The Arizona sentinel., 1905-10-25
CHAl1BERo fCOMMERCE
A Long Step Forward. Coco
Work Projected and Under
Way.
Let Yuma County Wake Up and Get
in the Band Wagon.

WcSh oh Oi0OA Noo . SVEN AOA -,
600 copies of the anniversary
edition of the Los Angeles Ex-
aminer to be issued December
IL. This edition is to be espe-
cially devoted to the develop
ment of the Southwest and will
contain a very comprehensive
article on the Yuma irrigation
project and the splendid resour-
ces and possibilities of Yuma
county and the opportunities for
investment in Yuma and in the
section tributary to Yuma.
This special edition has been
extensively advertised in all the
Hearst papers, which have a
combined circulation of 2, 500, 900
copies and probably reach at
least ten million readers every
day. 1t is proposed in adver-
tisements of this special edition
to send copy to any address in
the world for ten cents.
At the end of the first two
weeks the Los Angeles office
was flooded with applications for
copies of the paper, each enclos-
ing the price, ten cents, and it is
expected that at least one hun
dred thousand such requests will
be registered before publication
day. This shows conclusively
the vast number of people look
ing toward the great Southwest
as the land of promise and gold
en- opportunities.
The facts-the real facts
about Yuma and Yuma county
will in this way reach the eager
eyes and ears of interested thou
sands-even hundreds Of thous-
ands of people who want to
know and have expressed the
desire to know about this coun-
try. The Chamber of Commerce
could have begun it's campaign
of publicity in no better way.
The Chamber of Commerce
did another very good thing in
endorsing the movement to raise
fund to defray the expenses OF
Mr.. w. E. Lynch, one of our
most substantial valley farmers,
to the Dallas (Texas) State Fair,
in the interest of immigration to
Yuma county. A liberal dona-
ton was made from the funds of
this body for the purpose. No
better man could have been Sc
lected, as Mr.. Lynch has proved
a very effective immigration
agent. By his own unaided
efforts he has induced over fifty
of the best families of the valley
to locate in this section. 1t is
hoped the people will not fail to
respond literally and promptly
to this forward movement.
The organization of the Cham
Der of Commerce should mark a
new era in the development of
Yuma county. Every man who
expects to make this county his
home and who has interests here,
small or great, should rally to
the support of this organized
effort for the development of
Yuma and Yuma county. The
dues are only $1.00 per month
for each member, and any man
who claims citizenship among US,
or who is dependent upon the
patronage of this community for
a livelihood, should not hesitate
for one minute to contribute this
meagre sum to a movement cal
culated to benefit this section to
such an eminent degree. Every
farmer in the valley, every man
in the various mining camps of
the county, every business and
professional man, every county
official, without regard to polit-
ical affiliations, should join with
enthusiasm in this effort to ex-
plot the resources and advanta-
ges-mineral, agricultural, com
mercial or otherwise-of Yuma
county. Send in your name and
your dollar to the Secretary, 0.
F. Towns end. Don't wait for
some one to ask you to join. The
Chamber of Commerce was or
ganized for business. The work
already outlined and projected
is a long step forward for Yuma