Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-03-25
FSoM THE CAPITAL CITY.
Notss Of BRsinsss, Progress ahd Im- prsvsmsRt.-0oldWA Atsr's OpsninE
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 PHENIx, March 2l.-T Editorial cor respOndence. l-Phenix and the Salt river valley are about two months in advance of their northern sisters in the matter of vegetation. Trees arc in full foliage here; alfalfa fields arc a beautiful green. and where they are not psstured, will, within a few weeks. be ready to yield their first crop of hay. But while the present is bright looking and pleasant, the outlook for the later summer, is not 60 promising unless the mountain regions of the territory are favored with more storms, as even at this season, the water supply is being drawn on very largely for irrigation purposes.
 Despite the fact that the hotels and lodging houses, as well as many rooms in private families, are oceu- pied with transient people. and the town is full of strangers, the same cry of hard times is heard here as iu other places. and the universal com plAint of dull business is heard on every hand.
 An event of considerable moment occurred to-day in the opening of the mammoth new dry goods store of M. GoldwAter & Bros. of Pres colt While delays and disAppoint- ments have occurred in their prep. arAtions for opening day" and although postponed three weeks be- yond the time originally set, they failed to receive their full stock. It is located in the Fleming ,block, on First Avenue, just S few doors from Washington street, and the same taste for which the firm is so noted, has been displayed in fitting the place up, as well as selecting the stock for it, the firms motto, "Ths Best Always" having never been lost sight of for an instant. In addition to two of the proprietors, Morris aud B. NJ. Goldwater, being present, they had four salesmen, who were kept busy all day waiting on cua- toners, snd between purchasers and mere callers, there was 8 regular crush in the store all day and far into the evening. IL is a handsomely fitted up place and is we'll stocked, and is, without doubt, the secOnd hAndsomest pla @ of the kind in the territory, the 6rst place of the kind being NJ. GoldwAter & Bros Pres colt house. While the frm has eI- celled all others in their line, they have not excelled themselves.
 This place IS soon to have another new institution, which will add very greatly to it, being a lour-story, l5O room hotel. Mir. Adams, a Chicago capitalist, as we'll as An enteFprising young man, proposes to build it. He has selected the corner of Adams and Center streets as the location, and the cost IS estimated at $l5O,OOO. He proposes 10 construct 1t on the most modern of modern styles, and will have 1t equipped with elevators and with warm and cold water throughout, aud about one-half of the rooms will be provided with separate bath rooms Instead of an office fronting on the streets, 1t will be in the center of the building in the shape of a court, and will be 60 by 30 feet in size, with glass roof. The roof of the building will be covered with cement, so that 1t can be used as 6 promenade, or as lounging place in the sun, in the winter time, SO that it will not only be modern in every respect, but will be built with reference to special sdaptAbility to this climate. J. c.