Arizona republican., 1891-02-27
KEEP IN THE VAN.

Arizona is a land ot magnitude far ex- ceeding that of nearly every State in the Union; she has history unique, wierd and interesting in the extreme; nowhere else upon the globe can there be found grander scenery or more attractive landscapes; nowhere upon the globe lies there a land with such wondrous capae- ity for producing every fruit of the earth in abundance and excellencei no section has as yet been discovered that possesses such varied mineral treasures, of every form of richness and beauty. Such is Arizona. The cloud of doubt and suspicion that go long shadowed her has been dissipated. With assarance of ample protection to life and to prop erty the capitalist is turning his eyes from the worn-out business fields of the East to invest where Western pluck and energy will double his money in tenth of the time required in the older and beaten tracks of trade. Under such conditions the Territory should be prepared to meet the immi- grant and the capitalist fully half way. To the yet incredulous, evidence should be presented that would carry conviction to the minds of all. No merchant ever gained a business by opening up a shop and sitting down to await the coming of custom. No settler will come to Arizona without a knowl- edge of its resources.
 Ln opportunity for advertisement is now open 10 this Territory such as occurs but once in century. An exhibition of nations is soon to be held in Chicago ; from every portion of the world will be sent it's choicest products in peaceful rivalry. The State or Territory of the American Union that exhibits nothing will be derelict both in local and na- tional patriotism, will be lost sight of and, if thought of at all, the thought will be that that particu- lar State or Territory is such an inferior section of the Nation that it really has nothing worthy of exhibition. Size in the several exhibits will not be the main desideratum. Quality and novelty are rather the points to be aimed at. Surely, with her wonderful and unIque resources, Arizona could present a display that, though it's proportion might not be so extensive, yet in beauty and in interest would, in the eyes of the average visitor, far excel the more com mon exhibits of the older States. That such exhibit would do vast good for the Territory is not to be rationally ques- tioned. Millions of intelligent sigbtseers will attend, the majority from the States of the Mississippi and Ohio valleys, the very people whom we would most de- sire as settlers, and an attractive pavil- ion, filled with Arizona's products, would be the means of bringing many thousands to realization of the superi- ority of the Southwest in all that Nature could bestow.
 To the end that proper exposition of Arizona's products and capabilities shall be made at the Worlds Fair, bill has been introduced in the Legislature ap. propriating s5o,0o0 to such end. The committee to which it was referred have recommended reduction to $30,0 Il is probable that with this latter sum g very creditable showing could be made, and the sun-kissed Land exalted to hen proper place among the national sister hood. The Legislature should pass ths bill as it now is, promptly and with good will, and thus far aid in the ad- vancement of the Territory. The pro visions of the bill are such as to make the cost the least possible burden upon the people, and the benefits to be de rived from the outlay are bey yond com putation. N"