West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-03-07

have at present several unan-
swered letters from readers OF TIE
ARGUS who are asking for informa.
ton as to the climate, general health
OF the people, and advantages in
general in Arizona.
Now, il the editor will allow me
the space, | will try to answer all
at once, and perhaps save postage,
time, etc., for others who are pre-
pairing to write for the same infor.
nation.
AS to the climate, ours is simply
superb. Never very cold in winter,
seldom below freezing. In summer
sometimes as high as 1902 in the
shade. You would feel the heat
then about as. much as you do in
West Virginia when the therm ome-
ter registered So. We had o few
days last week that was warm-S5o
IN the shade. There has not been
day here for two weeks that the
mercury did not run up to summer
heat. The general health of the
people is good, usually better in
summer than in winter. Yet there
are great many invalds in this
valley, but they are in almost every
case people who contracted diseases
in some other part of the country
and come here for their health, as
doctors all over the country recon-
mend this as the best climate for
lung trouble in the United States.
: Now as to wages and the demand
for workmen of different classes,
we cannot recommend this place
to anyone; never like to do that in
any case. Of course first. class me-
chanics who are hustlers command
lair wages and have steady employ
ment-wages ranging from 49, to
$3.50 for nine hours workout
we know several good carpenters in
Phoenix who have not worked more
than che fourth of the time during
the last six months, but when times
are little dull, a man being a
good workman does not always in
sure him job. AS to common la.
borers, as they are generally called,
the supply is greater than the de-
mand, especially in winter, as there
are so many who drift south in the
fall to escape the hard winters of
the north, but they usually leave
IN the spring, then there is work
for all who are not too particular
as to the kind of work they do.
The wages of this class are not
sufficient for man to support a
family, even should he have steady
work, owing to so many Mexicans,
who, like the Chinese, can live on
almost nothing and work for very
low wages. From rs cents to 81 so
are the wages paid to laborers, but
the Mexicans are beginning TO see
that they are being crowded out by
the white people and great many
are leaving, and / believe we will
be rid Of them in a few years. But
for man with little money to
start with, this is the best country
In America, we believe, to make an
easy living. All you want IS ten or
twelve acres Of land under a canal
that can furnish a fair supply Of
water, and you are fixed. You
can raise vegetables all the year,
and have pasture all winter for
your stock. You need no houses
for poultry nor stables for stock.
Your Sunday dress for summer
consists of pants, shirt, hat and
light shoes. / am speaking of men
exclusively now, as 1 am not pre-
pared at present to enumerate the
garments that the fair sex wear.
Our new railroad will be ready for
business on the 5th of March, then
we will have better market for
our produce.
Professional men and women, as
a rule, do we'll here. For instance,
teachers in our public schools get
from $75 to 1926 per month, and
VIC have eight months school,
and there is a fair demand for good
teachers.
As we don't want to be too hard
on you, Mr.. Editor, we will lot up
for this time, but if you have pa.
tience and space sufficient to pub.
lish this, We will come again.
r. r. BRowN.
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