Arizona republican., 1898-11-20
NEWS OF GLENDALE

Glendale, Nov. 19.-(Special corrs- spCndence Of The Republican )-That good roads editorial in Fridays Repub- llcdn Is timely and coly-acing. We in aHaltaville are especially interested in the cause at this time because we want 1 tG see Grand avenue made wor nv of It's name. But our ideas in the matter. are not at all provincial A good road benefits rot alone the men who use it. In fact the projected improvement of the avenue will help Phoenix in busi- ness way mere than Glendale Blu. it would be very short-sighted policy for Glendale merchants to oppose the movement on that score, for every good road improves general conditions. attracts investors and home seekers from one end to the other of it. and is an increasingly creative commercial force
 Evidently the persistent effort that has been put forth for the improvement of the avenue is bearing fruit The petition drawn up to that end has been numerously signed in Peoria, GIendala and Alhambra and is now being circu- latad in Phoenix. Every business man in Phoenix will advance his own in terests by signing it and inducing his trends to do likewise
 
 day night fer Pasadena where they will visit with relatives for q time and thence proceed to their former home in Missouri. Property interes,s in that sta-e require MT Bollinger's personal attention.
 4 good many conservative thinkers. Of all parties, are coming to the conclu- sion that when mining and osher large corporations bear their just burden of taxation that there will bc less hank ering fer free silver among agricultuF- a!ists. Unequitable taxation is the rcot of more evils than the mono metallic bogy.
 Walter Lund is engaged in rcmcd- cling his store room preparatory to in ci -Qsin9 his seek Of drugs and gro ceries. Doesn't look like change of base. Is this the shadow Of coming l events?
 There seems to be 3 strong sentiment in this part oi the county in favor of ! dlstricting the county for the election ! Of supervisors. With the present il- , logical and antiquaJed system sectional : jealousy is the most active elemelt in : the election Of supervisors. And there . should. be five supervisors instead of ! three. Two men-a majority of the | beard at present-can hardly represent adequately a county Cf the sig and wealth of Maricopa.
 J. w. COburl, from San Francisco. is | ;pendirg the winter here for his health. He is located at Roberts. MT Hill. mother visitor, is here from ths smoky 3iry and is stepping at the Oasis.
 It is mistake 10 suppose that there $ no more hay to ship from the valley. But 1t Is not moving very rapidly be- ,ause it is Owrsd by ranchers who can afford 10 hold it fer the higher prices hat are cOnfid snty expected.
 If tke legislators can't remonetise sil- 'er they can dc one thing that will be Jf great public benefit. They can en7 ct q law requiring eggs and chickens 0 be sold by weigh5 instead of by the ozen. Under present conditions there s no object in the poultryman's striv- ng to increase the size of either, which night easily be done.
 Jerry Sullivan is hsre looking an,er attle shipments. He has about 400 lead on pasture hereabouts and will hip 800 of thesc to Kansas City in the yeek
 There is a universal demand that the omlng legislature provide that each oter shall vote ill his own precinct. he present provision is Q relic of the i'd freightiag days. It has not the mallest reason fer existence and is es- entially unjust and pernicious.
 A dozen young people enjoyed hay ack ride to Lossings place south of lhGmbra Thursday night. There was m galore. An effort will be made soon o have he jurisdiction of the Glendale justice