Arizona republican., 1899-03-28
3,SoO.O 900 people within one nights

the 3,SOo.OOO people within one nights ride.
 ''The residents Of Buffalo are en-
 thusiastic over the fair. The federal
 government has already appropriated
 $500 000 toward it, while the state has
 contributed $500 GOO. At a dinner enc night $450,OO0 was raised by public
 subscription, and during the six weeks
 since the amount has swelled to S1,-
 0,000. There has been no cOntribu-
 tiCns as yet by the railroad companies
 or the big water transportation com
 ranies, and $5O0,000 is expected from that source. So from those figures it
 is evident that the people are in
 earnest.
 AlG Littell spent over two weeks in
 Mexico and he was asked to describe
 his trip. Said he:
 q could not better describe the
 country than to quote Bob Ingersoll
 who once referred to q counrry as hav-
 ing been sold to the devil for taxes.
 We had a dusty ride through the alkali
 deserts and there was only one rain
 during the whole time there. The cities are cramped and the streets mar row. They water their streets with small sprinkling cans, and, in fact. since left Kansas City 1 have not seen any streets properly Watered until l came to Phoenix Every morning and evening in the City of Mexico the in habitantS wear 'serapeS' Oveg their noses to protect their lungs from the dust and changes of the temperature I was talking with the city engineer down there who told me that the city would soon have a modern drainage. It is in bad need of some sanitary measure. However, there is not so much smallpox in Mexico as reported Most of it is on the borders and at pres ent there is very little in the interior. Vera Cruz is a quaint old town. You might say that the city health board is buzzard. The garbage is collected in carts and almost before it can be dumped it is seized by kuZzards and rent into atoms. The birds very oddly rCOst on the churches at night and 1 believe that I have seen 500 of them roasting on one chur.:h. Without them there would probably be much more in that city than there real ly fs." Ars
 Speaking of general conditions throughout the United States, MT Lit tell said:
 There is a general wave Of prOspe.- ity traversihg the whole country. Since the country was saved from free silver there has been a gradual im- | 1 speak from q knowledge | of many enterprises which are sure cri- | terions. And I do not belisve that 1 good times will terminate soon. As to the next presidential campai ign the iE- are that it will be conducted | on about the same lines as the last | one. No one doubts the renomination | 0f President Mckinley ana it is thought probable that Bryan will again | De the choice of the free silver party There was a little something t0 be | .earGd at the last election, bQ1 at the leXt election the republican majority will be still more sweeping. People Ire learning to appreciate the fact hat the cause of the present prosperity an be traced to the administration
 ''There is one condition in the east which is not satisfactory, but which will not precipitate panic. Trusts are pringing up like mushrooms. The or saniZation of the tiusts has not af- ected the pricss to q considerable eX- ent, but the principal cause for appre- tension is the fact that they are ever 'ver capitalized. fine present nrica of opper which is causing So much ex- ,itement is due largely to the forma- ion of copper trusts. They do not cor Ter the copper, but maintain the high ,rice. It is a mistake to think that he high value is the direct result of he relation between supply and de- hand. That condition would certainly 'e more desirable, and as a matter of act the increased utilization of copper or electrical and other purposes has
 great tendency to increase the vaiue f copper. But the present cause of he copper advance is hardly less ealthful. There will be no slump in 1 he market because these trusts are ot organized for that purpose. They i re capitalized to advance copper val es and subsequently to project them elves.'' {