Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-11-08
DEVELOPMENT BOARD
DOES USEFUL WORK
Plans and Scope of the Organization
Outlined for Republican Readers
by Secretary WEIGH.
by Harry WeIch).


Development Board. The organizing
Of all commercial bodies working for
the advancement of Arizona into one
united association was readily accom-
pllshed year ago, for the feeling of
closer cooperation was unanimous
throughout Arizona.
The approach of statehood was call
ing attention TO the country generally
To the wealth, resources and the i'm
mense possibilities that Arizona had
a call was issued for delegates from
all boards Of trade, chambers of COM
merce and similar institutions through
out the territory and in November
1910. a meeting was held at Phoenix.
when the organization was perfected
The officers were selected from among
the secretaries of the different com
mercial bodies and the work i'm the
past year has done much to bring all
parts closer together i'm the bond of
fellowship. which will continue to ex-
list and to grow as the state advances,
and occupies its proper place in the
union.
While stimulating activity among
the already well established associa-
tions for promoting the welfare of in
dividual localities. the development
board by its operations has done much
10 encourage the creation OF additional
organizations, where before there were
none. There has been great activity
in development work throughout Ari-
iona during the entire year.
The spirit of friendly rivalry is en-
couraged and the activity of locality
organizations in one part has stimulat-
ed to further effort the work Of COM
mercal bodies in other sections The
difficulties confronting development
work in certain sections has been
helped by witnessing the successful eff
forts made by others, Arizona now has
a large number of very representa-
tive commercial associations. and the
list is still growing There are sec
tions which now have several bodies
working for one particular city, town
or vicinity, and in these places il is
pleasing to note the concentration of
effort that is appearing. Where be-
fore there were number of organiZa-
tions in one city or town. each organ
iZation having only part of the sup
port that was properly due. we now
note a tendency to the creating of one
big organization which is representa-
tive of the entire community and
which when it is in action thoroughly
and entirely represents the entire SEN
timent of the place.
This concentration Of effort has
proven very successful in many places
throughout the country. Our largest
cities today are uniting their several
promotion bodies under one flag The
saving of effort and expense in this
plan is very great. The fixed charges
for organization work are of necessity
quite heavy. and where there are sew
eral organizations the proportion Of
funds spent by a community for fixed
charges is unnecessarily large. Con-
solidatiOn reduces the fixed charges to
minimum and leaves a much greater
amount from the funds for work on
the outside union Of the develop
ment forces with social features in any
city makes very valuable combina-
ton and the success of many organi-
cations in the west has been helped a
great deal by this plan Of cO-operat-
ing strength for helping along the
community interests. Development
work is a vital factor in the upbuilding
of the west and it was the west that
first saw the advantage of this method
of community advertising. To the
west and. especially Arizona, the
greater west we may look for some
further and greater strides in COM
munity building. The era Of greater
progress for the state Of Arizona is
about to open and much Will depend
upon the way the work is taken hold
of by the different boards Of trade and
chambers of commerce and other
workers for the general good. Much
will also depend upon a number of
new organizations which are sure to-
be created on the advent of statehood
Arizona will undoubtedly have at a
very early date a state bureau for the
stimulating of immigration. In this
work the ideas of other states VIII be
found helpful and a careful study OF
the bills which have recently been
passed in Colorado, New Mexico and
other states will be valuable. Realiz-
ing the advantage of a state bureau
for Arizona the Arizona Development
Board has framed a bill for the crea-
ton of a department of the new state
government, to be submitted to Ari-
zona's first legislature. 1t will i'm its
present form give some idea of the
workings which will be the duty of
such a department of the future state.
Undoubtedly all Of the organizations in
Arizona will endorse the bill when II
is finally prepared and the creation of
such department will help materially
the work of all organizations. There
seems to be "A need for more state
work" We have seen the develop
ment of state fellowship" and with
the bright outlook that is before Ari-
IONA, there is every reason to believe
the combination of state work and
state fellowship will be through the
Arizona Development Board and the
to-be created state bureau Of immi-
grafton. will do a wonderful work in
cementing all Arizona into one united
state with every effort concentrated
upon building a vigorous community
that will grow richer and richer in
every good thing.
Following are the various CONNER
cial clubs throughout Arizona which
comnose the development board: