The Coconino sun., 1923-08-17
BIG BUSINESS MEN OF
STATE HERE NEXT WEEK
o wessern Newspaper Union

Three cities of northern Arizona,
Prescott, Williams and Flagstaff, will
entertain directors of the Arizona In
dustrial Congress on the occasion of
their regular fall meeting, to be held
August % and %.
The meeting, the first since spring,
viii be the first held in the northern
part of the state, and members of the
governing board Of the state organi-
zation plan to take advantage of the
fact to see some Of the north's scenic
wonders and industries, and become
acquainted with its citizens and prob
lens.
Al tentative itinerary for the meet
ing provides that the directors meet
in Prescott at noon of next Wednes-
day, the 22nd, where they will be
luncheon guests of the Yavapai Coun-
ty chamber of commerce and the
Prescott Rotary club. From Prescott
they will be taken by motor car to
Williams, where the Rotary club and
other organizations win be hosts at
dinner, after which the drive will be
continued to Flagstaff.
The directors meeting proper will
be held at Flagstaff on Thursday, the
23rd, and the day will include visits
to the big lumber mills and other
points of interest, with Q luncheon ten
dered by Flagstaff organizations.
It is probable that number OF the
directors will go ON to the Grand
Canyon the next day, while some may
go to Walpi for the Hopi snake dance.
Principal business to be transacted
at the meeting will consist Of plans
for the fall and winter activities Of
the Industrial Congress. In addition,
reports will be received not only on
work of the congress itself, but on the
conditions in the various industries
of the state. A director to take the
place Of the late Senator Hugh E..
Campbell of Flagstaff also viii be
chosen to serve until the next general
election of the organization
Reports the first of the week lndi-
Gated an exceptionally good attend
ance. Agriculture will be represented
hv C. S. Brown, prsident, and Fred
TAFT, chairman of the executive COM
n1ittee, of the4state farm bureau, and
by Lawrence G. Wilson, manager OF
the Casa Grande Farmers association.
Henry G. Boice of San Carlos, presi-
dent of the Arizona Cattle Growers
association, will be the only director
present to represent livestock, how
ever. as no successor has been named
to Senator Campbell, and Lon L. Har-
mon, the other livestock director, IS
in Honolulu.
All three of the directors from the
business and financial group plan to
attend: George f. Kit Of Tucson, T.,
A. Riordan Of Flagstaff and Charles
F. Solomon of Tucson, president OF
the Arizona Bankers association. Min
ing also will have its full quota Of
three-T. H. O'Brien of Inspiration,
P. G.. Spilsbury Of Phoenix, and eth
er G.. Fl. Dowell of Bisbee or p. G..
Beckett of Douglas as alternate.
The professional group will be rep
resented by J. P. Boyle, Douglas at
torney, and John ID. Loper, Phoenix
school superintendent. Dr. John E..
Bacon of Miami, third director in this
group, will be on his vacation at that
time and probably viii be unable to
attend. All three of the public utility
division directors will go, however.
They are Fl. D. McVay of Phoenix,
F. S. Viele of Prescott and H. B. Tit
comb OF Tucson j. A. Harrison,
mayor of Nogales, a director at large,
viii attend, but Judge John II. Camp
bell of Tucson cannot go. J. E. Frank
lin of Yuma, third director at large,
also is expected