The Arizona sentinel., 1896-10-03
Yuma Is on the High Road ef Pros
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country, ana the &eIIl"o1! ~ A"i S0' There is one new brick business block in progress of construction, and many houses Of less pretensions are appear ing in different portions of the town. Do not understand that there Is any boom about it, at all, but the growth is steady, constant and substantial. With a rich agricultural and mining country surrounding 1t for miles In every direction, the reason for Yumas s material progress Is very plain,
 The growth of orange, lemon and lime tresS in and around the city by the Colorado is just simply wonderful, and leads an observer to the eonclu- sion that all the elements of success ful fruit cultures are peculiarly com bined be- e.
 InJ. W. Darlington s yard is sam pie of the prolific growth and bearing of orange, lemon and lime trees. Nearly every one of the lime trees is so heavily loaded with fruit that in order to save them, it is necessary to prop up the limbs with poles. One of the trees, before the weight of it's crop was realized, lost several large limbs.
 This vast industry will sometime cut great figure in the markets of the United States
 The business interests Of Yuma are in the hands of energetic, enterprising men, who are adopts in their respec- tive lines, and cater to the wants of their patrons in way that retains them satisfactory list of customers.
 Gandolfo & Sanguinetti control probably the most extensive general merchandise business in the western end of the Territory. Their store is supplied with a wonderful varied as sortments of new, fresh goods in every line, and the business this firm does. in the course of 3 year in something surprising.
 The railroad hotel at Yuma, under the present management, is all that could be desired. The tables are sup piled with every conceivable good thing to be obtained in the markets, and it is cooked in a manner very tempting to the capacities of the most fastidious. The service is excellent, being composed of 6 corpse of profes- sional hotel people who have made q study of their business, and are ex- perts.
 T. A. Jones, more familiarly known as "Tom." who was formerly proprietor of the International hotel at Nogales, has opened the hotel Jones, in Yuma, about a hundred yards east of the depot. The rooms are all clean, and | newly and comfortably furnished. ! The establishment is conduced on the European plan, and frst-class res taurant will soon be added Prof. G. A. Gustin, weH-known in Tucson as a former band leader, is connected with this hotel.
 Two meat markets supply splendid meats to the public. Just as sweet, tender, juicy steaks are served in Yuma as at any place in the Terri tory. Frank RedOndo, an old timer in the Territory, conducts one and David | Balsz the other They are all popular citizens and business men, and add to the strength of Yuma's commercial 1 standing.
 The principal saloons ef the place are c. V. Meeden's Gem, and the re- sorts of J. H. Shanssey, L. J. F. Iaeger, Gilroy & Moretti and Jack Dunne. Each of of these places has it's peculiar attrac- tions and all are conducted in man ner wholly creditable to the proprie- tors.
 Robert Tapia, an old resident of Tucson, conducts 2 well appointed tonsoriaI establishment, and wins a satisfactory share of patronage by at, tention to the details of his business.
 Under the management of Hon. Mike Nugent, who is popularly known as model superintendent, the Ter ritoaial prison is being conducted at least twenty-five per cent cheaper than under the former administration. The convicts arc kept busy at present removing the bill inst at che edge of town. There are 206 prisoners now in confinement; 80 are whites, 80 NJ K jeans. and the remainder are divided between Negroes, .Chinamen and In dians.
 Lashley, the Huarhuca soldier mur- derer, is quietly awaiting the action of the supreme court, and seems in mo- wise disturbed about the result.
 The SENTINEL and Sun are the two newspapers of Yuma, and too much
 
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