Arizona republican., 1914-04-14
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Business Man Tells How Meeting of Josh Order In Los Angeles Lured Fes- tive Millionaire Out of His Shell

Seated in a Pullman car on my way from Los Angeles to Phoenix" said prominent business men re- gently, II made the acquaintance of a pair of venerable business men re- turning from a stay in the metropolis of southern California. In the course of the conversation incidental to a Pullman introduction, l gleaned that both of them were from the same place in the east and that it was their first visit to the coast
 "They were both men past the de- ciding milestone in life's career and it was no hard matter to tell that both were plentifully supplied with this worlds goods.
 "They were talking of Los Angeles tand it's winter climate and the ad l.vantages of the California city, and they were very much taken with the beauties of the country and the op portunity it's sunshine afforded the winter tourist
 Both were members of the Shrine returning from the meeting of the | imperial council in that city, and both had become real estate holders in the city. And thereby hangs the tale. These hard headed business men. both millionaires, l learned later, had worked for years to build up fortunes in the rigors of northern climate, | and now in the declining years they were turning to the land of sunshine and roses to spend the balance of their stay on earth.
 l When they left their old homes to visit Los Angeles it was to attend q convention. They had no thought of locating out there. They had not even considered such a step. All the real estate literature in the world would not have reached them in the busy | lives they led in their home cities, but when they journeyed to Los Angeles. threw off the cloak of business, and saw the oranges and the palms, the flowers and the sunshine, the idea ! of a winter home took root What was the result? Both of these men, worth millions. bought homes. One, | I learned, purchased a ready made home for something over $100,000, while the other bought an orange grove and was to return with his wife and start the erection of a home when he had wound up his business.
 '"They were the products of seeing. | They could not have seen unless something had called them to the city where they elected to invest their money and spend at least portion of their time.
 These men, who represented vast wealth, were worth much to the com munity in which they decided to To- cate. and their coming to the city chosen was the direct result of a meeting of large body.
 The meeting of that order was made possible by the city being able to entertain the members of the order The city had a convention hall capa- ble of accommodating the crowd that came to her doors, and from that meeting resulted sales of two pieces of real estate. Perhaps more, but certainly the two. The answer is a place to hold meetings which will i DrlnB cTOWuS or men WHO Will dt tracted by the advantages.
 Phoenix has no such place. but Phoenix has just as many advan- tages. She has just as good d winter climate She has her orange groves her olives. her winter flowers, and she has the homes for sale if she has a convention hall and can invite out siders here she will stand the same show that Los Angeles or any other city in the west stands that of se- curing wealthy men for winter home owners
 It is this self-same idea that is be- ing held up by the members of tn, Shrine in the state in the effort tC secure the funds to build the Shrine Temple and convention hall. and tho publicity campaign which has beer launched is going to be pushed to q finish to bring about that end. The Shrine Temple will hold when con- pleted some four thousand seats ant will be the only place of the kind ir the state large enough to invite con- ventions to make this an objective point
 When the main line comes to Phoe nix the necessity of a convention hal will be keenly felt, and it is the in- tention of the men in charge of the Shrine Temple building fund tt have the structure under way by fal time.