The border vidette., 1931-01-31
ARlZONAS YEAR BOOK IS THE
FIRST OF ITS KIND

on Arizona, containing more than
500 pages and the first book of
it's kind ever published in the
state, has been received here.
First examination of this publ
cation fails to disclose a single
topic of general or special inter
est which has not been covered.
AN information contained in this
book, according to it's publishers
has been obtained from official
and reliable sources and is com
pletely up to date. including
even the latest state government
appointments.
The volume is the work of
Forrest E Doucette of Phoenix,
formerly secretary of the Green
lee County Chamber of Com
merce. widely known Arizona
publicist and now editor and
general manager of the Arizona
| Year Book Corporation. incorp
GRATED under the laws of Arizona .
in 1929.
The company was formed in
the belief that Arizona had grown
to a size where definite compil
alton OF state facts and figures
was needed as there seemed to
be no source where statistical,
historical or information data
could be readily secured.
Compilation of the statistics
presented in the year 1880 81
Arizona Year Book was com
menced shortly after the pub.
fishing company was incorporat.
ed. The resultant information
will, it is believed, not only be
of value to every resident of
Arizona concerned at all with it's
daily life, but also to residents
of other states to whom informa
ton on Arizona is either desira.
| ble or necessary.
/ The generalform of the result
ed, according to Mr.. Doucette,
| from careful study of the best
| features of some 40 year books
published ia other states. Users
of this book who refer 10 it fre
guently are expected to discover
no omission of data which might
be of especial value to them. II
is hoped, according to Mr.. Dou
cette, by the inclusion of this
data and the condensation of
that which is of lesser value,
eventually to give the state all
the information it could use
about itself in q single volume.
The book is brighter" than
the average of its kind by vir.
tue of more than 100 illustra
tions, carefully selected to give
widest picturization of the beau.
ties in Arizona, each of the
II counties being represented
by maps and we'll known scenic
spots. Noteworthy among the
contents are new maps of each
of the IA counties, all prepared
after careful checking with
county engineers, a map of the
West Coast of Mexico and one
showing the irrigation districts
of the state. Education in Ari
zona is also featured in the book
as is the states elaborate sys
TEN of dams and irrigation.
Ne Wy elected state and coun
ty officials, including all senators
and representatives; officials
serving under former John G.
Phillips aud virtually com
plete list of appointments made
by Gov. Geo. w. P. Hunt, are
included in the book.
Likewise it makes available
the countless figures and a vast
amount Of information hereto
fore unobtainable for quick re.
ference purposes. this county
being we'll represented with a
statistical outline on the county
it's towns and all communities
having postoffice as of Septem
Der /, 1880. In releasing first
copies of the book to come from
the press, Mr.. Doucette said:
The policy of Arizona Year
Book is two-fold: to collect,
tabulate and publish, from year
to year, authentic data and in
formation from official sources
completely delineating the
growth and development of the
state; and, through it's influence
and policy to promote the deve
: lopment of the material resour
ces Of Arizona and facilitate the
states social and cultural advnce
ment.
The staff of the Arizona Year
Book in addition to Mr.. .Doucette,
consists Of: Dorothy Challis
Mott, assistant to the editor and