Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-07-18
PAGE FIVE

colt, for. now more thar twenty Ma
years, and this 4, the 6r.t time shAtS
have been called ON 20 deliver an adj.
dress to representative business and
commercial body ~ men. This, too,
In the face 81 the fact that have been
| during all Of the time mentioned, and,
in fact, am now identified with u
public business. and have always since
my residence In the territory been in
line, and have. actually fought for "a
place in the procession when the spirit
Of progress was uppermosf and moving
the mind. Does It not appeal to. you,
gentlemen, that such n condition should
not existf And does II not also appeal
TO you that there are Others not repre-.
sented. but who are conspicuous by
their absence from this banquet tonight.
who have been and are now identified
with the upbuilding ~ your beautiful
city, your business and your CONNER
cial interests, and have always, been in
line for the best interest 81 Preseottf
We, Who are permitted to.be here to.
day, cannot but consider ourselves ne
path6ndcrs. We are simply blazing
/ the trails, making II possible for
coming generation to more fully cpioy
the fruits Of our lsbors Prescott.
Arizona. TO my mind, ~ has been we'll
sni often said, IL destined 10 be- tho
Denver Of the west, hut your efforts.
my efforts. AID nv advice. call In all tho
honorable assistance that you can. poo.
sibly and, not only in hut outside, %
the territory ~ Arizona, and IL IL Get,
tsinly required In tho development Of
our resources. ." We are simply In 1T
the awakening Of this, the granaest I'm.
developed and ~ yet uncrowned state
in ell the union, and as nm evidence.
speaking particularly for Prescott asd
the character Of its citizenship, but
showing eonclu.ively what determined
goshesdedncss and n pull all together
cen and will accomplish. N IL but n
few short years since Just six years
and two days today that our people
passed through n crisis. II was then
and there determined "a have an cleo
ten for the purpose 81 issuing bonds
TO the amount Of ai5o.0Oo, to build and
equip a permanent. substantial and abe
q,,ate system NJ water works and sewer
aSe, but after an intelligent manage
msnt and the honest expenditure u
great portion Of that money II wss
foresAen that = further sum 20 tho
amount 81 AiO0.Ooo would be necessary
TO complete that system Of waterwosks
and sewerage. The question was pre-
ssnted to the whole people. and the
very best evidence As tp their ssuti-
ments On thai anssilaA mss again voiced
at the hadn't yls. prsHtally u9esi.
nou. vote. and anybody who hnS~s
anythirg abont H., considering the sbaia
and epdurine wealth Of oos ~? knows,
that the purchaser or sbtse bos8w has
not only a safe but n proAtAb~ invest.
ment. That wsterwcrts ana s<Metsve
systen,. and particularly tho ~Asss tup,
ply. was nj the time nssAbmd, ssa, In
fact, II Il now the impending efissA In
the destiny ~ PRESCOTT. ArizSasa, IL
was represented AZ the 'tinss sLsc Upon
the successful establishments o. . psae.
tirai water aad sewerage syvsssn, every,
thing depended-tbe -stabitsuesvnt
and enlargement ~ Fort whirps.s tho
health and happiness ~ our people, and
more particularly 80, the health aud
happiness 81 our fsmiIie. who have IRE.
sided here since their birth and In all
probabilities, will reside here optit
called by death. 1,
To attain that high purpose Mt the
time mentioned, every representative
and progressive citizen, No, only in
the city, but in the county. wac called
Ia put his shoulder "a the wheel. for
what was 10 the interest ~ Prescott.
was also TO the interest Of Yavspsi
county.
Thee ar. no anvaryiBg laws by which
great cities grow and are built, but
presume IL is supposed ana perhaps IL
ts generally true, that great cities grow
and flourish hest on the shore~ ~
great rivers, Iskc., and scass bu, there
are many exceptions 10 that rule. For
Instance. the great city ~ Indianapolis
has no vast body ~ water naturally
washing at its gates. nor has that great
and wealthy city Of Denver 10 fact. the
conditions confronting Denver, Colo,
In is6s were quite similar 10 the eanai.
lions confronting Prescott, Aris., today.
being surrounded by gres, mineral w..
sources; she had few, IL any, r.n,ne,.