it had started a plan to ge l ten new members week In q shor time the membership roll will bt published in convenient form, and re. Vised from week to week, as the new members come in.
 Advertising.
 The Roosevelt dam films recently purchased by the board of trade vii be sent east with the Rotary CluI delegates. Booklets, gotten up fol the Rotarians by the board of trade slides. photos and other pubIicit, matter will equip the delegates t, make q lasting impression fol l Phoenix
 When John D. Loper goes to St Paul for the National Educationa Assoclation annual meeting, he vii cary twenty five enlargements Q scenes about the valley and the dam to be used for publicity purposes.