The Coconino sun., 1922-09-01
SELFISHNESS- JEALOUSY GREATEST DRAWBACKS
 TO WELFARE OF WEST


 It is evident everywhere and in everything of public interest. Then, there is another drawback that goes hand in hand with jealousy and sell fishness, that is lack of confidence and mistrust in our neighbors and those in each community that unself- ishly strive to overcome the above stated handicap to progress. There is a constant strife and contention which is more than a difference in opinion which should not only be ex- pected, but respected, each individual in each locality, whether she or he lives there of choice or unavoidably, should take broader view of the part they play in developing the community they live in for no matter how small or unimportant they may think themselves, nevertheless they are one unit, many of which go to make whole; so many think that their town is all that community needs, when the fact is the community makes the town possible. How many know that without thriving com munity there can be no community center? It is evident that cities and towns stand in their own way of progress by and thru the individual selfishness and jealousy of one an- other and of neighboring towns.
 Then there is another reason for lack of cooperation in making each community and town attractive enough to draw the prospective farm CT or business man and that is the willingness of local people to let the railroads boost their own town, which was possible because of the added patronage the railroads received in passengers and freight traffic during the booming of each community. The railroad company gave a great amount of publicity and encourage ment to prospects and brought in to each community many permanent set tiers, but they have used up their re- sources and there is now a noticeable lack of visitors coming by rail, most ly because of the poor cooperation with the railroad, yet the railroad companies are doing more than their share and they can do little more. There is no question but that change is taking place and each community center must now look to the highways and the broader use of the family car if they wish to see a strange face in their midst.
 It is one of the purposes of the National Park-to-Park Highway asso- citation which through it's member ship, is conducting campaign of ed- ucation in the east and south, endeav- bring to bring into each community the motoring prospective settler by featuring the scenic attractions, rec reative places and the historical places of interest, leaving it to com mercial clubs to interest the pros poets commercially.
 It is up to each business man to display an interest in the auto travel to much greater extent than they have in railroad travel if they wish their town to be one of the places re- ceiving portion of the fast increas- ing population, increasing at the rate of nearly 100000 a year.
 There is just one thing of greater interest to the west than the National Park-to-Park Highway and that is the conservation of water and reclama- tion of farm land. The improvement of highways goes hand in hand with the above, and the National Park-to- Park Highway association is doing its part in not only encouraging the construction and completion of the master scenic highway of America, but in it's encouragement of private automobile travel, over it's routing. Fortunate is the city or town located on this master promotion, which is of greater value to each community than the coming of another railroad.