The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26
WHAT WE NEED

why don't you nave a gOlI course mere III
Flagstaff" is one of the many questions summer
visitors have been asking repeatedly this summer
Hundreds more would come here if you had a
golf course; it isn't an old mans game or a rich
man IS game any more; it is great sport Tor thouS-
ands now and a golf course is really great at
traction" say the visitors. We are not bit
"snippy' about the suggestion made in friendly,
helpful way by our visitors and we want to pass
them up to the people who live here
A big tourist hotel out In the pines to accomo-
date a high GLASS; or the rich class who want to
see this country regardless of cost but not regard
less of comfort is needed
Better roads throughout the country are need
ed
More houses in Flagstaff to accommodate sum-
mer visitors.
Better advertising Of places of scenic interest
of fishing at our lakes and trout streams; better
advertising of big game hunting and wonderful
outing trips that will take months to cover
For some unaccountable reason Flagstaff has
been Stunned by men who know how and have the
money to establish and carry such enterprises
successfully Vast opportunities for such devel-
op1nent are here Flagstaff could and should be
the great center Of travel of the world, yet so far
in the great game it is difficult for travellers to
get accommodated here no matter what they are
willing to pay.
We have sometimes wondered if in our happy,
selfish contentment, living in a year-round eli
mate at the top of the world that can not be sur
passed any other place in the world we are not
jealous of an influx OF new conerS who might dis
turb our pleasant, peaceful content
So far as good roads are concerned we know
the taxpayers We're not to blame in the past. They
paid their dues. Ii the taxpayers refuse to accept
some $500,000 from the government to help pay
fer roads in the next election by eecting supervis
ors who refuse to help Coconino county by that
much additional road fund-then they will be to
blame to that extent.
Why outside capital will not come in and help
develop other opportunities pointed out by hun
dredS of visitors who want to come here, we are
unable to state, unless it is because of our jea-
ousy as mentioned above
The Sun has made itself obnoxious pointing
out that:
Flagstaff has the purest water in the world.
The best year-round climate in the world.
That Flagstaff is in honest truth the center of
more scenic wonders than any other similar point
in the world
That we have the biggest lakes and the best
fishing in the great southwest.
That Flagstaff is one Of the coolest spots in the
United States during the summer
Yet, with lack of funds we do not seem to
have reached out far enough to overcome the pre-
vailing impression that Flagstaff, Yuma, Phoenix
and Tucson are all of the same temperature the
year-round-just Arizona desert and hot, that's
all--but a wonderful winter climate.
Big hotels and other development plans for a
great outdoors country have been proposed, but
up jumps something or some one to chase it all
away.
The Sun is not discouraged in its somewhat
lonesome efforts to help Flagstaff and Coconino
county thrive and prosper. We have the goods
and only need the men to carry ON regardless of
those who only hope to discourage.