Arizona citizen., 1875-08-21
THE CITIZEN.
A Few Questions.

A Few Questions.
 According to the printed head on the following letter, the writer (S. w. CampbelD is assistant cashier of the "St. Joseph Savings Bank" AS will be seen, he is of an inquiring turn ot mind. We have used many reams ot paper and some dollars in stamps re plying to letters of this kind, but ouI time is now too much occupied with labor we cannot neglect or defer, to re spond in the manner desired. Still, we will do something towards accommO- dating Mir Campbell. We herewith print his letter, and all our readers in Arizona may consider it addressed to them, and any one who will properly answer it, and be first to so advise us, we hereby promise to hand or re init to bim the two Scent postage stamps inclosed by Mr. c. Generally speaking, fully as many questions are put in the letters of inquiry we receive but very seldom one stamp, and two make rarity worth conspicuous men tiOn, even though they come from a bank official. Here is the letter:
 ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, August 6. 1875.
 EDITOR CITIZEN: I wish to ask some questions about your part of Arizona and hope you will give me an early re ply, which might result in my making my home in your Territory.
 1. How many banks have you in Tucson?
 2. How many banks have you in the Territory?
 3. What is the population of Tucson 4. What IS the assessed valuation of its real estate and personal property?
 3. What is the rate of taxation for all purposes?
 6. How many good, substantial mer cantile houses have you?
 '. About what amount do their sales aggregate for year?
 s. How many mills have you?
 9. How many citizens have you who are worth individually over $20,OG0, and who are they?
 10. Who is the leading man or firm in Tucson, financially and progressive ly speaking?
 Il. Do you think after consultation with few of your best citizens, a bank could be organized and they in duced to take stock?
 12- Are you convenient enough tC the mines to draw the product (gold and silver) to your market for exchange into coin or currency, provided the miners were dealt with On as good terms as at San Francisco?
 13. How far is Tucson from the Col orado river at Yuma?
 14. By what route and means of con. veyance do travellers from the east reach Tucson and vice versa?
 b. By what route and means of con. veyance do travel and freight reach you from San Francisco?
 10. Have you stage routes from Colo. rado and New Mexico?
 l7. Have you good, reliable assayists in Tucson?
 J8. What kind of building material GO you use?
 19. Does the government disburse- ments at the military posts in and near Tucson, amount to much?
 20. What are your railroad prospects 21. Will Tucson be able to hold the capital after the Territory becomes more thickly settled?
 22. What extremes of heat and cold does the weather reach during the year know am taxing your patience, but presuming that all Arizona people are willing to do all they can to build up and advertise your Territory, I take the liberty. of putting these questions. Send me few numbers of your paper.
 Respectfully yours,
 $. w. CAMPBELL. Suppose Mir. Campbell should ask any one of our merchants all these questions, inclose him six cents, and then order him to send few wards of calico, or shirting or a few pounds of groceries, what would the good natur. ed merchant feel like saying? Would he feel like advertising the Territory in the way suggested? Lest MT. Camp bell may be worried over the probabil- ity of investing his two stamps in the vain hope of getting information worth a good many dollars to compile so as to be of value to him, we hereby agree to return them at our own expense and his risk, unless some one of our fellow citizens want them in accordance with our previous promise.