Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-05
WHERE CAN
 BE FOUND American PrOgreSSiVeneSS
 in All ITS UP=TO=DATENESS? Prescott, the Gem City of the Pines, and New Prescott, the Queen of Arizuna. From Ashes
 Temple is Risen,
ITS UPTO=DATENESS? /?

Not temple of Mohammed, Bhud
 da, or to the sun, but temple, in fact
 many temples, to the push, nerve
 progressiveness and intelligence of ai
 bright and intelligent a community O
 citizens as can be found anywhere il
 Uncle Sam's domain or anywhere il
 the possessions of queen, king oI
 pOtentate.
 It takes adversity to bring out tn,
 best in community of people, the
 same as it does an individual. Ad
 versity tests the makeup of a man
 and its the same with a community
 aggregation or congregation of peo- pie. When the sun of good luck and
 prosperity continually shines upon a
 man its rays lose their strength. be come void of vital nourishment. and the object which they strike-man- retrogades; and tho many may deny 1t, yet, minute analysis will reveal the fact that a man under such infu- ences grows weak some place. some time, in his mental machinery and make up.
 This is simply hint on a deep sub ject, and entirely beyond the space accommodations of a country weekly newspaper. The subject will be taken up in full at some more convenient time.
 How many realize that commu- nity of people is about the same as an individual; in fact, any aggrega- tiOn, congregation or community of people must, if they wish to succeed, work on the plans of a single indivi- dual. The plan of action, in all things. must be concentrated to the individual plan before there is the least hope of any reward.
 Prescott always was a pretty town, and the fact realized by but few was that it was the richest town in Ari- zona Many men living in Prescott fortunes during the past eighteen or twenty years. and had, by heir skill, provided sure and safe Ivenues of profit, whereby they were 'asily and continuously adding to heir bank accounts. They became ,areless in some ways. The commu- lity, becoming imbued with the spirit )f the leading men, soon made that spirit universal.
 Some went to sleep, more grew imid, municipal improvement became | ghost, and imaginary outlines be- ,ame more and more ghostly and spectral. Resolves and energy ebbed md flowed with passiveness. A few ebbs, few flows, and all was still. mtil one ni~ht, not long ago, the fire alarm was soun led and some awoke. Many dId not, for they had no idea such a confagration had commenced. md they felt so sure it could be easily stopped that they failed to move stocks of goods until too late. The iremen rushed to the rescue they ried the hydrants, and-there was no water. Result: A million dollars worth of property destroyed and some ives lost.
 \ little later all were awake. Truth yives many hints, but makes no an when she appears at the portals. She simply breaks down the loors and walks in unannOunced and mbidden. No human being is there yhO dare look her in the face suffi- ! iently long to bid her retire.
 Prescott had been developing. It vas growing. Men saw this, but for got to keep a continual watch on the The principal rock in he foundation was gone water, the l and especial requisite in growth.
 The terrible fire was a chastisement . nd the vital fact that a community must have water to prosper perma- ! lently, was the lesson learned there 1 rom. The fire was a blessing in nore ways than one, and not the least !. f these, by any means, was the fact l he business portion of the town was ,urged of all the hideOus looking and . frame 'shacks" built when he town was first started, and which . tood around in many important . ,laces.
 An observing visitor, at present, ! leeds but too look around for mo- nent in Prescott to gain some idea of ! he superbly high standard of the . mental make up of the people of l Prescott. The fire loss was exceeding leavy, but not a citizen gave up and . dropped by the wayside. They i'm set about with a courage l nd will to do, and do things with a urety and permanency.
 The city had spent thousands of lollars on water experiments, and a vet weather water works system. The . experiments with futile makeshifts vas summed, and the truth realized . md followed up that all good things .ost money and labor. The city, so ar as business structures were con .erned, immediately voted S150OOO . or water works system. The vote . vas practically unanimous. Work has commenced and Prescott will have a supply, and a plentiful one, of as good . md pure water as there is to be found. ! When this water is brought into . Prescott the citizens will not have to .W to hydrant every five minutes to zee if the water is turned off. msur- mce will decrease, the danger from ire decreased to a minimum and Pres . ,ott will grow.
 Thousands of dollars are now going nto fine and handsome brick and stone structures. The day of the frame has passed. Buildings are be ng erected in Prescott which would be a credit to Los Angeles. All the are fire-proof. Among some of the handsomest structures now be to show what they are is the Burke & Hickey building. 1OOxl5O. This building, of rel brick and the beautiful gray tufa of Yayapai county, will be, when finished, one of the handsomest buildings in the southwest. Another handsome struct- ure now nearing completion is the