Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-25
MANIFEST DESTINY.

MANIFEST D ssTFNY.
 THERE are some wonderful deslgHs drawn upon the trestle-board cs m ture by the master architect that lush ionel the multitude of worlds a which we are but dimly conssions which the boasted power of marktiac can neither alter nor abate, and yiA2aiAN in due course of time are wrought o1l in strict accordance with the most minute details of the divine p.an Among these, and quite insigniiicHt V hen compared with the abstract lpes K nitude of all creation, yet woudtfinas in human eyes, is the contempora1se 7 ous development of the means and - portunity for the fulillment of new glones for the benefit of mankind;
 Such reflections must naturally arise when one contemplates the hie- tory of the past and the possibilities of the future, and the idea isF eqbally applicable to all the,,lesser affairs thai begin, flourish and end --the alpha and omega of the world and all there on. Even in local sphere we note the same rigid adherence to an occult plan that the efforts of mankind are apparently powerless to either accele- rate or retard and events fraught with important results come naturally about in their own good time when the ordained day is at hand.
 We can apply this principle to local circumstances that seem to verify its correctness in very commonplace way. After centuries of dreamless sleep the valley of the Gila river iu this vicinity but recently awoke to the progressive influences of civilization. The same conditions for the susten- ance of human life probably prevailed then as now, but the time was not ripe for the destiny reserved for it, Even since the present generation be- gan to till it's soil and public attention was drawn to its abundant resources the hand of development was retarded for some wise purpose, and the bounti- ful riches of its wonderful mines and prolific soil are still held in reserve for the enjoyment of future years.
 But the day has at last arrived when the seal of its destiny is 10 be broken and its golden doors opened to an admiring world. Immense reser- voirs of water will be stored for the broad acres of arabic land and 10 drive the wheels of great works for the re duction of its ores, and homes and em- ployment will be given to hundreds oi thousands of people through the de. velopment of its great resources. UT to this time the best efforts of man have accomplished but little in the way of progress compared to its ulti mate condition, and the knowledge has suddenly dawned upon investors that a new Fl Dorado has sprung into existence. All about our little town in every direction, the mountains art sIamed with inexhaustible quantitie. of the precious metals that will, in the next decade, supply many thousand' of husy stamps and blazing furnaces while the peaceful valley will prof as greatly by the home market its pro ducts will command There are twen ty-three thousand acres of land em braced within a township and the con struc'ion of the great reservoir at tn, Butte will give an available supply O water, with that to be derived iron subterranean sources, sufficient for a least fifteen or twenty townships. Fig ure this out and you will express surprise-nay, q doubt-that such |, compact body of land exists in Arizon susceptible of irrigation. This on tn one hand, is part of the support U the future city of Florence, while it rich mines, extending from the Silve King up the San Pedro, in the San ta Catalinas, the Tortilitas and soutl of the railroad, will contest the valu of the annual agricultural products Railroads are already projected to tra verse this valley, giving an outlet t both the mines and the farms fo their output, and busy scenes, beyon the imagination of the most sanguint will transpire within Pinal count, whose latent resources are sufficient grand for an empire.
 Such is the manifest destiny of thi favored valley and, although its earl est settlers also recognized this fac until now their best efforts to hurr forward its realization have been uni vailing. The time is now ripe and th change is at hand and the evident q
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