The Arizona champion., 1884-05-24
Timely Hint. to Prosperity.
EDITOR CHAMPIONS:

I
 A few practical suggestions on maj
 ters of imperative importance to tn
 prosperity of our village, other local
 ities and the Territory at large, ma
 be apropos, at the present time, an
 kindlyreceived from, close observer c
 mary strange events in new countrie
 coupled with the experience of owe
 thirty years in org eanizing and build
 ing up new communities, countries
 towns and villages, stimulating nev
 industrial enterprises and commercial
 facilities into prosperity and success
 It is the uniform conclusion of ever,
 careful observer of cause and effect o
 the current events in any community
 that harmony of feeling and action
 and unity of effort to a desired pur
 pose, common to the general weliar,
 of all, are usually crowned with the
 gratifying results of prosperity anc success. While, on. the contrary, contention and jealousies, divisions o
 feeling and effort, uniformly increase in bitterness and intensity, not only retarding all private enterprise, but expressing all public efforts to in creased commercial and traffic facili- ties. No one man, nor a half dozen, can "run any community" with hope of ultimate success, as the attempt al once begets the bitterest antagonism among all others; usually combining to crush out these self constituted dictators not only injuring their busi ness and prospects, but constituting distinct social parties, widening as tn, agitation pr0eresses; dealing severe death blow to every public enterprise requiring united effort, harmonious feeling and interest to secure success. These comments are stimulated by noticing, in our usually pleasant com munity, some of these out croppings and more or less contentious and jealousies, easily checked and over come in their infancy with little care and watchfulness, each should not only seriously consider, but manifest earnest activity to their entire eradi- cation for the future prosperity and welfare of enterprises and the people as whole, else we will gradually de- cline into turmoils that infest many communities and ruin many business and industrial pursuits, within the writers experience. While these thoughts are indicted to serve as stimulants to wholesome activ- ities in the direction of building up enterprises justly warranted by our peculiar location; with all the natural advantages and surroundings for a thrifty village; existing here in four fold measure to any other point on the A. & P. R. R., in the Territory, and for entire harmony in those ac- tivities that the grandest success may crown every effort. There is another ulterior purpose suggested by an item Tn your last issue under the caption,
 Central Arizona Railway" local organization to construct and operate a railroad from Prescott via Jerome to Ash Fork. .t
 The latter place is slightly west of north some fifty miles in straight line from Prescott; Jerome some thirty to forty miles easterly thereof and sixty miles from Ash Fork, while less than fifty miles by straight line to Flag, staff; saving some sixty miles freight and travel on the A. x P. railroad; and making at feast ten miles less railroad from the A. x P to Prescott. Besides from what is esteemed reliable information, a railroad to Flagstaff could be constructed and operated at much less expense than to Ash Fork; passing through finer country of grazing, timber, etc, offording much more local business than the route to Ash Fork.
 Will Flagstaff and the surrounding country with unity ofpurpose. active ly unite with Prescott to connect the two places by railroad1 ? That with honest, intelligent management may be made good paying investment; that would not only largely increase the material prosperity of both places and along the entire route in divers, ways, buttend to the mutual interest of each in the other, now largely separ- ated by natural barriers, Prescott railroad connection with Ash Fork would vastly increase, instead of di