Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-03-16

THE great quantity of wheat which at this time last year was in the San Francisco markets is now entirely 1 waiting and the outlook for the great wheat regions of California is in nowise promising. Two weeks more of dry weather will make the crops of the upper San Joaquin a failure, if they are not already a failure. The probabilities are that the farmers of our valley will re- ceive advanced rates on their crops this year, and those crops are tn most promising of a succession Of good crops for several years. There has been some alarm among our az riculturists lest the completion of the A. & P. road would in a measure destroy their northern market; bat from careful survey Of the situa- ton, we believe there is no cause whatever for uneasiness. The short ness of California crops will put grain up in that direction so that it cannot be laid down at Prescott for less than our farmers can put it down there. More over, our grain market is becoming less and less de- pendent on the distant markets of the north The increased product of grain is not keeping pace in the valley with the rapid increase of population in the valley and Tn the mining regions immediately sur rounding us. It is safe to conclude kat the grain product of the valley
 ways will have an abundant mar
 et at home.
 A railroad into our valley will Greatly and rapidly increase our population besides affording A cheap means ofexporting our surplus grain product to other portions of the Territory, should there be a surplus. Fruit, grapes especially, with peach es, almonds and olives will al no distant day become the most valu- able and extensive of our valley products. Up to the present time | the inducemcnt 10 cultivate fruit has been small, owing to the diff cuity of getting it tn market. Today there is a demand for vastly more fruit than the market produces. Great quantities are shipped into OFT town from Los Angeles and other portions of California every month. There is no reason ia the world why our ranchmcn should not pocket the thousands of dollars that go away for that line of goods every month. But there must be a care in the raising and preparation of fruit for market. Our product will be in competition with carefully prepared articles, and they can hardly be ex- pected to command as high a price or any trade at all if they come into the market in an inferior condition
 As to grapes, the acreage now out will demand the manufacture of wine; but, as with canning fruit so in making wine, there must be no half way business about it. No doubt the peculiarities of our climate and soil will develop a wine treat- ment that will be peculiar to the valley in many respects. Every great wine region is more or less re suliar in this matter. What is TOW needed in the valley more than anything else is few practical wine men; those thoroughly convcrsant with the bu 'iness as conducted in California would be most likely to succeed here. Again, the necessity for railroad suggests itself. Tn shipment of grapes, wine and ma terial will soon grow into an im> mensc business when the road is once built, but till then the induce- mcnt 10 engage largely in the busi- ness in the valley will be somewhat small, owing 10 the cost of material, freight, etc, and the average price of wines at first hands. The great future of the valley depends entirely oh it's railroad facilities.
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 Senator Edmunds and family will v.s:t California this summer.