Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-26
ARIZONA THE BLEST
Glowing Picture Of lis Resources
and Development.
Tho Charms Of Nature, the Birds aud
Fruits, Boun,tous Fields aud Abun.
dani Waterfall THIS Beyond the
Weary Waste Of Desri Landl

Special Corresp0sdsHcs 70 me DEsuaur Suws.
Ariz3ns, like Utah, is bending n
the political shrluc Ia tho orieUt Of
America g. receive the crown u state
hood; and whom 90 young a common.
wealth, In these times Of financial
ptosia,ion, IL still ambitious 10 bear
the Increased burdens attendant upon
statehood, " would seem that politics
ought TO give way IA thu face ol 90
earnest an appeal, and even politicians,
Americas solf.mado Rutocsats, yield
TO constitutional demaudn But how
ever 1t may seem, the itroprcselbls
reality, like Poe's black raven, slis
over tn 10 portals Of the capitol nocklng
at the goddess Of liberty. Tho righs
Of the people Of the territories must
ever be sacrificed TO party ends. The
party fifst, anu the people at later
convenience. such IL tho uumisiak.
able cufront over which We are driil.
Ing, having been cast out Of tho trIe
channel by the swollen and unnatural
hjod q American politics. Cou.
alterations OF fairness aud covsnanied
rlghts ARE, In thu general clamoruf pro.
iessional public men, the least Of the
troubles Of our Statesmen. rhe terri
tories, IN the course OF human events
OF course, will secure admission, but
II will not be the patriotic beslowal
of well.known right but n sordid
gilt paid Tor party advantage or wrung
from the hard hand Of policy by sharp
playing on the political chess board.
But Arizona IL making rapid dc-
voiopment Of her marvellous resources.
Her growth 10 phenOmeunl. Sue n
moving forward now like that noble
haTuH when lac made thvso maguin.
cent Htrlues OF tweuty-twO feet at a
step. No one can fully appreciate
what has been accomplished In the
territory without making II u visit aud
especially without visiting it, quecnly
| young capital Of eleven thousand prD-
pie, set as It h, ike = pearl Of riunest
ray, In the midst OF aa profile IA
ngr cultural district az eau DO found IN
ali ihe earth.
The fellow who invsnts tho "hri-
IONA kiykern nonsense, Ia poor mimi
cry OF Mark Twain's "Roughing IT,"
ought % 10 nuszlei; Tor Humorous
falsehocds, n petalsleI IA, are ~ pOtuu-
/ thai IA the mirltaiing the pubic mind
ms any other. a man with 40 scared
"a conscience should have II ioreiDiy
impressed upon his mind that the
breaking OF tne ninth comma ndWent
as u regular diet lot the public, even
under the pre,oxt VI iun'makiug, will
land the authur among thbsu vulgar
BOrcoTers VINO arc cast out OF tne
Nbeautiful ci,y" for the loving aud
making OF lies This "Afizona
Kicker" man lives Ia New York city,
ami never saw Arizona and probably
Judging from his eliusi0us) no other
western terrific y. IL WIS amusing to
notice, snort time aimee, Tint he
located one ~ his narrowing revolver
ami howie.kn 10 stores Of which the
c0uutry editor (his only chttac,vfl
was hero, as usual, IN an Atlzjna
town, the nigh sounding name OF
which aided much ,m ihasA ~ the
CORY feature " tne narrative. Tne
town referred 20 Is but Stage station
IN eastern Arizona having QUE house,
fact which our New York ffiunI,
when consulting his map, was evi.
IDENTIFY unacquainted with.
some paris OF Arz1 are well
settled hud have been thoroughly Gu. .
tivated for years, yielding rs large a
variety Of fruits, cereals and vCRe'
( tables ~, any land la America. lts
soil Ia immensely productive AMI pro
ntablo anu when improved cannot ba
l purchased for lees than $50 20 $3.50 pct
? acre. Mhticnpa county alOur, M
= which ~ located the beautiful capita
city OF Pnw liX, yields nearly rs pfps
an agricultural anu fruit product, aut
as much tlnr matkrtahia stock pei
, season, we yenlute 10 say, NJ does thi
, sovereign state OF Rhode island.
The noted little Mormon settlement
q OF Mesa rs located IA tho central y =
5 ton ~ this magnificent uUuntry. |
, 10 TAT famed Tor It's excellent WINE an,
ifuils. The land Il level for man!
miltsRuu tue soil inexhausliuly rich
/. The growth u vegetation IN 10 rA!.l,
"a that new farm may, " IA said, b
d, covered with growth OF vile upfuit
ing tees In three years time. tn
u country ~ beautifully chVcktful viii
clean long highways 80 densoiy shade
/. iu place. that the RAYS ~ the sun CA
(. srArely iiul way through. lu IA
., older distrlc,s the house, bts Ct IN
moot modern style, clean cool aau it
wing,
% Llfgu palm trees spread their bIoa
p cnuuuy leaves over tho uOpr'yarIi
# while the pImcgTanate, the ~, a.
y, luIc, the pruur, the almond tree, viii
% orange, peach, puaf Ruu grpie uT
n i.uul scattered more or ltsA alum liant
ly through the gardens anu orchard
uI the county
81 AneT lAuJriOus Journey q 81
Il miles thraugh muuu uuunIalnou, ~
~ desert uulry, ia mAuy places
which settlements are mr between, gu
little IaIty Of two reached Mrsa on "a
0 .lat day VI july, Hud sre uow resuu
n and feIfcshiug llenie elves under ID
d. h spiarir roof OF Bother fumh
ana ircupcraung their Jndtd team O.
his terllr pasture.
Is AngIua lB rcVuted b be dry cOuI
To- ! Ivy, Ihu iuud can only Ia cultivate
d. hy irrigation aud II may 10 that
. never tairs here Mt all. / lave nI
sevn II rain HH yet aud cannot say
But % delugU OF wuler occasionally di
" scents out Of the SLY that dreuch'
IA. | mother Earth, very much, lnagiu
10, as Ehlnh's lutte ol,ud uii after hr u
81 vrivltd tho king up the m0uutsit
I" lgujuh could not nave givun uiu lrlen
.y Ah.b any WItter reception than WI
lf rendered u,ou the first night ui ut
al arrival VA The Salt Lake valley. Ia
M tell you about u.
As We approached salt River &
words evening, We saw lisiug up uv,