Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-07

At the meeting of the commercial club last evening Friday was set as the date on which Bisbee business men. merchants, lawyers. bakers. can de stick makers and all others will form an autocade to the border where they will call on Generals Bliss and Scott. and other officers of the gen oral stan of the United States forces. The time of the day at which the trip will be made is not yet known, at it is necessary that the officers who are to be the recipients Of the Bisbee social call shall state at what hour they will be free 10 receive their guests The time will be announced inside the next day or so, as soon as Secretary Joe Gray of the commercial club. can get in communication with the border officials.
 In the meantime a committee has been appointed by the commercial club to get together the automobiles which will compose the autocade. This committee will visit all the bus mess men of the city and district, win find from each if he will be on hand will find the number Of seats needed to meet the demands of Bis bees business hosts. They will then assign to the cars where there are vacancies, others who are not SO for tunate as to possess cars of their own
 Interest in the plans of the club is high. business men realizing the i'm portance of the move. It is antici- pated that every man in the district who can possibly leave his place for part of the day will take in the get acquainted" autocade, and personally meet and talk with the officers along the border. Arrangements of the committee will at any rate be limited only by the supply of machines and business men in their preparations.
 That the commercial club is keen ly alive to the great business and oth- CT benefits to be derived from the encampment of the soldiers at Naco. was the action taken in regard to the water rates now being charged the soldiers.
 Several days ago Captain Hughet of the commisary department, called on Secretary Gray and laid the mat ter before him. The captain declared that it was costing the government approximately $350O a month to sup ply water to the camp. This is fig ured on SO much per animal It was stated by the officer that it amounted to four cents per animal per day.
 In speaking of the matter Captain Hughet stated that with the neutrali- zation of the border at or near Naco, the five or six thousand soldiers would be taken to the place where it was cheapest to maintain them and still be at a place of vantage in case of further trouble.
 "It is merely a matter of dollars and cents" stated the captain "l am authorized to state that Douglas has offered to supply water to us for from one sixth to one tenth the price that the same supply is now costing us"
 John Towner is the party from whom the water is being bought at Naco. The government officers state that their relations with Towner have been most cordial but they consider ed the water rates, especially, too high and would consider the proposal from the Shelter City
 One of the officials of the Bisbee- Naco Water Co.,. in speaking of the matter last night, said;
 We have allowed the troops to use our grounds in Naco and what deal ings we have had with them have been most satisfactory. We knew nothing of the complaint as to rates as the water is not bought directly from us."
 The commercial club will endeavor to meet with the officials of the Bis bee-Naco Water Go. thismoruingand seak ohannal through the matter can be adjusted