Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-11-25
ARIZONA AND STATEHOOD.

| Under the title of "Arizons Mus
 Watt" the Chicago Tribune, which is
 ssous and steady opponent of State
 hood of the Territories, until they hevt
 earned the right to enter the unior
 with the legally required population prints the folloUiDg editorial. The
 Times reproduces it for the purpose oi l giving voice to that side ct the question
 and awaits the Eeysrbersting rosE iron
 the "sun- kissed Territory"
 "The annual report of the present Governor Of Arizona contains the cus- tomaIy plea for the granting of State
 hood to that Territory. Every Cover
 nor, whether Republican OF DemooFst makes that plea, even when he does not l believe in it, foF he knows that it's commission would make him unpopular among those who wish to see the Ter ritosy changed into State, with more offices to be filled, and heavier taxes spent.
 "Gov. McCord ssee in the fact that the annual wool clip of Arizona Is ten million pounds, one reason why the Territory should become a State. Then Montana, with wool clip of twenty million pounds, should be made into two States. Another reason why the Governor thinks Arizona should be given two United Senators and one Represen sative, is shet the Territory can supply psstursge for eight million head of cattle.
 "It sheep and cattle constituted a State, then there might be some weight to the Governors reasoning. Bat men are needed rather than animals, and the supply of men in Arizona is pain fully small. The Governor can figure up only s7.5OO permanent residents. But the present Congressional: ratio Is 174 900. So Arizona has only half a ratio. Yet the Governor ceoly rec ommends the giving of as many United States Senators as Illinois hes, with population enough to entitle 1t to more than twenty two Congreeemen.
 "The Governor states that what peo- pie there are in She Territory are edu- csted and reasonably we'll of. Thst may bs admitted, but there are not enough of them. If every Arzonan were 8 millionsir and college presi dent still there would not be enough of them, all told, to make up one Con- gressionsl ratio.
 "Furthermore, while the sheep and cattle of Arizona may increese ip numbers rapidly, the population will not. The Territory has now popu lation of one and one-shird to she square mile. That leaves room for good many people without providing, but the people will not turn up, for Arizona never will have any msuufect- uFss. It never will be the home of large agricultural population.
 "It hes much soil. but little water The Governor admits that, and urges water storage so az to meke ss much land ss possible productive. But no matter how carefully the water supply may bs husbsnded, theTe is too little of 1t. Grazing, which does not bring with it dense population, will be the great industry.
 "So Arizona must keep it's present status until it and New Mexico united have enough people to make decent second OF third class Ssate-lika Ne vada and Idaho-at the present time and for all time 50 come"
 But what sboub the annexation of San Diego to Arizona? Editor "Joe" Medill evidently had not heard of that brilliant projeot when he wrote the foregoing editorial. With Ser Diego sealed to her In the holy bonds of State hood, Arizona would no longer be merely 8 desolete cattle range OF 6 lonely sheep-wslk, as the Tribune seems to regard her now; shs would bs trans formed into the Slate of Bay nelimate, and have she City of Grief for her Pacific outleb.-Los Angeles Times.
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