The oasis., 1897-05-29
GOVERNOR ACCORD.
Interviewed by thc washington Times.--
 4 commcndabic Doctrine.

Ine following eutract is from the
 Washington Times of the 20th inst;
 Congressman Myron II. McCord, nominated f0 be governor of Arizona, IS iiftY-f0ur years old. He was born iu Pennsylvania and moved to Wis consin iu 1854, and lived 1t that State until 1892. deserved several terms in the State legislature and came to Washington as q member of the Fifty first Congress from Wisconsin, He moved Go Arizona in 1893. Mr. McCord has been interested in the Territory in large fruit raising enterprise. It has been most successful. His farm is about four miles ont Of Phoenix, the capital of the Territory, on one of the great irrigation canals.
 Goy-to-be McCord was seen by Times reporter at his temporary home in Washington last night in regard to bis nomination and to the fortunes 0f the Territory. He is an enthusiastic Arizoniap md talked of the present aud the intrre of his nome. Ilebelieyes that the T rritOry and afterward the State oi X izona will be one of the finest in tIc West.
 Why. lie said "the Salt River Valley yalOlae can support million people. Ifis the finest in the world. The State i; BOO miles long and is larger taan New York and Pennsylvania together. 1t is mostly an agricultural country and will be remarkable for this more than anything else. The sheep raising industry is in it's infancy: but it has wonderful prospects to cleam about. We can raise oranges end lines and lemons and grape fruit and figs and all the semi-tropical fruits in as great abundance and of a better quality thaR any parta Of Cali fSrnia can produce The other agri- cultural Interests are almost equally important in their fnture, and are even larger now And then ii is a great stock raising country, toe.
 ''T0 my mind tnc one paramount need of Arizona is carly admission to the Union as a sovereign State. It Is the history of every State that has been admitted since the original thirteen, with very few exceptions, that within three, four or live years immediately following their admis- sion, they have doubled in wealth and population. l do not believe Arizona would b. an exception: there Is no reason why it should. Is not state hood then boon worth striving for? The best way to obtain it is by de- monstrating to the world that we are worthy of it.
 "This can best be done by enacting and enforcing good laws, giving to the people good government and the lowest possible taxation consistent with commendable progression and that spirit of public enterprise that ought to animate the breast of every citizen by elevating to higher plane if possible our common schools and other educational institutions: and by encouraging and inculcating tempe rance, morality, virtue and good citl- zenship among the people. Another thing Arizona needs which in impOr- tance is second only to Statehood IS capital to build more railroads, carry out more irrigation projects and to develop its latent resources ana un- cover it's hidden wealth.
 "1o assure this we should set our faces like flints against every act that in the slightest degree hints or squlnts toward repudiation. In no ether way can we acquire or retain the con tidence of capital. Let ms not forget that the eyes of the public are con Stantly upon us, and remembering thls see to it that our acts are such as to reflect credit upon and compel res pecCt for the Territory and its people. do not foroet that a large share of this advice applies to our public officials and by me if will be constantly borne in mind.
 'I believe Arizona hasagreat future before it. Compare for a moment conditions that existed m Arizona twenty years ago with those existing now. and then contemplate what, lr all probability they will be twenty