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The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16
Storage Ressvoirs-Prosp.rIty

Colorado should be the greatest agricultural state in the West. In it's sandy plains and valleys there is as much gold as in its mountains. The only difference is in the process of get ting it out. For the one the blow and the harvester are used. For the other the pick and drill are necessary. Colo rado needs more farmers. A thickly settled agricultural region builds up cities. It makes prosperous state" " -[Denver "Times."
 And this possibility of upbuilding and development through agriculture will apply to all the great arid west as soon as it's land shall have been re. claimed and made productive through the construction of great storage reser. voirs and the conservation of the vast volumes of water which now flow use lessly to the sea.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16
Build the Reservoirs.

h his last annual report the Secre- tary of the Interior, referring to the arid lands of the West says:
 "That this vast acreage, capable of sustaining and comfortably support. ing, under proper system of irriga- tion, population of at least 50,000, ,00O people, should remain practically a desert, is not in harmony with the pro gress of the age or in keeping with the possibilities of the future." The fed eral government should devote DOT tion of its annual river and harbor ap- propriation to the building of the great storage reservoirs, the surveys for which have been made by the Geologi- cal Survey.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

Dr. Claypool's irrigation bill is based on the foundation that canal companies must deliver the goods sold. If the canal company is unable to do so dur ing the term specified by contract, the water user shall have credit for the amount of water undelivered, the same to be supplied during the next period of contract. The bill has a strong following and it allows the boards of supervisors under certain conditions to call election for three water commissioners who shall consti- tute board of arbitration to settle water disputes. It is highly probable a few members of the third house would be glad to have legislators in cluded in the bill so they, too, would he compelled to deliver the goods. lion. Sam Purdy, peace be to his ashes, used to say, "the ideal legislator is the fellow who will stay bought.n This, however, has nothing to do with the irrigation ll.--[Phoenix Gazette
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16
PATERNALISM IN GLASGo
How the Scotch Capital Provide the Welfare of Ita
 CttiseMs.

IL Is when he Is single thet the { gow workingman need spend ittl inc necessaries of lfe. The corr ton has devised enormous com lodging houses, at varying prices, much cheaper than correspon places in London. Private enter has followed the municipal exaI The man can for 5Hs to six pence ar obtain accommodation of the {, comfortable kind. With little GU to himself, and with abundant ], mon rooms, everything he wants hand, says the London Mail. Ther. fires and cooking utensils for him, attendants to clean up after he done. He can buy raw food at price and cook it himself; or he c he prefers. buy cooked stuff at retes.
 If the Glasgow workman is le- widower he can go to the muni family home, where each of his dren will be cared for by trained nu fed and tended while the father is ( ing his living, for one shilling an, pence week, in addition to the fat house rent of four shillings and pence per week. If the man die wife can earn her living while fin food and shelter for herself and children in the home at even rates.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16
A THEORY ABOUT MURDER.
statistics Show That Cruelty to Anf- maIs Is a Sure Index to
 Bloodthirafines4.

According to an ingenious statisti- clan who has been at work on the subject ever since the assassination of King Humbert of Italy, the great est number of murders is likely to be committed in that country in which animals are treated with the most cruelty. He claims, too, that compar- atively few murders are committed in those countries in which societies for the protection of animals flourish.
 Out of every million inhabitants, he says, there are in England and Ire land only murderers; in Germany, Il; in Belgium, 14; in France, Is; in Austria, 23; in Hungary, 67; in Spain, S3, and in Italy, 95.
 These figures, he maintains, are just what might be expected. In no coun- try, he says, are animals treated with more kindness than in Great Britain and with more cruelty than in Italy and the treatment accorded to then in the other countries may fairly be gauged according to tle number 0, murders committed in each. At the same time this statistician who is Q German and an infiuentia member of the Berlin Society for tn. Protection of Animals, admits tha climate is considerable factor in thi matter.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

not exactly that way. The marriage statistics are raised through an influx of Californiaus, seeking to evade the stringency of the California re-mar- riage relations. Apache county's ap- parent felicity in the marriage rela- tion needs little explanation. There was no district court in that county during 1900. Two divorce cases re- main on the docket untried. h Yava- pal it will be observed that about one couple out of three have found mar riage a failure. The general average lacks little of l5 per cent of divorces to the number welded.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

