Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-02-18
An Urgent Necessity.

T agricultural lands adjacent thereto are cal able of supporting a greater popula- tion than the whole Territory now con tains. There is room enough for a vast tide of immigrants who possess the money, muscle and mental endon- ments to succeed under such ex- tremely favorable conditions as exist here, and all that is necessary to attract them hither is the diffusion of knowledge of the advantages the section of the country possesses. There are hundreds of thousands of eastern people ready and anxious to sock new homes in this land of health and plenty if they but knew of its existence, but not one in ten thousand has ever heard of Florence and a much lesser number has any idea that it is other than wild, inhospitable and desolate desert country abounding in reptiles and overrun with savage In dians.
 Not only must this erroneous belief be eradcated, but the revelation should be made to them that it contains the dormant resources of land that will eventually become famous for it's wealth and fertility and, like the stone that WAS rejected by the worlsmen, become the chief stone of the temple. The task of enli ghtening the people upon this point rests with our own citizens and it is a responsibility they cannot shirk without suffering the consequences of their inex- cusable indifference.
 When a man, or a merchant, has any thing he wishes to sell, he does not hide it away from sight in his cellar and keep the matter dead secret, but he takes good care to let the fact be known as widely as possible. It is a fact that the greatest advertisers succeed better and accumulate wealth faster than their less enterprising neighbors, and it is due solely to the extended publicity given to the advantages they offer to purchasers and of tho merits of their wares. No large body of people organize and send forth agents to search for good bargains and but few individuals can bear tho ex- pense necessary to visit all portions of the country in search of the best place to make future home. When their at- tention is drawn to the advantages of a certain locality they Sill take the trouble to make further inquiry regarding the truthfulness of it's claims and the final result will then be determined by tho ad- yantages involved in the change.
 In short, our people must advertise the resources of the country extensively and iudiciously and let the eastern folks know that there are opportunities for them here that other countries do not possess and their own good sense and business, judgment will accomplish the rest.
 But this costs money and many indi- viduals feel unwilling to coAiliuute to a scheme that must benefit others equally with themselves, oblivious to the fact that individual wealth is all outgruwth of general and public prosperity, The demand for prosperity that will follow the coming of a tide of imnl;gis a tion will double and treble all real eatate values and while his neighbors enjoy some of tho fruits of his enterprise the contributor will also profit by h.s judi cious investment.
 In matters of such public good there is no impropriety in extending aid from h, public funds and, indeed, such has becl done by some of the several counties il the Territory. The Supervisors of Gra ham county have entered into contract with tho publishers of the Clifton Clar ion to furnish five thousand panipllet descriptive of that county and have ap propriated five hundred dollars to pa, for the same. The view is taken tha any expenditure calculated to enhanc the public interests is legitimate and prop CT; as much so as the improvement o public thoroughfares, the removal o cemeteries, the beautifying of publi grounds and the abatement of nuisance that menace the health of the people.
 It is duty of our people to assist i the upbuilding of the town and county and they should come together and de wise ways and means to accomplish thi end. Such printing as may be necesssr can be obtained through a selected con mittee and proper vouchers be submitte for the expenditure of the funds I'll general good of our section requires som such course and we urge that steps b taken at once to accomplish the goo that will certainly follow determine effort.
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