Weekly journal-miner., 1916-04-12
FRONTIER DAYS ARE
 BOOSTED IN MAGAZINE
(Prom Fridays Daily.)

(Prom Fridays Daily.)
 The necessary subscriptions having
 been guaranteed to cover the expense
 in bringing the seven-day Chautauqua
 10 Prescott, the report of the Chau-
 tauqua committee, H. H. Linney, chairman, was accepted at the meet
 ing of the Chamber of Commerce held last evening. This means that
 Prescott will have splendid line of entertainment during the month of July. The Cnautauqua committee will render a definite report at the next regular meeting as to the price at which the season tickets will be set. Mir. Linney stated last evening that it will take the support of every individ- ual and civic organization in Prescott to make the Cnautauqua a sue cess, so that the burden will not be borne by few. Ii is expected that the Monday Club will lend consider able aid in disposing of the season tickets.
 With reference to house bill No. ll,06S, introduced by Congressman Hayden, providing for the advance of funds to survey, construct. and main tain roads and trails within any State or the Territory of Alaska within which national forests are located, the following resolution was unanimous ly adopted:
 Resolved. by the Yavapai County Chamber of Commerce, that H. R. No. 1l,06S. introduced in congress by Hon. Carl Hayden, representative from Arizona, be and the same is hereby endorsed and approved, and its passage recommended;
 Further resolved, that the senators and representatives from Arizona be furnished with copies of this resolu- tion, and that they be urged to use all proper and lawful means to secure the passage of said bill at an early date"
 For the mining committee, Vice Chairman Gilmore stated that due to the publicity given the mining cam paign by the Journal-Miner and Courier, that the prospectors were responding i1 good shape and that it ! would be but a short time before the | lists would be ready for publication. | The attention of the prospectors and | mine owners has been directed to this | plan for some time and 1t is very | probable that the lists will be sent to | the printer about the first of May. | Specimens continue to come in for the mining exhibit and the mining | committee. as well as the chamber, is | very desirous that as complete an ex- hibit as possible be installed and ready for display when the new quar- tcrs are occupied in the court house.
 The membership committee report cd progress and submitted the name of E. F. Bowers, he being elected a member unanimously
 Two new arrivals from the Chamber of Commerce mailing list were re- ported by the secretary.
 Considerable good publicity has been given Prescott and particularly the Frontier Days, by short story written by Harold Titus and publish cd in the Adventure magazine for May. NIT. Titus spent several vaca- tions in Prescott and has given this story much local color. The follow ing with reference to Frontier Days is of interest to local citizens:
 "Prescott's Frontier Day is prob ably the one best bet of all the West crn rider and roper carnivals. It is a community institution, put on by men who are proud Of the place in which they live, and into it they have injected their best efforts. To make it big show the organization has combed the Southwest for bad horses; it has snared the worst un- broken beasts that run over malpais. and the best riders have been induced to come and try these outlaws. From as far as Oklahoma. Montana and the Pacific Coast they are enlisted"