Arizona republican., 1914-05-17

doubt, be very helpful to the city com- mission in planning parks and play grounds. The expense of the survey will be borne equally by Phoenix School District No. 1, Phoenix Union High School, the city of Phoenix and the board of trade. Early in the year the model farm committee was appointed. consisting of W. s. Humbert, V. c. Cook and w. c. Foster. with Lynn B. Orme, John P. Orme and W. w. Me Connell as an advisory committee to cooperate. This committee has worked hard throughout the year and with the successful result which will be told you tonight by the chairman of the com- mittee.
 Along this line the board has re- quested the regents of the University of Arizona to bring the agricultural stu dents into the valley for week each year, giving them an opportunity to see farming under the best possible conditions. Of the work undertaken to secure the services of farm advisor from the agricultural department. you will also be advised by the chairman of the rural affairs committee. With the passage of the Lever bill. which allows the state university an addi tional s10,0000O a year for work of this kind, it is hoped that the farm ad- visor may be secured. Your board al- so assisted in securing the appropria- tion of s3o,0O0.00 by the last legislature 6a of Ctah cly experimental station. It is the under standing of the board that the site has been selected by the university regents.
 The board has requested the setting aside of a large area, including and around Comeback Mountain for the future use of Phoenix for park areas. Also a part of the Hieroglyphic Canyon and rocks have been included in areas to bet set aside for similar purposes Inspectors have been in Phoenix and recommended the location of some 2000 acres for a national cactus park and it is confidently expected that an early
 granting of our request will be re- ceived. Phoenix will then have park
 of 1000 acres at it's door maintained by the national government. The board of trade planned and carried out the illumination of the dome of the state
 capitol. This lighting system was pre- sented to the state
 The board of trade has co-operated with the Arizona California River Reg
 ulation commission and the board is
 taking all steps possible to promote the passage of the Newlands bill and other
 measures which will foster the eStab- 1 lishment and improvement of water | ways and water storage in the south l west Your board co-operated with | the local people with a view to secur- i ing better attractions during the week I of the Arizona state fair and aided the state fair officials in every way pos | sible to make the Arizona fair a better success. A large fund for automobile
 races, motorcycle races. the Phoenix state decoration and other features oi
 fair week was raised through your or l ganization. The board takes this op- portunity to express it's fullest appre- l citation of the hearty cooperation ex- | tended by. the citizens of Phoenix or that occasion, and further desires tt l thank the fair commission for theil
 kind consideration on all occasions
 Your board has co,-operated with tht l state tax commission with view tc
 securing the payment of taxes in hal yearly installments. It ise thought thi! will make the payments easier for thu
 tax payers and make more money , available as it is needed.