The Winslow mail., 1924-10-03
PUBLICITY

lT Asst weeks issue of Tourazona,
- Springerville's live weekly paper,
states that the recent issue of 5000
copies of Where the God of Nature
Smiles" is about exhausted, and that
the Chamber of Commerce of Spring
erville is contemplating reprint Of
the booklet. About three months ago
Springerville had published the first of
it's literature to "tell the world" what
fine place Springerville is.
Last weeks issue of The Tombstone
Epitaph contains a story about the
issuance of "The Main Street Through
Arizona" publicity book on Tomb
stone, description of the resources,
possibilities and desirability of Tomb
stone as place of residence and busi-
ness The book has been in process
of compilation for six months and is
now being mailed to all parts Of the
United States.
At Needles road book was recently
published which will be big boost
to the town, and a few months ago
the Junior Chamber of Commerce Of
Flagstaff, had printed 24-.page pub
licity book which attracted great at
tention to that city from the entire
country, and the booklet is still be-
ing circulated in great numbers.
Gallup sends out great quantities Of
literature on the ceremonial dances
held there yearly, one of which was
given but two weeks ago, and there
from derives great benefit.
Winslow has no booklet pamphlet.
literature, or organization to attend
to this very important phase of city
building. Many inquiries are receiv-
ed here, addressed to the Chamber Of
Commerce, inquiries on all matter Of
things, particularly the advisability Of
coming to Winslow with the view Of
becoming residents of the town. The
editor of The Mail sometimes answers
these letters, but they are coming in
such volume that the duty is oftimes
sighted, and City Clerk Charles Muir
ply also attended to some of the cor
respondence, as did Ed Johnson, form
er city clerk This week, a lady of San
Bernardino writes about schools here.
E. D. Wasson of Olney Springs, wants
to know about land for dairying and
poultry raising H. c. Barnett of Red
wants to know about Winslow. The
editor of the southern California
boosters magazine writes to know
what the Chamber of Commerce here
will do on a cooperative plan Of ad-
vertising the southwest. The Cosmo-
politan club of Washington, D. c.,
writes that special train Of club
members will leave that city for
tour of the west in the next few
months and wants to know about as.
The Automobile club of Arizona with
offices at Phoenix desires co-opera-
ton in the matter of erecting signs
on the roads of Arizona, distributing
maps and information of the state,
lending assistance in the matter OF
good roads and good laws to protect
motorists who live within the state,
ri,SfC f0 tn
Arizona.
Last week a number of similar let
ters were answered from The Mail
office. Charles D. McCauley, secre-
tary of the Rotary club of Winslow,
also receives similar letters that re-
Quire, or. should require, answering.
Winslow is losing it's place In the
procession-is away out of step, and
something should be done to remedy
the condition, either by the establish
ment of a Chamber of Commerce,
Board of Trade, or authorization by
city council of some one to prepare
suitable literature that answers the
questions of people manifesting an in
terest in this city, or the appropria-
ton by city council and county sup
ervisors of funds to carry on the work
of letting the world know about Nava-
10 county, the cities therein, the cli-
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