Arizona republican., 1921-05-21

The development of any commit nifty must start from within, is the assertion of C. L. Seagraves indus trial commissioner and colonization agent of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railway system, who came to Phoenix yesterday to confer with the advertising committee of the chamber of commerce concerning the proposed Booster Special which is being advocated as means of re- habilitating the Salt River valley.
 Tt is not only necessary that the proper inducements be held out to the newcomer" said MT. Seagraves, but definite steps must be taken to care for the new resident after his arrival. In other words, the com munity must be ready for him. Any take this fact into account is court
 ing failure from the beginning. for it is making the immigrant a liability instead of an asset and is wasting its time and money in the effort
 When a new resident has been at
 tracted to any certain part of the country through representations which have been made to him by the citizens of that section, it is not only fair to him, but it is the part of wisdom and business sense to see that he is not left to his own devices after his arrival. If he has come to a farming section, such as the Salt River valley he should be met i'm mediately after his arrival by those who can give him real assistance. The county farm adviser. or someone in a like position, should confer with him about his farming planS-abOut the kind of a farm he has, the possibili- 1 ties of the soil, the opportunities he has to market his produce, the social and educational advantages sur rounding him, and, in short, every thing that may assist him In becom- ing an efficient and public-s spirited member of the community.
 Tn addition, the chamber of com
 merce and the other civic organiza- : tions of the community should be in
 a position to give him other help. If
 he wants to build a home they should be ready to furnish him plans and
 specifications, with some idea of prices, so that he shall not wander
 about feeling that he is a total stranger and thus handicapped al | the start. In other words he should
 enter the community as a friend to that community, and he should be met
 in the same spirit. From the time of his arrival. then, he is made a i booster. More than that, he is made an asset to the country. His chances
 of failure are minimized to the small est His opportunity to succeed is increased immeasurably, and in the
 same degree as his success is assured is the success of the entire commu-
 nifty made certain.
 Any city that is the center of a | farming country must come to the ! definite realization that the farmer
 is the man to be catered to. The soil ' is the basis of the wealth and pros | perity of such a country, and it's
 people are making the greatest. of blunders when they do not exert every l effort to strengthen the position of the tiller of the soil. As this Is true when it concerns those farmers who have already located in such a coun- try. it is doubly true when the com munity is trying to attract new resi- dents and through them increasing it's own opportunities.
 Marketing bureaus should be maintained by the chamber of com merce. as well as transportation bu- reaus and other departments which will be of real help to the farmer The burden of selling should be | taken from him. When a campaign is launched to attract new farmers | it should include efforts to attract