Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-03-31

York World is this time represented.
The World is ii great DewEpaper-a
perfect monster, in fact and anything
that reaches Its columns Will be largely
circulated. But. why should Arizona
give money to New York or eastern
newspapers for write-ups and let the
home papers starve for want of work
and support. Thousands of dollars
have been frittered away by various
localities in Arizona for so-called write
ups" in distant newspapers and but
little benefit has ever been received for
the cash thus expended. In these same
localities are local newspapers struggling
for existence because the people Withhold
legitimate support and encouragement.
Nine times out OF ten before a man
will start to settle 10 new country he
will write for copies Of the local news
papers there So that he may get definite
knowledge OF what is going on II that
locality, and the better showing the
local ne spaper can make the more
probability for its creating favorable
impression. Every newspaper 10 AriZoua
sends out many COZ les every year on
application frcm those thinking about
corning to Arizona. \ newspaper Is q
true index t. its locality, 1t shows
whether the reOpl there are progressive
and wide awake, or sleepy go-easy and
without energy.
People seeking information about our
territory will realize more on twenty
lines in an Arizona paper about the
country than they wonld on column
written by an eastern correspondent
who must necessarily obtain bis lnior-
nation hurriedly and without personal
observation.
Arizona needs plenty OF advertising
but il should be done through the home
press Each county should nave at all
times carfully prepared accurate Inform
alton concerning the existing c0ndi-
tions. resources and advantages, to be
furnished d when called for by those who
seek information about Arizona, and
placed at such points where it will fall
into the hands of immigrants.
The foregoing is from the Graham
County Bulletin. 1t is timely, sensible
and to the point. Now go far as the
World is concerned Wa endorse all that
the Bulletin has to say OF it, but we
further endorse all that the Bulletin has
to say against the payment of money for
foreign "write ups" We have opposed
like measures before and we will Op-
pose them again. We met Mr.. BOrnn
while here and found him an exceedingly
pleasant gentleman, but at the same
time we know of no rerson for the pay
ment of money to the paper he re-
presents for anything it may say of the
territory, good, bad or Indifferent.
When an agent of one of the great San
Francisco dailies was here on q ike
errand to that OF Mr.. Bornn, we ad-
vised Pima county to stand from under
and she did. Yavapai county, however,
fell by the wayside and the results was
very unsatisfactory to the people of that
county.
Before Mr.. Bornn came here our at
ton was called to his coming and we
then said what we now reiterate that we
did not believe in the use of public
moneys for outside newspapers.
We are still Of the same opinion. If any
of the great metropolitan journals wish
to establish themselves in favor with
Arizona we do not see why they can
not say kind word for Us without
asking pay for it at so much per line.
Let these papers first show their kindly
interest In Arizona without pay and
then if they do good, and more good of
the same kind is required, our people
will cheerfully pay for it.