The daily morning oasis., 1919-12-28

pairs made to Tumacacori Mission
which has become a great attraction
to visitors and source of much val
liable publicity for Santa Cruz Coun-
ty. Two committees have been work
ing for several months to have the
area of the Tumacacori National
Monument extended to the State
Highway, and favorable conditions re-
Gently reported indicate that this will
so"n be accomplished.
In April there was given a recep-
tion to returned soldiers and sailors.
Continuous effort has been devoted to
securing employment for returned
veterans, and many have been placed
in satisfactory positions.
By continuous effort in cooperation
with other border communities. we
have succeeded i n having % assport
regulations simplified and reduced to
a minimum.
Our campaign to have Pullman SER
vice established on the S. P. Railway
of Mexico appears from recent re-
ports to be on fair way to success.
We co-operated with other Cham
bers in opposing congre ;sional bills
which would have required, if passed,
a heavy bond upon Mexican laborers
entering the U. S. These bills were
killed in committee without reaching
the floor.
We succeeded in having a represen-
tative to take up several subjects re-
garding Mexican trade with the Ma
tional Foreign Trade Convention at
Chicago last spring. The Chamber of
Commerce of the U. S. has been con-
vinced of the Importance of Mexican
trade to the entire country and has
established at our request a special
committee on Mexican trade, to which
we are constantly referring sugges-
tions and requests.
A disagreement or deadlock be-
tween the War Department and GER
tain of the landowners over extension
of leases to property upon which the
military lamp is situated was adjusted
with the assistance of this Chamber.
AS result the Government proceeded
with new construction.
Certain charges of profiteerfng
against local merchants were made
by the Sub-District Military Com
mander, and Chamber of Commerce
Committee and Military Committee
made investigation. These commit
tees have a joint meeting tomorrow
evening, and final report may be
expected shortly.
A committee appointed to investi-
gate custom-house delays on the Mex
lean side succeeded in some degree in
improving conditions, according to
unsolicited information rendered US.
Director l. P. Frazier has been di-
rectly responsible in securing Federal
and State money for extensive high
way improvement and construction in
our county, and it is anticipated that
through his efforts the Borderland
Route will cross this county, via Pata-
gonia, into Nogales.
The Chamber co-operated with the
Liberty Loan Committee on the last
campaign, secured visit of war tank
and airplane, thus securing wide pub
licity and assisting in putting the loan
over. The Chamber assisted in pic
mic and celebration July 4th, but the
Labor Day and Armistice Day cele-
brations were ably handled by local
organizations of ex-service men.
In March we had the Convention of
the State Bankers Association, which
brought numerous visitors to Nogales
and enthused the visiting bankeres
with the opportunities here. From
this, the Key City received widespread
publicity. The efforts of Mr.. H. r.
Sisk and Mr.. Tracy Bird were respon-
sible for our securing the newspaper
publishers convention in January,
1920. DIR. A. L. Gustetter got the
State Medical Association conference
and Messrs. Dave Loeb and Oscar
Block persuaded the Retail Mer-
chants that Nogales is the only pos
sible location for their 1920 meeting.
1t is quite possible that the Bankers
may again come to Nogales next year.
Upon petition by the Custom House
Brokers' Association of Nogales, the
Chamber protested the action of the
railway company in requiring large
bond from the brokers, and the pro-
posed bond idea was abandoned.
Against sharp competition from
Tucson, we succeeded in securing for
Nogales the reduction plant now To-
Gated on the City Farm on the Tucson
Road. This plant has been operating
for some time, and when certain tenn
porary difficulties are overcome it is
anticipated that about three score
men will be employed and an annual