The Arizona champion., 1884-12-06
A BOOMER.
PLAN TO DEVELOP ARIZONA.
Suggestion For the Consideration of the
 Public aud the Leg gisiature.


 ofpubllshing the resources of Arizona, with the expectation of inducing i'm migration to flow into the Territory. In both instances, the method adopt. ed has been the came, namely, the employing of a writer to prepare the pamphlet of general information for distribution al his discretion. Now, as the desired immigrant has not been induced to cone hither by means oi these expensive attempts. it may be we'll to consider the utility of adopt ing some other plan.
 The principal reason why so little is known abroad concerning Arizona, Is because so few of our newspapers reach the sources of information in the East Our publishers cannot af. ford to print and mail fifty copies of each issue 10 Eastern papers, libraries, reading rooms, and bureaus Of for elgn immigration; whereas, If the pa pers WERE so distributed, our resour- ceS would be thoroughly quoted abroad throughout the East, thus bringing the Territory into proper notice.
 The present pamphlet system has created only little home sensation, and appears not to have produced any beniicial result, except to the gen teman employed to compile and pub, fish the work.
 We therefore suggest the following plan, which, if adopted, will in our opinion, produce more satisfactory results, at less expense:
 Estimating the weekly papers in the the Territory at twcnty-fOur (which includes those issued from offices also issuing dailys) with the yearly rate of subscription from S5 to $, an appropriation of SIG, ,ooo would Sc cure their continuous circulation, so copies weekly of each of Sioo, 900 per year.
 The list of papers should be made into seperate classes, each publisher having list differing from his neis h. Dor, sad list to be prepared by the Secretary of the Territory, or other competent authority, in order to make the circulation extend over the widest field available. As the plan may not interfere with the creating of any pro- posed Immigration Bureau, it might be made the duty of such Bureau to prepare the list ofsuch catalogues, and supervise the distribution.
 IL is almost impossible to calculate ihe extent to which this newspaper influence would benefit Arizona Com pare such a constant hammering on the mind of the Eastern reader to the meagre 10, 900 pamphlets usually print ed, which do not cover a fraction Of the field, and which are scarcely open. ed before they are laid away in some musty closet with other trash, to be gnawed to pieces by rats. The papers on the contrary, never cease, but are repeatedly placed before the Eastern readers, day in and day out, through. out the year.
 Tie system proposed would also en- courage our publishers to devote spe- cial atteatlon to writing up matters concerning the agricultural and graz ing lands, the climate, mines and to- pograph,; and all the various oppor. iunities existing here tor new and in dustrious settlers.
 The Territories to the north and east of us are greatly aided in settl. ing up by the exertions of railroads, which send circulars broadcast and constantly in the proper direction, thus securing passengers for their road, as well as selling their road land to the new settlers. In Arizona no like system exists, and we must depend on our own exeitions.
 This system would also encourage our publishers to devote special atten- lion to writing up matter concerning the resources of the Territory, and ihe various opportunities existing here for new and industrious settlers thus making each issue of every paper more than an ephemeral sheet-creat. ing them into "institutions" in the counties where they are published. Our publishers, however anxous they may be to devote their time, money and space, to the advancement of the common welfare, cannot do SO while they depend on the limited revenue derived from private advertisements, and local subscriptions.
 We hope the Territorial Legislature