Arizona republican., 1917-10-05
Where the People
 May Have Hearing
San Diego, October

Editor of The Republicans
 1 am sojourning in San Diego look ing after commodities for the deer peepuP' of your sun-kissed land, anu while here must relate the many things which come within my vision. First, and really most important to us all, but financially important to this burg are the recruits for the army and navy, hundreds of whom are pa rading the streets continuously, and present an appearance, not only of manly beauty, but like the monarch on the throne whose environments mark | authority, their very dress and move i ment speask grandeur, security deter mination and positive success in all | endeavor. Never has occasion brought | together, since our great republic was | born, the exclusive, selected flower, i like unto today I tell you they are d sight which is commonly quoted "as good for sore eyes. How. true it is when man is clothed with authority, and feels the dependency of others on him, what change takes place. One of our frontiersmen when called for service during the Civil war, had a lovely horse, which was the envy of all settlers. JOining the cavdlry, and as signed to captaincy, there was given rousing parade previous to depar- ture, and as he sat on his prancing steed, epauletted and sword mounted king never presented a more grace full and beautiful an appearance than he, and his charger. All being over. with dress changed, he sat in the hotel grill, tired and weary, when a former acquaintance said, My, what a grand appearance the boys made today, and say, whoever rode that horse you used | to own, really looked like a king. Who was it?" Acknowledging himself as the described valiant, he seemed to | feel that doubt held sway with his 1 friend. so he jestingly added Tt makes great difference when you're logged" | It would seem to be the case now, I and here. As these recruits pass and i repass. ever with a soldiers tread and mien, and respectfully give the salute | to their officers, one would almost be l tempted to suggest that similar dis | cipline in our schools would not be | amiSs. Now a little satire and con- 1 parison of Phoenix, with this city. | Phoenix, proud city of the plain, | Where health and beauty greet the | smiling swain.
 First, beauty. Say, no thought of 1 comparison. Here at the Grant hotel where wealth, society, and high de- | gree, mark the patrons, there is not a l | we must send a delegation down here for a short period, just to let them feast their eyes on Arizona's product. Whew. won't they stare? Again. liv | ing and cost of necessities. How com l pare? Excepting restaurant accom- | modation, the one great weakness of | our city, we can knock 'em silly. Phoe-
 nix can never be said to have now
 what she should have and would | handsomely support, a large cafe
 teria having the fresh products of the market in fish, flesh and fowl, to- gether, particularly, with fruits and
 vegetables, daily. Absolutely, this is
 the one needed business opportunity,
 to be continued summer and winter,
 that Phoenix has open. l have visited
 drug stores, furniture stores, clothing
 and furnishing stores etc, and can
 truthfully say that prices in Phoenix
 compare, and even are less, on many
 things. Climate? Don't mention it.
 What do they live on? Why, us, of
 course; nothing else to look to, save
 tourists, and invalids, and the product
 of a grand harbor-fish. Would you
 believe it, 1 counted the number. of
 autos passing the main crossing here
 and Phoenix skins it a mile" on tht
 proposition. 'Tia Juana" seems the
 principal place of attraction, where
 men. women and boys. of all nation
 alities, swarm to buck the tiger" Old
 md young, rich and poor, all congre-
 gate. and gleefullv begin, but trem-
 blingly end in that game of chance, so
 fascinating and tempting. It reminds
 ne of an auction, where women VOW
 they will bid no higher, and then are
 ed by the smooth-tongued eXpounder
 0 try another raise. I saw an old
 lady change in many gold coins, and
 finally every nickel, until she was
 compelled to borrow money for car
 sare to return, but,
 We are the same as our fathers have | been;
 We see the same sights our fathers
 have seen;
 We walk the same road, view the same
 sun,
 And run the same course our fathers have run"
 GEO. o. FORD.