Arizona republican., 1898-12-18
THE NEWS
 OF PRESCOTT


 correspondence Of The Republican.)- Under Prof Mattha aws' principalship iThe Prescott schools are making -en- did progress. The teachers employed are exceptionally well qualified for the work in their respective departments and the systematic work being accom- pliShed under the new regime IS highly gratifying to the patrons.
 The bazaar held in lhe old opera house Thursday and Friday evenings under direction of the Ladies Aid so- ciety was very literally Patronized. Tie program each evening proved an at- tTactive feature, while the array of pretty and valuable things presided over by pretty and s5ill mora valuable young ladies made ready and profitable sales a condition absolutely irresistible.
 Invitations are out for a select dance at Dake's hall Wednesday evening.
 Extensive preparations for the cele- bTaition of Christmas are now occupy ing Prescott's attention. Christmas trees and excellent music will be enter taining features in all the churches.
 Interest in the coming city election waXes stronger every day. It has be- come the chief topic of conversation on the street corners and, Cne might add, in every nook and granny in the city. The issue is clear and well defined. One side says we shall not have a 1eseryo-r by adamsIse and the other is equally persistent in declaring they will be planted high and dry without a drop Of water lao cooi their parched tongues before they will yield to what they sin cerieGy believe to be the insfficiency of a puni1ing plant; and there you are. There will be two tickets in the field the demsite ,ickGt and the pumping plant ticket. The damsites are: Mayor, Frank Andrews; council w. ". Ross, Harry Brisley, Rudolph Baehr, B. H. Smith. Of this number Andrews, Ross and Smith are members Of the present council. Their declaration of princi- pies is cut and out for the S150000 bonds for the reservoir and sewerage system as voted for last April, the vote standing 409 for, to g against. The opposition to this proposition have been busy the past week circulating pe.ition which has teen liberally signed asking that a mayor and council be elected pledged to the pumping plant process. On this ticket IS J. W. DOugherty, acting mayor and successor to the late Buckley O'Neill. The dec laration Of principles will practically be as stalled in my last-opposition to the reservoir scheme and for the is suance of $50,000 in bonds to be taken up by the local banks, the funds to be applied in perfacting the pumping plant and putting in a sewerage system
 In my opinion Prescott, is facing a crisis on the water question that may net become clear to ,he citizens until after election. In case there should be Q division in the council, which seems probable, both projects will fall to the ground and Prescott will suffer next season for lack of water and drain age as it did last sumner
 The only way cut of the difficulty would, I think be to compromise mat ters by building he resrvoir as. voted for so unanimously, and at the same time keep the pumping plant in con sinUOus repair for any emergency that | might arise. It is certain ulat the plarE could never be made available for a Wlt9- supply such as the | Prescott Of the future is bound to re- quire, but witA an ample reserve held i in the reservoir the question of plenty | of water would be forever settled and | a., tention could then. be turned to that | more important process, the building | of a city The pumping plant could be | a5 a nominal cost and cared | for in connection with the reservoir, | so that the additional expense would | net be noticeable It is to be hoped | that in the settlement of this most inn portant question, wise judgment and | patriotic motives will govern those in whose hands line destiny of < TsscOtt is placed.
 Dishonesty is a prevalent crime and ! .ts devotees thTive in every line of business. As far as Arizona is con ;erned this element fastens it's glUtton- ,us fangs upon our mining interests so 21.en and so successfully that the terri 5Ory is often brought into undes5rved isrepUte by such C0nduGl. The re- ,ponsibility for this condition does not ia wholly at cur door. Only very small portion of our mining men ap- lrOxin1a,e to the degreC of dishonest lealers in our mineral wealth. The majority Of schemes that inflate and ,urst are invented outside the territory md are aided and abetved in their in by some local rascal, who is willing tCol for a price. What Ari- sona needs is a miners association with honest, responsible men at its lead to guard and protect the glory md grandeur Of her varied and ineX- laustible mineral resources from the irresponsible scalaWag ele- nenE at home and abroad, who, failing Il their ambition-llo get something for lOthing-invest the territory with black eye that would best adOrn their rwn respective faces.
 WILL GIIlSTRAP.