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The Florence tribune., 1901-06-29
PATRIOTIC NOMENCLATURE.
Large Number of Towns In the United States with .Union" in
 Their Names.

Awhile ago an American story writer gave an exceedingly vivid it. lustration of the love for our united country which is felt everywhere through the republic. He was writing story of patriotic character, and the events described were supposed to take place in an American village. It occurred to the writer to give the vil- lage in the story @:. appropriate name, and the first one which occurred to him was Union"
 The little village of Union-that would sound nice and natural and patriotic" he thought, but, being a practical author and not wishing to have the location of his story pinned down to any particular spot, he turned to his postal and shippers guide to assure himself that the name was purely fictitious and imaginary. He WAS astounded to discover that in the United States there are 36 vil- lsges named Union" Then Union ville' and "Uniontown" occurred to him. He found that there were 21 of the former and IA of the latter. Continuing his researches, he discov- cred that there were listed: Union Center, 6; Union Church, 5; Union City, 6; Union Corners, 1; Union Grove, 5; Union Hill, $; Union Mills, 10; Unionburg, 1; Unionport. 4. and other combinations of Union. 56.
 So he gave it up and decided to call his fictitious village Columbia" and later looking in the guide, he found that there were % of these.
The Florence tribune., 1901-06-29
HOUSE MEMORIAL NO. 4.
To the Senate and House of Representa-. tives of the United States in Con-
 eress Assembled.

We, your Memorialists, tEe Nine teenth Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona, respectfully rep resent that the National Irrigation Congress, held in Phoenix. Arizona, on the l1th of Decem Der, A. D. 1896, unan- imously adopted the following:
 Whereas. The Pima and Maricopa Indians, tribes numbering in the aggregate ten thousand souls, have been deprived of the waters used by them in irrigation before the advent of the white race in America, through the appropriation of such waters by settlers on the headwaters of the Gila river: and
 Whereas. Through the loss of such waters the lands once cultivated by these tribes have become barren and worthless, and the members Of such tribes have become charge on the Government. and forced by tie loss of their fields into lives of degrada- tion and penury and
 Whereas, Such tribes have from the ear Hest days been the friends and allies of the white race; aud
 Whereas. The people of the United States have pledged themselves by solemn treaty to protect such tribes in their property and property rights; and
 Whereas, The Government of the United States has and now is engaged in the ex- penditure of hundreds of thousands of dol lars for the construction of works of irriga- tion for the reclamation of lands belonging to other Indian tribes; therefore, be it Resolved. mat tnlS congress do approve the proposed construction. under the plans of the U. 5. Geological Survey of the Buttes reservoir. in Pinal county, Arizona recently reported. to again reclaim the lands of these tribes, believing that by so doing can the Government alone honorably redeem the broken pledges made by it to these people, and thus preserve from further want and degradation two of the surviving Indier tribes of the American continent that have always been the constant friends of the white race.
 1 Resolved, That we approve the proposed | construction of such reservoir not only as | just and philanthropic but as economical l and good policy. as in a comparatively shor. l time the expense of maintaining such In- dians as sGoyernment charges will far exceed the cost of the irrigation works required to make them self-supporting and self-re- | speetiDg community.
 New, therefore, your Memorialists, the Nineteenth Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona, desire to go on record as earnestly endorsing the above recommendations of the Sixth National Irrigation Congress for the following reasons:
 l. The reservoir site referred to having been withdrawn iron entry by Government authorities, cannot now
 be utilized by any private corporation,
 and the Government therefore occupies
The Florence tribune., 1901-06-29
THE CASA eRANDE VALLEY.
Information for Those Seeking Homes
 In the Garden Spot of the West.

Pinal county was organized in 1915 from portions of Pima, Maricopa and Yavapai counties, and contains an area off ,S6s square miles, or s,lS5.5a0 acres, one-third of which could be made productive bg a systematic storage of the surplus water now running 10 waste. Next to Maricopa it is the most important agricultural county in the Terri tory. It is trayersed from east to west by the Southern Pacific railroad. and branch of the great Santa Fe system is now ap- preaching from the north. The objective point of this road Is connection with tho Sonora road, of the same system. The Southern Pacific is also building in this direction from Tempe, and it is confidently believed that work will not cease until the Deer Creek coal fields are reached and con- neetion is made with another branch of that road running from Bowie to Globe md now completed to Fort Thomas.
 Thus it will be seen that Pinel county is the theatcr of railroad building at the pres. ent time, and inside of year Florence tho county seat. will be
The Florence tribune., 1901-06-29
A RAILROAD CENTER.

