The border vidette., 1916-12-02
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Annual Report Made By Secretary
 Bristol Tuesday Night.

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 building, have done about all
 that they can expect to do to
 ward securing favorS from the
 government; and the program of
 the commercial bodies of these
 places contains very little that
 relates to the activities of the
 Federal government.
 NogaleS, on the other hand,
 being a border city and a port of entry and being surrounded
 on all sides by forest reserve territory. in addition to having
 the United States army stationed
 here, has much to do with
 Washington. This phase of the
 work of the Cham Der of Com
 merce is of vital importance and during the session of the last Congress there was much cor respondence with our represent atives in Washington.
 At the beginning of the seS- sion of the last Congress, there were a. superabundance of bills relating to our federal building. Three bills had been passed in the previous Congress. We worked hard last winter to get these conflicting bills straight ened out so that the Treasury Department could authorize the purchase of the site. Senators Ashurst and Smith succeeded in getting an amended bill through the Senate but in the House MT. Hayden could not get a separate 1i of the House that all bills relat- ing to public buildings be incor- porated in one Omnibus bill. The failure of this Omnibus bill to pass, lost for us our measure, as well as those of all other places. Absolutely no public building bills were approved by the House.
 All border cities. and some that are not on the border, are waiting to be tagged as a point for, the location of permanent army post. The Board of Direct ors has a standing Committee to handle this subject. This com mittee has prepared data setting forth the advantages of Nogales and they are many-aS a desirable place for the location of a can tonment and submitted it to the proper authorities. The matter rests there. We certainly cannot to dictate as another city has attempted to dictate the manner in which the War Depart ment shall dispose of troops which are placed on the border for the protection of all. This, | however, is another matter that | can we'll receive further con from the new Board | of Directors.
 Every Annual report since No gales has had commercial or ganization has contained some | reference to the Baca Float. | All we need to say at this time | is that the courts are grinding | awaiting a final Involved in this | is the matter of the | and preservation of | the Tumacacori Mission. Until | the ownership of the land upon which the Mission stands, is definitely decided, no progress can be made toward attaining this desirable end. By cor respondence with the Interior Department at Washington, we know that the Federal govern ment is interested in the restor- ation of this monument. It may fall to the lot of the Board of Directors elected tonight to ar range for a title to this Mis- sion land, and to get behind the long deferred development of the Baca Float.
 Some three years ago, Mayor Mix started movement for the construction by the Federal of a bridge on In ternational Street. 10000 was asked for and S75OO was secured at the last session of Congress. As soon as some details in the plans can be adjusted construc- tion will start in charge of the War Department engineers. This bill lost in one Congress, and was passed in the last session after it had first received. an unfavorable report in committee. The care taken in the presenta- tion of conditions by the Chamber of Commerce and the earnest