The Winslow mail., 1925-08-14

about 10000 real farmers in Ari-
ZOna.
Considering this matter of colo
nizdtion one of the most vital
things before the state. the Indus
trial Congress in March, 1925,
started Investigations which have
continued to the present time to try
to find the most feasible method Of
colonization. In @order to get a
better working knowledge of the
economic position of Arizona, par
ticularly in relation to the sea-
board, detailed studies were made
of methods and results in Vancou-
yer, B. c.; Seattle, Wash; San
Francisco, Calf, and Los Angeles,
Calf
"In Vancouver government agen-
cies and the two great railroads
realize that their foreign trade and
development of Vancouver depend
entirely on their ability to develop
the back country and produce large
volume of raw materials for ex-
port, and their ability to manufac-
ture goods from materials which
are imported. Millions of dollars
have been spent by the Canadian
government and by the railroads in
trying to develop the back country
in Western Canada.
"In Seattle, 130 miles south, the
same conditions exist. There is
evident in this location an attempt
to bid for foreign trade and to de-
velop their area so as to be in po-
sition to control at least a large
portion of the business with the
Orient. Business men and bankers
in Seattle explained that the life
of their city depends upon their
ability to develop and support the
production of raw materials in an
area 600 miles east and south of
their city. In driving over the
back country it is quite evident that
this attitude is already showing re-
suits in the development of a large
trade territory behind Seattle.
"In San Francisco the reason for
the success of the harbor is based
on economics. The men who devel-
oped San Francisco realized quite
early in their work that their sue
cess depended on their ability to
control raw materials. San Fran
cisco considers her trade territory
as extending all the way from Salt
Lake City to the coast, and her
business houses and banks are keen
for the development of all of this
territory, regardless of whether it
is in California or not They have
developed in San Francisco and
surrounding country a variety of
industries. based on their ability to
control raw materials. Their ex-
port and import business depends
also to great extent on their use
Of imported raw materials and their
ability to export manufactured ma
terials.
Dropping down to Los Angeles,
conditions are entirely different.
There is a new harbor at San Pedro
on which Improvements are to be
made to the extent OF some $5,000,-
900 by the federal government,
which amount will be matched by
another $5,000,000 by bond issue on
the people of Los Angeles, the total
improvements in the next few years
calling for $10,000,000,
"In looking over the economic
position of Los Angeles, as it now
stands, with the exception of Gil
there is no raw material production
which is now handled and no man
ufacturing which IS Warge enough
to warrant the development of a
port of any size. A port is Of alb
Solutely no value unless it handles
freight.
Within a little more than 500
miles of Los Angeles. within the
state of Arizona, is produced half
the copper of the United States;
some 100000 pounds Of the finest
wool, thousands of bales of cotton,
lead, zirc, silver and other prod
ucts. Of the total production Of
Arizona abou so per cent goes
east of Chicago and practically
nothing to Los Angeles It is quite
apparent, therefore, that if Los An
geles expects to make her harbor
profitable it is necessary for her
to line up and develop a trade ter
rit0ry which she has not yet de-
velOped, namely, Arizona
aside from the fact that the vol
ume of production of Arizona all
goes east, it is interesting to note
that the purchases made by Ari-
zona firms naturally follow the line
of financing and sales This means
that the larger portion Of the goods
sold in Arizona or purchased for
Arizona development also come
from Chicago and east
"The three big ports Of the North
ern Pacific Vancouver, Seattle and
San Francisco, have already dem
onstrated that their life depends on
their ability to establish trade re
latiOns with the back country. Los
Angeles has established no such
trade relations, although she has
more raw materials close to her. in
Arizona, than any of the ports to
tho north