Arizona republican., 1913-12-14
MISSOURI ATTORNEY
 TALKS ABOUT PHOENIX
Walter Burch Gives r.; Reasons for
 Locating Here

Locating Eerc
 When Walter Burch, Kansas City attorney, cousin of A. A. Betts, and lifetime friend and booster for Champ Clark, dropped into Phoenix three O. four weeks ago, his coming was more in the nature of visit than with the idea o1 becoming a resident of this city But his eyes were opened n d short time to the possibilities in the SaIt River valley and when the opportunity presented itself for opening offices here and engaging in the practice of law, he was quick to grasp that opportunity few days ago he opened offices with Judge Jamison. in the Fleming block
 A il is usually of interest to- note iust the reasons why a man already comfortably situated in some other section of the country decides that Phoenix offers unusual advantages. Mir. Rurch was questioned as to what led him to forsake Missouri and re move here. Said Mir. Burch in this connection:
 T am impressed with the natural advantages of Arizona and, in par ticular with those of Phoenix and the Salt River valley. Non residents, as class, are not aware of the great natural wealth of this state. They consider it as a desolatc stretch of sand and view the work of reclama- tion as an unimportant, if not un- certain, attempt to mllle fertile fields cf barren waste The home-scekor will find, however. that God already had the fertile fields waiting for the ] genius of man to develop.
 The lack of information concern | ing Arizona is not limited to it's ma 1 terial resources, but includes educa- 1 tionaI and social conditions also. To many, the Arizona Kicker remains 1 the typical newspaper of the state, | and some of them might be disap- pointed if they did not find the cd l ifors private cemeteI1 At any rate ! can say with certainty that ver> 1 few arc fully prepared for the spIen- | d.d schools and churches and the or l derly condition of society existing in Arizona today
 There has been great influx of people into this valley. but when | is advantages are understood in oth- i cI states the rush of settlers will be 1 greater. This can be accomplished l Cnly through a systematic adVertis- | ing campaign The efforts of MT. l Welch and the board If trade in this direction deserve the support of every business man and property owner in the valley, for it stands to reason that if the merchant and real estate agent obtain their customers by advertising, an accurate presentation of the ad- | vantages of this valley ought to draw | settlers. one method of advertising open to each of us, is to put the | lCcaI papers into the hands of our friends in other states, as they are 5 credit to the state and truly rc- fleet the wonderful strides being made in this valley
 T consider the opportunities in 1 Fhoenix and the surrounding valley superior to those of any similar area in the United States. The soil is not only fertile but tine climatic con ditions are especially adapted to pro- auctions which yield exceptional re- ! turns upon the capital and labor em pIoyed. Notwithstanding the anti trust law. the people have veritablo monopoly upon productions which cannot be raised profitably else where and the early growing seasor enables the fruit growers to market their products practically withou
 competition. as they reach the mar kets in advance of their competitors and command the highest marker prices
 The economic importance of cheaI power cannot be measured now, bu
 cheap power will inevitably draw in. dustrial concerns which should mak,
 Phoenix a city of manufactures A.
 the land owner iS entitled to powe
 at cost. the day is not very distan
 when the country homes will be heat
 ed and lighted by electricity. an,
 cooking and much of the usual dom
 estic labor will be accomplished b,
 the same agency Then the highcs
 rural development in the world vii
 be found in this valley.
 The rich mineral deposits in an,
 adjacent to the valley not only repro
 sent great wealth but their develop
 ment !nsures stability to the agri cultural prosperity of the valley. n well as to the city of Phoenix
 I thousands of Iaborers will be em pIoyed in mining pursuit. and numer
 ous towns and camps will be estab
 Hshed, absorbing the products of tn
 valley and insuring a permanent Ioca
 market I know of no section tha
 offers such opportunities to tn
 hcme-seeker or to tic capitalist"