Arizona republican., 1895-02-10
PIONEERS OF PROSPERITY.
Real Estate Dealers Are the Men Contributing to New
 Country'S Progress.
Geo. B. Perkins, Known for Ills Push, Enterprise and Reliability, Stands Without Rival in the
 Ranks of Our Business Men.

The importance and growth of live city is peculiarly judged by it's business men. Their activity, their enterprise and their endeavors for the welfare of their city and it's inhabitants are the great essential necessities to make a city rich, make it known ali over the world and draw to it's support capital ists from other sections of the country who see that judicial investment will be productive of better financial results in their new field of operation than in the old one. Newspapers and real es- tate operators have always been in the vanguard of country's prosperity :; they are the pioneers of commerce, of civilization and of the Ultima Thule in happy, contented life. The journalists, as rule, have to be satisfied with the gracious Acknowledgement that they have done their duty faithfully and that 8 proper reward will be meted out to them in the happy hunting grounds above. We are glad that our rustling real estate dealers, the men who are all nerves and ambition, fare little better in this world of woes, that they some. times reach the pinacle of earthly en- joyment seldom attained by the pio- neer newsmonger; namely, that of en- toying life and having their rustling qualities suitably recompensed by fat commissions.
 Phoenix today presents better field for the eastern investor, for the young man or woman wishing to grow up with the country, than any other place khn 1f alp are hardly out of our swaddling clothes, our immense resources are but com mencing to attract the notice of the world. Ali our readers know that our resources are multifarious, we have the best agricultural and horticultural sec tion on the Pacific coast, we have an abundant supply of water to make the desert bloom as a rose. Our immense pastures are the stamping grounds of of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses, and Arizona of the south IS today the base of supply for the meat dealers east and west.
 Our mineral regions are rich beyond the greatest expectation of Monte Christo, our hills are replete with gold, silver and other minerals, and where today one miner operates, in the near future hundreds will take out the hid- den gold and contribute to Arizona's greatness and prosperity. Horticulture is an acknowledged success in the Salt River valley, our oranges ares uperior in quality to the choicest Riverside or Redlands fruits and have taken the highest prizes in competition with California products, our deciduous fruits are supreb and as it takes but couple of years to make tree bear an opportunity is given for people of limit ed means to "make both ends meet" and lay the foundation for a comforta ble bank account. Arizona is in the begin ming of new era. Arizona expects and will have statehood very shortly, the completion of the north and south road will connect our business relations with the north. This valley will supply grain, hay and winter climate to the denizens of Northern Arizona, while they will equalize commerce by sending us lumber and enable us to enjoy the salubrious breezes in their pine forests in midsummer Arizoni-