Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-20
Los ANGELES
TRADE TOUR TO !
VISIT DOUGLAS

Members of the Los Angeles cnamo
Der of commerce trade tour Of the
las, March so, aboard special train
end will spend 10 hours in the city,
according to information received at
the chamber Of commerce and mines
Charles p. Bayer, field secretary
for. the Los Angeles chamber, is In
charge of arrangements for the trip.
The trade trippers will leave Call
fornia March 26 and return April 2.
The trip is an exclusive Arizona
cne and CaIifornans will visit all
parts Of the state.
According to schedule the train
will arrive in Douglas, March ~ at
2 p. m. from Bisbee and the trippers
will remain here until 11:59 p. M.
when they will leave for Tucson.
They expect to inspect the smelters
while here.
While no definite information has
been received here as to the num-
ber of visitors who will be on the
trade tour it is believed that several
score visitors will be in the city
that day.
Extensive pans 10 SHlSl Ioih 49,
visitors will be made next week, the
chamber Of commerce having called
a meeting of directors for Monday
evening with that object in view
A boost for the state of Arizona
is evident in every word of the
pamphlet printed by the Los Angeles
chamber OF commerce relative to the
tour Some of the excerpts are:
of ri
an area two-thirds that of Cali
fornia and population of nearly
100000 is nearer to Los Angeles
than to any other important manu-
featuring and jobbing center. It.
looks to southern California as
great market for it's agricultural
products, livestock, and minerals, ana
will increasingly look to us to handle
and consume it's metal products. In
practically every line, the merchants
and the industrial buyers, which
latter constitute a very Important
factor in the purchase of the state,
should look to Los Angeles as
natural source OF supply, the eXcep-
tion being in those limited com
mcdities which are produced in Ari-
zona itself. The very undeveloped
character of the industrial situation
adds to the advantage which our
manufacturers and distributors have
in that market
Many of our leading business con-
Germs already are deriving splendid
volume of sales from Arizona. They
will naturally be especially anxious
to take the trade tour and meet
their principal customers face to face
under such favorable auspices. Our
business houses who are not in this
territory will find it the best means
of starting business relations to
have an intimate knowledge OF the
state itself. % gmb ss
! 1t has been estimated by leading
Arizona authorities that SS,0oOsO0o
new business came to southern Call
fornia during the last is months as
result of The close cooperation
developed between this chamber anc
Arizona. The concerns which are
getting this volume are those which
arc selzing every opportunity to
cultivate the Arizona business men
and to contact directly with them.
No more wonderful week OF traveI
from the point of view solely of in
terest and pleasure could have been
laid out than that which will be
accomplished by the present trade
tour in addition to the business OPP
portunities which it affords. Think
of a visit to the Grand Canyon, the
marvellous Apache Trail, the great
Roosevelt dam, outstanding amongsy
the irrigation projects of the world,
ithe fertile Salt river valley and the
new dam site for the Coolidge dam
and an intimate visit to the greatest
copper mines and smelters of Amer
lea! In addition two stops will be
made in Old Mexico, one at Nogales.
Mexico, and the other at Aqua Prieta.
1t would be impossible to cover
this territory in any other way than
by special train in so short
time.
The tour will be headed by Presf'
dent d. F. McGarry of the chamber
of commerce and Will G. Farrell
chairman of the trade tour commit
tee 1t will be managed by Chas
r Rayer and will oe accompanied
by Seward c. Simmons, manager or
the domestic trade department who
will assist in developing trade con-
facts and business relations. AL
ready several directors of the cham
her of commerce and other very
prominent business men have signl-
fled their intention of taking the
trip which will be open to the mem
bers of the Los Angeles Chamber
Of Commerce and affiliated organiza-
tions.