Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-28
PROMISING PKosPEcrs.
Evidences of Prosperity and Permanent GroMfh nf Iucsnn-A Gnnh nufInnk

Growth of Tucson-A Good Outlook.
 casual observer-a stranger from eastern cities where commercial matters have a. sumed the quiet mouo,ony Of ruutine-might
 walk about the streets of Tucson and woudsr upon what meat this Csasar doth feed. that II hath become 50 great. The tus,le and activity Of the eastern city Is not seen: the modest street fronts of the mercantile estahlsi rneuts give but a faint idea that there are fortunes m the con- tents Of the shelves wi'hin, and the general
 apparent apathy of the people couvey the im-
 pression that it is but a dull dry town.
 And pet how great would be his surprise gvyere
 the facts brought to his attention. and the
 characteristic business methods of the city ez-
 planned
 A glance at the many heavily loaded wagon
 trans upon the various highways raiiatIng in
 eFery direction from the city would reveal the
 great secret of the comm erc.al success of Tue
 son, but the vI-IlOr uid siill relualu m a maze oi be"liderment that such quantities of me--
 chAudlse are being conveyed inuo the bare and
 torolddiug looking hiils a short distance away. upon which be can see not the slightest indica-
 ton Of civilization or Ildusiry- et those yery
 dismal hills are full of people d-Iviug into the
 earth Tor tte precious metal- Their nec- ssaries
 Of life are taken from the city by huge wagon luads. The stores are not crowded with Inc
 i'fesencsof the-e hundreds or thousands of men
 10 the pui chase of supplIes.a single purchaser often bays for s whole camp and his httle bil!
 ot goods puts iufo the tiI often more than
 thousand dollar a.,sIus; the few nts the east
 ern retail merchant receives from a customer. lhis method of trade Is increasing, ss the coun- 1 try becomes filled with miners. The railroad
 Nhlle II has cuTtailed the traffic with some more
 distant towns. has brought its compensation ID
 cheapnlng the cost of g0Ods and an bringing Iu
 the army of p7osDectors as new patrons. When in spite of the pesz ristic forbodincs one always must hear m uew and growing, cities.
 the careful and attentive merchant finds his bank
 account growing eheerfully pethoric. and the
 season profitable which m the sunny pasl vas ac- l counted extremely dull he is induced to Io k
 more closely into the prospects of the future
 with view 10 determine whether or not he Is
 justified in arranging for permanent and pros | porous business.
 l In this city The most careful. shrewd keen and | -agacious men nave manifested their faIth m the
 future of The place. by erecting very costly. con- l veilIert and permanent buildings m place of the
 cheerless adobe kennels. and they are g. eking to l invest money in enterprises which year or two as they would not touch.
 l h rha catalnEue of pat improvements may be enumerated, o1,ide of fhe hne buildings of the | railroad company the mammoth s,ore of l.. l L-ckendorf d o.. probably the largest store un- l der one roof and iu one room on the whole Paci-
 hc coast; the capacious furniture establishment [ of Leo Goldschmidt. Don A. Sanfords new 1 block; J. $. Mausfaid's book store; Henry Bueh-
 mans fine block; the splendid county court | house; Leopoldo Carrlllo's -ne business block, l Anton Hittenger's wholesale liquor store; the ! hne residence bailt by Thomas Fitch now the | prOperyof Col. B. F. Bvins, and an endless
 number of store and residences of minor i'm l poriance Aside from thls the improvements
 made in eHistin- trurture. ye rracheds a sum of
 1rOdigious proportions Gas works. with miles
 Of mains. have been constructed. and an excel ] lent system of water works. which brings to the 1 city an abundance of pure and wholesome water In the future Tucson has much To hope for in ! ths way of substantial improvements. Among those now m progress may be mentioned block l by Mir. E. \. Fish. at the corner of Main and Pennington streets. co cost S5100 and so soon as
 it i- completei Nr Fish will erect another hand some block south 1f L.. Zaczendorf S Co., store ] ar the corner or Main ard Congress streets. 10 | . a ] fine two story block at The corner of Congress and Court street-. to co.t about S2o,oD1 ai city hall and engine house To e ,-t sll1ll; new high ! school building To cost s;o0f. a new catholic church of sroue To cost S25l00: new sto-e by J. ! d. Wilkins to cost Sl2 100, electric light works ] involving an expenditure of abolt SllGIl. and may bui'dias. ranging from S-pn down. Among the certain enterprises of the utmost henett Go Tucson may be mentioned the erection
 of r-iuctIol works, involving au ou lay Of from S5 .0D tp Si11l11. and the distribution of mil-
 hon- yearly among the mine owners of this vicinity; the Port Lobos railroad. work on -he
 construction of winch will t-e commenced
 within the next thirty days; railroad To Gala
 basas Co a junction with the Atchison, Topeka 6
 santa Fe system from the Pacihc coast at Guayma- to the whole network of railroads throughout thp United State-; the usrr0v gauge. which i- hut get an infant scheme. although of wonderful promise. and uae wh-c- WilI connect Tucson with the great cod fields timber lands and mineral beds of the north new hotel on ! the p.essnt site af the old scrool-house. will probably b- built his sea-o1 at a cost of S3lOlO ! OF more. The propretor- are no~ -urlug l plans and, being men of plenty of means. but | little ri-k Us taken in stating that it Will be
 built
 ! IL will be seen from this imperfect list that wonderful strides of progress ar under full ! headusy iu this city. The good times uf the present are but 'he beginning of ti" s-ea' proe- ! perIty that must come. The millions of dollars ] Co be sIpend here during the year succeeding
 to-day wil stimulate every industry and every
 individual, from the humbe-t toilar to the mer- chant and banker. The shoi- outlook i- ex-
 tr-mely gratifying, and the future Is full of won derful promise.