Arizona republican., 1898-11-19
4 ARiZONA'S SET BACK.
rfr. F. Ii. Murphy Talks About IT 10 6
 Detroit Reporter.

The Detroit Journal of Saturday No vember 12 contained the following in tsrview with MT. F. NJ. Murphy Of Ari- zona relative to matters, political ana otherwise. in this territory:
 F. NJ Murphy Of Prescott, brother of the present governor of Arizona
 and Mrs. Murphy, are in the city for a few days, the guests of D. M. Ferry
 Mir Murphy is also a relative of Si- mon J. Murphy of Detroit.
 As president Of the Santa Fe. Pres colt & Phoenix line, the principal local railroad iii Arizona, in which both s. J, Murphy and MT. Ferry are largely interested, and as a capitalist inter- ested largely m mines and also in banking, MT. Murphy has been closely identified with the business develop- ment of the territory. Tn politics he is a republican, and his brother. prior to his recent appointment as governor ] represented Arizona as it's territorial delegate in congress for several years
 f''The great thing needed by Arizo- na, he said this morning, 70 give an impetus to her further development is admission to the Union as a state. The great obstacle to admission is the IS to sentiment existing in the territory.
 Two years ago Arizona declared en- | phatically for the 16 to l issu2. but this year those of us who are working sin cerely and practically for statehood hoped that another verdict would be reached at the polls. I am disappoiDt- | ed in the information I have just re- ceived from my brothsr that Colonel i BrOdie Of the Rough Riders, a very popular and influential citizen. has 1 probably been defeated by a small ma 1 jority, and that a democratic delegate | in CGnpppCS has hnP1 elected
 Il may seem strange that in OUT ter i ritory. where capital is a1l-important, is developing vast natural resources, 1 the anti-capital cry of demagogues should get votes. The democrats made 1 16 to 1 their issue this year and coupled it with a strong appeal to the preiu- dices of the labQring classes denOunc- | ing corporations and capital. However, the 16 to 1 majority of 1896 was great ly reduced, and in 1900 Arizona will be carried by a sound money administra- tion man. Then admission will prob ably be a matter of Cnly a few months.
 Times in the territory were never a., prosperous as now. Arizona is third among copper producing states and ter ritories now and in five ysars will rank first Gold mines are being eX- tensively worked and the rich agTicul- tural valleys are being successfully re- claimed by systems of irrigation and water storage.
 By the way, you people here in the east will find a new variety of oranges on he market about holiday time. They are Arizona oranges, Of Q quality greatly supericr to California oranges. Shipments to the east have already be- gun. Only a total of about twenty car loads from the young orchards will be available this year, but after next year the trees will be old enough to produce the fruit in large quantities"
 The railroad of which MT. Murphy is president connects the Atchison, To peka & Santa Fe system with he ter ritorial capital, Phoenix. and is about 200 miles long IL is one of the most prosperous local roads in the country. paying handsome dividends. and in every month but ore since it's cOmpls- tion it has shown an increase in earn ings over the corresponding month of the previous year.
 Mir Murphy fears that the 2nneXa- ton of new area to the United States under a policy of territorial expansion will for some years divert capital from sections which have long formed a part of the Union. and which imperatively need money for their upbuildlng.
 *The development of the country of which we already have possession would occupy Us for years,'' he says. However, I haven't a word of criti- cism on the course of the administra- tion. The war created new conditions and new obligations, and it is gratify- ing to see that the administration is courageous enough to meet them"