Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-12-22
WHAT TO DO WITH ARIZONA.
Territory. That Needs the Shelter of
 Statehood
Philadelphia Press,

The proposition in Congress to msk two states of Caliiorn'a has developed scheme by residents of Arizona to hay that territory joined to South Caiiforiu
 when the division ia made. The follow ing letter sets forth the advantages to | denved from this proposition:
 WAsHISGTos, ID. c. D 0. '. 1888.
 GENERAL NASDEvEh. House of Rsprei
 entatives.
 Dear Sir: l see ID the pre- stchC Of this date a sypopsiE c vhic you introduced in COngre. yesterday { divide Ca,itoruia nto tWo states.
 IL occnrs to me 10 sugg st that th territory Arizons might be include ID the new state Of South Oa'iiorni ~i,h great advantage to both people.
 The advantage ot South CalilorIns this. that she would thus acquire su in nense area of the finest sgr,caltursl an | fruit lanis on the Pacific slope. not { mention the value ot the mineral sn, grazing lands Of Ariz 5aa. Toe new sta i would thus start her political ezistaDc with s magnificent; territory, unequsl-l ID clim ate snd pr. due IveneSs, where tn eyer-incrsssiDg tide of emigration 10 tb, Southwest would tiui field for profit abls investments. The now state wIl thus have the 70 InGatIou for sn empirl equal Tn extent To CalifOrLI8 as II nov exists.
 The climate and other conditions oI South California and Arizona are simi lar ln msny respects, so that one system of laws V; uld apply to the entire terri tory embraced by the proposed state Oranges and other semi-tropical fruits grow t1 perfection in both. Both re, quire artificial irrigation. They are;bOtt alike interested in mines and cattle pro ducts, so that there IS a complete har money of interest. ID their cheif sources of wealth.
 The topography of Arizons is such that the Northern Cnd Southern parts oi the territory are more convenient to Loi Angeles than each other. because n if trsversed from East to West by broker mountain rsrges, about midway between Phenix and Prescott. lne legIslstors from Southern ArizonB usually go to tbt capital s' Prescott by rEIl. either via Cal lfornia or New Mexico. The capital oi the proposed state, therefore, If located at Los Angeles would be more cnDveD. ient to ell sections of ArIzons tban any town or city in our territor! sDd this # attested by the fact that General Miles for the purpose of military operations iu A rizons, has found 1t more convenient to make his headquarters @, Los Angeles than any town in our territory.
 The following are feg of many ress. ors why the people of Ar zJpR will un- boubtedly favor the union:
 Arizons was cursei with perennial r=iis of the Apache Indians from the organization ct the territory until the triumphant campaign of Gepessl Mel son Miles, which ended ID their ban Ishment 10 Florida. These red devels have giving cur territory a reputation lsVlessnesH which even tune has been unable to eff f,ce from the B., sitlve mind of capital Bat for tbis curse the Gila ard other Arizona valleys, whUsv Iaylr are as rich ss those Of CalI'ornis. would to-day De t:eming win pcpulous towns. supported by countless vineyards and fruit fnrms, groves Of oranges and other citrous fruits. bere too, Is a climate un- surpassed for sll pulmonary complaints, belug dry and mild tae year round. We nave. moreover, population of worthy ptople. of frugal ard industrial habits. but tbe story Of Apache atrocities un- fortunately clIngs tU the name of Ari- zons. repelliug he capital which would otherwise come to r,clsim the only port lon of the United St tes that csn rival your favored state.
 We have lands as fartil, Rs the Nile. which grow all citrous fruits, but We need irrigation cRrRls to mske the ID pro iuctive. We have ninCi 6s rich as aSy on the continent. bat we need capital to develop them. The tes 7ssary capital would immed lately Psek investment within the present limits o' cur territory fit were uuited wiib Southern CalIior- nia; because, in the first place IL would have the protection of wholesome laws which are the result of long experience ard wise delIberation. TLis is always R question of paramount importance to cspitsl. In the second place. the poEu- lation of California. ss 10 superior cha rseter of Der products, Is worth millions 1f dollsIs 10 tha; st6;e. and our territory. with the same natural advantages, would only Iesd the pre- tigs Of the name of Oaii,ornis tn command the capital 6nd energy necessary to EiGse them equally productive. The result ui Incorporating Arizona into the neE s ete, wbile 1t would imnsssUrEbly benefit OUT ierr,- tory, wcu d not only mske South ( Bii- fornia rich snd powerful state but veritable paradise, for she would then embracc tli oi t5a fpn;-iToDical fruit lands ou lie Pacific Coas'.
 Another ev,l that initiates against our progress in the iud:cisl system which imposes upon us non-residens Judges. whose appointments are mere rewards for political services. The wrong is fur ther aggravated by the fact that these hisl Judges tii also ss q court of sp- pesls upon their own judgments ThIs judicisl farce, next to Apache Indians, has been the barrier between ArizoDs and her prosperity. Our only escape from this public csl mity is ID a union with a sovereign state.
 There is no proba' ility, for the reasons stated for many years, because of insu' fceut population snd lsck of means to bear the expense of state government. Our people, ia the mssutIme, are denied the one privilege which makes our gov ernment dear io its citizens, that of participating ID the election Of federal authorities. This disfrsuchisement of American citizens Is rendered still more odious ny tbe policy and prsc ice of ho.h roliticsl parties to send machine poli.i- cisDs to Tulo over us, governors and others, who, ss 0 rule, brios uOtbIng 10 the territory but carpet bsg and SD ip diff rent oh raoier.
 From a financial point of view the new state would come into possession of territory whose sssessRble list Of proper ty is already very large. wbile ihe terri tory debt is insignificant. Our snne1s- tion to Sonth California, therefore, in- stead of being burden tc the rev state would be Bn immsdiste bensfi. ard source of great future vsal'h. Resides. the U. ion vculi at once increase the valuation Of our property, ss q progres- sive enhancement of values of properties of sll kinds ia sure to result from sn lin- with South California.
 The discussion of this subject by the press of California snd Arizcps will dev elope other advantages of the proplsed uoion not less potent than those which have mentioned.
 Very respectfully,
 BREWSTER CAMERON,
 A Pleasing Sense