Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-06-11
PR 0SPERO US. An 0&-Hand Sketch of the Gate City of Arizona. Improvement ts Fast, Present, and
 Prospective. A Few of the Towns Attractions
 Noted. A Grand Enterprise Inaugurated-A Profitable Investment.
A Grand Enterprise Inaugurated-A
 Profitable Investment.

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 the town, readily agree. A population
 of four thousand is. claimed for 1t al
 ready, though less than ten years of
 age. It is handsomely situated on the
 boundary of Arizona and Sonora, about
 one-half the population in each It is
 practically one town, though of course
 governed by two separate sets of officers
 Perfect harmony seems to prevail be-
 tween the American and Mexican in- Inhabitants of Nogales, Arizona.
 The Mexlcans manifest pride in build
 ing up their town, having erected some tasty store and residence blocks, and
 about com pleted thelr custom house al
 a cost of over S85,05O. Altogether they
 have improved their portion of Nogales
 to the amount of about s2OO,OOO during
 one year todste. The La Moda," anG
 the. "El Globo" are the finest stores of
 dry goods on the Sonora side. Every
 branch of trade is represented and number of genuine Americans ply var
 Ious svocations among the Sonorans. A
 large brokerage busin. ss is carried on
 and the houses of c. Ramirez and P.
 Sandoyal & Go have built up very
 prosperous business ln this lIne. the re-
 suit of fair and honorable dealing. The
 International Bank located on the
 American side opened one month ago for
 the transacting of a general banking
 business, IS recognized as filling au
 urgent want. The officers are Geo.
 barrott, President; Geo. H. Carrel,
 Vice President; R. w.. Wood, Manager;
 J. E, Stone, Cashier. At least a dozen
 good stores, representing the several
 lines of trade, are in Nogales, Arizona,
 and DO complaint is heard that would indicate lack of prosperity. Probably no town iu the Territory carries out the rule of monthly settlements and col lections' bet CT than Nogales. There are three regular hotels-the Inter national, Montszums, and Belleview-I the two former beng more centrally located, receive the principal custom, which is much gIea CT than might be supposed. The VII has always a gooa number of transfer to board and lodge. The proprietor of the Interna- tiOnsl is the popular Tom Jones. The MonteZuma Is owned by Geo. Christ, who IS also collector of customs, while the BellevIew IS taxed to Eugene Wolff. | Qulte number of respectable residences have been finished since one year ago, | and many lots have changed hands | since and at good figures considering | the unsettled condition of the title, | which is claimed by grant. A greater | building boom than Nogsles has ever l dreamed of will take place when this | matter Is settled-now only question | of short tune. J. w. Grant, proprletor | of the Nogales lumber yard, has done | fine business in furnishing building ma tsrIal, and IS still abreast of the demand, both present and prospective.
 Aside from the immense revenue Nogsles draws from the custom-house business, the mining enterprises tribu- tary have been powerful aid to it, and future prospects are still bright. The PromoDtorio Groupe Cf Mines, owned by Mir. Ephraim, are still yielding rich About fifty men are now em- pioved and the force IS soon to be in- Reports from various parts of Sonora would soon be as encouraging as ever should more favorable Silver Legislation be enacted by our govern men'.
 The Agricultural and Horticultural interests are engaging more attention than formerly. A visit to Capt. Noon's place, adjoining Noon's Addition, will convince the most sceptical that Cali 'ornia and Salt River Valley has not all the beauty and fertility )f the Pacific coast. Finer apples, pears, peaches, plums, grapes. apricots, berries of all kinds, and choice vegets- )les are not grown. than are produced lround the town, In addition to all his, pure water and a healthtul and pleasant climate, figure among the at of the town.
 Nogales now supports six newspapers the Advertiser" Herald" Record" nd three Spanish papers. The former 8 a daily and the remainder are week ies; so the interest of the place should ,e well cared by these faithful sentinels. . The Press here is agitating the estab- ithment of a Military Post at this 'oint. Much horse stealing is complain d ot all along the border to the Rio Grande and credence is gwen to he report that Garza's men are moving Westward. Whether this theory be we'll Ounded or not, there are plausible req ons to justify our government in es- ablshing Post at Nogalss as the en- ire border from Fl Paso to San Diego t } now at the mercy of lawless raiders. c 'ut Post or no Post the pluck If enter a rise of most of the people here makes h ssurance doubly sure that Nogales will F Oon rank with the first cities of the erritory. One of the greatest enter t rises that has ever been inaugurated f. ere IS the Nogales Electric Light, Ice nd water Company's scheme for the furnishing and selling of W ectric liz ht, the manufacture and sale r, ice, and the developing and selling of u