Weekly journal-miner., 1915-08-04
WANT TAXES ON
 CITY PROPERTY REDUCED
(Flom Fridays Daily..)

VI ONNl p%iOOOiOOO ONSl 111f III us
 assessment roll and 1t Is mainly in
 town property. Why should we not
 get the same benefit?
 This was one of the main questions
 animatedly discussed last night at
 the Chamber of Commerce meeting
 and it was referred to the county and
 municipal affairs committee with a
 demand for prompt action. It was
 stated that in certain portion of
 Prescott the lots had decreased over 20 per cent in value and that a reduc- ton should be made The question of petitioning the state tax commis- sion was also brought up. Some thing definite in the matter will prob ably take place at the next meeting of the chamber when the committee handling the question will be expect ed to report.
 One new member, Chas. E. Burton, cattleman of Ash Fork, was unanim- ously elected last night. Those in at tendance were: A. C. GilmoKe, Major Hargrove, A. H. Powers, Dr. C. E, Yount, A. w. Bork, pr. R. J. Roper, Dr. J. Harvey Blain, w A. Drake J. M. w. Moore, Wm Dustin, C. T. Joslin and H. D. Aitken in the chair.
 To Advertise Mines.
 The matter of advertising the min ing properties in this county which was discussed at the last regular meeting, was reported on by Dr. C. E Yount of the advertising committee He said that his committee would hold joint meeting with the mining committee this week and the minc advertising proposition would be giv en consideration.
 Auto Parties Coming to Prescott.
 It was reported that six auto par ties from Fl Paso are headed for this city and will stop here for few days Among those in the parties are two prominent Texas doctors and four wealthy farmers.
 In regard to the matter of the salc of the Yavapai County Chamber oi Commerce 400 acres of land, on which it holds an option, new point whict makes 1t easier for the purchaser has come up. Instead of paying 40 per cent of the purchase price 10 days af- ter water is available in the canal; and 30 per cent four months after the first payment and the other 30 per cent four months after the second payment, the land can now be bough on the following basis: Twenty per cent of the purchase price 10 day after water is available for use in tht canals, 20 per cent four months after the first payment, 20 per cent four months after the second payment ant the remaining 40 per cent one year after the first payment. From five tc 40 acres can be subscribed for and the Chamber of Commerce urges tho citizens of this county to get back oi this project financially as well a morally.
 T. c. Norris, of the good road: | committee, introduced a resolution asking that roads be built across In dian reservations and it was unanim ously adopted by the chamber.
 After hearing the resolution whicf | is printed below, Judge Moore stated that about one-fourth of the land 1T Arizona is covered with Indian reser vations. He also said that the Supa! reservation near the Grand Canyon. and the Cataract canyon. which takes in about 100 miles of it, contains but 200 Indians who work for farmers Moore said that he had heard that there are rich deposits of gold and copper on the reservation whicE could be worked and developed. Tho question was referred to the Iegislat i've committee with a suggestion that it adopt a resolution endeavoring to cut down on the Indian reservations and open them for settlement.
 The resolution introduced by T. C Norris and adopted, Is as follows:
 Whereas, The State of Arizona has within her borders great areas Of public lands, and Indian reservations which alone total over 15,000O00 acres, and
 Whereas, These public lands and Indian reservations yield but little revenue to the state, and
 Whereas, The location of these In dian reservations is such that inter communication between various parts of the State of Arizona and other states is often times difficult and
 Whereas, The greatest need of the State of Arizona today is more popu- lation, more extensive development of her resources and added facilities for reaching all parts of the state, and
 Whereas, The construction of per manent highways in various direc- tions across these reservations will greatly assist in permitting travel about the state, and
 Whereas, Such highways will bring the different parts of the state in closer relationship with each other and do more than any other one thing to develop in the near future the un- settled portions of Arizona, now therefore be it
 Resolved, That the Yavapai County Chamber of Commerce of Prescott, Arizona, do hereby request the secre-