Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-03-25
HEARD IN THE L0BB|ES

There is a tower in a certain part
of London which offers two views.
both representative of their kind. and
both worth seeing. Looking north
from its summit the poor quarter Of
the city is visible, and in all the sec
ton under the eye as it roves over
this view squalor reigns. Looking
south, the boulevards and parks are
seen, with splendid houses set here
and there, and every indication of
opuIence displayed Looking in one
direction a man might say that Lon
don was the most beautiful city in
the world. Looking in the other.
he might declare it the most wretch
ed. II all depends on the viewpoint,
and these contrasts are to be met
with all over the world. The man
who can see question from two
angles is a rare article. and If the
question affects his own interests. he
is still more rare. In the latter case,
IL il is favorable to him. he indorses
il. II it is unfavorable, he condemns
ii. In other words, the genus homo
is still so undeveloped that it howls
when ii is stepped on. a procedure
neither biblical nor philosophical. In
stead of philosophically standing pat
in the face of misfortune, with the
mental consolation that his loss may
| be another's gain, the average man
starts something when adversely
presses too insistently and institutes
a change.
II there is harder luck than to be
a drummer and find no sales for a
fellows line. what is il? Mr..
Henry Wolf of San Francisco. of the
jewelry firm of Henry Wolf e. Co.
who is stopping at the Commercial
hotel. has been trying to get his line
into various stores in Phoenix, and
because there has been slight demand
for ornamental gewgaws in the Salt
River valley, he has had small sue
cess. Very small. So small that he
left last night. saying that business
in Phoenix is quiet" which means
great deal. since the average man
who sells anything at all says he is
taking in more orders than his house
can handle. This is not mendacity.
II is commercial exaggeration. Con-
sidering his bad fortune here. Mr..
Wolf probably thinks the Salt River
valley is in bad condition, but this is
a mistake. The women of Phoenix
and vicinity use very little jewelry.
which is supposed to be merely an
aid to beauty. When beauty is SUI
perb and flawless. 1t needs no aid.
Mr.. Wolf has not found the bottom
of the matter yet. He does not un-
derstand the Salt River valley. He
does not see the question from both
sides. Here's hoping he has better
luck in the next town, for he carries
a line that really ought to sell.
l. Mr. c. NJ. Smith of Palmyra, New
York. sells rubber goods, and al
though he has made the territory for
good many years. he said last nigh
at the Hotel Ford that business had
been better on this trip than on any
other he had ever made His goods,
consisting of rubber hose, rubber gas
kets and other rubber things. have
been disposed of in large quantities,
and as a natural result Mr.. Smith
thinks the territory is about to offer
him better field for his line than
any other state of the west. In his
tributes to the soon-to-be state of,
Arizona he goes as far to the ex-
trcmc of appreciation as Mr. Wolf
did to the extreme of condemnation