Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1894-04-28
In COCHISE.
Progress on the Bowie Rail
road.
BISBEE AND COUNTY SEAT.
G. T. Hof [nterviewed-He Says
Senator Hill is Holding Back
Arizona's Statehood.

chise county, and favored the CITIZEN
with the following:
"Yes, / have just returned rom
business trip through the eastern Dor
ton of our territory. find that thi6g-
are moving right along, east as well as
west OF US.
"At Bowie everything is iubilant over
the prospective railroad to Globe. OF
course it will be some time before it is
finished, bat they are building it, are
working hard at it and that is ali that
can be expected. A large force of men
are being worked on the grade, which
has been completed for nearly fifteen
miles. This road, TheE finished, will
very materially assist in developing the
great resources Of Graham and Gila
counties.
"Willcox Is prodding along as usual,
handling from three to five million
pounds of freight monthly, which puts
in circulation large amount OF money.
The Wilcox people 90 not at all oppose
the bui. ding of the railroad from Bowie;
Ia fact they would like to see It built
100 the removal of the county seat
from Tom ostone to Benson the tax pay
eTs are almost unanimous.
BESsoN's COUNTY SEAT PROSPECTS.
"Beneon is making q determined eff
fort for the county seat, and every in
d,catiOn points to their ultimate sue
cess. l find that citizens of Bowie,
Wilcox, Benson, st. Davids, BIsbee and
Fairbanks are almost unanimous on
i
and more accessible than Tombstone,
and the county and tax payers would in
very few years save the expense in
Cured by removal, ID mileage fees and
transportation. The country lying ad-
iacent to B-nson bas a great future. 1t
promises to be one OF the most prosper
Gus agricultural sectious in the terrific
ry. The striking of artesian water near
St. Davids encourages all enterprises
very much. Now, you see, all the farm
ers must 90 to tie city with their pro-
duce, and their productions in a few
years will be of such proportions that
they must look for outside markets.
They must go to the railroad, where
the merchants will find 1t to their inter
ests to create a market for them along
the railroad. Where the farmers take
their produce and do their trading, they
also wish to do their jury and witness
duty at the same time. In short, Ben
s"n has future; all it needs is develop
ment and by encouraging the people of
Benson to the extent of making it the
county seat, it would not only make
Benson prosperous but would aid in
building up the industries OF the whole
county. The Bisbee copper company is
extending their railroad from Fairbanks
to Benson, which will give Benson
three roads.
ARTISAN WATER.
"The artesian we'll at st. Davids is
great success and several others are be-
ing sunk. The board Of supervisors
of Cochlse county have inspected
the same and agreed amongst them
selves to give Mr.. McRse the bonus of
$1,000 for sinking the first artesian veil
in that county"
HILL AND STATEHOOD.
"How about that editorial in the Ga
zette taking you to task for your tele-
gram sent TO the Examiner"
swell, / never like to rush into print,
and dignity all these little slurs, for 1t
is very hard to please unreasonable peo-
pie; but / will say this: 1 have TO
apologies To offer only this explanation,
that | did not sign myself as chairman
OF the territorial committee. A repres-
eutative of the Examiner called upon
me for my opinion and gave it simply
signing my name. Further l know it to
be positive fact that Senator Hill is
opposed to Arizona's statehood, for poll
tlcai reasons.
First, he imaglnes that Arizona
might GO republican. Second, he de-
eires to get even with Governor T.. G.
Hughes for voting for Mr.. Cleveland
after promising TO support Mr.. Hill. We
need look for no assistance from Sena-
tor Hill. He is stubbornly keeping back
the Arizona bill iE his committee and |
for one do net propose to lie down. He
Is wrong. He was a candidate for the
presidency before the convention which
adopted the statehood plank and was
one or the first ones to turn his pack on
that platform. l criticize republicans
when they fail in their duties and am
trying to be consistent by also CRITICS.
ing democrats when they stray away
from their platform. co not regard
platforms as so many planks Ito get
on" but as the sacred wishes and
pledges to the people. Mr.. Hills
course since he was senator has been
and unpatriotic. 1 am
cory that L em not in a position TO
make my criticism more severe.
mo, sir, / do not pretend to represent
the priuciple OF democracy as promul-
gated and practIced by Mr.. Dunbar"