Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13
ALMOST'..lCERTA|N . IS COMPLETION OF NEW ROAD
ARRANGEMENTS PRACTIC- ALLY COMPLETED FOR FINANCING BUILDING OF LINE BETWEEN THIS CITY AND JEROME.
(From Fridays Bailyl

That arrangements have been prac- tically completed for taking care of the total cost of the new Prescott Jerome short line highway was an- nounced at last nights meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. The an nouncement came following the re- ceipt of word from Superintendent Kingdom of the United Verde Exten- sion that in all probability the big copper firm could make arrangements to carry one-half of the Sl20O00 def icit. From San Mateo, Calif., dur ing the afternoon came a message stating that while Manager Charles Clark of the United Verde Copper Company would doubtless be willing to take care of the other part of the deficit, his final decision on the mat ter would be made on Monday next, at the time of his regular visit to the big plant at Jerome.
 At present, the county has but S60,- 900 on hand to start work on a job which in all probability will cost SlS0,OOO, and in order to get the inn provement through economically and in speedy fashion, 1t will be neces- sary to get line on where the bal ance of the amount can be secured. and it was with this view in mind that the copper companies in the Jerome district were interviewed on the subject.
 In spite of the threats of Super visor William Stephens to secure an injunction to prevent the county from accepting financial aid of this sort, the packers of the project are confident that they can find some means of checkmating the plans of Mir. Stephens in his effort to block the construction of this vitally neces- sary highway, and the boosters are making their plans accordingly, Mir. Stephens notwithstanding.
 At last nights meeting, the appre- citation of the organization at the attitude toward the road recently taken by Supervisors Stukey and Jaeger, was expressed in a formal resolution, which appears below. These two officers on Monday last definitely decided to direct the State engineer to appropriate S6O,OOO to which the county was entitled, for this work, and thus officially set the project in motion. The resolution, a copy of which will be forwarded to Governor Hunt today, is as follows:
 WHEREAS, It has been brought to the attention of this organization that the Board of Supervisors of Va vapai County has directed that this county's proportion of the State road fund for 1918 and 1919 shall be ox- pended upon the proposed short-line highway between Jerome and Pres colt. and
 WHEREAS, This action insures the prompt construction of that high way, thus affording direct and first class communication between Jer- ome, Clarkdale, Verde and the Verde Valley and all other parts of the county, especially serving the min ing industry, promoting commercial interests, and in case of emergency, meeting an important military neccs- sity, and
 WHEREAS, The building of this highway has been and is one of the OA llAlo SilailAOSA OA Commerce, which has been largely instrumental in securing a petition signed by the representatives of % per cent of the taxable property of this county asking the Board of Su- pervisors to take favorable action in the matter: now, therefore be it
 RESOLVED, That the Yavapai County Chamber of Commerce, real izing the vast benefit that must re- suit from the construction of the Jerome Prescott short-line highway, now, in behalf of its members and the taxpayers and residents of the county. hereby tenders 10 the Board of Supervisors its heartiest appre- citation and approval of the effective and decisive action it has taken in behalf of this important public necessity"