Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-01-14
ARIZONA'S PROGRESS,
Remarkable Ee Growth of GRe Fer ris0ry in a Sear.-EncreaSei iR Wealth. Population and ESe- sources That Speak Well for the Citizens.
San Francisco Chronicle. ]

The growth of Arizona is phenomenal,
 even ill this country of rapid lrogress
 and mushroom settlements. During the
 last five years, and notably in the past
 year, the Territory has sprung to the
 front with an increase of population,
 wealth and resources that has surprised
 even the most sanguine of those who
 boasted of the possibilities of the great
 commonwealth. People have discovered | that there are opportunities there that | some of the older States do not posse ss
 for the poor man. The census of 1880 | showed a population of 40, 40. Since, |
 there has been steady addition, and | now it may fairly be estimated at about | 90 900, and constantly incr easing, so that
 we may safely predict that the next two
 years will probably double it. The rich | agricultural and horticultural lands are
 becoming so widely and so favorably
 known that the tide of immigration is
 setting in, and these lands are being set
 tied upon by those who desire to make
 permanent homes for themselves and
 families The abundance and cheapness
 of land, the fertility and prohhcness of
 the soil, the great variety of products 1t
 will grow, the largeness of yield and re-
 muneration of prices, together with the
 perfection of climate, constitute substan
 tial reasons for inducement of immigra-
 tion to Arizona.
 Taxable property in the Territory is
 gradually increasing in value. The az
 nregate assessed valuation for the year
 1887 is S26, 313, 300 21, which shows a
 gratifying increase in one year of nearly
 SC 900 .OOO, notwithstanding the fact that by the present system of assessment and , taxation much of the real and personal property Is undervalued, and very large
 proportion of the personal property is not listed for taxation.
 l There are 1, ,050 04 miles of railroad in f Arizona. Two great trunk lines, the
 Southern Pacific and the Atlantic and Pacific, traverse the Territory from east to vest. the former representing 303 ? miles and the latter 392 miles During 0 the past year 1878 miles of new road |, have been built-the Maricopa and Phenix. connecting the city of Phenix, the county seat of Maricopa county, via
 Tempe. with the Southern Pacific road,
 at or near Maricopa station, 34 miles, the Prescott and ;Arizona Central, 73 d miles; and 30 miles of the mineral belt . road. The Prescott road is opening up l. the mineral and agricultural regions of
 Northern Yavapai, and the Phenix road Il is giving to the farmers and horticultur- t ists of the Salt River Valley all open e market and rapid transportation for all r. their products. There will, in all prob l.. ability, be built a connecting llnk be- u tween the Prescott and Phenix roads in 's the near future, also northerly e1ten- d sion to the Utah Southern.
 oh bottom lands baUe DrOduC- :, ing capacity not surpassed by any in the Il United States There are 2,00O, ,OOO
 acres of arable land in the valleys of the
 Colorado, Salt and Gia rivers that only ) require the application of water to make t them yield abundantly. There are 400 J. miles of irrigating canals Ill Arizona, 1, representing re a cost of construction of ! $1 ,OoO, 900, by the aid of which 215, 5,OOO :, acres of land will be reclaimed.
 d The Territory has two distinct climatic y zones North of thirty fourth parallel ,f the elevation is from 4000 to 1000 feet if above sea level, with an average summer
 temperature of 70 deg During the win 'e ter snow falls on the mountains and > feeds the rivers with waters that fertl- D. lize the valleys. South of the thirty
 fourth parallel the elevation above sea
 l leVel IS lIOIl 1OOO OO OOOV lSOV1 "AN'h ,f minimum temperature of 40 deg, and a n maximum of 80 deg, for eight months oi the year. The farmer plants in Novem- '0 Der and reaps early in May, Every var le iety of grasses, grains, fruits and vegeta 5 tles grown in the temperate and semi s tropic zones can be produced Ill the val leys of Arizona. Wheat, corn, barley III oats and all the small grains give yielc of of from twenty five to fifty bushels to the C. acre. Alfalfa, clover, timothy, Bermuda ar and all the cultivated grasses grow lux
 uriantly, the former giving from eight tt " ten tons to the acre each year. Ever!
 variety of vegetable raised in the United States can be raised in Arizona, and no ? where are they found of better quality ,'- Besides the products mentioned, these Id semi tropical valleys produce cotton is sugar cane, tobacco, hemp and rice. Tn n- orange, lemon, lime, olive, fig, prom T egranate and others of the citrus famil 'i- can be grown in the valleys of Souther te Arizona Dairymg, beekeeping, vegeta 1y ble gardening and the raising of poultr no are all profitable ventures there.
 During the last quarter S2, 900 acres c ie land in the southern district of Arlzon n. had been filed upon, 50,000 acres bein under the Desert Land Act, while i ne 1887, in the northern district, 20,92 i'll acres had been taken up by settlers, an, re 5O7, ,340 acres of the Atlantic and Pacif ;s Railroad grant lands were sold for graz ing purposes. The advantages of Ar ho zona's pasturage ranges are unsurpassed by The loss of cattle from cold or lack le- water is m erely nominal. Millions
 dollars have been successfully investe
 in cattle raising. Wool-growing has lon Ter been prominent industry in Arizona. nd In 1886 the product of precious meta =. amounted to nearly Sl, 900, 900, and Ar 'y- zona's is practically virgin soil to u me miners.
 to The mountain ranges of the Territol ast carry growth of timber, principal pine, oak and juniper. The chief timb, u tract of Arizona is located near its cente
 The Mogollon forest has been describe if as equal in extent to the combined are
 of New Jersey and Delaware, larger thu er' Massachusetts, and double the size ab- Connecticut. Its length is nearly 2( ids miles, and its average width about fiji ,or miles, making 10000 square miles,
 6, 400, 900 acres. Outside uf the pineri mas of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Washin
 ton Territory, there are few portions