Arizona republican., 1908-04-01
PHoENIX, ARIZONA. APRIL l. 1908.
THE HoMEsEEKERs. EDITION.

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 The progress of a community is no more forcibly shown than in the spe- community The record is cumulative and brought up to date and so becomes of greater value for the purpose of advertising the resources of the com munity than any other medium which might be adopted.
 It is pretty generally believed that the growth of Los Angeles which in fifteen years has been most phenom- enal is due more to the special num- bers of the Los Angeles newspapers than to all the combined energies Of commercial bodies and private citizens in the same direction.
 The newspaper story has a catcher manner than the literature Of the ad- vertising pamphlet Moreover the newspaper contains a greater diversity of matter. There is almost certain to be at least some one thing in it to interest every reader and for that the paper is retained and finally di- gested with profit alike to the reader and to the community in which he may find a new home and enlarged oppor tunities. while mere Literature" quick ly finds its way into the discard.
 Of course, requisite of the special edition is circulation of it in order that the light which it has lighted shall not be concealed under a bushel and that the work Of preparation shall not have been accomplished to no purpose.
 The Republican this morning pre- sents in the Homeseekers' Edition as complete a record as may be of the progress of the valley to the moment of going 10 press and this record "-ill be spread thickly over the entire coun- try from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific and from the north to the south. This edition including the news section of ten pages consists of thirtyfour pages. There are twenty thousand copies fully half of which will go out to people who have already made inquiry concerning the valley. The edition will be further distributed by the colonization depart ments of the Santa Fe and the South ern Pacific railroads and the board of trade, all of which agencies have fur nished many thousands Of names of persons in different parts of the coun- try. !,
 The completeness of the Home seekers Edition attests to the skill and care of NIT. W. T. Moore who with his assistants has selected and compiled the great mass of matter herewith pre- scented.
 For the success Of this edition which we are sure will be of great benefit to this valley as well as to thousands of homeseekers. The Republican ac- knowledges its indebtedness to the peo- pie and businessmen of Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa and Glendale for their liberal contributions to this effort for the common good The Republican also desires 10 express it's gratitude for the use of it's photographs which are the most descriptive of this entire region that have ever been collected
 There is a further duty devolying upon the readers and patrons of The Republican in this connection and that is to see that every copy of this edition which comes into their hands shall be sent where it will do the most good to some friend or acquaintance in an other state. This will be an act of patriotism. very profitable patriotism by the way, due to the country which has already been good to them.