Cochise review., 1900-12-15
Delegate Wilson Writes to the Review Giving the Faith that
 Is In Him.
te Also Tells of Special Efforts Which will be Made to Secure Other Legislation Affecting
 Arizona.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 3, 1906

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 2, 1900.
 EDITOR REvIEw:-Your letter ad. dressed to me at Prescott, came in behind me and have just received it here, and hasten to answer the ques- tiOns you propound.
 You ask first if I think Arizona will be admitted to statehood at this ses- sion. My reply to that is that do, and my reasons are these: Arizona is thoroughly qualified and equipped to assume the responsibilities of state. Her population is greater than all of the states that have ever been admitted into the union save five, and on the score of population she is certainly en- titled to admission. As to her taxable wealth, there have been but six states admitted into the the union with tax able valuation, as shown by their own assessment lists, equal to Arizona, and in addition to that we all know that she has one hundred million of taxable VdluC UllO bCIllbOly hiSh WOhlu IC- spond to the necessities of the sover- eighty of statehood Not only so, but her internal wealth open for immediate development is a striking invitation to the general governm mt to incorporate her into the sisterhood of states. With a mining belt over four hundred miles in length with an average width of a hundred miles, containing nearly 30,- 000,000 acres of mineral land, and which, by the way, is hardly scratched, and is, notwithstanding that her output today, not including our increase at all, within fifteen years would buy every acre of agricultural land in any agrl- cultural state in the union, is argument enough by itself to induce any political party on earth to admit her right to admission, and fight for it. Not only so, but onr agricultural lands equal in extent that of Iowa, making the great est brdy oi agricultural land on earth, not excepting the valley of the Nile, only increases our right to demand ad- mission.
 Therefore, we have the population; we have the taxable valuation; we have the internal wealth, and we have that grade of citizenship made up of indus try, business purpose and intelligence, which stands higher in it's rating than any state in the union today, which adds to the arguments presented.
 With these before the eyes of the ad- ministration and congress we have the promise solemuly made in the form of platform of both parties that we should have early admission. This doesn't mean admission by another congress, but early admission generally means by the congress that makes it, and we rely upon the promises of both parties thus made.
 Not only that, but the executive of the nation. the President himself, 6 little more than six months ago, prom ised assistance to admission in the event that our population as taken by the census would authorize it, and so. did the leaders of the republican party promise likewise. The census returns not only show what we claimed little over six months ago as grounds for ad- mission, but 1t shows considerable more in population, and on the basis of what we claimed little over six months ago these promises were made, and as the census returns far exceeds that claim, there can be no objection or reason for failing to carry out the pomises thus made.
 These are but few of the reasons why base my belief that we will se- cure admission at this session.
 1 might add that from Chicago to Washington l travelled with several members, most of whom were republi- cans, and all of whom advocated our admission, saving that there was no reason why we should not be admitted.
 You ask me also what bills and meas ures for the benefit of Arizona shall press at this short session.
 In reply to that-the principal bills