Advices received in Tucson this morn
 ing of the Fist of February from Homo lulu are to the effect that MT. ". A. Zabriskie arrived there on the 20th on the steamer Ventura which sailed from San Francisco on the 14th inst. Mr. Zabriskie writes that he had delight ful trip of 6 days, and was not sea sick single hour but was prompt and efficient at every meal. A large mum. Der of passengers went over and the voyage was rendered peculiarly agree able by the cheerful amenities and social courtesies of several very agree. able ladies and gentlemen. Mr. Zab. riskie met some very pleasant people on his arrival at Honolulu, one of whom
 was Smith an employee of the South
 ern Pacific at Tucson some years ago
 Mir. Smith is manager of the new ant elegant hotel on the beach, called ths
 Modna. He also met Judge Humph reys, Judge Estee and E. s. Gill of th,
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

If Mrs. Stanford is, indeed, the Le- land Stamford Junior university, if sue supports it and for that reason governs it, and in cases of alleged interference with professorial free speech, her mo- tives are the issue, then it is nobody $ business whether Prof. Ross was denied free speech or not. Mrs. Stanford has an indisputable right to run her own university in her own way. And that is the light iu which the alumni com mittee puts the matter. Unless their report does her and the institution an injustice, Leland Stsnford Junior university is not university at all, but Mrs. stanford's private boardin g school.-[The Public.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16
The East Learning Aboutlrrisation.

A great people living in the region of abundant rainfall are learning consider able this winter about Western irriga- tion. New England editor of a daily paper recently manifested much in- terest in some artesian we'll borings being made in the West, and remarked in his columns that the result of such experiments would be watched with great interest since if artesian water could be secured and used for irriga- ton in the desert, it would mean a great Western development. He has learned since that thousands aud thou
 sands of acres were, at the time of his writing, under irrigation from such g source.
 l. A Congressman, an ex-judge of larg,
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16
Col. c. p. Sykes Dead.
IFrom the Nogales vidette,l

. A telegram was received in Nogales yesterday by Eugene K Sykes, of the U. s. custom house, announcing the sudden death at New York, on March 9th, of his father, Col. Chas. P. Sykes. La grippe was the cause of death.
 Col. Sykes was a well known pro- moter and was well known in Santa Cruz county, where he resided several years ago, having built the big hotel buildi Dg at Cslabasas and interested much eastern capital to invest here. At the time of his death he was ar ranging to visit Santa Cruz county in company with number of capitalists. Deceased leaves wife, one son and daughter 10 mourn his death. The daughter, Mrs. Joseph E. Wise, will leave at once for New York to attend the funeral of Col. Sykes, whose body has been embalmed and placed in 8 vault awaiting her arrival.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

Indiana furnishes another negro lynching bee. The murderous mob in this case, however, showed evidence of being degree in advance of the regular negro lynching mobs, along the lines of civilization, for it did not burn it's victims body until it had killed hin by hanging. That is some evidence of improvement. But it was characteristic of this mob as of all the others that it was composed of citizens who believe so profoundly in flaw and order" that they will have it if they have to defy all the laws and break ur all the order there is to get it.-[Ths Public.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

A new Mormon colonization scheme, which has been brewing for several years, will be carried out shortly. Utah iT migrants, who settled in north eastern Arizona severel years ago are blazing the way for anoth CT heavy inn migration from that state, to follow the completion of project for reclaim ing many thousand acres of land along the Little Colorado river rear St. Johns, A. T. There is now large and four ishing settlement there, and the men engaged in farming and stock raising in the Little Colorado valley under a crude water storage system. They pro- pose the construction of a new dam, which will back the water for miles, creating sn immense lake that will permanently feed stream of sufficient size to water many thousand acres of land that now form desert wastes.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16
On to Fl Paso.
From the Tombstone Prospector.l l

From the Tombstone Prospector.l
 The new railroad headed from Bis bee to Fl Paso has already been grad ed some 75 to 78 miles in the direction of El Paso. The junction of the new road with the Nacosari branch will be near the new town of Douglas. One survey from Douglas leads through Antelope Pass thence in direct line to EI Paso, the entire distance be- ing some 2l5 miles. Thus far the grad ing has been followed on this survey, through San Simon valley and the farthermost grading camp is already in the Animas valley, in New Mexico, about 75 miles from Douglas. Just where the line will continue is mat ter of conjecture as the railroad off cials are reticent on the subject. How ever, grading work is being pushed ahead and from all appearances Fl Psso will be the outlet for the line The opening of this road will mear much for Arizona and the country through which it will traverse. There is ample financial backing behind tn, undertaking and the officials are say ing nothing and crowding work.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16
GOOD TIMES.
R. G. Dun 6 Co.'S Monthly Review of Trade Conditions for February in Southern
 California.

