Arizona sentinel., 1917-02-15
GREAT BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY.

Practically every business man in Yuma is member of the Yuma County Commercial Club and pay their dues with more or less regularity though must be Sald for the sake of truth that some of them pay with wy face even if not under actual protest
 That isn't the spirit that should be shown towards this splendid organization Instead ot compelling the paSaK
 nq secretary to 20 from house house every month cry quarter to make these collections they should be either taken him in person sent him through the malls that he may have that much time to devote to the deS or his office As is requires the better part of week to make the rounds of the contributors to the club frequently requiring half dozen trips be able to find the object ot his search
 The Yuma County Commercial Club has done much for Yuma in the past and is in position to do much more n the
 uture prvded gets the proper backing from those who derive the greatest benefits from the clubs activity 1t should be given this backing without the slightest heslta ton Personally can remember the time when cities like Fl Paso San Antonio Fort Worth Dallas and the like were larger population than Yuma is today Their commer cal organizations composed of the same class ot men that form the board of directors of our own local club But instead of the business interests contributing hundreds oil dollars for maintaining the club they contributed TOU SANDS with the result that the cities named have gone for ward by leaps and bounds until today they are among prosperous and progressive cities of the entire south In El PaSo alone they raising purse o S5O 900 for this years work of it's commercial club $45 900 oil this already having been collected and placed in bank since the first of the with two Of its large committees yet to make their reports.
 What has Yuma done in the direction of raising any cash for this years advertising of unsurpassed advan tages other sections? How apprSe the out OI l It is well known fact that every newspaper Yuma constantly boosting" Yuma and Yuma county Yet pa per of ordinary circulation afford devote every inch of its space that class of reading. Its patrons demand and have right expect the publication of other matter For that becomes necessary for the commercial club prepare literature from time time expaatng up manifold blessings and advantages and it then be- the duty always the pleasure for the tary to mail this information broadcast the country
 takes money not promsoy notes but the actual cash hand for yau buy postage stamps credit and the present price of print paper almost equivalent asking print shop to let you have its press to ask to credit you for any great length of time for printing
 ltwould occur to the average interested in Yumas prosperity that right the time for every member of the commercial club to do than he has done be- fore. The eyes of the world rvted on our 4OOOOt acres of citrus fruit lands on the mesa. :
 Get busy and raise the necessary fund to tell all the world just what heritage have Give your commercial club the solid backing is entitled to and tcan safely be left to the board of directors and the secretary do the bal ance and do it in way that will bring back times aye one hundred times the value of every it spends Don't sit back and dream any longer Wake up you good people ot Yuma county and help along this good DO TIT NOW