Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-08-18

considerable hesdway, while the demo- crats and republicans are very evenly matched. The democracy, however, is ID the ascendant and in full control already"
 "What appears to you to be your ma terlal condition of readiness for admis- sion to statehood?"
 The governors face lit up, and he said:
 'I can say that, from material point of view, we are ready as we'll as anxious to become one of the United States. In the first place, we have been absolutely lavish in onr provisions for general edu- cation. We have established 8 public school in every precinct, and we pay our educators the highest salaries. The aver age salary of school teacher in Arlzona is 80 month.
 "As for our natural resources they are rapidly advancing. In 1891 we produced S25O,OOO worth of gold; in 1892 we pro- duced nearly s1,OO0,OOO; in 1893 we pro- duced S2,OOO,OOO; in 1894 we produced S4.OOO,OOO. From discoveries recently made and development in processes of reduction of ore, confidently derive the oelief that we shall produce S10,0O0,0O0 worth of gold in 1895.
 Arizona has proved to be a greater gold field than 1t was a silver one. There were more gold discoyeries last year than there were in the proceeding ten years. Several fabulously rich gold mines have been discovered, and will come into producing either late this fall or very early next year. In fact, instead or Delng dependent on single metallic product, Arlzona now relolces in the possession of dual source of wealth. All Arizona silver, too, carries gold with It, and when 1t reaches the water level, the gold ratio increases, so that if it were not for the cost and trouble of water, the silver mines of Arizona could be profita- ply worked for their gold.
 Another thing, we are producing over 4O,OOO,OO0 pounds of the finest copper in the world every year.
 "The future of Arizona, however, will be enormously benefited by her rapidly developing agriculture. We have 0UO,OOO acres of splendid soil in which irrigation, costly and almost ruinous at hrst, has at last begun to accomplish marvels. Mining, after all, exhausts the soil. Agriculture-and irrigation-en- riches the land and makes it more and more valuable. Our pasturage is getting superb. Our citrous growths are match less. Such crops-especially of alfalfa grass, of lemons, of oranges, of figs, of llmes-can't be equsled in any part of the world. Besides, mining brings a restless, rowing, adventurous population. Agriculture brings the family and the home. It IS, therefore, a priceless ad- vantage to the state.
 "It is on such lines that we are devel- oping Arizona. Our 5O0OOO acres of arabic and fruitful soil will soon have 75O,OOO more added to them by irriga- tion, and ten acres in the near future will produce as much as 100 acres in the most fertile sections of the east
 And then it's healthfulness. Hun dreds of persons come yearly to Arizona to be cured of pulmonary troubles. It's fine, dry air is fatal to lung tubercles. Why, twenty-five years ago." laughingly said the governor, "I myself went to Arizona dying man-and Pm not dead yet"
 Perhaps the best proof of the gover nor's belief in his longevity is the fact that, under his friendly supervision, fe- male suffrage will possibly be provided for in the territory's new constitution. It is, at all events, provided for by an act of the legislature. which has already passed the house and now awaits the ap- proval of the state senate.