Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-12-05
Business.

The Citizens Business Association held another meeting at the City Hall on Saturday night, Mir. J. $. Mansfield presiding. It was reported that the roll Of membership had received the signatures Of I4O prominent citizens and that considerable progress was being made. The meeting then adjourned until next Saturday night m order to bring tue Indian question before the people at their present meeting.
 Col. J. A. Zabriskie was called to the chair nnd stated tliat meeting of the citizens O: Iacs1n had been called for the purpose of con,eTing with MT. w.. J. Parks, of Duncan. iE relation to the organization of Q force of mounted police for protection against the h. dians.
 Mr Parks gave q graphic and de. tailed description Cf the deplorable condition of affairs in eastern AriZ Jna and western New Mexico, which tue military seemed utterly inadequate to suppress Ihe settlers and cowboys AAo uAC AAts-IatAaNAA Ao t- AAfA1h AAAN OA hardships and exposure, are willing tD organize, with others, for self protection and the exteTmiuatiUn of the hostile Apaches. \ fierce of fifty mounted and properly equipped men would be of in- calculable service 10 the two Territories, and wouli take ihe field II the sentiment of the people will be used to influence the reimbursement uf the expense in- 1.v- fa-rTHnrw nr fr..rnral government
 A committee was appointed to devise a course of sc lou and they soon report d their rec mmeLdatlons n the form of 8 set of resolutions, as follows:
 WHEREAS, It is e notorious fact that the depredatiOns of hostile Apacnes Tn the Territory of Arizona in a great meas u.e remains unchecked. and lives and property are u; safe; and
 WHEREAS. The pe, pc of the exposed portion Of tine territory declare the ne- cessIty Of mounted police force or @ body of rangers compCsed Of interested citizens, and are wiling t0 undertake tte organization of the same, and will mount, equip and malntaln such organ Izatlon at their own expense with a hope of reimbursement from the government Oi luc ulNSu DtaltS UT tutN tA AHc lSA- rItory;
 Resolved, that 1t is the sense of the citlzens here assembled that the neces- sity exists for the enlistment of mount ed police or body of rangers for the protection oi lte and prOI erty in the ex- ,.osed parts of that territory.
 Resolved, That tue governor of the ter ritoTy be requested to give official en- enlargement of such force to consist of fifty select men to protect the exposed settlements.
 Resolved, That inasmuch as no terri tOrlal law exists under which H police force can be put into the field. and II appearing that the citizens of the ex- posed settlements will assume the ex prnse of equippIng and maintaining the same until aid can be secured from the federal or territorial government; and Ce it further.
 Res lyed, That the citizens hero as semb!ed pledge themselves to use their utmost eudeavors to secure a territorial appropriation by the next legislature tO cover the said expense and tO reimburse the outlay necessary to mounting, equip ping aud maintaining said police fOrcs ID the field.
 All of which is respectfully submitted.
 E B. PoNaoY,
 Chairman.
 These were unanimously adopted, and copies were ordered forwarded to the Governor by the Chairman after they have received the proper signatures.
 The meeting then adjourned.