The border vidette., 1915-07-31
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Board of Directors,

There has occurred since the last regular meeting of the board
 The visit of the Elks, the Knights of Columbus, and the ShrinerS; our successful motor cade through the county; Good Roads Convention at Tucson; our big Fourth of July celebration.
 This continuous Onering per- formance has kept your Secre- tary on the jump, when coupled with much correspondence; the obtaining of signatures to the Road Bond Election petitions; re- gular freight work and the pre- paration of several lengthy spe-
 cial reports on town and county resources for possible investors and the preparation of material for the Booklet.
 The Secretary filed with the Board of Supervisors petitions signed by IA taxpayers, repre- senting more than fifty per cent of the taxable property of the county for the calling of an election for Road Bonds. All parts of the county were repre- scented.
 The Board of Supervisors has ordered a preliminary survey and work on same has commence ed. It is suggested that an ac- tive committee of about twelve be appointed to cooperate with the supervisors to bring to a successful conclusion the bond election and the proper expen- allure of the fund.
 In this connection, there has been prepared draft of resolu- tionS relating to the road across the Huachuca Military Reserva- 2 tion for transmittal to the. Co., chise County Board of Super visors. If the Cochise supervis- ors approve the resolution, on receipt of same from them, the resolutions of the Santa Cruz and Cochise County Boards of Supervisors, tn e resolution adopted by the Arizona Good Roads Association, at their meet ing in Tucson; resolutions adopt ed by the Chamber of Commerce, together with maps and data, will be sent to the War Depart ment and our representatives in Congress.
 MT. Brossart, representing the Santa Cruz County Fair Asso- citation, has been in Nogales so- liciting support. It is proper that the business interests lend support to this fair and they have done so literally. The direct interest of the Chamber of Commerce, as seen by your secretary, is to use it's efforts to bring out the best agricultural exhibit possible and use the best of same for a county ex- hibit at the State Fair. To that end, we should by some means offer prizes for certain .agricul- tural exhibits
 The Secretary has agreed to take charge of arranging for train service to the fair. Spe- cial train service is not neceS- Sary as the regular train leaves here early in the morning and it is only necessary to have the train delayed at Sonoita in the evening.
 The Agricultural Extension Service has been after us to persuade the Board of Supervis- ors to provide funds in their budget for the Farm Advisor. Petitions were sent to the vari- ous agricultural communities but have received scant attention. A few farmers, having stated to the board that the advisor was not necessary, the board has ac- cepted that view of the matter and have not provided for a Farm Advisor. It is the opinion of the secretary that the Farm Advisor is more useful factor in the county's development than is county immigration commits sioner at the present time.
 The law authorizes the Board of Supervisors to appropriate for a Farm Advisor, an Immi- grafton Commissioner, for ad- the county's resources, for a county fair and for the State Fair commissioner. They have put into their budget the sum of five hundred dollars for a county immigration commis salary and expenses. A fund of eight hundred dollars could be divided to good pur- pose among all the above items