Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-12-04

thxt is shipped into Arizona from
Irreign markets, it Is no wonder tha
tie circulation Of money is limited
Not less than three or four million.
of dollars is shipped out of the ter
ritory yearly fer products OF the soil
every pound of which could be sue
cessfully raised in Arizona, if the
proper effort was made. The fact
is, Aaricopa could and would sup
ply the greater part of the demand
If there was some means of quick
and cheap transportation. Her pres
ent Isolation from the markets must
be overcome by railroads.-7Ucs0n
Star.
We are willing 10 promise more
than the Star suggests for Marlcopa
county aud the valley of the ella.
There are ample agricultural re-
sources In the section of country to
which we have alluded to produce
every pound of flour, barley and hay
used at present in the territory. The
great difficulty is that our farmers
cannot dispose of these crops and
consequently produce only within
the limits of their narrow market.
Their "present isolation. from mar
kets" is just what is the matter, and
il would be q sound business propo-
Sition for the entire Territory to take
hold of the matter of opening up
these producing regions to the mar
kets of the Territory by means of the
construction of the necessary rails
roads. This would keep the vast
sum, estimated by the Star, st not
less than four millions Of dollars
annually. within the Territory, and
yet, further, it would keep those
ether vast sums OF money, sent
abroad fer fruits and meats, within
the Territory, sum that will range
al0ng at q million dsllars annually;
still further with the proper railroad
facilities, Arizona has her own lum-
Der supply. little matter that causes
Is te send abroad and pay to outside
railroad companies in freight four
10 ave million dollars annually.
All these great drains on the cash of
he Territory would be stopped by
he proper railroads being construct
I'd and for the amount which is sent
way IL single year We could con-
true. almost ali he -ailrosd the ,
'erritor= needs
II is useless Tor us to expect that
ither of the great through reads is
DING to help US out. By so doing
hey practically destroy their own
now existing and growing
nth the Territory-a business whic h
f necessity is and must continue to
e vastly larger and more remuner>
tive than though they owned every {
zeal railroad in the Territory and
he Territory had all the LEGAL roads
needs. q
Arizona must help herself in this |
after, and urge Congress to help /
er by the way Of granting lands to
cal companies under the proper
,strlctiens. The earlier we begin i
ais matter the sooner Arizona will
ecome a most prosperous Territory !
is not matter that concerns any
lie little section of the Territory y
ore than another. The prosperity =
The entire Territory depends in a Il
rye measure upon what il does to C
zen up the resources of the various o
ctiors of the Territory by railroads =
I'd muking the reciprocal assis- Fl
Bts Il one annlher instead OF he :,
pports of foreign commerce n
hich drains the very life bl.od cut d
us. Arizona las been too long =
b
ere dependency on the world be- \,
md her; let her people lake hold of 81
e resources within her and they n
III have more money to spend. d
IL