Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-07-29
YAvAPAI TO BE CONGRATULATED.
\ new court house is assured.

The people OF Yavapa have spoken a way that is not
susceptible OF snterpeaton through the ballot box favor
progress The Journal Miner had any doubt from the
inception Of the the result and glad
say that confidence in the good judgment of the voters
abundanty justified there opposition but
honestly believe that those against the did
because they with the facts were
convinced OF the urgent necessity OF building The
matter settled and if those who numbered with the
opposition proud OF the building which is adon
the plaza then very badly mistaken
Bond issues are invariably matter OF of
necessity the who pay the price of public i'm
provemen be shown That is but natural and there
fore stands that effective educational work
have been done accomplish the result in evidence
the passage OF the bonds by substantial margin
Many grand jury had condemned the old structure but it
remained for the Chamber OF Commerce take the initiative
the Nearly year ago that body started
gand for courthouse and delegated the task of initiating
the of the John H.
work, securing than
sufficient number OF signatures to effect the calling OF an cleo
The Supervisors acting these petitions started the
CURED legal machinery but progress halted by
securing injunction the Superior Court. The
held allegiance for quite long period when the
demand became nsisten for action that determined
appeal the the Supreme Court and obtain ruling
To County Attorney P. W. OSuivan delegated the in
considerable task OF convincing the court that the con-
stuon does forbid county bonded four per cent
valuation from mourning any further like liability.
How successful he of knowledge.
The legal path being cleared OF all Obstacles the call for the
election issued The question issue Tuesday with
the result that the bonds carried and Yavapa assured of the
finest public building in the southwest.
before the carrying of this election
without work. and hard work for the people had be con-
WINGED before promising their dollars One of the
men the forefront from the courthouse was
w. Drake general manager
Fe lines this part the State At the time Mr.. Drake
president Chamber but despite the fact
his company would have pay large proportion of the cost
the there has been ardent consistent
of the than And what Mr. Drake
enthusiasm did with his retirement from the presidency
OF the Chamber for he was OF the busiest Prescott
in behalf OF the bonds Tuesday
Senator Clark owner OF United Verde, institution
which pays forty per the of the county months
ago upon of his Yavapai holdings de
himself OF courthouse expressed
ngness pay his share of the That the Senator
every word he said evident the In the
the United
heavily in favor OF the proposed improvement These
gratifying however, in large due the
personal efforts OF Mr. VIII L. Clark the general manager
company He spent day campaigning for the bonds
and that why the smeler precinct Cardae and Jerome juno
arrayed themselves the right side generally
conceded that against would
anmous in Jerome precinct had Mr. Clark to the
rescue @Af#'y
Here Prescott valiant worked with
might and all the day bonds the credit
let be said that they took much in
the Prominent the activities OF the day
Mrs E s. Clark, Mrs. J. R. Lowry Miss Sparkes
sock his business and his attention the bond
issue Autos furnished by Robert and Sid Burch Joe
Young Frank Whsman Gordon Clark Alec Jones and Arthur
Davis who did effective work in hauling and from the
polls There others who did their part and they
entitled their portion OF the credit accrung carrying
OF the issue.
assured The JournaAimer confident the people
Ya1apai have made good investment which will bring
good and which they will regret therefore
extends congratulations to Them and all for the build
ing be for all every man. woman and
child county for the good and will
share equally in the pride OF its possession