Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-07-19
A LITTLE HISTORY.


1.-THE Journal-Miner because it dares to
defend against it's vile attacks the
lmCst prominent, meritOriOuS. and i'm
lportaut enterprises in the territory,
land deluges its readers with lot more
ltcmmy-r0t on tax exemption, taxless
Itoots, etc. Why doesn't the Courier
remind its readers that John Marion,
editor and proprietor of the Courier
when the tax exemption bill was in
troduced, at the time when the pres
him, together with several other paid
lobbyists, was in Phoenix attending
the legislature, assisting Bullock to
get a tax exemption bill through for
Bul,ock's exclusive benefit Why
doesn't it state the fact that the
tax exemption idea originated with the
: Courier and its friends, including c.
Meyer Zulick, democratic governor at
the time they were in Bullock's en-
Il lcy, and that when the bill before the
Legislature was so amended as to make
! 1t possible for any one tc, take advan-
tage Of the benefits proposed, the ex-
elusive privilege gang were very
wrathy as they saw at once that it
meant the destruction of a rawhide
railroad, together with the monopoly
and cinch it had on Yavapai county.
They knew, however, that it meant
the building of a first class railroad,
and the development of the vast re-
sources of the territory, agricultural
and mineral, consequently did not dare
10 publicly declare themselves, but
waited until after the north and south
road was constructed and prosperity
was insured to Prescott, Phoe-
nix, the Sat River valley and
the mines of the territory gen
orally, since which time the
Prescott Courier, the offshoot of John
Marion's to some extent at the time
respectable paper, has been bowling
about tax exemption, tax toots. poor
taxpayers, bond hoodlers, swindlers.
etc, etc.
There is no doubt that the citi-
zens of Arizona should feel grateful to
John Marion, Bullock and others for
the idea of tax exemption,
though they had not the slightest
idea, at the time, of the great benefits
that would result therefrom. In fact,
their plan was to make Sc
cure forever the monopoly Bullock
was enjoying to the detriment of
northern Arizona, the whole territory
and the Salt River valley in particular.
If they had had their way we never
would have secured the outlet to the
Santa Fe that has given such decided
impetus to the general development
Throughout Arizona
Railroads will continue to be built
into mining districts, and through the
valleys, and the territory will con-
tinue to prosper in spite of all the
Courier may say or do. Naturally the
newspapers Of the terri
tory will be benefited to some extent,
as a result Of the enterprise, thrift and
that they would destroy,
but we do not see how this can be
avoided. Strangers unacquainted with
the true situation that settle in the
various localities will patronize for
time, at least, the tile newspaper
most convenient to their respective
abodes, and consequently such
papers will probably be able to
exc ont the miserable existence camp
followers generally do. Civilization
and advanced ideas, however, will kill
them eff in time, as they do the Indian
Possibly if the railroad company
would give the Courier man a pass and
pay his expenses while he travels a
little bit, he might gather an idea or
two that would be worth considering
If he had place to put them. AS the
railroad company is not likely to waste
money or transportation in this direc
ticn, and the Courier man is spending !
I'll his money. in Prescott, paying taxes, |
ETC., and telling the common people |
how much he loves them, it looks as |
though the poor fellow would have to |
stay at home the ba.ance of his days. |