Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-12-09
ARIZONA is READY.
Cur Resources for Statehood as
set forth by the cow ntion.
An Excellent idea OF the Material
and other Resources OF our
Territory.

spectvely represent that In October,
1891, the people of the territory of Ari-
zona met in convention by their dele
gates duly elected in conformity with
an act of the territora al legislature for
the purpose of framing a constitution
for the state OF Arizona.
That such convention did frame a
constitution and have submit ted the
same to the congress Of the Unite /
States asking for admission into the
union as state under the same.
That congress for two years has had
such constitution before them for con-
| sideratiOn.
The people have now again met for
the purpose of emphasizing their re-
| spectful determination to become a
part of the union of states by act o: con-
gress
! We beg leave to submit that at this
convention the people of the territory
are represented by delegates from every
county in the territory, irrespective of
party feeling or affiliation.
| We also beg leave to submit an ad-
dress which was promulgated by COM
nittee apps iOted by the convention
p hich framed the constitution, wherein
| they set out to the voters of the terri
| tory the advantages to be derived by
| the adoption o. the constitution and
the admission Of the territory in the
! union CT states under the same.
Tcat subsequent u the framing of
| the cous tituticn there was an election
| held throughout the territory, duly
| called by the proper author ties, for the
purpose Of passing upon The constitu-
ZION.
That a. such election there was a
large vote polled by the legal voters of
tie territory and the constitution as
framed by the convention was adopted
by very large percentage of the voters
at such election.
1t was hoped and expected that when
such cCnstitatiOn was submitted to
congress FOR its action, together with a
representation as to the vote polied up
on its adoption, that congress would
see the proprety of admitting the ter
ritory of Arizona into the union as
state.
1t is demonstrated that there is much
delay in congress in adopting such
measure. and by call at the instance
of many Of the best of the tzens of
thu territory, this convention is held
for the purpose IF urging upon con-
gress the feasibility, the practicabllity
and the justice Of admitting the terri
tory as q state without Gelay.
IU support of ths claims Of the pao-
-ple Of the territory as represented by
this convention, we submit:
That our population is sufficiently
great IN number and is filled with that
dignity of character to enable it when
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amongst the law-abidIrg and progress
si7e communities of the federal union.
We call attentson TO the fact that the
people who have immigrated to the
territory of Arizona are the offspring
of ths intelligent, order-lov and pa
triOlic people of the whole United
u0ion can send from your body a re-
pcesentatiCn TO investigate the
ter of the people of Arizona but they |
could be met upon the threshold of |
co: fines by representatives from their |
tone of the English language, and whom |
ard acquaintance at home.
The spirit that has heretofore been |
krown ia western countries as the |
!
an existence 10 Aroma, vanished be- /
fore the Intelligent toll, the patient In
dustry and the high culture Of Ameri-
can bred citizens who have sought this
territory for a hons. Frontier law
lessDess within our boundaries is un-
known. Law aserts its sway and
courts aIe 20 more busy with criminal
prosecutions with US than they are with
the law wabidlng states of the east.
We call attention to our public laws
and our system OF Jurisprudence: 10 our
code Of civIl laws, and We chaliaDge an
lives lgatlon Of the records of our courts
in support of cur q sert on that the
laws of he territory are as we'll admin
Istsred and crimes common To mankind
are as easily punisted as any Nhere
among the states of the union. We
also challenge an investigation upon the
assertion that the precentags of crimes
committed in the territory is not as
: reat as that in the older and more
populOus commoo wealths.
We invite your attention to our school |
laws ard our common school system |
aud we assert without fear Of contra
dict;on, that no where in the union is
there a greater percentage of attend
gnca u on the public schools Of children |
who are within the school aga, than in
the teri itOry of Arizona. Our system of
schOSl examinations for The teachers OF
cur public schools ranks among the very
best, and our teachers are the lnaidans
and the men educated in the eastern
We have territorial
and nurmsl school and A territorial
at which are educated the
children Ct our people, fitting them t;
bee me qualified, not only as teachers.
but as citizens.
Our material resources embace every
thing which is known to the wants OF
men. Gold ard silver mining has be
come STAPLE industry. Coal abounds
in the mountains; and minerals and
stones of all asses, capable ef receiv-
ijg the highest polish, and becoming
useful in bull ing and decorative AIT,
are fund everywhere. Our forests
make mat rial industry, and our
agricUltur,l resources embrace evsIy-
thiug that can be raised in the frIgid
c. untries of the north and the east, as
we'll as the citrus fruits of more tropical
countries.
Our taxable property is large, amount
ing 30 eighty millions OF dollars. and is
every year increasing with the influx of
papulati and the development of our
= sources. The valleys OF Arizona are
pacu .ia7iy adapted to agriculture by
mean Of irrigation. And as capital
may be employed the system OF water
storage for which our valleys aod rivers
ara peculiarly adapt d will bri @ into
subjectiDn millions of aCres of land, and
make homes for millions OF people. The
watar storage system will depend upon
the amount OF capital employed and
capital will not invest under the un-
certainties OF provisional government.
Let it once be known that the domain
of Arizona is state instead OF terri
tory, controlled by ber own people, and
the capital there Invested protected in
her own way aud by her own powers.
aid Immediately thereafter millions of
capital will be employed for the devel-
opment of her resources.