Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-11-18

sn increasing trade with glowing pros recte for future business. Altog
 while it tskes effcrt and intelligence tc
 win here ae elsewhere there Is no place in the country where energy end effort
 as we'll es capital can find ss good 8 field 1 for it's employ ment.
 l THE attack on the PnoenIx Cham Der
 of Commerce by our Adams street con- 1 temporary ie bitter arragrmsn5 of one
 of our most important local institutions
 and the rough shed manner in which it
 roasts tbs officers and directory of that 1 organization would indicate that it is
 animated by some passion, stronger than well intended christisn reproof,
 IL IS matter of com mon report that on the Chamber of Commerce for ear past, and that body has been anziously waiting for some one to pull the trigger.
 It was supposed, however, that the battery was loeded with something
 heavier than birdshot faleehoods and
 wads oE misrepresentation. The best
 answer that can bs given to this morn
 ing's indecent exposure of spleen is sim ply the FeciteI of few facts. The charge is made that the Directory elect ed one year ego is not identified with
 the business interests of the city. That directory consists of A. J. Sampson, J. W. Doris, W. A. Davis, s. D. Lount. W. T. Smith, Jos. Thalheimer, A. E. Martin, H. A. Diehl and H. W. Ryder. With the ex- them are engaged in bueinees of com mercial nature save De. Martin, who ss professional man has the confidence and respect of ell who know him and who for number of years has done his utmost foF the furtheFance of the city's welfare The other seven are not only commercially engaged but are among our largest propeEty-owners. As for General Sampson no man, whether friend OF foe, csn tFuthfully say that he has not been devoted to Phoenix and perhaps has done more than any one man to advertise us abroad. Since MT. Sampson left here last spring s. D. Lount has been acting President. Mr. Lount cast his lot with Phoenix before the editor of the morning paper had locsted Arizona on the map. From that day to this he hss been foremost wherever he felt he could best serve the city. The income of the Chamber of Commerce is S1 % per month from each of it's mem bers. The inference Is left that it's membership hes decreased under the present administration. One year ago there were 56 paying members. Today there gre 12O. The membership has been more then doubled during the year. Some few during the year have joined ard owing to the eternal negeing of she dissffected have allowed their mem bership to lapse. But in general the community has upheld the Chamber though they were not sufficiently alive to their interests to give it their tinan- ciel support. It takes money to make the mare go and for sn insignificant SI 800 8 year from town of 12,OOO in- habitents how much is 50 be expected. For this psltry amount more advertls- ing has been done and more good has been accomplished than for twice that amount that has been expended in any other way. What the chamber needs is the CO., operation of the pu bile and slight contribution from every property holder to encourage them in their ef- forts. If every merchant in this city would join and pay his dues, if every
 property holder would give one dollar g
 year to the general fund, if every newsr paper in town would suggest instead of
 abnse this organization Phoenix would
 stand at khs head of the prosperity
 column. Aa for the Secretary no de fense is needed. His records will show
 for themselves.