Arizona republican., 1899-03-31

luxury.
 Neils Peterson is a name that stands
 towards the top of the column of the l pioneers of the south side, Who have
 made themselves men of wealth and the south side much more desirable as .
 place of residence, because they 1 the valley. Mi. Peterson came
 to the valley in 1872 a poor
 man, but with diligent effort and l honest dealings he has made his name loved and respected His nome, two
 miles and a half southeast of Tempe | is @ handsome country home set in the
 center of a 4S9 acre ranch, that it is
 safe to say has no superior on the
 face-of the earth Besides this ranch, i MT 'etersOn owns and operates two
 other ranches, enc of eighty acres, agd 1 the other or 280 acres. MT Peterson feeds on an average GOO head of cattle
 every year. Last year Ee fed $50 head
 Of cattle, cut ,6O0 tons of alfalfa hay
 and sold 700 tons, which foupd 8 ready
 market in California. Every project
 deserving of support the south side, finds MT. Peterson at the wheel and every object worthy of charity has the substantial sympathy of that gentle man. Now, independent owners Of ranches on the south side can look back with gratitude to the tima when MT. Peters0n's strength was sustaining them
 J. Webster Johnson has gathered around him on a pretty ranch two miles south of Tempe, large stock Of blooded poultry and 8 large apiary of strong and produce colonies cf bees The best breeds of chickens are, raised by MT Johnson. who does 3 large business in fancy stock. Poultry is a new business in the Salt River valley. but several men like MT. Johnson are making it one of the factors of the val ley's wealth and are placing it in line to become enc of it's principal sources of TeVenue.
 The Daniel Kloss and James Carroll, orange groves are the oEly ventures in orange culture near Tempe. The groves have proved a success. Rev. <Ioss last year gathered 400 boxes from about twelve acres of trees which were seven years old. The crop rea.iz- cd to the owner S650. The Carroll grove is thriving equally as well.
 E. 4. Murphy is the proprietor of
 
 Iiveries in Arizona The stock kept by Mir Murphy is the best that gentle man can secure in the markets of the 1 United States. MT. Murphy has been 1 in the livery business in Tempe twelve | years and his name is generally known 1 throughout the territory.
 The w. H. Ryder's lumber yard is 1nc of Tempe'8 old business institu- ions Besides lumber. a full line of paints and oils, buggies, wagons. farm ng machinery and building material 5 kept in stock. Under the able man lgement of W. s. Johnston. the busl- less has grown to large proportions, nd in a large measure has made 'empe headquarters for supplies in kase lines
 Samuel Brown could not be left out nd Tempe given 9 full showing. Mir SrCwn is owner of a large black mithing and woodwork shop. He has erved four years on the board Of pub c school trustees and has recently cen elected without opposition, to 8rve three years longer. MT. Brown spresented Tempe and Maricopa ounty in the last territorial legisla- Ire and returned to his constituents -ith no dimunition of their favorable 2gard for him.
 The Arizona Mercantile company IS le name of a general merchandise ore that would be a credit to any )wn The business was first organ ed in 1892, and has been organized vice since, once in 1897. when the resent name was adopted. and again l 1898. when the present owners as med control. The present Organiza- On is Albert Miller, president; T. oward Wood, vice president, and ames McNeu, secretary and treasu- 1T. The capital stock is 50,00O dol ITS $15,000 of which is paid up. There
 S22,00 of book accounts and stock goods on the shelves and in the ore. A large and complete line of i grades of goods are kept ir stock. nce the present owners took charge, le trade of the company has been rowing steadily until four clerks are nable to wait on customers and take ire of orders The able manage ent of this institution is keeping at Ome a great deal of trade that form 'ly went elsewhere and consequently, 5t only Tempe but the country trib Iary to it feel kindly towards It. lere is no doubt that the store will be- )me one of the largest mercantile in itutiOns in the territory and will be by the people of the Tempe }untry who will realize what such an stitutiOn means to them individually ? nd as Q community. a HE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. n The Congregational church, being Ii nished, has proved a surprise and ( ratification to the people Of Tempe. Y
 is very pretty structure of brick e i'd nicely arranged on the inside. W here are two large class rooms which O m be thrwn into the main audience s ,om, thus giving a seating capacity l 2nO No one realiZed what an Nrna- o