Weekly journal-miner., 1917-12-26
(From Sundays Oaily.)

ploycd; more ounces of gold and sil-
 yer being sent to the mint than ever
 before in the history of mining in
 this county
 In the above paragraph, J. F.. Rus
 sell, head of the committee on mining
 of the Navapai County Chamber of 1 Commerce detailed the progress of
 the industry on which, directly and
 indirectly, every man, woman and
 child in the county depend for their
 living. lis report, which was read
 at the annual meeting, held Thursday
 evening, contained much other inter
 esting matter and for that reason
 IS herewith given in full:
 To The Yavapai County Chamber of I Commerce, Prescott, Arizona. ] Gentlemen
 As chairman of your mining com
 mittee l desire to submit the follow
 ing report:
 During the first half of the year
 the Mining committee did little eX- cept to meet, talk over plans and sug-
 gestions relative to advertising, but
 owing to the lack of funds at its dis
 posal no active campaign of advcr-
 tising was commenced. About the middle of October, and to be specific on Octl7, 1917, the Mining and Ad- vcrtising committee of the Yavapai : County Chamber of Commerce met with Mir P R. Mines, and after a l thorough discussion, entered into c contract with Mir. Mines by which we are to pay Mir. Mines Sl50 per month: Mir. Mines to furnish week , ly letter to about 40 publications, de tailing the progress and develop ment of the mining industry in Yava- pai county; also such other articles, 1 special and technical, as are request ed by any of the papers and journals, and to answer all inquiries regarding mining properties in Yavapai county and, generally to conduct a publicity bureau.
 The chairman has, in conjunction with Mir. Mines, checked the several journals and found that the articles furnished by Mir. Mines have been receiving publicity.
 In conjunction with this publicity, as chairman of the committee, l de- sire to report that the articles fur nished by Mir. Mines have been giv- ing the real actual news of Yavapai county: have been detailing the de- velopment, strikes and discoveries and simply the news that interests the mining public. He has not given any attention to the New York stock market or the possibilities of stock flotations, nor quotations from any stock sheet.
 The committee desires further to report that mining is in the best con dition now than it ever has been iL Navapai county; more mines are Tn operation: more pounds of copper are being produced: more men cm- ploycd: more ounces of gold and sil yer being sent to the mint than ever before in the history of mining in this county. There IS a greater de- mand at this time for developed and partially developed mines in Navapai county than ever before. The num- Der of inquiries received regarding prospective mines now outnumbcr any week, month. year of like per iod during our existence as a Cham bcr of Commerce. These inquiries do not all come directly to the sec, rctary, but l find that the mining men connected with this Chamber receive the greater portion. More real bona fidc inquiries have reached my office; during the past six months than in any one year previous. l merely mention my own office as an example inasmuch as l am not di- rcctly connected with any great min ing enterprise.
 The exhibits of Yavapai county at the Northern Arizona Fair and al the Arizona Fair at Phoenix were of such a character as to not only re- ! fleet credit upon those in charge, but demonstrated beyond a doubt, that lavapai county Is one of the greatest mineral regions of the Southwest, and I take this opportun- ! fly of extending the thanks of the Mining committee to our efficient secretary. and to those who had charge of the mining exhibits at the two fairs.
 Without going into detailed fig urcs l desire to report that the min ing industry of Navapai county IS the one industry upon which the buSi
 ness of this county depends. l do not intend to deprccatc or take from the many other industries of this county. The mining industry | represents the investment of more capital employs more men; supports more families and carries on its back more merchants, doctors and lawyers than all of the other industries com
 bincd. It pays more dividends and
 brings Arizona into the limclight
 of publicity in way that no other industry of the State can do. It is ! highly important that in the future,
 as in the past, WIG give as much pub
 licity as possible to the mining in- ] dustry It has built our railroads, supported our banks, fed our mcr-
 chants and kept our people as no other industry could possibly do. It
 has brought 10 Arizona the greatest ! talent in the world and has developed within is borders people noted for
 real nerve, progress and intelligence,