The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29
GOV. McCORD IN WASHINGTON.

regard to his nomination and to the fortunes of the Territory. He IS an enthusiastic Arizona, and talked of the present and the future Of his home. He believes that the Territory and af- terward the State of Arizona will be one of the finest in the West.
 "Why," he said, "the Salt River Valley alone can support half mil lion people. II is the finest in the world. The State is 300 miles long and is larger than New York and Pennsylvania together. It is mostly an agricultural country and will be remarkable for this more than any thing else. The sheep raising industry is in its infancy; but it has wonderful prospects to dream about We can raise oranges and Times and lemons and grape fruit and figs, and all the semi-tropical fruits in as great abund- ance and of Q better quality than any part of California can produce. The other agricultural interests are almost equally important in their future, and are even larger now. And then 1t Is a great stock raising country, too"
 "To my mind the one paramount need of Arizona is early admission to the Union as sovereign State. It is She history of every State that has been admitted since the original thirteen, with very few exceptions, that within three, four or five years immediately following their admission, they have doubled in wealth and po- pulation. 1 do not believe Arizona would be an exception; there Is no reason why it should. Is not statehood then a boon worth striving for? The best way to obtain it is hy demon strating to the world that we are worthy of it.
 "This can best be done by enacting and enforcing geod laws, giving to the people good government and thelowest possible taxation consistent with com mendable progression and that spirit of public enterprise that ought to animate the breast of every citizen by elevating to a higher plane if possible our common schools and other educa- tional institutions; and by encourag- Ing and lnculcating temperance, morality, virtue and good citizenship among the people. Another thing Arizona needs which in importance is second only to Statehood is capital to build more railroads, carry out more irrigation projects and to develop it's latent resources and uncover its hidden wealth.
 "To assure this we should set our faces like flints against every act that in the slightest degree hints or squints toward repudiation. In no other way can we acquire or retain the confi- dence of capital. Let us not forget that the eyes Of the public are con- stantly upon us, and remembering this, see to it that our acts are such as to reflect credit upon and compel respect for the Territory and it's peO- pie. I do not forget that large share of this advice applies to our public of ficials and by me it will be constantly borne in mind.
 "I believe Arizona has a great future before it. Compare for mo- ment the conditions that existed in Arizona twenty years ago with those existing now, and then contemplate what, in all probability, they will be twenty years hence, and it requires no great stretch of the imagination to see rich and prosperous people, and a great and powerful State. Climatical ly considered, there is not so favored spot anywhere else on earth. There 1 is not a spot within the boundaries of the United States of America where cattle, horses, sheep, and swine can be produced more cheaply or with greater profit to the producer; there is not a spot in North America where the precious metals can be produced with greater remunera ton to the producer, and there are few spots any where where agriculture, horticulture dairy-farming, and all kinds of rural husbandry can be carried on mere suc- cessfully and proitably than right here in Arizona. Today we have l00,- .000 people, and I will stake my word that they are as intelligent, as honest, as progressive. and as good citizens in every way as those of any State in the Union will average All we want IS an opportunity, the right of self government, in othGr words, State hood"
 That Col. McCord's appointment Is most amazingly popular in Arizona was demonstrated during the day in the receipt of over 100 telegrams of congratulations from Tucson, Phoenix, Prescott, Flagstaff and Yuma, and She larger towns of the Territory, all shades of political belief being re- presented. The business men seem particularly delighted with the ap- pointment, as they have most to gain from the induction into office of a genuine citizen Of the Territory.
 McCORDyS ENEMIES. Snec;aI to the Phoenix Gazette.