Arizona state miner., 1923-10-20
Concluded from Front, or First Page

zona papers j. w Spear and Major
George H. Kelly and Mr.. Watson are
the only men of that time who are
now actively engaged in newspaper
work
In looking over the advertisements
found in the paper it was found that
Goldman and company were actively
engaged in business here and were
quite extensive advertisers
The progress of the morals of the
community may be seen by a glance
at the advertisements of that date
Many liquor dealers we're using space
to tell the readers of The Republi-
can of the choice stock of whiskies
and wines to be found in their LIQUOR
houses.
Patent medicines that since that
time have been found worthless aud
barred from sale by federal acts are
freely advertised Mr. Watson point
ed out that this was no reflection on
the management of the paper at that
time and produced copies of other
papers printed in various parts of the
country with many advertisements OF
patent medicines and of doctors.
Recalls Early Incident
Mr.. Watson exhibited a letter from
Il. c. Dake, a member Of a Los An
geles advertising agency, whose faith
er had been engaged in similar busi-
ness in San Francisco at an early
date, in which Nc. Dake recalls many
OF the old time newspaper men OF
the state and many Incidents of the
early days.
He said that in those days the ad-
vertisers of a paper paid their bills
once or twice a year. The custom
was, according to Mr.. Dake, for the
advertisers to call for statements at
long intervals and when the proprie-
tor of the paper called he was given
his check
The length of time elapsing be-
tween payments may be readily com
puted, when it was necessary for the
owner OF a paper to go to San Fran
cisco amounted to enough to make a
collection trip worth while
The early issue of The Republican
also contains an announcement of q
meeting to be held for the purpose OF
OF discussing a proposal to build a
railroad from Yuma to San Diego
The article sets forth the need OF
such railroad and predicts that it
will be built by issuing bonds.
MARICOPA COUNTY DEMOCRAT, HERALD
AND PHOENIX ANCIENT PAPERS NOW
PART OF WATSON FILES
That the agricultural development
OF Salt River valley was well under
way at that time is evidenced by a
short article which appears in a copy
Of the Maricopa county Democrat is.
sued July, 1883, a weekly publication
which contains a short summary OF
the number of acres of land under
cultivation.
The article states that there were
3.97312 acres of land devoted to al
falfa alone There were 213.42O
grapevines and 3O,260 fruit trees. The
cooperative marketing movement also
receiving attention as early as 1883,
because the Democrat contains a
lengthy article setting forth it's vat
ue to the farmer as we'll as to the
consumer
The copy also contains a list of
merchants Of Phoenix, who were in
business in 1882 The name of Gold
man and company is found in this
list, while the name of no other
firm of the present day appears.
Other publications of pioneer days
found in Mr. Watson's collection are
the Phoenix Herald, the predecessor
OF the Republican, Ell Progresso, a
Spanish paper, printed September IA.
1883, The Arrow, which was a weekly
church paper, the editor of which
was Rev. j. Bloise, printed in Span
iSh
Note Many papers in the Watson
Flles. mentioned above, were added to
that collection thru courtesy of A. s.
Mills of the Phoenix MESSENGER. also a
pioneer journalist of Arizona.