Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-05-06


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SECRETARY WILSON is much plsaseC
With the reception of bis efforts to il
crease the culture of sugar beets i
those sections of the country where th
climate and soil seems to indicate sue
csss with this crop. So great bRe bes
the demand for the seed thet the larg
supply contracted for by Sscretar
= Wilson when be first took charge of tn
} Agriculture department. has been al
most exhausted.
ga GREAT life never dies. GEsst deed
are imperieheble great names immor
tai; Gen. Grants services and OF srects
will continue uudiminiahed in in1uenc
aud advance In the estimation of man
kind go long as liberty remains th'
cornerstone of free government, anG
int gritty of life the guarantee Of gooc
citizenship. New York holds in iti
keeping the precious dust of the silent
soldier; but his echievments-what he
and his brave comrades wrought for
mankind d-are in the keeping of seventy
millions of American citizens, who will
guard the sacred heritage forever aud
forevermore From President McKin-
! Iey's address at Grants Tomb.
TEE proposition made by the Score
tary of the Navy that the Government
establish q plant and make It's own
ermor for its battleahips is seriously
alarming the Rrmor plate menufsctuE-
srs. These giant corporations have
been charging the Government nearly
receive from foreign Governments, and
the Secretary is backed by large con-
tingent of Congressman in his desire to
make the Governments independent OF
private enterprise in this Importsnt
matter. We make the best guns In the
world as our Government gun-shop in
Washington and could easily make the
best armor plate il Congress would
make the necessary appropriations.
THE people of Phoenix and the eur-
rounding country did an enterprising
and most desirable thing on Saturday
in voting 10000 OF bor ds for additional
school facilities particularly for q High
school building, which will ease the
pressure for school facilities now upon
US, for short time. There is no money
a community OF an Individual can in
vest that will bring such ample returns
as that which goes into educational
facilities. No community sttrscts the
and the capitalists like that
which has good schools and plenty OF
them. The people of the valley have
made no mistake in this matter and 1t
is matter of congratuIstion that out of |
656 votes cash there were but 155 who |
did not see educational matters in the |
light of progress, in the light of glori- |
ous public blessing, the value OF which,
to our children and our children's |
nj h4 Ia - =
and cents.
Our Chamber OF Commerce is tskine !,
an interest in shs development OF the
sugar beet industry and has fine lot of
,eed for distribution. 1t is desired that
'nr farmers shall plant at lesst halt
acre OF an acre and carefully cultivate
5he same this season, and that this shall
% done ID all portions of the valley to
ietermine not only the per centsge of
sugar in the best that can be depended
On here but also what are the most fsv-
0rably portions of the valley, the best
soils, etc. There is no doubt but this
valley will produce considers BILE more
shsn the usual per csntsge of sugar In
The beet as found eleewhere; this is q
matter that has been indicated at veRi-
ous times for years by casual expert
nent. What ia now wanted is sufficient
extent OF experimental cultivation to
know just what can bs done and this
, an only be occurred by cur farmers gen.
srelly taxing up the matter and care
ally cuitiyetirg email areG Of land
2lsnted to the sugar beet. We are
pleased 20 Say that this is being done
3ere in she valley to considerable
,xtent and moss OF our rauchers will
know this fall just what they can do
Fith their land ia the sugar business.
i year from this fail will updoub btedly
ise ore OF more sugar mills put up and