Business throughout the country continues good. Bank clearings and railway earnings, which are good meas ures of trade volume, indicate quite a gain in business over last year. Wool transactions are heavier, but prices tend lower. A revival in export trade in cotton is noted. There isno diminu- tion in movement of iron and steel, and all markets report higher prices. In our immediate district interest concentrates on orange crop. Un- seasonably warm weather that has forced picking to last possible degree and shortage in cars to move fruit has made situation that threatens seri- ous loss to the grower. The bulk of orange crop is navels, which must be marketed by last of March. Half the crop has not yet gone forward. Pack ing houses are full of oranges ready for shipment, with practically no cars to meet the demand
 Celery shipping is about over. The output from the peat-lands reached 1,500 carloads.
 Beet crop is pressing more rapidly than at any former season. More than 5000 acres are already in at 0xnard. About l5,00U acres will be planted in this vicinity, 2,000 acres have been planted for Alamitos factory and many more acres are being put in. It is prob able that this factory will this season have run of from four to six months. For the first time in four years South ern California beemen look for large gathering of honey product. Only q few late rains are needed to make U record breaking crop. The market is lmost bare of old boney.
 Condition of deciduous fruits and berries are promising and new canner- ies are being built in this section. It is expected no less than nine canneries will be in operation this season by June lst.
 Beans are quiet, prices stiff. Dried fruit and nuts are dull, holders gener. ally w filing to shade prices.
 The growers are beginning to agi- tate the question of how the unusually large crops looked for this year in Coufharr Galiforr;a oao ha l,,ndla5
 Last year, with practically no grain crop, light yields of beans and decidu. ous fruits, there was a shortage oi helpers. The demand for labor will be unquestionably very great this year, and unless there is decided in. crease in number of workers over las
 year great loss will result.
 Locally business is generally good
 money active, interest rates easy, 4,
 to 7 per cent net on good security.
 Clearanees for month just passse,
 show increase 30 per cent over Febru
 ary of last year. Real estate brok CT
 report continued activity in sales 0
 city and country properties. One lead
 ing firm reporting city sales since Jan
 uary lst amounting to nearly $5D0, ,00t Failures for February, seven; iiabi
 ities $27 900, a.sessts $7,000; agains twelve for same month last year wit ' liabilities of $S0, 0,000, and assets $5O, ,00C
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16


 A machine has been invented, and is now being tested in the Missouri lead district, for sinking shafts. is sim ply an enormous core drill, capable of cutting out a hole four to twelve feet in dianleter-or larger if desired-and the inventor claims that speed may be attained with it in boring as great as that of ordinary air percussion drills, less of course the time required to blast, and remove the broken rock. The ma chine being tried weighs forty tons. It is only question of time before sue cess will be reached in this line, and also in tunnel boring, by the same method.- Mining Reporter.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

Honolulu Republican, to all of whom he took special letters of introduction. MT. zabriskie is very much pleased with Honolulu. He spoke in glowing terms of the beautiful scenery, ex- quisite gardens and the luxuriant foli- age which meet the eye on every hand. He makes special mention of tue kind ness and hospitality of the people, which is one of the distinguishing features of Hawaiian experience. Mir. zabriskie says that after the adjourn journment of Judge Humphreys court two weeks hence the judge will take g trip to California and will also visit Prescott, Phoenix and Tucson. The judge formerly resided in Phoenix Tucson Citizen.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

experience, was astonished to fir in the arid States man must p water which runs through his pl some beneficial use in order to sl fully claim title thereto. He co ed that if he owned farm, j State, and through that farm stream, no man could go abov and divert water from that strea lessen it's flow.
 The word irrigation, as applied West, is only an indefinite some to Eastern men; but they are let about it rapidly.
 GUY ELLIOT MITCH
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16
ALvoRD AGAIN.
He Visits Old Haunts and Steals Horses
 Near Tombstone.
IErom the Tombstone Prospeetor.l

