Salt River herald., 1878-12-28

able establishment of manufactures. Tannerics, wooden mills, and found ries could here find as fine a field as any on the Pacific coast. Within a few years we expect to see quarter of million acres of land under culti- vation, and the amount of farming machinery needed will be very large, all of which should be made at home, thus giving employment to many skilled workmen. The making of saddlery and harness will shortly be very remunerative. Upon the com. pletion of the railroad to Maricopa Wells the teaming for Northern and Eastern Arizona will pass through Phenix, and the harness made and re- paired should give employment to many people.
 MANUFACTURE OF FLOUR.
 This valley is supplied with three flour mills. They are kept almost constantly employed. The price of flour is now quoted at $450@ 800. The production of flour during the year 1877 at the three fouring mills amounted to 3,4OO,OO0 pounds. Of this 100000 pounds was shipped to Yuma, the then terminus of the
 
 During the past year, nearly j,OOO,- coo pounds of flour were manufac- tured. In the next year, this large amount will undoubtedly be doubled.
 THE SOIL.
 The following from the San Fran cisco Post points out what is destined to be one of the great industries of this section
 Louisiana planters are attracted to Salt River valley, Arizona, fol sugar culture. In every respect that locality is pronounced superior, es pecially in freedom from premature frosts. The cane has a longer season for maturing the saccharine elements Already one mill confirms this judg ment, and a second mill has been sent from San Francisco"
 The following is from the Sar Francisco Bulletin:
 "The day is not far distant when the orange, lemon and lime, apple peach and pear, sugar cane, flax and tobacco, if not cotton, will be success fully grown in the neighborhood of PheniX."
 It has been demonstrated that tht genuine sugar cane will do excellent ly well in this valley. It has beer successfully cultivated for the pas three years in the Tempe portion o our valley, and very superior alticl' made. Experiments have been madt with the sugar beet, and we have beer assured that a crop with average cart will yield thirty tons to the acre.
 TAXABLE PROPERTY.
 The taxable property and tn rate of taxation in the county for the pas three years, was as follows: 1876 S41O,553 62-$2.50; 1877, $4S5, ,45G- S2,S5; 1878, $716,63S-S2.s5.
 The $2.S5 tax is for the following purposes: For territorial purpose: 25c; sinking fund for territorial pri. on bonds, 10c; general county pun poses, $165; county bond purpose: 25c; county schools, 35c; Maricop county wagon road funds, 25c.
 COUNTY DEBT.
 The debt of the county is as fo lows: Warrants on the general fun( ! S34, ,SS6 01; warrants on the contin gent fund, $77O 65; Maricopa count wagon road fund, f15,OOO-or total C $5O,6 66
 oCR SCHOOLS.
 The first school in Arizona ur der the public school law wa taught in Phenix in 1871. The rt port of the county school superir tendent for 1878, is annexed and wi better explain cur educational facili ties.
 Number enrolled on school regis ter, 242; average daily attendance Al; number of schools in the coun ty, 6; number of male teachers, salary of same, S10O, $75 and $7j number of female teachers, 3; salar of same, $50, $75 and $50; numbC of months school in the year, , E value of school houses, S3,300; valu of school furniture, $500; value ( books, apparatus, &c., $50; balanc on hand as per last report, $19O 6j amount received from territorii school fund, S616 Il; amount recei' ed from county fund, S1,OI3 5l total on hand and received from a sources, S2,4S0 93; amount pal teac hers, S1, ,659 %; amount paid fC rent, books, furniture, school house etc, $199 62; amount paid for salar } and other expenses, S171 co. Tot; amount paid out, s2,O29 62. , The six schools of the county al in this valley, two being in Pheni l within five miles to the west, thrC