Arizona republican., 1897-09-18


 Tennesseeans With Foresight.-"Yes we believe that prosperity is at hand down in Tennessee said Frederick c. Cotton of Lebanon, Tenn. Of course, we feel it more in my section of the state, for the people aroud d there are extensively engaged in rais- ing wheat and cattle, both of which industries are booming right along. Business in Lebanon is in better con- dition today than it has been for four or five years past, and not even the most ardent free silverites can deny 1t. The rise in the price of wheat found our farmers with their harvests still in the barn, and consequently they will reap the full benefit of the higher figures. IA large number of
 the farmers got together early in the
 season, and decided to hold their
 wheat, as they had faith in the belief
 that higher prices were sure to come.
 Now they will sell out, no doubt,
 while the prices are on the crest of
 the wave. Our people are also large
 ly interested in the cattle business,
 and. as there is a good demand for
 first class animals, this also helps along the return of good times. The
  excellent fall trade, and are laying in large stocks of goods.
 The Yellow Fever Scare.-William l J. Gray, a merchant of New Orleans, is at the National. MT. Gray is a man 1 of keen business foresight, and is ] we'll posted on home affairs. When
 seen last night he said: q left New I Orleans before the yellow fever scare l broke out, and I am not in the least l bit worried over the report of the dis ease, and feel perfectly safe un allow | ing my family to remain in that city
 In the first place I do not believe
 there Is a prevalence of the disease.
 There may be a few isolated cases, | but they need not cause the slightest
 alarm. The conditions in New Or
 leans are not like they were many
 years ago, when Yellow Jack would
 play havoc with the population every
 now and then. The improved sani-
 tation and the better methods of com
 batting the disease that have been | discovered during the last few years
 have robbed the fever of it's old time
 terror. Time was when the report of a case of yellow fever was the sig
 nal for general exodus of the peo-
 pie. Every one who could possibly get out of town would leave as fast as overtaxed railroad capacities would allow. But now I doubt if a dozen persons have left the city. The few isolated cases can be handled with
 ease, and there is not the slightest
 danger of the disease getting anythin g
 like foothold. I know of many phy-
 sicians in our city who have often
 declared that they would rather deal
 with a case of yellow fever than one
 of typhoid. After listening to their
 arguments and diagnosis, I was con-
 vinced that I would myself. Accord
 ing to my belief, yellow fever epidem-
 ics are a thing of the past
 Prosperity in California con-
 ditions in California and the west
 point to prosperous fall,'' said } James E. Crisson of San Diego, Cal at the St. James. Crops were never better than at present, and good prices are prevailing in all lines od , trade. With these to important es- sentials of prosperity on hand, good times may we'll be looked for. The crops in California are simply great and the same may be said of many , of the other states of tine west. Wheat
 is plentiful and bringing good prices
 The rise ill wheat caused great re , joicing in San Francisco. I under stand. Much of the harvest will bt ! shipped to Europe by steamers around the Cape Horn route It takes near. l ly five [ 1nths for the trip, but the } cheap freight rates counterbalanct the loss of time. Our farmers are alse interested in the price of wool. Many of the country folk have large flock: [ which will, without doubt, be in.
 creased this fall. One farmer I know recently sold many thousand pound: : of wool at 1411 cents. He had beer holding the stock since the price wax down to and cents, and was fully repaid for the long wait. The fruit crop was never better in California Los Angeles and San Diego have botl felt the return of prosperity"
 : The Klondyke Fever.-Frank I Hunter, young business man iron Seattle, Wash, is visiting this city Of which he was formerly a resident l Tt is certainly past the understand ing of people on the Pacific coast tha ! the rush to the Klondyke should con tinue in spite of the txarnings tha+ come from the gold districts,' h. said. Suffering and starvation stare ln the face a good many of those wht : nave already reached the fields, ant before the winter and spring ar. ; over the situation will have become even worse. The rush to Alaska fa. far exceeded expectations. It ha. pressed into service all the olt : steamers on the coast, and some O. , them are of doubtful seaworthfness The landing of gold by the ton a; Seattle, however, secured by men wh. knew nothing of mining before thei advent in that country, still etirs u, the country and induces thousands tt make the trip. Those who go fnts that country from this section ar, : foolish to take anything except mon ey. It would be foolish to start befor,