Arizona republican., 1895-03-12

varigated as the renowned onyx of Mexico, while we have marble worthy the chisel of @ Phidiss or Angelo, or as pure as that from which Pygmaion carved the breathing Galatea. We have 1000 square miles of as fine pine forests as can be found any place.
 In the early history of our territory gold, silver and copper shone out as stars of the first magnitune. Other stars have appeared in later years and we point with pride to our hortitulture. agriculture, stock growing, mineral
 waters, granite, coal, onyx, stone, mar
 ble, oil, wool, iron, manufactures, etc.
 Here we produce the fruits and grains of two zones. Our location and variety of resources make US more indepen- dent of the world, outside this valley, than any other territory or state is of
 it's neigh boring state.
 Here you will ind a perfect industrial Gibralter. We have known our resour- ces and advantages. yet the outside world did not, so that in the years gone
 by we have been playing bo-peep with Hapo.
 The strong faith of ,our people in the outcome of this valley and territory has ! bCNCl loltClCos Out anu nOdoOI ful resources warrant this faith. Faith is an important factor in state end na- tion. Credit money {faith and con6- dence) is far greater than real money. Confidence in country means an ex- pansion of the money of the country.
 This faith, this confidence, has saved
 arizona from the effects. very largely, of the recent financial crash. In and of
 ourselves we have scarcely felt it. No section of our country has suffered less. Of course the financial depression east
 has prevented the thousands coming
 here who otherwise would have come.
 to help develop this territory, sooz
 to be the 45h star in the galaxy of the
 nation, and, in time, enc of it's wealth
 fest states.
 Against many disadvantages our peo-
 pie have msnfully prosecuted the bat
 tie to subdue the plains, to cause the
 mountain streams to cover this sum-
 kissed land and cause it to "bud and
 blossom as the rose," to cause the
 mountains to give up their treasures.
 The night of doubt is now past, and
 Arizona stands at the threshold of
 new and brilliant future.
 The sound of the locomotive from the
 north has given us new faith, new con-
 fidence, new wealth. new hope. new
 life. The fame of our mines, ranches.
 orchards, vineyards, orange groves,
 gardens and superb live-glvlng climate. : are flying, as by winged messengers, over land and sea. Eastern capital stands knocking at our door and we bid it enter and welcome.
 @NCould we but take you up in a balloon
 hundred feet we could show you valley greater than the Estates Of Con- , necticut and Rhode Island. susceptible
 of the highest state of cultivation. We
 would then look down upon Phoenix,
 soon to celebrate her 18th birth day. with population of 12000 inhabitants,
 ere she shall double her present age tc have 0,O00 You would see beautiful farms, roaming herds, producing orange
 groves, orchards and vineyards, happy
 homes and sure guarantee of great : future. This valley is capable of sus- : taining as dense population as the . valleys of the Ganges and Nile ever
 were.
 !, In time it will be occupied from mountain to mountain and under the highest state of cultivation, while
 Phoenix will sparkle in the center ,as the diamond in the queens croWp. Accept not our word for all our re- sources and possibilities, but enter our borders and investigate for yourself. We throw open our gates and once again bid you thrice welcome. Gen. McCook's reply was that of q
 warrior rather than an orator Said l he after an introductory expression of his appreciation of the warmth of vel come: Your fellow townsman, Mayor Monihon, entertained me on the way . down with stories of Arizona. He's , been telling me he's a pioneer of Ari- f zona. listened to him patiently until he got through and then 1 told him
 that my experience in Arizona ante
 dated his by six years. I have been in Arizona since 1856. In the summer we fought the Utes and Hickory Apaches in the north, and in the winter we came down to look after the Apaches in the south. 1 have been along the whole
 lengths of the Glla and the Salt I have been all over this valley, but Pve never been here since this beautiful city sprang Up. Why do you call it . 'Phenix?' It never burnt down.
 don't see any piles of ashes."
 The general lamented that his life had been given to war rather than ora tory, since he was prevented from giving full expression to his sentiments. At the close of his address there were loud calls for President Murphy, who
 in response spoke briefly and said that the time for oratory would be tomor- row. He had several gentlemen with him who would be equal to the occa- f sion. He alluded to the success which had crowned the efforts and capital of the road builders, the prospective ma- , tual benefit to both.