The border vidette., 1909-08-14

to be assumed in founding a school in Nogales, which should conform as closely as possible to the special needs of the town. At the present writing the board is in receipt of word from Mir. Heald that a gentleman represent ing his eastern correspondent will likely be in Arizona some time during the latter part of August or early in Sept ember, for the purpose of finally deciding the question .s to whether they shall establish such a school, and that he will come to Nosales and per- sonallY meet the board and others i'm terested and go over carefully the whole matter in detail. The securing of such a school would mean benefits to NogaIes which would affect alike those directly interested and those in directly interested in educational mat ters Should the gentlemen repre- scented by MT. Heald decide to choose Nogales for the founding of their school, they would have the necessary experience and capital to insure that the institution would be built on broad and lasting foundations. A probable branch of such a school would be g. business course, teaching bookkeeping, sienography. typewriting and kindred branches SO necessary to tho equip ment of every hoy and girl who aspires to business life.
 Having thus reviewed the work which the Board of Trade has done during the past year. let us turn now to the future and the labors which await us in the coming year.
 The importance of the continuance of the agitation for an irrigation pro- ject in the Santa Cruz Valley has been dwelt on at some length and certainly should not fail to receive the earnest support of every live citizen of Santa Cruz county.
 The securing of federal building for Nogales will not be allo wed to rest until the building is constructed. and none should be discouraged by the slowness of the Federal Government i'm such matters. That appropriation bill for such a structure will certainly pass congress the coming winter it earnestly pushed by ourselves and our congress- man, seems to be well assured, and this important preliminary action se- cured, the town can afford to await patiently the actual erection of the building after the strict inspection of 8 site and other requirements of the. government have been met.
 That the citizens of Nogales will not allow such prize as the proposed educational institution to slip through their hands for the want of a reason able financial interest in the establish ment of such a seat of learning at; Nogales. goes without saying.
 But probably the problem of most pressing importance and one which must be met by the business men of Nogales whether they will or not, aad which must be met at once is the ad- justment of business conditions to meet. the new problems presented by new railroad construction. Time was when Nogales was at the end of two lines Of rusty rails, over which ran daily c train which for obvious reasons was called the 'Burro" Train. But this condition has passed, never to return. Nogales is now the gateway into the vast agricultural and mining region of Mexico, on a line of road which with in a short time will be the trunk line of great railroad system to the cap ital city of the Republic of Mexico The old rule of thumb methods of busI- ness obtaining in all small places can no longer be used by the mercha nts of Nogales We are confronted with the absolute necessity for realization that markets which in the past have been. ours from the very fact of our isola- tion, will no longer be. and are no longer ours save as we bind them to us by the steel cords of mutual busi- ness interest.
 The construction of the Twin Buttes Cutoff to Tucson is now assured for the immediate future. Whether the con- struction of such a road will or will Nogales is no longer a matter for con- sideration. We must now grapple with a fact, and this fact is the actual construction of the new line, bringing this whole section into much nearer and probably somewhat chea per con- nection with business ceDters other than Nogalts. Leaving out of view Buttes' road to Nogales business men, it is at least certain that it's construc- tion will mean a radical and immediate change in business conditions, and it. is equally certain that only by stand ing shoulder to shoulder and using the great weapon of united action, offered by such an organization as the Board of Trade. can our merchants hope to hold their own, and push aggressively forward into the much larger territory which railroad construction to both