Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-17

drawer. Simply keep the money you
already have in Phoenix.
How much would the disbursements
organization of Phoenix spend to add
500 desirable citizens to this commu-
nifty and place a quarter of a million
dollars annually in circulation; the
increased citizenship to be of neither
prince nor pauper nature, but of the
class of we'll lido that represent the
backbone of any community?
Based upon the facts and figures
obtainable and upon the present vol
ume of business and population of
Phoenix we see just this increase
without a noticeable outlay of either
time or money by the people of this
city. Allowing and believing, as you
all do, that Phoenix is due to make
substantial and natural step forward
in every line. these figures may be
materially increased annually.
The Phoenix printers believe that
they are now manufacturing about
one-half of the printing for Phoenix
people. Some business men tell us that
we are not getting one-half of the
work. Be that as it may we do not
wish to estimate and not be able
to suOstantiate our claims. Our fig
ures are ample to prove conclusively
the error Oh DdIfOIlZlDS foreign COLI
Germs in the printing line.
While we are speaking of the pos
sible good to the community. let us
present some figures upon which the
calculations are founded.
The annual payroll of the employ
ing printers of Phoenix, based upon
their books for the past six months,
is $34S, 499.64, or $1,11697 for each
working day of the year.
There are 341 actual workers in the
industry representing a family of APP
proximately 700 dependent upon the
business. Of the workers one-third are
married and one-siXth are property
owners.
Our claim that IS. per cent of the
money spent for printed matter in
Phoenix remains in Phoenix, is based.
not alone upon the figures Of our
home printers. but upon figures com
piled by national experts from the
findings in 1000 printing offices Of
varying capacity in the United States.
This is the item that must appeal
most strongly to you as businessmen.
There is no doubt in our minds that
YOU all have the welfare of Phoenix at
heart. but it is not necessary for the
wise businessman to he endowed with
any high degree Of loyalty to grasp
his personal interest in this fact
You know when you send a dollar
out of the community that loo cents
of it is gone forever from Phoenix.
But what becomes of the 70 cents that
remains here when the work is done
in Phoenix?
The important item is that between
fifty and sixty cents of it is spent for
/ the labor necessary to turn out the
work. The balance goes for overhead
cost of operation and the small margin
of profit to the proprietor.
! 1t might also he interesting to know
what becomes of the employers share
| of the dollars that are paid fer print
=, ing.
| Here | will have to speak personally
/ for | have not consulted the pro-
prietors along this line. 1t has been
my observation for almost five years
/ that the employing printers of Phoe-
nix have expended every dollar OF
their profits and much more in adding
new equipment, thus increasing the
| tax rolls of Phoenix and Maricopa
/ county.
| Speaking of equipment, it is evident
| that the Phoenix printers have ad-
! vanced more rapidly, perhaps, than
/ any other line of business. They have
49, NM rent demand con-