Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-22

declared that this city can be mad the headquarters of Arizona mining work and it can be done ill a shor time as the country is all prepared and ready for a boom. He stated that he believed stock exchange, 1; reliable organization could be formed here which would handle all mining transactions in the State. That thu conditions all over the entire country are ripe for mining investment anC that Arizona is now in the linelight was another of his assertions. H. said that Arizona was placed in tho limelight by Oatman taking the in itiative, and he believes that it would be well for Yavapai county to get ir step with her sister county to the north.
 Supervisor H. w. Heap, the only member of the board of supervisor; present, stated that the board had al its disposal about $3,100 besides the donation to the Northern Arizona Fair to invest in advertising the re- sources of the county and said that il it was the opinion of the body that the proposal is good one he would be willing to go through with it. He declared that the board had expended about that amount on the agricultural resources in the past year and that it was about time to go after the mining end Of fine game
 General Manager w. A. Drake of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix railway, declared that the county is on the road to prosperity and that it is proved by the railroad conditions. Freight traffic at present is s per cent greater than it was at the same time last year, and 95 per cent of the increase is due to the hauling of ore and material for working mining properties. He also stated that the mining properties are all within a radius of 100 miles of Prescott. Some years ago, he said, that two United States geological surveyors were in this city and at that time after mak- ing an examination they stated that enc of the greatest mineral districts iii the world is situated at a point not far from Prescott.
 F. M. Murphy, chairman of the mining committee of the chamber, stated that he was thoroughly con vinced that the body should take hold Of the matter and push it along. The people in Prescott, ne averred all know of the wonderful mineral re- sources in this section of the country. He is confident that the time is ripe for the exploitation of this product of the county. According to Murphy, transportation facilities make mining
  ever was before in the neighborhood of Prescott and, he declared, that the rev processing inventions have made it possible to handle complex ores and get the full values they contain. He stated that at present there arc more mining operators and investors in the State than ever before and he believes that the campaign should be started now, if ever. Give the facts to a publicity man, he declared, and people will come and Prescott will be a town of 10000 or 10000 people ill short time. With the people will come prosperity and much money for that would otherwise be lacking.
 By unanimous vote the body de- cided to take up the matter with the supervisors and attempt to nave it carried through.
 The following 20 men were elected on the board of directors for the en- suing year: w. A. Drake, H. D. Aitken, C. E. Yount, K. N. Fredericks, r. C. Whisman, E. A. Kastncr, J. A. Hope, r. L. Haworth, w. H. Timer hoff, J. Harvey Blain, J. NJ. w. Moore, T. C. Norris, NJ. B. Hazel tine, w. L. Clark, E. J. Mitchell, L. (. Derrick, G. E. Mcany, ]. w. Mines, r. NJ. Murphy, E. s. Clark.
 Four men as follows, were tied for two places on the directorate and they will draw lots to see who gets them: II. T. Soutfworth, r. c. Brown, o. A. Hesla and H. H. Linney.
 The other three members of the board of 9 are the county supcrvis- ors. The board will organize and elect officers next Thursday night.
 Some of the annual reports follow:
 Presidents Report.
 To the Stockholders and Board of
 Directors of the Yavapai County
 Chamber of Commerce;
 Gentlemen: It will not be necessary