Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-01-07
TO BE OR NOT TO BE.

1t has finally been decided to remove the Warner observatory from Rochester
 New York, and 1t is highly probable tha Denver. Colorado, and not Tucson Arizona, will be favored by the great comet discovering institution. There are it appears, many applicants for the observatory, nearly every town. in New Mexico and Colorado being ia the field for favor. The following extract from the New York Eevening Telegram of Sept. last. gives the true status of the situation.
 In all probability the Warren Cbserv- atory will be removed from Rochester next year, and T. will undoubtedly go to the West. The cause of the removal IS a building close to it of Q church whose steeple wll obscure the view. Nineteen applications have been received for the location of the observatory in Western towns. The following places ln New Mexico waning It:-L5rdsviiie,L Las Vegas, Las Vegas Springs. East Las Vegas, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Santa Carlos Rston. Las Cruces. In Arizona 1t Is NdELGu dB | uC5Ol d110 I las k30DeAl4s IL AG also wanted at Fl Paso, Texas; Hiram, Ohio; Lincoln, Neb., and in Colorado: at Boulder, and at the Eew Presbyterian University of Westminster, near Denver. la all probability It will go to the last named place.
 Of all those places, however, Prof Swift says that Tucson is the location. best adapted to ais work, but Denver offers most inducements.
 Prof. Lewis Swift prefers to come here but the financial inducements of fered by Denver, are liable to outweigh the climatic inducements offered by Tucson. This is a matter however, fer the board Of trade to consider seriously. The Observatory would be of incsicula- ble benefit to Tucson and Q determined effort on the part or cur people should be made to get 1t. Prof. Swift is in favor Of Tucson and on his recommen- dation Tucson will surely get it prOvid- ed she has the nerve to meet the emer- gency.
 Prof. Swift is himself, world famed as an astromer and his presence here at the head of a great Observatory, would be one of the very best adyertiseing cards that Tucson could play. It now remains with her business men to see what will be done. Now is our time.
 "Lewis Swift was born in the village of ClarksOn, ia Monroe county, in this State. on the 29th of February, 1920, O. good old fighting Revolutionary stock. his grandfather, beng one of those who endured sthe rigOrs of Valley Forge, while one of that gTandfather's brothers served as an aid on General Washington staff. His father was Gen. LewIs Swift. a pioneer who settled in the then town of Murray. Lewis was the sixth of nine children, At the age of thirtsen he broke the small bone near the socket joint of his left hip, and has ever since been lame. For three years he attend ed ClarksOn Academy, walking a mile and half and back on cTUtches every day that he might enjoy academic prlv- ileges."
 "He gave great deal of study to cleo tricity and in early manhood lectured on it, traveling through Canada and the Western States. He did not turn his attention to astronomy until 1856. Iu 1862 he discovered one of the greatest comets of the century, and from that time he was 8 comet seeker. In 1872 he settled in Rochester, where he opened hardware store. He gave his attention to his business in he day time and at night with 515 inch telescope from the roof of a cider mill, he watched the heavens. Here, in five years be discov- cred six comets. Tn 1883 he gave up his business to take charge of the Warner Observatory and devote all his time to his favorite Dce."-JOurnal