Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-25
HUMAN WEALTH

There is growing recognition today of the fse; that in figuring the economic wealth of any country we must reckon its men, women and children it's great est asset
 The thing can't be figured, of course, in exact dol lars and ccnts as gold and land though the sta stcans try to do that and reckon the average hunar being as worth so many thousand dollars-the equiya lent of the wealth he may produce in the of his fe's work. But the big fact stands out clear Wher- there are no people, there is wealth.
 It is the people, all of them who with their brains and hands make the wealth. And the more people there are r a given community the wealth they create-not merely more wealth altogether, but wealth apiece
 1t is in recognizing this fact that modern economic parts company with the old economics of Malihus am John Stuart Mill The famous "Malthusan doctrine is now fast being discredited we'll for society tha u is Never was there a more pessimistic coldbooded and misleading theory
 Malthus taught that population increased faste than wealth increase and that therefore the ten dency of the is to become and poorer Only because great many people always as poor they be, the inevitable effect for starvation and pryaton keep the population down low enough SC that the food supply will go around
 Events have disproved that clearly enough. It is easy sec today that in industrial nations all nations are becoming ndustriahe most popuIous com munites are the vealthiest The most crowded eoun- tries Of Europe-Belgium Holland, Germany England show the most wealth per capita. The most sparsely settled country, Russia is the poorest per capita It is pretty much the same everywhere.
 It Henry George that first pointed out the fal. lacy of old Maltus starvation theory and showed that the people live and work together the more wealth food and an-they can create and accumulate.
 It's cooperation that does it. A city, with all its selhshness. is still great people all working together and helping each other.
 The more people there are then the more each ones possible earning power increased It is this fact that at the bottom of the nsncve desire to see our city grow. What we call "ciyic pride" or patriot ism" is really based this economic fact that more population means more opportunity for all of us.
 And added to this is the fact that the higher the type of citizens the greater are the possibilities for creating wealth. Civic character shown in good gov ernment has economic value. city known for it's bad government its lawlessness, its loose moral tone may appear to prosper for a little while; money circulating fast gives spacious appearance of prosperity; but soon there inevitable decay just as there is in tho  individual Of immoral habits The honest thrifty city grows rich
 And it grows rich in proportion as it's citizens co operate That is the greatest lesson that modern in dustrial civilization has driven home. No man could possibly get rich by himself No man could produc, much by himself and what he produced would have Iit Gle value It is community working together plannip, striving to realize its dreams that becomes the com uuniy cnyied by its neighbors
 This new economies does mankind great seryic, in removing the fear of oyerpopulaton There can b no oyerpopulation. long the people are inteni gent industrious and honest We never fu this eft, this country full that there won't be living fol all of us. if we about it right city can never b too biz, fl it's properly organized for the community work and recreation.
 Most of big cities, of course are not at an vel organized But they will be. Just give them time