Graham guardian., 1915-04-09

our rancherS who are not IN position
to go in very heavy into any line that
will require money in large sums to
handle it successfully. The raising Of
wheat does not require very much
capital and is ready cash when har-
vested. Here is a part solution for
many of our rancher s financial troubles.
Fifty acres sowed in wheat will mean
cash in hand. Everyone in the Gila
valley buying the Gila valley flour will
mean the money staying right here in
the Gila valley and not being shipped
back to the Kansas farmer, to make
him rich in the growing of wheat and
build big -four mills for other towns,
when Stafford and the ella valley needs
every new industry that it can get and
hold.
Home industry is spreading all over
the United States, and if the people Of
Stafford and the Gila valley would think
twice before sending their dollars to
Eastern mail order houses, our valley
would not be long in growing and pros
pering.
If the Gila valley flour is the equal Of
Eastern -four and just as cheap, why
not trade at home. If our truck gardens
can supply you with vegetables the
equal of California vegetables, for
heavens sake buy Gila valley products.
When you want a subscription to
Klondyke good road, you don't write
to an Eastern mail order house. No,
you start in with our business men and
farmers. They pay the taxes and are
the men who are spending every cent
they make right here in Stafford and
other towns in the valley.
]. Frank Wootan, of Klondyke sent
over with Supervisor James Quinn sew
eral fine specimens of alflaria, which
fairly covers the valley and ranges in
Klondyke district and is the finest kind
of feed for stock. The Aravaipa valley
is fine cattle country and the altilaria
is never failing food supply on the
ranges.
Supervisor James Quinn has presented
some fine specimens of ore from the
Grand Reef mine to the Chamber Of
Commerce.
There is listed with the Stafford Cham
Der of Commerce Office the following
named articles: One 1914 Mccormick
Mower, in ANo. condition; cost $65. 90
last year, will sell now for $4,000. The
same party has top buggy in first
class condition for sale at $4,000, and a
team of good driving ponies, with driv-
ing harness, that is snap at $4,000
for the outfit. See Joe Sullivan if you
are in the market for the above-men-
toned at the Stafford Chamber of Com
merce Office.
Does anyone in Stafford want six cords
of good cottonwood at $500 per cord,
then get busy and call or phone 65 at
once.
The business men of Stafford should
get busy and keep every cent they can
at home. Talk to your patrons and tell
them about your business. There is
many a good citizen who has mail
order catalogue in his home that would
burn it up, if he only realized that he
is sapping the life blood out of this
fertile valley of ours every time he sends
an order to Chicago or New York,
where they sit back in leather-topped
chairs and refer to their boob customers
and their little town troubles. If there
is any man too good in his own opinion
to live in a little town like Stafford, then |
he is TO good to come here and take our
away with him. The citizens of
Stafford should be proud of the appear
ance Of local stores, and when our local |
business men are doing the business
they ought to do, we will have stores in
Stafford that will be the equal of large
cities.
For rent, a fve-room unfurnished
fiat, in the center of the town. The
most desirable location to be had. Will
be vacant the lst of the month. "See
Joe Sullivan about it. "
The railroad depot is an undesirable
place to loaf around these days, as
Supt. Williams is determined that the
railroad boys must not be pushed and
crowded by people who have nothing |
else to do but meet the trains and
rubber.