Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-08-27
CALIFORNIA LETTER.
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 SAN FRAScIsco, Aug. l7, 1882. EDITOR CITIZEN: It would be easy to write you a letter on California affairs, but your readers care more for Arizona matters. While your merchants are buying largely in the Eastern cities, and your mining development Is largely done by Eastern capital, California rather regards Arizona as one of her adiuncts in a business point of view. The remarkable business activity in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties IS mainly because of Arizona's patronage. Arizona has bought nearly all theIr sur plus flour, barley, fruit and vegetables since the Southern Pacific monopoly has been expressing them, and Arizona people have invested hundreds of thou sands of dollars in their lands. Now that railway connection IS made be- tween Colton and San Diego, the latter place will get some of the little and big fortunes made in Arizona. To nearly all the early American settlers III the Territory San Diego IS well known, and all ought to remember her kindly, for when the Indian troubles were at their worst her people and press and tele- graphic agents stood in nobly on the right side. As a matter of fact, CalIfor- ma business people, from and including San Francisco south to San Diego, re- gard Arizona as a part of their business territory, and they expect to reap the benefit of sales of ranches, vineyards, orchards and homes to thousands of Arizonans. Like Nevada, and to some extent Oregon, Idaho and Utah, Arizona IS strongly inclined to the good climate and varied and good productions of Cal lfornIa, and every neighbOrhood has some of the people in each in comforts ble circumstances and generally well cOntented. It Is expected there will be big boom Tn choice property all along the coast when the Arizona newspaper proprietOrs begin to invest their gains in this State.
 It may or may not be news to you that one of the most popular and trusted banking institutions of this State intends to open banks ID Tucson, Fl Paso, and perhaps other growing towns. This city and the whole State are im- proving, and capitalists and corporations are looking to the country for places to use money and build up new establish ments or open branches. After years of depression, city money is venturing into the country with good results. It is believed the very high rates of interest that have prevailed in the interior, can and should safely come down, and that 1t will be not only safe but a certain means of securing more business for this city, if her money Is more lberally used to aid the interior. Irrigation schemes that have been practically dead for years in the San Joaquin Valley, are now revived by city capital. The Bank of California has decided to reclaim a large tract by carrying water upon 1t, and 1t Is now said that several hundred thousand acres more of that apparently worthless land will soon be teeming with fruits and gram, and the air laden with delicious perfumes of beautiful flowers.
 Ben. Morgan, Esq, seems to be per manently settled at Berkely with a law office in rooms and 10, 330 Pine street in this city. lie will attend your next term of court; and by the way, speaking of court, suggests the remark that quite a number of well informed people here say that Associate Justice Hoover is a bright man and good lawyer, and bears the reputation of an honest man.
 J. $. Clark and family are at the Palace and will leave for Tombstone n few days. Hon. H. s. Stevens and wife are at the Russ and expect to re- main for some weeks. Governor J. J. Gosper and wife are at the Baldwin. but will soon leave for the Territory, as he expects to attend the Republican Terri torial convention at PheniI. Like Barkis, he is wlllin, and if the conven- ton should nominate him, he will turn loose an make and aggressive canvass. It is a cruel act to urge a man to run for Delegate. If some one has been guilty of a henious offense and there IS no law to punish him, it would be well enough to have him run, for whether successful or not, he will be sorely tried and squeezed.
 J.W.