Arizona republican., 1899-03-31
6 Phoenix and the Phoenix 6 Mesa '

N PhOcnlX and the Ph0enIX Mesa
 D0e1 railways pass through the
 Six trains run through the town daily and give it better train ser vice than is enjoyed by any other city in the territory. with the exception Of Phoenix It is likely that Temp will become one Of the greatest railroad centers in Arizona because of it's sit nation at the only practical railroad crossing of the Salt river in the valley. All roads that will go through the val ! ley will undoubtedly cross at Tempe. This natural advantage is a very sig pificant one and as the valley develops Kill be fully realized.
 The country surrounding Tempe and
 ltributory to it is the wealthiesl and
 e most developed. This is due to the Eempe canal. The Tempe canal is the oldest but one in the valley and the largest but two. It is entitled to and receives more water than any other canal and consequently the land under It supports wealthy community. The town quickly feels the prosperity of the surrounding country and this spring an unusual amount of building is going on. Seven new houses and stores have been finished this winter and eXtens- i've improvements made on $ half dozen others. Two handsome resi- dences and one twC-story business block have been completed during the month of March, There are in course of construction two large and beauti- fu3 churches, two elegant homes and one three-story brick and stone busi- ness block. One mile of grading and gravellng of the streets has been done this spring which gives Tempe the best streets of any city Or town in the ter ritory. An electric light system is nearly established and will be in op- eratiOn before April expires. There are no city water works, but the peO- pie are agitating the question so earn estly that the near future will undcubt- edly find this all-impCrtant factor to Q city's growth in full working order Neither is there a first-cIass hotel to accommodate the public. but this. too. is assured and will be provided in the near future
 Besides these things of the present Tempe has it's projects and dreams as does every other energetic and grow ing little city
 The population of Tempe is 1000, and is increasing at healthy rate
 There are six church organizations. five of which have edifices and the sixth is now providing itself with one Tempe is the home of the territorial normal school and has in addition one public school. There are two hotels. q bank, six general merchandise stores. one fifty-barrel capacity flouriug mill, two livery stables, three restaurants. five grocery stores, two meat markets and hay and grain commission.
 There are also five fraternaI Organi- zations which have Hodges in the town, namely: The Odd Fellows Masons, Woodmen, WOrkmen and United Mod erns. The professions are represented by three lawyers, three doctors and one dentist
 With this the story of Tempes hopes and Tempe's realizations is complete The men who are making the Tempe of today and who hope to see it's to- morrow are spoken of in the following short paragraphs.
 TEMPE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
 Tempe is called the Athens of Ari-
 l, being the site of the territorial nal q T r,f< ,fE El,,,