Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-02-18
MICHIGAN MAN WILL
COME HERE TO LIVE
His Pleasing Letter, Responsive to a
PerusaI of Arizona Literature.

Suspicion that all land advertising
is oVerdrawn if not positively mis-
leading. is so universal that il is de-
cidedly refreshing for a real estate
dealer to receive a frank and honest
letter from one whose acquaintance
has been formed that way, acknowl-
edging his candid belief in the state
ments made. Such a letter has been
received by Greene K Griffin from a
man in a Michigan city, who viii un-
doubtedly become a resident of this
valley in the near future and who on
arriving will be able To say there is
at least one community in the world
that makes good its advertising. An
extract from the letter is herewith re-
produced:
Il was greatly pleased with your
printed matter and anyone can readily
see that there are great opportunities
there for all | wish to say that
were the people of this frozen part
of our country to know. to realize.
that there is such a place where they
could live instead of merely exist,
there would surely be a breaking
away from this harsh climate. Only
a few learn anything to speak of con-
corning the great southwest. our pa
pers here never have ads relative to
your country but often one Will see
great glaring ads in the Sunday pa
pers depicting Florida. the only Flor
ida, which in no sense is to be COM
pared with the great southwest, Ari-
iona and westward. Therefore | say
the press is the medium through
which the masses are able to know
what and where they can go to OBJ
tain homes, and live. l know that
there are thousands here who are
restless and yet know nothing con-
corning the opportunities that they
would avail themselves of if they did
know
1T is now one year since l re-
ceived the call of the west and i'm
mediately began TO inquire and learn
all / could about the western coun-
try. At the same time | prepared to
sell my home here, where l have
lived all my life and where l had just
one year previously sold my old
homestead and built an income ter
race property and settled in il and
thought / would there secure the ben
efits OF my life's endeavor. when my
eyes were opened to the fact that
after all | was NOT LIVING, the eli
mate was depressing me. The call of
the west appealed to me and my new
home was for sale"
The writer then recites the facts
of disposing of his property on the
partial payment plan. intending TO
move to Los Angeles. Certain pay
ments were not met promptly. he was
delayed, learned of this section in the
meantime and now intends To come
here as soon as he can get his bust
ness in shape. Continuing he says:
Il do not care to make tour of
investigation as l feel that where
decide to go that will be my perma-
nent home. We expect to go via Chi
cago and Denver to visit relatives for
a few days, and are restless and i'm
atient to get away. In the mean
time | am doing all | can to inform
my friends concerning that country
and get all interested as much as
possible | wish ! could be the means
of taking with me in a bunch fully
hundred. l am considering serious
" the running of an ad requesting
people to come to me for information,
with the idea of organizing a colony.
but they would have to be Al people
and a credit to that country and to
my endeavor.'