The Florence tribune., 1900-06-02
TUCSON NOTES.
Gathered by the Tribune Man During a
 Recent Visit.

lie takes his nerve with him every where he goes.
 Pittock is q rustling newsgatherer and is doing good work on the Star. The people of Tucson are much in- debted to him for his efforts in secur- ing the Carnegie library.
 The Eagle mill is the pride of the territory, aud has grown to be one of Tucson's principal manufactories. The grade of flour turned out is unexcelled, and much of it is sold in this valley.
 Editor Smalley has made vast i'm provement in the Citizen since he assumed it's management. In addition to new dress, it displays all effort to secure the news not heretofore notice able.
 The Star continues to be the lead ing morning newspaper of Southern Arizona. Ex-Governor Hughes has made a number of improvements in his paper, and will add linotype machine within the next month.
 It was matter of great surprise to some of our friends when told that there were two papers published in an adjoining county. They supposed all the time we were monopoiist. Perish the thought But such is fame.
 After the bustling hurly- -burly life one leads in live town like Florence, it does a man good to get out among people of qnieter disposition and take rest occasionally. It broadens ones horizon and gives new views of life.
 Many new buildings are being erected in Tucson, the most elegant being the home of the Owl Club on Main street, near Colonel Herring's, which will be occupied by Messrs. Freeman, Penney, Goldschmidt and Hereford us bach elors' hall.
 Manager Thum, of the San Xavier, is doing rushing business. The over land trains now stop there for break fast and supper, and passengers all speak well of the food and service. It is without doubt one of the best hotels in Tucson.
 Prof. John Nets and Hon. Tom Davis entertained ye country editor at din- her, and it was good feed all right all right. We sweetened our boullon and drank out of the finger bowl, much to their disgust, but the boys meant well and we are very grateful.
 Our friend Sutherland, of the Occi- dental, is keeping his hotel up to its old-time excellent standard. Not wishing to take a shingle off his roof, we put up with him on this trip and have not the slightest cause for com plaint. The hotel is well pa tronized by people from this section.
 The TRIBUNE gets in 'scoop" on
 
 its esteemed contemporaries by an- nouncing that the Franklin baby was the most beautiful object our eyes rested on during the trip. (Mrs. Cheyney's little girl was asleep when we called and visitors were not allowed to see it.) It takes the country news paper to draw out these important facts.
 The two national banks in Tucson, the Consolidated and Arizona, are fourishing institutions and solid as rock financially. They both advertise i'll the TRIBUNE, and we could not we'll say otherwise, notwithstanding we are opposed to the national bank ing system. However, we trust this opposition of ours will not cause them to go out of business, thereby losing to us valuable and esteemed advertisers.
 When the news came over the tele- phone last Saturday that compromise  had been effected for $1,O00, the Tue son sure ties on defaulting County Treasurer Brady's bond acted like they had won big prize in the Louisi- ana lottery. The impression was that if the county gets enough to pay Bob Morrison's fee it mighs consider itself fortunate, whereas the Tucson men made bona fde offer of "A ,000 cash to settle the dedication, to which our Board of Supervisors did not deign a reply. No matter what the shortage is, it will be paid, and suit commenced at once on the bonds of the Supervisors to recover the same and for neglect of duty. The TRIBUNE makes this state ment by authority, and ventures to re- mark on its own account that little politeness doesn't cost much. You may as we'll expect to run a steam engine without water as to find an active energetic man with torpid liver and you may know that his liver