Arizona republican., 1906-07-18
HOW THEY DO
 IN YANAPAI
One of the Famous BuSi.
 ness Mems Dinners
Promotion of the PrOsperi- ty of fPrescOtt--Sentiment
 Against Joint Statehood.

A characteristic meeting of the Yav- apai cub at Prescott was held on Monday night. It was the monthly 'Business Mems Dinner at which the business men congregate to consider means for the upbuilding of the town and county. This was an unusually en- thusiastic meeting. Covers were laid for almost ninety. The principal busi- ness before the meeting was the recep- tion of the report of a committee on publicity appointed the night before. The report was submitted at length by Chairman A. W. Bork detailing the work of the committee. It was shown | that $5OO0 had been subscribed for the advertising of the community for a year. It outlined the views of the committee which asked further sug- l gestions from the club.
 | The spirit of the club, of the men who "do things" is breathed through the following concluding words of the report:
 Finally I believe that the foremost 1 principle for the success of an ad- vertising campaign lies with the mem bers of this community themselves, and that is spirit of optimism, re- garding the future prosperity of this section. We must believe in it, talk it, and keep etemaHy at it. It will bring results. Let each one do some thing himself if it is only the send ing of a one-cent postal to some friend 1 elsewhere to remind him that there IS such a place as Prescott, Ariz., on the map. Let each one do his share | Don't imagine that because someone else is doing something. that it is not incumbent upon you to do your part lLet each member of this community constitute himself a committee of on5 to do what he can to further the gen. eral interests. Let us all adopt g t boost, don't knock motto"
 The report was followed by an ad-
 dress by MT. F. AI Murphy in whicI interesting views on the general sub Ject of publicity were presented af- ter which he presented a strong argu. ment against joint statehood, whicl more than any other peril menacel Arizona.
 In conclusion he said:
 ''It is fortunate indeed, that the fed eral officials of Arizona are men pos
 sessing high character and true pa
 triotism,. ever ready to fearlessly d,
 what they think is right for thos
 they represent in accordance with thei
 convictions. No amount of pressur can swerve them from their duty a
 they see it. While devoted to Presi 2 ident Roosevelt, they recognize that h
 is mistaken in what he seems to thin
 is for the best of our people in thi
 particular, and they have not hesitat
 ed to so inform him. don't agree wit nf hnT rhar, say that the president takes a broa view of the question. unless it be tha S his view is so very broad that it in n g way considers Arizona and the rights O e her people; there is such a thing a
 spreading views out so thin as to b e of little consequence.
 9 q sooner believe that the presider . has been deceived by such men a s Beveridge, and that he has uninten . tionally taken an unfair position O y this statehood question. The presiden y has done much for the west and wi q doubtless do more and I shall be great y ly disappointed if he does not show i
 some substantial and helpful way hi
 admiration for the true patriots of Ari
 zona who are forcing him to realiz
 that they are capable of determinin r for themselves what is, not only bes s but what is right as well, and are vii r ing to stand by their convictions, re | gardless of the fact that he has see U fit to differ with them.
 Il Let us make the vote in ArizOn j. practically unanimous. Five per .ceT : of the vote cast will be too much [
 record in favor of jointure; it shoul
 be less. and probably will be. Man
 times more capital will come to Arizo
 ma seeking investment in her mine and farms and in our cities and town F with the joint statehood idea killed
 than could possibly be expected other
 wise, and those now living in ArizOn would not be forced to pay New Mex
 ico's debts or come under the dOmina . ton of a few politicians that so com
 pletely control the situation in our sis
 ter territory as matters stand.
 Keep your eyes on the independen
 voter in New Mexico. I thin ! someone is going to be fooled
 and it won't be the citizen who be
 lieves in New Mexico, no it will D
 the federal official, the designing poll
 tician who has swallowed the Bever
 idge dope of mo statehood for twent : years" coupled with the promise of tn control of the affairs of Arizona, tn