Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-03-14
IN AND AROUND MAYER An Historical Locality That is Holding its Own as an Active h.
 dustrIaI Center. Like in Pioneer Days it Remains in the Saddle and Has a Bright
 Future Ahead.


 no section more familiarity or agree ably known to the masses than can be said of the old station of Mayer. In the earlier days of staging from Prescott to Phenix it was regarded as a luxury when the wild mustangs pulled up at the place, and after leaving it the universal verdict was that in hospitality and accommoda- tions it savored of the delightful and refreshing indeed. So famous had this center become in the annals of overland travel, that the monot- onv of riding on the hurricane deck of a prairie schooner was more or less of a pleasant anticipation after one had partaken there of the rough and ready generosity, to await him at every turn, With the decline of the stage coach and the building of the railroad, however, one would naturally believe that the old land mark of the 'fast and furious" was to be supplanted by delicacy of regard that the tenderfoot era was sure tU unravel, Or, in other words, the place was to lose its old-time identity and charm. But such IS not the case.
 The railroad has been laid to the very door of the old station, and while it IS true the methods are somewhat changed in 50 far as trans pOrtation facilities go, and the tedi- ousness of a long and trying journey is somewhat dispelied, and more people are going in to see and be seen. the characteristics and tradI tions oi the place are nevertheless preserved, and still go on as of yore. In short, Mayer of old is still the same. but, as the boys say, on big ger scale. l. is a peculiar place ID Arizona, and so solidifed Is it in the regard of the people who today, as Of old, still cling to and around 1t aud cherish its past, that we doubt fl a score of railroads would materi- ally alter the scene. This belief is based on the fact of a personal re- gard for the founder of the place - Joe Mayer probably Is as well known today ss any living Arizon- an. For nearly a quarter of a cen tury he has been at his post, and from a "hand-out" up to stalking" the nomadic prospector, not to mention such events as going broke" himself on various mining enterprises, we doubt if there is a mortal in the territory whose career has been as variegated as his has been. Unlike the skeptical and un- certain, MT. Mayer has held the l fort, as 1t were, and in the language of Colonel Sellars has "taken his medicine" like man, no matter whether it was sweet or bitter. Thousands of admirers whispered to him that the railroad would wipe him out of existence, and that his fate would be told in the vernacuIar of the Hassayampa "has beens.' This is not so, however. On the contrary, the railroad has brought hundreds where the stage coach car ried one, and with the change the country in and around that place has been more benefited and placed in better light than could have been possibly accredited to any other channel. With the change MT Mayer has kept pace with the times and we are pleased to state also that as the avenues in mining progres: widened, so has he, in a great meas ure, been likewise benefited | Through all the long years he hal been a resident of that particular section his citizenship has been ol the highest order-a benefactor, II short-and nothing good should bt denied him.
 As an industrial center Mayer i: handsomely located. It supplies Big Bug, up and down, while fo Bumblebee, Black Canyon, Agu; Fria, the Bradshaws and other dis tricts it is an ideal location as a dis , trlbuting point.
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