From the Tombstone Prospector.l
 A sensation was created in Tomb stone today when it became known that this section had been visited by no less distinguished parsonage than Burt Alvord, the much wanted ex-con- stable, trsin-robber and jail-breaker.
 According to reliable official inform ation received by the Prospeetor Alvord and Yaqui Indian were at the Warren ranch in Sulphur Spring Valley near Pearee on Sunday. This ranch is the one formerly owned by Alvord. The only occupant of the ranch at the time of the visitation of the outlaw was Frank Swink. Alvord demanded sup per saying he was hungry and he and the Yaqui enjoyed hearty meal. A little later the two left, warn ing Swink not to leave the place or di- vulge their whereabouts. The two re- turned the next evening and after eat ing another supper, prepared to remain all night, Alvord meanwhile chatting about his experiences and how he evaded the officers.
 Alvord and his companion were to leave that night hence retired early and at late hour the two left the house. Swink was told to remain in the house and presuming the two visi- tors might still be in the neighborhood he obeyed orders. On the morning Swink discovered that the men who had been the recipients of his hospi- tality showed their ingratitude by talk ing five horses from the rauch--two of the horses being fine animals belong ing to Swink. The latter mourns the loss of his two pet horses to such a degree he vowed vengeance against the outlaw and hastened to Pearce, gave the news and joined posse to follow the trail. Sheriff Del Lewis immedi- ately arranged for securing of the country and with a posse headed by himself started from Tomstone with out delay.
 The Sheriff and posse arrived in Tombstone last night, took brief rest and were again on tue trail early this morning. The trail was plainly fol- lowed, the tracks leading direct across the country from the Dragoons and pas sing just below Tombstone near the hospital where the tracks are plainly discernable. The Sheriff was obligedto remain here on important official busi. ness, but joins the party later, if neces- sary, while the rest of the posse includ. ing Swink, pressed forward. Deputy Porter Mcdonald is also out heading another posse and it is hoped Alvord will be headed of before he crosse: the border.
 The object of Alvord's visit is believ. ed to secure the buried spells of tn. ho!dup near his former ranch, whicf was the rendezvou, of the band at tha time. 1t has always been suspected that considerable of the holdup none, was buried here by Alvord and hi visit there at this time lends color t, the theory.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

"We are not much of sport" says
 Kansas editor, 'but when we meet a
 cinch in the road, we recognize it. We made the following bargain with friend yesterday. We were to stand at given point half an hour and watch the ladies who passed. For every lady who reached back to see f her skirt was gaping or to tuck it under her belt, we were 10 receive a nickel, and for every one who failed to do so in walking block we were to give him a dime. We got sixty two nickels and gave him one dime lady with both arms of came along
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

The politicians wife was startl q sound below stairs.
 "John," she cried, "there's a r in the house!"
 "The house." replied John. "W the matter with the senatef 2 worse. ."-[Philadelphia Press.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16
Pointed Paragraphs.

An ace in the handis worth f the pack.
 A typewriter girl without an. spells is Jewal.
 The highway with a tollgate th is also bugway.
 When an Arab leaves his ho always takes it with him.
 People who soliloquize may hear good of themselves.
 Bad habits need no cultivation. is sure to beget another.
 It doesn't take 8 luxury lol evolute into an actual necessity.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16
Generosity.
From the Washington "star."l

From the Washington "Star."l
 "Do you think republics are un- grateful?" asked the statesman.
 "No, sir," answered the profession. al politician. "If you know how to work it, you can coax as much salary and incidental profit out of republic as you can out of any form of govern ment know of. As matter of fact, a republic is one of the easiest institu- tions ou earth.o
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

c. c. Randolph, formerly editor of the Phoenix Republican, has been en- ployed by Director of the Mint George E. Roberts to prepare the statistics of the production of precious metals in Arizona for the year 1900.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16
TO THE DEAF.

A rich lady cured of her dea and noises in the head by Dr. Nj sons Artificial Ear Drums, gave 0o6 to his Institute, so that deaf D. unable to procure the Ear Drums have them free Address No. l90t Nicholson Institute, 7S0 Eighth Avs New York. m5
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

Rep.-I am surprised that such lent opposer of the administrat you are went to Washington to a the inauguration of Mir. McKiDle,
 Dem-I did't go there to atten inauguration. I went to celebra first terms finish.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

The International club is making arrangements to build $l0,00U club house in Nogales, Sonora. It will be model of comfort and convenience and one of the finest in equipment in the state.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

Con. O'Keefe, the well known ing man, is laid up at the sanit, in Nogales with broken leg, u suit of runaway while driyir Sonora.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

The extensive arid regions of north- ern Mexico are, it is reported, to be irrigated by canals through aid ex- tended by tue Mexican federal and state governments.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

Our worst enemies often have 8 ter opinion of us than our best fir because they happen to know le us.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16
WeddInc Statistics.

The statistics of marriage and divorce within Arizona for the year 1900 have been privately complied and from an exchange the following table is taken |:
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

Some people thrust their insi cant faults into prominence as S insinustion that they have no ones.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

We'll, Johnny, do you feel proud to be an uncle?
 No, cause ain't no uncle.
 Why not?
 Cause Pm an aunt. The new baby's a girl.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

The statistics appear to show that the people of the little county of Yuma are especial devotees to Hymen. It is
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-16

Sentimentality is another nam sentiment in ourselves.