Arizona republican., 1913-08-20
MUCH INTEREST
 ON THE COAST
Robert $. Fisher, Who Re turned Yesterday, Says Many Southern Califor- nians Are Preparing to Enter This Field

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 Robert s. Fisher of the firm of Struckmeyer and Fisher, returned yesterday from his vacation on the coast which he had visited only brief " since his departure six years ago. Speaking of his outing he said:
 T certainly had a very pleasant trip from the standpoint of q vaca- tion. and very profitable trip can sdered in a business way. 1 find that the coast is pricking up it's ears and looking toward Arizona. Many individuals and business concerns of prominence are planning to enter this field for business in the near future and I am quite sure that there will be money in sight for various devel- Opment enterprises as soon as the present money stringency is relieved I was commissioned by several of these parties to open the way for their entrance into this field. Among them are some of the most prom inent business promoters of the coast, men whom I have known for years and of whose integrity and business reputation I am thoroughly satisfied
 In addition to these business prof ects there is great interest at the present time in Los Angeles over land and water propositions in this state have several clients who l think will be able to supply prof ects of sufficient size to interest these parties While in the city l had a very pleasant meeting with the board of directors of the Callfor- mia Commercial Oil company. The meeting was apropos of the issuance to this company of one of the first two permits ever issued by the Ari- zona corporation commission for the sale of stock by foreign corporations The whole matter has resulted most satisfactorily to all parties concerned and they were well satisfied after l had explained to them in detail the great care with which the Arizona corporation commission had gone into the matter of issuing the permit
 As interesting sidelines of the trip I discovered by interviewing the cir cuation department of the Los An geIes Tribune that the work of that paper in providing the Arizona news for the Sunday edition was greatly appreciated throughout Arizona. The circulation manager told me that q great many letters had been received
  ciaI articles appearing in these edi tions.
 T developed during my stay there a first class horticultural fad. Many have no doubt read the stories of the wonderful avocado, or alligator pear. Very few specimens of this fruit are vet in bearing in the United States. The fruit sells for fifty cents each and we'll developed tree has been known to produce as high as $500 profit I have made arrangements with MT Harmon. the originator of the highest grade of this fruit, to introduce it in the Salt River valley. It is as yet q very scarce article ana there will be only q few specimens of the nursery stock to be obtained anywhere in the United States, so that I feel quite pleased that few can be gotten for the progressive hOr- ticulturists of this valley. Of course I will be very glad to supply informa tiun to any who contemplate planting these trees. The Harmon fruit IS much thinner skinned than the other vari ieties, but strange to say, stands cold the best of all The fruit will live in a temperature which is en tireIv destructive to citrus fruit.
 After all Arizona looks mighty good to me and I find the astOnish- ing condition that many who four years ago sympathized with me for living here are now asking what I think of the opportunities for them to settle here. I have no doubt that bv the time of the worlds fairs in California there will be rush to Arizona absolutely unprecedented. l would advise everybody to stay here and get share of the rich harvest