Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18
NO CHANGE IN !. REAL STATUS OF
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Since the change in railroad affairs recently there have been many wild rumors afloat respecting the status of the line located in Prescott. In a letter addressed to the Yavapai coun- lty chamber of commerce and which was read at a meeting of that or ganlZation held Thursday, August 18th w. A. Drake cites some interesting facts. His letter in part follows:
 The Santa Fe contemplates no change in the personnel of the line Some of the men may get a change Iof title. There will be no change in the shops, nor any change in the force on the road. There may be some addition to the engine house. 1 have been asking for il for the last two years. There will probably be a sand house and oil house built. There may be some other slight .changes. Some day, there will be larger yard. We added 10 1t a sid in-, forty car lengths this year. As fast as the company con do it, they will get some heavier engines. that is. just as fast as they can get the track to run them on. There will be no general manager The whole divi- sion is called Phoenix Division. and all of its business will be reported to Los Angeles. There may be more o--ce work than there was, but not much"
 In the next issue Of the telephone directory, information pages" which t,.tn ha nf mt fn raG11anfC ps we'll as visitors will be printed, the chamber of commerce having been requested to furnish the necessary data for these pages.
 According to a letter sent to Sen ator Ashurst from Commissioner Smith, of the Bureau Of Fisheries, there will be q consignment of large mouth black bass sent to the or ganization during September or Oct ober. These will be used III stock ing Lake Watson and other places in Yavapai county.
 The cooperation of the Navapai county chamber of commerce was eN- tended to the citizens of Jerome in any way they might see lit to help them in bettering the present mail service in Jerome.
 A communication from George w. Nilsson respecting the need of hay ing the postal service in Prescott extended, was read and referred 10 the city affairs committee.
 Treasurer Aitken of the frontier days association, submitted q report showing that this years celebration paid its way and thar the association would be able to pay $500 of the S4OOO deficit of 1919.
 No definite information was re- ceived by the organization relative to the arrival of the Ntestgard party lat Ash Fork. Winchester Dickerson had advised the organization that he would telephone immediately upon the receipt of any information regard ing their arrival at Ash Fork. Late yesterday mornino a telephone call was received from Mir. Dickerson ad- vising that he had received informa- ton that the party would arrive dur ing the afternoon at Ash Fork. This did not give sufficient time for the running of an excursion to Ash Fork. event had the. weather permitted. In meeting Westward the chamber of commerce will be represented by Mir. Dickerson and it is also understood that members of the highway commits sion had also journed to Ash Fork to talk over logs with the pathfinders.
 The excursions committee will work on q run for the Verde Valley on September 5th and 9th, when the big roundup will be held at Camp Yer de.
 In the absence of President Clark, the meeting was presided over bv Vice-president Yount Those attend in~ were: Dr. R. J. RoDer. II. D. Aiken. Colonel Shepard. Major He'd ing. w. A. Drake. A. H. Powers. ]. .P. O'Dell. ]. H. Morgan, NJ. B. IIa- zeltine. Dr. C. F. Yount and the sec |retary.