Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1921-12-14
FAILURES Of
c. c. SET FORTH
YEARS REPORT

Doctors. bury theirs; lawyers hold
them up, but I'm going to expose
ours" was the novel way Dr. c. F.
Yount, who has served the Yavapai
County Chamber OF Commerce faith
fully as its president during the year
1921, commented upon the following
report which he rendered as presi-
dent of the organization, in speaking
more of some OF the failures OF ac-
complishment in the organization
during his administration:
To the board OF directors and
fother members of the Yayapai Coun-
ty Chamber of Commerce.
Gentlemen:-With the close OF my
years stewardship comes the day of
reckoning, and in taking stock" I
shall enumerate only those items
which have proven failures, or only
partially successful. this in the hope,
that my successor in office may
carry them through to fruition.
/. The value of the Luncheon
club in bringing all the business men
OF the city and county together for
an hour OF friendly intercourse can
not be over-estimated. 1t should
function with greater regularity and
receive the support of the entire
chamber
HOTEL LACKING
2 The hotel situation has not i'm
proved; we cannot hope to reap the
full benefits of our CLIMATIC and COM
mercial advantages until we have
hotel commensurate with our needs
). We have not been able to is
sue the Yavapai county booklet be-
cause of lack of funds-the data and
Illustrations are all ready but it takes
money to publish a booklet OF this
kind. Its value as medium OF ad
vertising cannot be measured in dol
lars and cents. We should make it
one of the first accomplishments of
the new year.
T. We have failed to renovate or
rehabilitate the old governors man
sion. Our promise to the American
Legion and the Veterans of Foreign
Wars remains unfulfilled. A we'll di-
rected effort could put this across
before spring. l trust that we may
realize our sense of obligation in
this matter and express ourselves in
a united effort to accomplish those
things which we have left undone
ROAD TO WHIPPLE
s 1t is with much chagrin that
we note that Prescott and Whipple
are connected by a dirt road only.
1t would seem that the city of Pres
colt and the county had failed to
grasp the importance of this recent
asset. A plant which has done so
much to tide Prescott over a very
lean year" which has given em-
ployment to so many citizens OF
Yavapai county, many Of whom
would otherwise have been without
Ia job, should be linked with Pres
colt by paved roadway. A paved
road is not a luxury. The present
road is impossible to pedestrians
during stormy weather, and we have
our doubts about heavy trucking
over it during like periods. 1t would
seem like mighty sensible business
reciprocity, to say the least, to spend
$4,000 where the United States gov
ernment has spent millions and will
continue to spend bountifully for
years to come. To do less shows a
lack OF appreciation.
TRUST COMMISSION
/ 8. We desire to express our con-
fidence in the county road commits
sion. We are now assured that
every dollar of the bond issue will
be expended in the roads as provided
for under the issue that in addition
over 100000 federal aid has been
secured for road building in this
county. The program of road build
! ing is the biggest ever undertaken in
the history of Yavapai county. Work
is under way and will be carried on
to completion. The people of the
entire county are interested in road
building as never before. They are
looking for action and results. We
can assure them of both. We be-
lieve they can best aid "the good
roads movement by backing the