The Arizona sentinel., 1899-04-29
ARIZONA.

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 ARIZONA.
 Arizona stands at tine threshold of an era of wonderful social and industrial de velopment. There can't be doubt about thefact. The dawn for which she has waited so long is breaking at last. There is every promise of day of great pros perity and permanent upbuilding just be- fore her. The impulse of a new and ener- gizing hope is visible everywhere among her people. while the cumulative effect ot many things, which made but small inn pression as they transpired singly, is now for her full share of atten- ton and interest abroad among home seekers and capitalists.
 4 lively competition has sprung mp for the possession of things which have hereto fore gone a-begging for ownership. There is scramble for franchises. Nothing more surely indicates great industrial awaken ing than this. The rates of interest are falling to moderate figures. Nothing more surely indicates confidence and competition among the money lend Us than this.
 Arizona has reachci that climacticer period which every western state has ex- perienced sometime in its history when, after long aud weary struggle and doubt, with each side of the balance first up and then down, the clouds of despondency have suddenly rolled away, and sunburst of energiziug- hope has thrilled the droop- ing spirits Of the people to greater and braver endeavor than before.
 For the last twelve years the subsistence of the great Tombstone boom and the con- pletion of two transcontiuental lines of railroad across her territory-Ari2ona has rather dropped out of pubic attention, hut in that time she has been quietly &C., cumulatiue fund of substantial wealth and a force of moral character which qualify her now to rise up and take her destiny in hcr own hands.
 The population of Arizona is Mexican. This Is a mistake of great importance fro'A
  considerable center of Mexican population in the territory, the city of Tucson and even there it Is not by any means at pres ent the predominating element It think tt is eel tain that 4rizona has not to-day nearly so large Mexican population as Colorado aud not above One-tenth as much as New Mexico ."FitZ- Mac" in Denver News
 FRUIT CULTURE.
 Fruit production throughout Arizona is @ sub ice; great interest at present, and will no doubt, be the principal industry in Yuma County. The remarkable results that have sprung from very superficial and imperfect culture has de- nlonstratod that the soil and climate of Yuma County arc peculiarly adapted for this branch of agricultural enterprise. The development Of these resources is of the utmost importance and is at tractiug careful attention. Experiments have been made with care, and facts in regard to the culture of different kinds of fruits have been collected which cannot fail to convince, tbe mostskept- ical, off. Jnderful superiority of Yuma County over southern California ill fruit growing, and hich must lead to 8 large and varied production, of the most remuncrstve character.
 The co missioner of immigration iii his report, published in 886 writes Gs follows of the rich vae, of the Gila. Colorado and Calt rivers
 The soil of these valleys is among the richest on the continent It is formed of the detrtus which the streams for ages have brought down from their mountain homes in their journes to the sea By constant overfows and change of channel, the deposit of this rich vegetable matter has form ed soil of ,xtreme fertility, Near th3 streams it l is dark alluvial mold, well adapted to small grains and grasses Farther back there is a ricl, l sandy loan, mellow and porous, and especially favorable for fruit culture It has been already demonstrated that the productive apacity of these valleys is not surpassed by lands of equal in any part of the United States. So rapid and prolific is tEo growth of the fruits, cereals and vegetables that the labor Of the cultiyatOr is reduced to the minimum. lr nearly all of them two crops year can be growth, and vegetation is one month ahead of California. The farmers plants cottonwood sapng before his door, and within the year he has a shade tree twenty five feet high! Alfalfa can be cut six tines during the season, and it is an actual fact the grape-cuttings have produced within eigh teen mo, ths, What state or Territory make such a showing? The climate, it must be reDem hered is nearly perpetual summer. Snow never falls in these southern valleys. The farmer begins to plant ill November, and by the middle of 'ay 'is harvest is ready. Roses in bloom, fruit trees are blos.oming, and the graI fields are sea of green, when the fields of the Eastern farmer, arc covered with and ice.
 Every variety grains grasses, fruits and vege tables grown in the temperate and semi-tropi' zones can be produced in the valleys of Al iEona Wheat corn barley, oats ard all the smai. grain give yield of from twenty-five to fifty bushels tC the acre. Alfalfa, clover, timothy, Bermuda ant all the cultivated grasses grow luXuriantly, tho former giving from eight to ten tons to the acr, each year, Every variety of vegetable raised il the United States can be grown ip Arizona, ant nowhere arc they found of better quality.
 ''Bosdes tine products mentioned, these eemi tropical valleys produce cotton, sugar cane, to- bacco, hemp and rice With the exception of th' sugar-cane but little attention is paid to the cuti ration of other staples but it has been demonsrat ed that the soil and climate are specially adaptct to their successful growth. Cotton growing is n' experiment. in Arizona, for it is on record tha when the Europeans first penetrated this region they found the Pima Indians wearing fabric made of stt5n grown in the ella valley.
 ''Bui it is their sdaptabihty fer fruit cultur thst ass;res to these valley lands dense popula ton and apyospecous future. Almost every var iety known ceu be raised in their fruitful soils. Tn apple pear, plum, peach, apricot, qvincc and nee tarine, are of delicious flavor, and give a gen erous yield. The grape cf all varieties isa hom in these sunny wales. Nc place in the grape-grow
 ing belt of the Pacific Coast can show so prolific ycid, The quality is all that could be desired aid the wine, although it's manufacture IS vet eX pcrimcursl i, of fine flavor, delicious bouquet ] and u1s 5rpass,d by any native product as atahi