Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-05-13

I. wages up. + i. A Square Meal and Square 'i' '. Deal for every man. I. 4. I. .i. 1. l. .i- i. + !. !. !. '' + '
 Mayor NJ. Goldwatcr is in receipt oi a telegram from the National Prosper ity Association. organized at St. Louis, May l, urging the co cooperation Of Pres colt commercial bodies in securing an early revival of the flush business times which were so marked for four years previous to the outbreak of the financial panic last fall. lt IS highly probable that Mayor Goldwater will bring the whole question before the Board of Trade soon Co be organized, and that that body will join in move inent which in one weeks tune has spread with marvellous rapidi,y through out the country.
 The National Prosperity Association had its inception in monday lunch gatherings of prominent St. Louis busi' ness men. They discovered that while business had been conducted in Jan uary, February and March on very narrow profit margins, and in some ease losses, the books for April showed big gains. This lead to inquiries. lt was found that crop conditions were never better, the finances of the government in splendid shape. With these two primary essentials to good times normal the St. Louis merchants made furthrr inquiries and found that the one thing in the way of abundant prosperity was q lack of confidence and this they have organized to bring about.
 The platform IS square meal and square deal for every man. In an address tO business interests every where. including Prescott the associa ton says:
 "The purposes of the National Pros p-rity Association of St. Louis are: I'd keep the dinner pail full. 10 keep tho pay ear going, 10 keep the factory busy 10 keep the workmcn employed. to keeI the present wages up.
 Some of us nave discover2/ that ou' business showed Il profit in April. Ou' business was not profitable for thre' months before April. We came togeth CT informally and compared notes. Th' situation in St. Louis was better thai we had thought. We asked representa- ,ivcs of different lines of trade to mee with us and enlarged the investigation | Much evidence of restored confidence and returning prosperity was offered.
 "The organization of the Nationa Prosperity Association of St. Louis fol lowed. The association has nothing [, do with the past It looks forward. l is not political. II mas platform
 The two blanks are n square dea and square meal for every man.
 "There is nothing fundamentall wrong with the business situation. Tn financial clouds have rolled by. Tn crop prospects that basis of all thing for all of us-are exceptionally good We believe we can get back to norma conditions quickly if we will. We d not see why we should wait for tn closing months of 1908 of for the sprin of 1909.
 "The National Prosperity Assoeia tion of St. Louis has definite plans [ expedite its purposes. To carry ou these plans it will ask the co'opcratio of every newspaper, every business, ir dustrial and labor organization.
 "Tne St. Louis movement ma spread to other communities. We hop it will. The prosperity we promote national. No city or town can monoT olize q good thing in business. w prosper, we stagnate, we recede, W grow, all together. That is the lesso of the six months which ended las night. We invite every business ma to talk the gospel of good cheer.
 "The plans and methods of the Ma tional Prosperity Association of S' Louis are available to any business ol ganization or any individual anywhere Our association will welcome any hell ful suggestion to increase it's efficiency
 "we are confident that if the bus ness men of the United States join | the St. Louis movement, prosperity vii be at full tide before the end of tn year; that 1909 will be the best bus ness year our country has known. "Instead of waiting for somethin to turn up. we will turn up som' thing and do ii quickly"
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