Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-12-10
MIXED MOTIVES
Appear in the Twink
9 ler's Suggestions
Yesterday to the Cham
Der of Commerce.
A Brazen Effort to Place Itself
Upon the Market
Hidden In an Apparently Honest but
Certainly UngrammatIcal
Bit of Advice.

A continuous stream OF letters are ar.
irving in Phoenix addressed to the Her.
sld, Gazette and other papers, the vari-
Gus county and territorial officers, the
chamber OF commerce, the postmaster,
the real estate firms, the various socie-
ties and people generally, inquiring for
information concerning this city and
valley in particular and the territory in
general. There is absolutely nothing
to send except the daily and weekly pa
pers, the best possible things to send
out, yet a heavy draw on those instiIu-
tions. There never has been such de-
msnd for this information as at present,
and the chamber of commerce should
either subscribe for q considerable num-
Der OF these Weekly papers, not filled
with boiler plates, or get up something
OF its own Tor the purpose Of filling the
demand that is being made.-Phenix
Herald,
The Herald's revelation OF the con-
tinuUus eplstolary stream is quite cor
rect. The method of expressing it,
however, while not violation OF the
criminal laws OF Arizona, is an infrac-
ton of a well known rule of the English
and many other languages. The revela-
tor, instead of announcing that con-
tinuOus stream ARE" arriving, should
have substituted the word lis" there
by saving composition. 1t "are" news,
though, just the same.
The suggestion that more advertising
matter is needed Is admirable and
should be acted upon by all who have
an interest in the city's growth.
The Salt river valley has never been
advertised for all it is worth, though a
prodigiOus stride was made in that di-
rection by The REPUBLICAN, when it 10.
sued lis $4,000 Illustrated edition OF
sixty-four pages. That issue contained
a complete description Of the territory,
the valley and Phoenix. Experience
aiterward showed that a mistake, and
the only mistake, was in the volume of
the issue. 1t should have been OF no,
less than 100000. The edition is now
nearly exhausted. Secretary Perey, OF
the board OF trade. informed
REPUBLICAN Sreporter that the 5000
copies taken by that body are all gone,
and that the demand, from all parts OF
the country, for the Illustrated REPUB-
LICAS is undated.
y
wrong, is really right, and its dsclars-
ton that there is absolutely nothing
to send except the daily papers," is
proper and in order.
II the revelation had closed there, 10
might have been supposed to be . well
meant, though awkward, attempt to
plant the feet OF the chamber OF COM
mercs in the path OF duty, but the ad
"A ss hat hae hnh d.
subscribe "ior q considerable num-
Der Of these Weekly papers" (meaninx
thereby the Herald, is departure from
good taste and an evidence OF journalistic
effrontsry and gall" Ii is, beside,
bad advice. and il adopted, would be
calculated to repel immigration.
The Weekly Herald, 40 an advertising
medium. would appear to strangers 10
be unique, IL not attractive, and would
receive classification among ella mon
sters, tarsntulas and other undesirable
features Of Arizona. 1t would no doubt
be received with interest and preserved
in glass jar as q curiosity, but the re.
cipients wouldspossibly not be afflicted
with consuming desire to permanent
ly reside in country in which such
curiosities are produced. 1t should be
the policy OF the Phoenix chamber OF
commerce to keep the Herald in the
background until immigration is no
longer desirable, and when the last acre
Of land is under cultivation, when the
valley is filled to overlooking, when no
more merchants, mechanics, lsborers,
teachers and professional men are want
ed, when the population OF tho city
reaches SOC, 900 and is sitting for lack
Of room and air, then turn the Herald
loose, send edition after edition north
and east and see the mighty wave OF
immigration stop and begin to recede.
The chamber of commerce is com
posed OF exceptionally level-headed
business men, who will let the stream
which "are" arriving flow unheeded by
rather than impede that other stream
OF people headed for Arizona in search
Of homes, health and prosperity.