Year: 1876

TUCsoN, December 9, 1876.

 EDITOR CITIZEN will not,

 hope, think that | an cncroach,ng too

 much upon yCur kindness, if avail

 myself rather extensively of the offer

 so heartily rendered to me to give space

 to any communication which might

 desire 10 have published through the medium of your valuable paper Hay

 ing been for many years 8 resident of Tucson, reflections have forced them selves upon my mind, which 1 verify

 believe, by giving them publicity, will further the object of my communica-

 tion, viz: the improvement and ad-

 vancemcnt Of Tucson and is surround

 ings, which l know must be a matter of interest 10 my feilow-residents. Al though Tucson, since its occupation by

 the United States, has made wonderful strides oc improvement in those few

 years, changes entirely unrecognizable

 to the old inhabitants, still 10 my mind,

 Tucson does net occupy that position

 to which surrounding influences en-

 utle her, nor have the many natural advantages Of oul city been treated with

 that necessary care, which we should

 bestow upon Q place which we have

 adopted as our home. And right

 here let me say a few words about

 home We know a great many who come with the intention of staying here

 a fey years and then to retire with in dependent fortunes to places where comfort and pleasures afford greater

 inducements than our uncullivated

 frontier. Still, how many of these have stayed for years striving success

 fully. then changing for an increased

 aim from the one originally intended,

 others still at work with an illusion to

 guide them, never realized because it

 is natures law to work continually and

 hardly be satisfied with the obtained re- suit The many who have had these

 intentions, after years of struggle have

 been struck down by death, with out leaving even g monument of their ceaseIess labor for others to recog-

 nize. This state of affairs is entire ly adverse to the prosperity of a

 new country. Nobody cares for the

 morrow, because they say, why shall

 | improve, tomorrow 1 may leave;

 there are nicer places to spend my

 money than Tucson All that is done is done only temporarily; ends are made to meet for the day without re-

 flecting that this economy is the very worst, and fellow-residenis will for in stance recognize many owners of pro perty, who had they spent only one fourth of the amount in the start

 which they spent say only within the space of the last four years, would have had buildings which would be an or nament to any town, instead of which they nave hardly anything to show for the money spent, still complaining how real estate has fallen, because they can. not realize the money foolishly squan- dered. This is what strikes a stranger most forcibly when he sees that com paratively nothing has ever been done for the establishment or ornament of. the city. While we have the very best climate and land 10 raise fruits, no tree is planted to shade us from the scorch- ing sun. no orchard is found yet of any because who would want. to wait three or four years for the ap- pie, the pear, the grape, etc, to grow when he intends to leave before that time2 ThIs illusion, however, must give way to common sense. Fortunes are made here as well and I might say easier than at other places, but they must be gained by the struggling, per sistent effort of labor, and hard labor of wears, and it is foolish 10 believe that labor invested for the future will not realize fully to the expectation of those who do so, if done wisely and well. Let these who make this theIT home bes,ow that care and love Of those who cherish their home; let those who

 intend to remain only few years, l. make preparations that their invest