Arizona republican., 1898-07-20
ARIZONA MACHINERY.

Kern river mines nearly IOrty-nVe years ago and afterward became the distributing point for Arizona, which purchased all her supplies of provis- ions and machinery either here or in San Francisco up to the completion of the Southern Pacific railroad in 1875. Since then much of the trade of that territory has gone east
 An Arizona gentleman who has been getting all his machinery made in San Francisco for a great number of years, came here about six months ago. in a great hurry, and went to one of our local foundries to get some work done. It was a twenty-fOur hours journey to San Francisco. and every hour counted with him. To his most agreeable surprise the Los Angeles foundry not only turned out just as good work and in the same time, but at reduction of 10 per cent on what he had been paying for similar work in San Francisco. He also effected a considerable saving in the matter of freight on the machinery, as Los An- geles is 487 miles nearer to his mine than San Francisco.
 A Kern county mine owner, living not far from Caliente, also gives his testimon! in favor of Los Angeles in this part cular. He was also in the habit of sending all his orders for ma chinery to San Francisco until he came down here in 1894, during the railroad strike, on account of the wagon haul from this place being shorter by at least 1S0 miles. He got his work done here and was surprised to find that the prices were not only lower, but that cur foundries were much more partlcu- lar about cleaning their castings. He is now great advocate of Los Angeles on all occasions and does all ne can to- ward the turning of mining trade in this direction.
 boilers can be made here cheaper than to tie centers of iron production and also have the advantage of cheaper la bor than we can possibly enjoy. But the difference is not as great as most people would imagine-and what 's saved to Arizona in --.at way is lost to her in other directions.
 Arizona has no trade with any of the greater cities except such as in- yOlve the payment of cash. All her exports, save those of bullion, are to the westward. She finds Los Angeles open and ready for her peaches, mel ons and grapes, all of which ripen at least three weeks earlier than ours Our beef supply comes chiefly from Arizona, as our lands in the seven southern counties of this state have become so valuable for orchard cul- ture that pasturage has become unprof- 1table owing to high prices Of land and we have consequently to look else where for our beef supply, and large portion of our mutton. Arizona's s rich and succulent bunch grass pas- lures are therefore our mainstay of supply for this article and we are her best customer for beef
 Hence we are deSirOus of a closer business union and greater inter- change of products with our sister ter rltory that is now knocking at the doors Of congress and asking for ad- mission into the sisterhood of states. The easiest way to accomplish this would be by a merchants excursion to the principal towns of Arizona about three months hence, going out by one railroad and coming back by the other. It would broaden the ideas of our busi- ness men by bringing them face t. race with the producing classes of Ari- zona, and familiarizing them with her resources; and it would teach the pri- mary producers of that section thar Los Angeles has a good many advan- tages to offer to the mining and con- merclal men of other localities that do not appear on the surface-Ios Angeles Review.