Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-02-23
Especial Correspondence. !

the hills to some mines, so | stopped OFT at
Congress and went up into the Bradshaws.
Me and the driver made up the outfit.
When we got into the hills, il blizzard
struck us that would have knocked out Da-
kota Then one of the horses got funny
and had the blind staggers. The other
horse couldn't hold him in the road and
soon played out, so we had to abandon
'em."
What did you do?"
II broke road IL miles up the mountain,
the driver walking after me. 1t was grow
ing dark when we came to an emigrant
wagon camped i'll the shelter of a rock f. :
the night. The woman was cooking sup
per over big fire. We got warm, ate sup
per, and rolled up in my blanket and slept
under the wagon. Since we left those horses
I've walked 2lO miles, and I'd have been
walking yet if l hadn't struck this stage
line at Globe"
You were we'll armed. Had you any
use for your weapons?'
They are mighty handy to have round,
and a man couldn't travel far in Arizona
without 'em. Two Mexicans meant to hold
me up on the road. 1t was dark, and they
came up each side of me. ! had this bull
dog in my hand" and he pulled II pistol,
with a shining barrel, from his belt II
said: Hello, here! What are you fellows
looking for-ballast deadly And they drop
ped out of sight"
Il thought Arizona was over those things,
now she's posing for statehood.
"Oh, no. Arizona's "A little eccentric yet.
don't 20 in on that statehood racket. a
country you've got to travel by buck board
and stage and where Il layout of this sort is
the biggest town in it-claims 5000, but
can't shove out 5000 on a show down
would make Il mighty weak state
But the people want it.
Not much. It's the politicians that :
backing this statehood proposition"
In the earnestness of his feeling he took
his cigar from his mouth and hurled it into
the street and continued: Those fellows
are heavily in debt. They calculate Arizo-
mas got to help them out. They've stolen
all they could from the territory, and il
they don't make her a state soon they'll
have toquit. It's fight for life, and they re
stalking everything to win. They have got
the drop on this part c: the country. Up
north people tell different story. Go out
among the hasiampas (ranchers), and they'll
tell you they don't want it to be state.
They have to rustic now to pay taxes.
Didn't you know this territory was busted?
Two million six hundred thousand dollars
in debt and only S2S 900, 600 worth of tax,
able property. That's over 500 on ii man,
including the MeXicans, who haven't got
that much property and never will have"
what has reduced territory that is a
government charge to this pass"
"EXtravagant territorial Legislation and
Doodle contracts. Now the people are taxed
3 per cent to pay interest on the public
debt"
why don't they appeal to congress for
help?"
THAT would expose the rotten financial
condition of the territory and spoil the
chance of being state. If they make Ari
IONA a state now, the taxes will be SO high
that they'll shut out immigration and CAPT
tai"
The statehood agitators say if the bill
passes there will be great drains and canals
put in to irrigate the desert"
"They had better go to work and build
'em now. It'll be time to ask for n state
when they've got those things in opera
ton, for, all told, Arizona has only G50,00O
acres that will ever be cultivated, and she'll
need all that to tax to keep up a state
government. | have been in the cattle
business for Is years and have ridden in the
saddle all over Nevada and Arizona.
have watched the falling off in population
and wealth in Nevada for the last 10 years
and have seen the same thing take place in
Arizona. Why, in 1883 Arizona had tax,
able valuation of $50, 0OO, 900, which has
shrunk one-third. In 1890 the population
was $1,000. Now it is about 10000. Eleven
thousand of that are Mexicans, and 1000
are Chinese"
"What is the cause of this?"
drought on cattle ranges and overstock-
ing and the slump in silver IL only pro
duced 1924 900 in silver bullion and 81 ,OS2,-
600 in gold last year. But it's treason to
tell these things round here. Every man is
gagged. If any of those gambling house
politicians should hear me, he might put
up a job on me.'
"What is that!"
why, get some one to pick Il quarrel
with me, then jump on ME for asserting my
rights, and if pull a gun to protect myself
the other fellow will shoot me down, claim
ing he did it i'll self defense. That's how
they get rid of Il man they don't want in
Arizona. Wouldn't think such fellows al
the most religious round here, would you?
Fact. They're about the only ones tina. be-
lieve in future state'
But it is beautiful county wkCt* cClti-
too beautiful for the abode of
strife and murder. Under these palms and
pepper trees, in these rose gardens in win
ter bloom, peace and contentment should
dwell"
Eyes, you think SO, but they don't. 1t is
q beautiful country as far as that is con-
cerned, but it needs honest folks and new
blood. The old timers, the hasiAmpas, are
keeping it back"
II thought they wanted people to come in
and develop the country"
mo, sir. Not those fellows. The other
day one of them said to me: This used to
be great country before railroad came
N and drinks was 2 bits apiece. Now the
,enderfeet have come in, and they're build
ng churchhouses, the country's no good
Oh, Arizona's only little eccentric, but
stay here awhile and see things for your
'elf. Adios" HERBERT Haywood.