Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-08-18
The Enemies of Progress.

 Phenix Herald are applicable with equal force to many other towns and cities in this Territory:
 Among the numerous divisions and into which society may be segregated, there are two classes that claim representatives in every community, however small. These two classes may be described as the bold, progressive element and the timid and old fogy element. The pro gressive element is the party of ad vancement and the old fogy is the party of stagnation, decay and final oblivion. It is well proved theorem in all the affairs of life that there is no such thing as stand-still Tie mo- ment 8 plant ceases to grow it com mcnces to die; the moment a settle Inent of a city ceases to increase 1t commences to decrease. Neutrality does not exist among the exigencies of society, and in every department of life "Re that is not with us is against us"
 The progressive citizen advances the community in which he lives; the nonprogressive citizen holds it back; or, If he chances to be in the majority, runs 1t in the wrong direction. Wher- ever the progressive citizen is in the majority the community is prosperous; wherever he is in the minority the community decays. The fact is as patent as the morning sun, that in this age at least, we cannot afford to rest on our oars.
 The work of developing the great resources of this Salt river valley has merely been begun, we have not yet but glimpse of its importance, com mercially speaking, and from sanitary point of view; with no possibility of a larger city nearer than 800 miles to the eastward and 400 miles to the west ward, and with every element here to make us great inland city, Phenix has before her destiny that the fogy citizen will not see and of which the most pushing. progressive citizen scarcely permits himself to dream. But 1t will be upon us within the next fifteen years, in time for those who are now actively pushing forward to our destiny to enjoy it's prosperity and beauty. It will not be many years be- fore Phenix will be railroad centre whose importance will be second to
 none in the southwest, and our com
 mercial importance will grow, and de
 mand facilities of transportation suffi-
 cientiy to force the construction oi
 roads now pointing in this direction
 and in the path of which our valley
 lies. The importance of this valley as
 a sanitarium must not be overlooked
 for all pulmonary troubles, for all
 cases where a perfectly pure and dry
 air is required, together with the mild
 est possible winter climate, there ii
 probably not on the face of the globe
 so large an extent of country present
 ing in such perfection these require
 ments of climate, while it combines
 with climate the advantages of cheal living, and great quantities of elegan
 fruit, etc., With these great advant ages at hand ever forcing us forward
 1t lily becomes us to sit down, deaC weights in the community and wal
 for somebody to pull us along. To sell 1 1 HAOHNAOy GU oCilAC EAAOO tNA40 ll1ON' what we keep is the only way to haster the desired condition and the mal who follows that proposition out vii be the man who makes the money ant , improves the country; he who grasp what land or town lots he can and sit down for his neighbors to pull hin out by building up around him anc making his property valuable, is tn , old fogy wiro deserves to get left an, nine times out of ten will be left, es pecially in a town like Phenix wher there is so broad an extent of countr, ; to build over and almost any direction offers equal inducements. In towl 2 like this the only way to draw tn f march of improvement toward proper , ty is to participate n it ;and so it is witt country property if the owner expect , in his own life time of enjoy its profit r and leave vastly increased legacy t
 his children.