Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-03-02
THE STATEHOOD.
Congrs ss EEemoriaiized by the Arizona Legis ature---Full Text of the Docu-
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Council Memorial No. 5, was intro duced into the Arizona Legislature last Thursday, by Hon. R. E. Sloan, of Florence, read the first, second and third times and passed by unanimous vote. It is as follows:
 MEMORIAL.
 To the honorable members of the Senate and House of Representative of the United States in Congress assembled:
 Your memorialist, the legislative assembly of the Territory of Arizona, respectfully represent, that
 The population of Arizona Terri tory is now nearly or quite one hun dred thousand, and is increasing rap idly.
 The population of said territory is mostly native-born citizens of the United States, and consist largely of farmers, stock-raisers and miners
 That the inhabitants of said terri tory are generally intelligent and en- terprising, and the public school sys- tenn of said territory is 8 subject of pride to all her citizens and an honor to the country at large.
 That the taxable property of said territory amounts to fully $75 100000 cash value, and increasing at the rate of not less than twenty-five per cent. per annum.
 That said territory Is crossed by two | fp0 ta1 -l other railroads aggregating 100 miles constructed and in operation in said territory, and many other roads are being planned for construction tol the purpose of transporting to and from her immense mining regions and her 10000 square miles of lumber forests.
 That there is contained in said ter ritory more than 20,000O00 acres o tillable land with and without irriga ton, besides more than 30,000,00t acres of grazing land.
 That said territory is not behind other sections in irrigating enterprise there being more than zoo miles 0 new canals now in process of con struction, in addition to the hundred. of miles already constructed and il operation
 That said territory is not outrankeC by any other for the intelligence an( enterprise of its citizens, the perfee tion of its educational system and it annual production of cattle, horse and stock of every description, miner als, lumber, fruits, grain and the like That the advantages found in sai,
 territory, both in the productivenes of its soil, the extent of it's minera wealth, its immense forests of timber coupled with q climate unequalled i any other part of the globe, are al tracting the attention of the people i every section of our country and
 tide of immigration heretofore unpr, 2 cedented is about to pour into sai . territory
 r That the people of said territory ar t heartily sick and tired of her existenc s as territory, and recognize the fac @ that there Is an urgent necessity fc
 her early admission into the union 8 $ state, in order that she may bette ' govern herself and provide for th o general veal of commonwealth: Ther, t fore, be it
 d Resolved, By the legislative assen @ ply of the Territory of Arizona, tn; our delegate in congress be, and he s hereby instructed to use all hono s able means to bring this subject to u Q early and favorable consideration 5 congress, that an act may be immed ateiy fsSssoss oI5sSisiiTses sssiti territory Q call constitutional convention f. 3 the purpose of framing constitute to be submitted to the people for the
 adoption.
 g And be it further resolved by Il n council, the house of representativ' le 70 and governor concurring, Of the te if ritory of Arizona, that the secretary n the territory be, and he Is herel n directed to transmit copy of the for n, going memorial to our delegate es congress, and also copy to the prei KS dent of the senate and speaker of u
 house of representatives.