Arizona silver belt., 1879-05-02
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From Aae VI NaLon-t ttc llollca4-
 The Arizona emigration movement
 is now we'll developed in our city. 1 In response to the call more than one
 hundred and fifty persons attended the
 meeting held in the ice ure-room, No.
 920 F street. Saturday evening. Major R. N. Hall called tue meeting
 to order, after which he was made
 chairman. Calouel Campbell, the
 delegate in Congress from Arizona.
 vas called upon to state something of
 the climate, the security to life,
 characteristics and resources of the
 country, which be did. He spoke of
 the climate as varying from plain to
 the mountain districts 80 as to suit
 all classes desiring heat or cold.
 Warm at Tucson and Yuma, cool at
 Prescottjn winter and healthy eYery-
 where, there being no climate dis
 cases. 1t was the country above all
 others to cure throat, pulmonary and
 other diseases. and in portions of
 the Territory the most delightful cli-
 mate n the world The sFgricaItural
 ani mining prospects of the country
 were promising beyond calculation
 fertile valleys ani rich mountain mineral districts. lie spoke highly of their school system. detailed va fes for carpenters, cabinet makers. brick masCns etc. as ranging from $5 to S7 per day and miners wages from S4 10 S. per day with board, while ranchmen and farm hands go. S35 per month and boari. The In- sustries of the country were in gool 1 condition, and railroads rapidlY 1 pushing 70 completion, being now fron the west within eighty miles of Tucson. which has : 00O population, and Prescott 5000. Ladies were needed in tue country badly, az they could nor keep a servant brought from l the East a month rili she was marri- ! cd. This encouraged the number of ' ladies present Y.o think of going. He sala there were nine newspapers ! in the Territory two of hem daiIies, [ and tue present population vas about 50, ,000, two-thlrds of which WAS American. That the Indians are perfectly quiet nov, and human life as secure there as on the streets in Washington. The people were hos. pitable and he hld not ID sixteen years seen any one begging bread All were employee who wanted to be. His remarks were gratefully received and vote of ;hauks teudered.
 Major Hal explained the mutual or co- operate plan of the coloaists, aHd stated thar but two ideas should be before taem-warm and generous hearts towards each olher and will ing han Is for labor in such fields as the vast country opened so richly be- ] fore them. Tue plan eontem}lates a pledge of honor that the success ial ones shall help any that are un- fortunate, support in case of sick ness, assistance to employment, among each otler in dis dosing important discoveries, union 1f effort in developing any mines found; that 1t shall conanue two years, be secret, and each pledged to iobriety for safety's sake, and be neutral in politics. Governor Nc Jormick, formerly Governor of Ari- .oi,a, has agreed 5o give the colonist. m interview in his room at the State department next Thursday, at twelve 9cioek There is 10 longer a doubt ut that number of gentlemen are soing, headquarters being establish d at 520 Tenth street. The meet ng adjourned to meet again at No. 20 k street next Friday evening, at :5O o'clock, wAen Senator Patter- on, Colonel Hinton, and Colonel Price, mail contractor of Arizona, -re expected to De present. The amous AmOler process of reducingl | efractory ores by meaus of peroleum T eat 9as partly explained, and the :. will take a machine with hem # money can be raised to build j :. The way to get to the Territory = -as discussed, and on all these mat !. srs committees will be appointed at q le next meeting. <,