The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-18

respiratory organs. TuDerculOS1S, by
the dry, hot air of summer, is checked
in it's development; and If the patient
is not in the last stages, a continuous
residence under these favorable condi-
tions will greatly prolong life and
often eventually bring about a cure"
Phoenix lies in the heart Of the val
ley and is the largest city in the teri
tory. 1t is the territorial capitol, and
will make a lively fight for state cap.
itol honors when Arizona is admitted
to statehood. Beautiful capitol grounds
have been laid out in a fashionable
part of the city, and are carefully.
cared for by the territory. Tropical
trees and plants have been set out in
the spacious grounds, and the capitDl
building will be placed In the center.
The present population of Phoenix Is
about $4,000, and it's winter visitors this
year are expected to swell these fig
ures to nearly $4,000. 1t has increased
each year in winter population, as the
great benefits of the dry air # the
valley have become known to health
seekers. During the dull times the
city has improved steadily. A large
hotel building, and a number of hand
some blocks are now in the course of
construction, and new homes are con-
stantly being made. The city is lighted
by electricity-when the moon does
not shine to dim the lights and rem
der them useless-the streets are broad,
we'll cleaned and sprinkled in the busi-
ness portion, and several miles Of the
residence streets every day through
out the year. The sun-dried adobe
soil forms a durable macadam, and
the streets are kept in good condition
with little expense to the city. Cement
sidewalks, made to resemble the
square tile stone walk, are popular
here, and are found on the business
streets exclusively. In the residence
part of the city no sidewalks are built.
The hard adobe makes a good walk
in this dry climate, and after 1t rains
the sun soon dries 1t. The broad
branches of the umbrella trees shade
the walks throughout the city,
They have good schools and a volun-
teer fire department with several good
companies. Three shots fired is the sig
nal OF fire, and a large bell in the
city hall calls the f1remen to duty. The
city water is good, with briny taste
to the newcomer, but which soon dis
appears. They have a number of ice
factories, the ice being manufactured,
from pure distilled well water. The
merchants of Phoenix supply the hun
dreds OF mining camps in the noun
ta1ns out here with blankets and food.
ana besides this have a trade which
extends throughout the valley. The
valley has Mexican population of
ABOUT 5000, and the Mariposa Indians
are an industrious class and are nu-
Inerous IN the valley. 1t is an orderly
place, and lawlessness is an infreouertt
occurrence They have no police force
sucn as an Eastern city of $4,000 has.
a city marshal and an assistant seem
10 be all that Is required to keen tbe
peace OF the city. People sIeep ont of
doors and leave their houses open with
out FEAR. The bare desert stretches
out for miles about this little oasis
and starvation would face tho cri,,,;,,o3
II he piled his craft here and atteno,,t-
gu 70 get away. One feels a delightful
sensation sleeping out in the open air
uiluer SKY hlled with brilliant stars
Slllllhg with added luster from an alb
senoe vi CLOUDS In the heavens and hu-
iiilully IN the air. The nights are de-
IlshtIully palmy, and the soft breezes
orlng to you the sweet fragrance of the
mower gardens and the ripe fruit A i
halr hour after the sun disappears he
hlnd the mountain peaks darkness
shrouds the valley, and the grand
twilight of the North is unknown here.
People go to bed early during the heat
ed period, and the first rays of the
morning sun is signal for rising uni
Versally obeyed. Flowers bloom here
all winter under the protection of the
foot hills, and strawberries and water
melons comprise part Of the New
Years repast. The sun shines almost
every day, the winter days are warm
and the air is bracing. It gets cold
during the nights In winter, when a
wind blows from the frozen mountain
peaks, and frosts are recorded away
from the foot hills frequently. Tt is
warm here in summer, but life is not
as unlivable as many suppose 1t Is
Yuma and not Phoenix that holds the
record of the hottest place in the world.
Phoenix Is q few hundred feet above
Yuma. Thermometers registered as
129 here during June this year, but the
sensible heat was not more than 70,
controlled by the percentage Of HUI
Nudity, which ran from to 13 per cent.
Collars do not wilt and shrivel up here
as they do where the percentage Of hu-
nudity is greater. Precipitation is alb
sorbed by the dry air before it has
time to take the fine finish off collar.
The popular dress during the hor
weather does not include starched cof-
lars, however, and the tenderfoot is