Arizona republican., 1913-07-19
The City and County

It is coincidence that the same day sub very vital to the interests of Phoenix and this valley touched by both Governor Hunt the board of trade, closer relation between the city and the county, bringing of them into united community The advantages of such rela- well explained in detail by the governor in his address Farmers Day-the advantages of cooperation. in which the whole county would have an the city the city would have interest in the country, because each would be d part the toher.
 already good 0 that spirit here. There is q wel-ordered, normal man in Phoenix who does feel pride in the greatness of the county, the fertility and beauty of it's farms and general agricultural advancement taking place from year to year, though e may foot of ground outside the city. Phoenix is always glad to of the prosperity of Glendale Tempe, Mesa, Chandler and other county towns. We believe that the sentiment reciprocal and that every resident the county, though he may have no material in terest in Phoenix proud the city's growth and it continue to grow. Strong as We be- Iieve mutual sentiment be, it would Of course be still stronger and greater opportunity for CO operation would be afforded if the county were made actually part the and the city paft the country
 Another advantage of such relation as was suggested in the governors address would be the greater economy and greater efficiency of admins tration of the new municipality, result that has invariably followed such experiment in municipal government.
 The board of trades allusion this subject resolution addressed to the city council and the board supervisors is incidental to a suggestion for q general improvement of the city and the county-for provision their future growth and development along symmetrical lines The board recommends this purpose city and county plan expert, from whose experience the city and county may expend money for improvement to the .reatest advantage; that what the future may be done scientifically and done the best.
 The work of the city county plan expert in the city would be advise regarding the loca- ton of parks public and public buildings, pro- vision for growing traffic, the planting of shade trees and whatever else would increase the beauty of city add public convenience and safety
 The expert would find the beginning of his work very simple. He would have to hunt for q starting point begin by tearing down and re moving a bIunder He would find a civic center from which hnprov would radiate in all direc- tons.. already established in the public mind lie would find natural civic center in the Central school block. which people of this district and of the city have overwhelmingly declared they want dedicated that purpose.
 Things are not usually well done by accident since there ways of doing them wrong but there is only way doing them right But it was by accident that the civic center of Phoe- nix began to be established some years ago when the block on which Federal building, the Water Users and the Y M. C. A. buildings stand was set aside publc and semi-public use. That act fur nfshed in advance a stronger argument in favor of the Central school block q civic center and in all the city there other spot so geographically situated so accessible by of chief thorough fares There other from which general sys- tenn of improvement and Identification could begin and spread systematically.