Arizona republican., 1906-08-11
ADVERTISING ARIZONA
 MORE STILL NEEDED
Mixed Impressions Abroad in the
 Misty East.

Wichita. Kan. Aug. S.-tspecial eer- respondence of The Repubiic.tn.7s- Much as the people of Arizona are rrs- ing to advertise the territory. it's con ditions. resources and development. find that a vast amount Or the ri-n- | kind of advertising is stun needed. even i here in the middle west. to set the psa- ! pie right in their opinions and ideas sf Arizona and it's people.
 | Arizona is being advertised. certain iy. for in many D aces on my trip rlus far east ] have seen signs of local rral estate dealers and brokers dispIaying the words bargains in valuable irri- gated lands in Arizona and reliable mining propositions stocks. snares. etc. in Arizona. the land Of many min erals. But somehow the people eeu- era ly of this country have distorte.i and sometimes unjust ideas or rhe cun- ditions existing in Arizona and even uE her people themselves I have talked with educated and intelligent business men who ought Co know thelr Eeo-- raphy and history and who think they keep up with the progressive race of modern civilization and develoumert. almost willing to discredit me Uhan l told them Phoenix was a thuruuEhI- up to date town. carrying on its trade and traffic and living in the same modern manner Of any civilized citV of 12.000 to 15.000 inhabitants-c-er-r progressive. industrious. stout-hearIru men and women haiIlng from nearly every state in the Union. especially the central and middle west
 And naturally enough when we con sider how scant their Knowledge of actual conditions i'm Arizona the major r.r -Fr.. q inclined To think that Arizona should gladly welcome a union wlth her neigh bOr New Mexico in order to be- admit ted as state They seem to think the conditions Of the two territories equally balanced, matter or give ana take game. Only yesterday an editor of a newspaper said to me ~Oh. Arl- zOna wants to play whole hog or none Decidedly I replied to him, she has certainly rooted her way Go The frou- ranks and undoubtedly deserves Ca b- d whole hog
 However. with all their mistaken ideas, they are not at al prejudiced- and by d simple explanation of tE- people and conditions. reSources and natural wealth of Arizona these b-llig- erents are easily converted Go --bossT- CTS" and l believe I have made ga few friendly converts already
 As there are a few readers ur Tho Republican whom ! happen to know hail from Kansas. it may interest them to know that never was prospects bet ter for Kansas than at the present time. An immense wheat crop is b-luE threshed and fruit is coming ou iu abundance. The peach crop Is thr largest for years and peaches are ui- ready selling from 15 Co 25 cents per bushel of course Kansas is noted for its wonderful corn fields. but T can perhaps best illustrate the size of tha corn and immense crop coming ou this year by repeating a COnVersat tion over heard on a train recently An eastern man who had evidently been in the counting room all his life. looking out of the train window remarked -I notice they plant all their trees iu straight rows and big groves here in Kansas" X farmer sitting behind ham. who was going to town for some re- pairs 10 his automobile and co pay his telephone bill. tapped the easterner on the shoulder and said sir those are not trees. that's my corn Ihave that field and seven hundred and fifty acres on the other side of the track
 M r. F.