Arizona republican., 1914-05-17

with the Farmers Institute and the midsummer fair. and with the county commissioner in planning the county exhibit at the state fair. The board is now engaged in planning some meet ing by which the office of hay inspec- tor can be created, so that the valley hay may bring better prices and estab- fish a reputation for standard quality.
 Some very fine publicity has been secured during the year. Special art icles on Arizona in the Sunset Maga
 zine. special letter in Everybody's Magazine. also articles in Hoardes Dairyman, Kimballs Dairy Farmer, the Best Farmer and a large number of magazines have been printed on the progress and possibilities of our val ley. We are securing a large amount of the best kind of advertising through this special feature of the board of trade work
 During the year the committee on transportation spent considerable time and the members have spent their own money in interviewing the prominent railroad officials in different parts of the state with a view to interesting them further In Phoenix. The plans for the. new railroad from Tucson to l Phoenix are of great interest, and we | hope soon to see actual work begun. 1 During the past year it has been the purpose of the directors to give a spe cial interest to the social and enter | a featurac On the aycurSiOp O l Ray more than TO of your busy, busi
 ness men enjoyed the trip. We trust | the result is more business and a more congenial feeling between the two 1 places. You all met the jolly party 1 from Fl Paso, headed by the mayor. | They appeared to enjoy the visit and we know they went away rose laden
 and happy Vice President Marshall | was entertained at luncheon by the board during his outing in Phoenix and l expressed his pleasure with the hospl- tality of our citizens Several promin- ent writers have been entertained by your directors with view toward giv- ing them the best possible impression of our city and valley.
 A party of scientists. 2S in number, representing various universities in
 Europe, visited Phoenix on their way to the Canyon, and were induced to re-
 main here several hours to see some tli ing of the valley. The visit was
 worth while as letters received later
 from the party show The board en-
 tertained parties of newspaper men
 from Los Angeles, Fl Paso and San Diego. who were sent out to lay out the
 routes for the automobile races. Your
 board visited Prescott On the occasion of the motorcade in July and held a
 meeting of the directors at the Yavapal | club, being the guests of the Prescott
 chamber of commerce on that occasion
 This splendid cooperative spirit be-
 tween Arizona towns is due in a great
 measure to the earnest effort of your development body, which is always be-
 hind the ''get together spirit and has put it into concrete form by maintain ling for 4 years an exhibit in the cham
 Der of commerce building at Los Ange- les. where a lecture on ''All Arizona is
 given one day and a lecture on the
 Salt River Valley the next. A mo- 1 lOTCdue 10 luCSOIl NGS hIIdHSeu Dy
 your board, and also one to Chandler
 These features are the best kind ol : get together meetings and do the best
 possible work towards cementing the
 good feeling between Arizona cities
 During the year the directors have en-
 tertained at luncheon the federal judg, during his first visit to Phoenix, tn, city commissioner. the supervisors school boards and others. The drec
 tors also entertained visiting officials of the Western Union. National Ticke Sellers association and others. Durinl
 the year we have maintained 15 stand
 ing committees and about 20 speeia l committees. all working in the inter , ests of the city, valley. county ant state. The work done by these com mttees in many instances is not mad } public for various reasons, but evi dences can be found on all sides of tn : work that is being done quietly. con tinuously and consistently