Arizona weekly enterprise., 1881-12-31
The Wants of Arizona.

past history, its present condition, | and its future prospects. Before closing this short sketch of the coun try and it's resources, 1t may not be out | of place to note the aids which it needs to bear it on to the topmost wave of mate rlal prosperity. Arizona wants, first of all, capital to develop her vast mineral wealth; she wants men who have the en- terprise and the means to open up the treasures which lie hidden in her noun tains and mesas, to sink shafts, to drive tunnels, to erect mills and furnaces, to give employment to labor, to build up and send forth such volume of bullion as has never been equaled in the history of the globe. As mining is the leading industry of the country, the capital to place that industry on prosperous basis is vital necessity for the welfare of Ari- zona. Here are gold, silver, copper, coal, lead, and iron scattered in profusion throughout the length and breadth of the Territory; here are railroads penetrating in every direction; here is climate of al- most perennial summer, and here is ev- cry natural facility for the extraction and reduction of ores. For the men who are waiting in the East and in Europe for a chance to invest some of the surplus mil lions, here is land with grand resources almost untouched, offering opportunities for profitable mining ventures not equaled in the western country, and only awaiting the magic wand of capital to cause it's mountains and hills to send forth streams of treasure
 As has been remarked in another place, Arizona wants men who will engage ill manufacturing enterprises. Hundreds or thousands of dollars are annually sent out of the country for supplies which could be produced at home. The manufacture of woolen goods, of leather, of soap and candles, and many other articles, offers almost certain assurance of success. For the man or men with knowledge of the business and the requisite capital, who will engage in any of these enterprises, a fortune Is in store.
 There are yet millions of acres of un- occupied grazing land in the Territory waiting for the cattle raiser to utilize its fine grasses. On portions of this vast do- main water IS scarce, but the want can be quickly supplied by the sinking of wells. No finer climate for stock can be found, and no better beef is raised in the United 1 States. There is plenty of room for twice the number of cattle now in the Terri | tory, and with two railroads crossing 1t from east to west, and leading to the mar kets of the Atlantic and the Pacific, no better field for this branch of industry can be found.
 To men who have some means, and can take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves in new country, Ar izona offers an inviting field for the dis play of their industry, energy and enter prise. For live, active men, with plenty of ''push" and vim, there is always an opening. Arizona wants men with strong hands and stout hearts; men who are will ing to work; men who are not afraid to rough 1t in a new country; men who can fight the battle of life, and are not dis. posed to give up the contest because for tune does not always smile on them; men who are not above turning their hands tc anything that presents itself; men whc are sober, steady and industrious. With such class of men to build up the coun- try and develop its grand resources, Ari zona will soon become one of the foremost States of the American Unlon.
 We have briefly stated here the char acter of the emigration which the Terri
 tory wishes to attract within its borders
 it may be i'll order, also, to allude to th'
 kind 1t doesn't want Of lawyers anC
 doctors the Territory has more thai
 enough, and an influx of the learned pro
 fessions" IS not desirable. They are al
 ready overcrowded, and sharp competi tion has made the practice of law and med : icine anything but profitable. It is true in these, as in all other professions , "there is room at the top," but unless
 man has the requirements and the talent
 to take that position, he had better re
 main where he i7 Of clerks, and al
 those who are seeking desirable positions where the labor is light and the salar high, the supply on hand already exceed the demand, and such persons had bette
 stay where they are, unless they are vii :, ing to take hold of anything that present
 itself, from driving bull-team to ''polisi
 ing the head of drill"
 f That large class who imagine their fol
 tunes would be made if they could onl , get to the West, without scarcely an e
 fort on their part, need not come to Ar f zona. No drones in the hive of industr T are wanted here. As everywhere els ; energy, perseverance, and hard work, al
 required for success, and he who thinl :, to achieve it by any other means will sadly disappointed, and should remain C. .s home at ease." Of that grand army
 fault finders, never satisfied and forev
 complaining, that Territory wants non .. men who sit supinely waiting for fortuI m to bid them good morrow, who make I
 effort to help themselves, and then COT m plain of their non-success, should n : come to Arizona
 Tn this short snace we have alluded