The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-01
Mail and Military Contracts.


 Acitizen of Mohave county accuses NcCor. mick, our Delegate in Congress, Major Vim. B' Hooper, head of the largest mercantile firm in the Territory, and Mr. James Grant. the largest mail contractor in the Territory of having, by misrepresentation, etc., blinded Postmaster-General Creswel to the necessity of placing mail service on the northern. or Hardyville route, from the end of the Soutb en Pacific railroad, in California, to Prescott. This is serious charge, and we are sorry that the gentleman making it has not done so, publicly, over his own signature. For Northern Arizona, the route in question. i, the route, and we are very sorry at not being able to read in this years advertisement for proposals, straight demand for proposals for carrying the mail, twice week, right straight through, from Hayilah, or Los An- geles, (wo prefer the latter) to Albuquerque, New Mexico. The placing of line of coach . es on this most direct route would, besides ahord'ng more people faster and better mail facilities than could possibly be achieved by line upon any other route through the Terri tory, would be of great benefit in opening and settling good grazing, farming and mining country, and aid the military in re- ducng hostile Indians. Al! these, aside from the important fact that, by it, we would re- ceive mail matter from San Francisco and the East several days ahead of all other time.
 The route and service from San Bernardino is more needed now than ever before. It serves great many people, and will soon have to serve more. But, why it should be favored over all other northern routes, by Messrs. Mccormick and Hooper is more than we can say. Mir Grant, no doubt, fayors it. because upon it he has stations, vehicles. hor- ses, etc. For this he cannot be blamed We would do so, were We similarly situated. At present, we beg to be excused from believing that Messrs. Mccormick and Hooper are guilty of the charge preferred against them. MT. Hooper, we know, has no interest in any mail route, further than the interest which he, as the head of the heaviest firm in the Territory, ought to have. His partner. Col. Barney, assured us, several months ago. that this was the case, and that the firm would not be found logrolling for the interest of any particular town, locality or route, but for the welfare of Arizona.
 As for Mir. Mccormick, he will, no doubt. soon speak for himself in explanation of this matter And we ask him to say, in said ex- planation, why it was that mail service from Prescott to Bradshaw was net advertised for.
 And now word to persons intending to propose Tor mail and military contracts, soon to be let, as per advertisements in this paper. Do not imagine that you can steal or sneak your way through contract Bid for one or s, jsst as f you designed filing one or all up to the handle" People are Vettinp tired of excusing poor men, who take con tracts at raiaous prices, intending to make money by throwing off" in the matter of filling them. Government is able and vii. ling to pay fair prices for supplies and seryi- ces of all kinds, and none of our peopIe are rich enough to furnish these things at figures below the real worth of the service or sup- plies' The people will, hereafter, make them selves heard, can and will "make it yarmn for the man or men who shall endeayor to screw them into deeper poverty by endeavor- ing to make them sell grain, etc., at ruinous prices, and they will not put up with "raw- hide" mail and passenger accommodations upon their main thoroughfares.