Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-22
MINERAL WEALTH OF YAVAPA
 TOBE MADE KNOWN ID WORLD
Chamber of Commerce to Ask Board of Supervisors To Finance Publicity Campaign in Behalf of Foremost h.
 dusry of the County; Annual Election of Directors.

tor me to indulge in any exhaustive report of the business of this cham Der, inasmuch as the reports of the secretary and the various standing committees will show in detail the work performed during the year.
 Yavapai county has shown a very substantial improvement of its busi- ness interests during the past year. Many of its mines are being reopened after having been idle for some eight years or more, and many new mines developed. Livestock conditions were never better, farm lands are attract ing investors, and 1 estimate that nearly double the amount of produce has been harvested than during any previous year and all of which seems to find ready market. This means keeping our money at home. Unfor- tunately our fruit growers had an off year incident to an early frost. Oul unexcelled climate has been read about and many strangers are within our gates. Business houses report in creased volume, and our banking in stitutions show larger footings.
 Bradstreet, the recognized authority on trade conditions of the United States, reports: "That nearly every prospect seems to please, and a year that started under a cloud of uncer- tainty or depression is ending with productive energies at high speed induStrials under full head of steam skilled labor scarce-unprecedented crops-clearings large-money easy trunk line railways showing increased arnings-banking houses looking for Investments"
 It would seem therefore that the general prosperity of the Middle and Eastern States must certainly be re- fected in the West, and with the al most fcvcrish demand for metals and the high prices prevailing. it would appear that the present was the op- perfume time to advertise our mining resources, and influence capital to "come and get it"
 This organization, during its five years of activity, has been gradually tracing a definite outline upon the map, and this good work must be kept moving. To be sure 1t take; some money to advertise, but our min ing resources surely warrant the cx- penditure of some substantial sum in this direction.
 Finances: The report of the treas urer shows a balance on hand of $l32.2o, as against $l1364 on hand at the beginning of the year.
 The report of the auditor indicates the years expenses as $3755.56, as against $4,546.4S for the previous year, and is segregated as follows: Salaries and extra help .$2, ,408.69 ......... 499.OO Stationery and office supplies 317.15 Light and heat ......... 22.25 Telephone tolls ...... 29.S3 Telegraph tolls ....... 73.64I Stamps .............. 405.OOI
 $3,755.56
 Unfinished Business: Under >the head of unfinished business I find the following: Rehabilitation of Wnipple Barracks; grading of streets and road between Prescott and Whipple Bar racks; Federal building; privileges of Lake Watson and shore lands; mo ton picture studios; chamber of rooms in new court house; road to Prescott dry farm through Point of Rocks; issuance of new stock certificates; collection Of dues and maintenance fund. I would suggest that application be made to the board of supervisors to have this organization or a represcn- tative thereof, appointed as immigra- ton commissioner; also, that some provision be made for an assistant in the office of the secretary.
 I desire to express my appreciation of the hearty cooperation accorded by the board of directors and the various committees which have ad- nlinistcred the affairs of this chamber during my term of office; also, to the press, which has been so helpful ill our publicity work.
 Respectfully submitted,
 II. D. AITKEN,
 President.
 Report of the Secretary, 1915.
 To the President, Board of Dircc- tors and Members of the Yavapal | County Chamber of Commerce: 
 The following report is brief out line of the office work of the Chamber ! of Commerce for the year 1915:
 One of the principal features of the | past few months activities mas been the gathering and placing of displays,