The Coconino sun., 1927-06-17
OUR CIvILITY IS ON TRIAL

An auto party of Phoenicians, tour
ing Northern Arizona, visited The
Daily Mail Sunday, and frankly de-
clared that they were inclined to be-
lieve the information given them in
Phoenix regarding the attitude of
Northern Arizona folk toward visitors
was not as cordial as it might be.
They were advised, they said, that the
people of Northern Arizona were not
as courteous as a whole as people in
other sections of our state.
This is a serious charge, and if a
fact, it is high time that Northern Ari-
zonans become more adept in extend
ing little hospitalities to our visitors
from down south.
One OF. the visitors related little
incident that occurred in Flagstaff
when a call was made upon public
official in that city. Although the
fact had been made known to resi-
dents of that city that a business
mission demanded the call upon the
public official, no introduction by a
townsman was Forthcoming. Through
duty rather than choice the call was
made. The supposedly busy official
informed his caller, who had stated
the nature of the call, that he was
busy and would be SO for some time,
turning sharply on his aristocratic
heel and terminating the interview
with an abruptness bordering upon
an insult.
Here in Winslow, recently, an IN
dignant resident came to the office
of The Daily Mail and related an in
cident even more revolving than the
above.
Two tourists dropped into local
establishment, which operates a soft
drink stand, and ordered iced drinks.
One of the visitors politely asked that
some cracked ice be put into his or
der. His request brought forth a
flood Of abusive language. That man
has probably purchased his last soft
drink in Winslow, and the extreme
display of utter lack of civility on the
part of the Winslow business estab-
lishment did not help Winslow's social
standing with the travelling public, as
that man will take particular pains
to advise his friends what happened
to him in Winslow.
Z When it is so much easier to smile,
to be civil to fellow men, it is hard to
conceive the motive that will make a
man or community pull himself or
itself into a shell of immunity from
human contact, that spirit that moves
the world to mutual and beneficial
understanding Winslow Mail.
Well, now, we can't help but COM
ment on the above, and first off wish
to advise Editor Giragi not to take
such complaints too seriously for he
knows as well as we do and as well
as all other intelligent people, regard
less of the particular or peculiar sec
ton Of the state they hail from, that
the whole city is not composed of the
same variety of individuals as the one
who offended them.
Now we have gone to Phoenix and
have had the chief of police ask US
abrupt like: "Here, wotinel are you
doing in town." Once the chief JUS
tice Of the supreme court wanted to
know why we couldn't leave the city
that night.
Another time even the governor
suggested that if we never came back
to Phoenix it would be soon enough.
However, we're just that bull
headed and onery that until some traf-
fic cop absolutely serves notice that
he'll take us before George Kirkland,
who is the superlative judge, we
shall keep right on going to Phoenix.
Also take our oyercoat along II we
want to.
If any soft drink emporium at
tempts to put celluloid ice in our
drinks, we will still refuse to "high-
hat" the hull Salt River Valley.
Naturally attempts to insult US
have always been more frequent in
strange cities or towns. At home
here, they know it is hopeless and are
better acquainted with our idiosyn-
crasies. But being wised up by going
to Phoenix and other foreign places
in Arizona, we realize our idiosyn-
crasies should be modified to meet
with the approval of those In author
ity. And, too, a person should real-
ize in travelling about over vast
spaces of country, that it is almost
impossible to get ham and eggs or
pork and beans wherever he stops
Luxuries must be given up when one
is travelling away from home IN for
eign parts.
More and more people are demand
ing service and it won't be long be-
fore stopping places will emulate the
big mail order houses and have a se-
lect force of humble employees, whose
duties are to be called up by the man
ager and be "fired" right off the bat
on the complaint of any and all who
desire to complain of neglect. 1.
After awhile, the best places will