At present it contains population of bout l5s0, but with the completion of these
 railroads and the San Carlos reservoir no city in Arizona can approach it for natural advantages, and large increase in popula- tion will follow. Florence is at an elevation of 1i92 feet above sen level situated near the Gila river, twenty-six miles northwest of the railroad station of Casa Grande, with which it is connected by hn elegantly equipped daily stage line. Going and com ing stages run by the old Casa Grande ruins, and passengers are allowed a short time to inspect them. There are many handsome private residence in Florence, several brick stores, good hotel, an excellent graded school employing four teachers churches, secret societies. Commercial Club, two newspapers, and the handsomest court house in the Territory. Here is held the United States Court for the district composed Of Gila, Graham and Pinal counties. The streets are lined with shade trees. which impart an air Of com fort on the warmest days.
The Florence tribune., 1901-06-29
suNsrRogr IS UNKNOWN.

In fact. in residence of twenty -one years in Arizona the writer has only known two persons to be overcome by the heat, and they recovered. Their condition. however. was more the result of whisky than heat. The air is so dry here that n registered temperature of no degrees is not as oppres- siye as 80 degrees in St. Louis or New York. The Signal Service bureau has recognized this fact, and reports tine difference between the apparent and sensible temperature to be fully 90 degrees. At nearly all times there Is pleasant breeze; the nights are invari-
 ably cool in the summer, and outdoor labor is performed without serious discomfort tc either man or beast on the warmest days { Very seldom does the thermometer get be. low the freezing point in winter, and in tho i gardens of Florence to-day are castor bear
 plants two years or nore old,
The Florence tribune., 1901-06-29
MeteoroIoaIcaI ststIstIes.

The signal service of the general govern ment maintained q station at Florence from 1874 to 1882. The reports covering the period from July. 1880. to April, 1s52 gives the fol- lowing statistics, which may be taken as a safe guide to the prevailing temperature given during the series of six years:
The Florence tribune., 1901-06-29
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The Florence tribune., 1901-06-29
PRICES OF LAND.

Improved lands. with government title and water right, can be bought for from S20 to $50 per acre, according to location and in- proyements. In the immediate neighbor- hood and to the south of the Casa Grande ruins there are thousands of acres covered with heavy growth of mesquite timber yet open to settlement. These are among the choicest in the valley. Water in inexhaustI- ble quantity is found at a depth of from twenty to thirty feet; in fact, a river seems to be flowing underneath. Here is asplen- did opportunity to take up and improve land with pumping system of irrigation. which is said to be successful on small tracts.
 However, with the completion of the San Carlos reservoir, pumping will be thing of the past. and it is only mentioned here for the purpose of showing what can be done. and to magnify the further fact that what was once considered
The Florence tribune., 1901-06-29
AN uxrxHAB1rABLz DEszlr

is in truth the most productive land on the globe, and that there is water in abundance
 bring every foot of 1t under cultivation only waiting for the magic wand of capital to develop it. There Is no water-storage scheme on tie Pacific coast that has one- half the natural advantages and so few en gineering difficulties as the san Carlos reser voir. Here nature has built the abutments in ever-living rock, and all that is left for man to do is to put in the headgate. the bluffs which form the gorge being only separated by paItry 20 feet. A country is drained through this narrow canyon POO miles square, representing 4e0c0 square miles, or larger than Maine and Massachu- setts combined. The rainfall is sufficient to i'll the reservoir twice year, and the land to be brought under cultivation is practi- cally limitiess. This may read like fairy tale. but is is every word true, and has been
 erifed time and again.
The Florence tribune., 1901-06-29
LOCAL TIME TABLE. Mountain Time,

For time at other local stations call on Agent.
 Dining Station. CONNECTIONS: Jerome Junction with U. Y. & P. Ky, for Jerome; P. < E. Junction with P. & E. F. E. for Huron and Mayer Mayer with stage to Grown King and other mining points; Prescott with stage lines for ali the principal mining camps; Congress Junction with stage lines for Congress, Harqua Hala. Stanton and Yarnell; Hot Springs Junction with the c. c. H. S. & l. all-year round health resort; Phoenix with the N &P. & s. R. Y. R. R. for points on the S. F. system.
 H. ANEwALT, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
 Prescott, Arizona.
The Florence tribune., 1901-06-29
PRODUCTS OF TIE VALLEY.

Unlike the Salt river, the waters of the Gila are fresh and pure; the soil contains no alkali, is deep. rich gray ash. especial ly adapted to the growth ofthe prune, olive. almond, peach. fig, pear. apricot and fruits of oil kinds, which pay largely On the invest ment. It is also the natural home Of alfalfa. which grows in the most prolific manner. The grape does exceptionally well in this valley. and wine and raisip culture is destin- ed to become prominent industry. Citrus fruits have been cultivated to a limited ex- tent; there are number of orange trees iu the neighborhood of Florence which bear their golden fruit each year without pro- tection, and few date palm trees are also in full bearing. The season is from six weeks to two months earlier than Southern California. which gives fruit growers an appreciated advantage in
The Florence tribune., 1901-06-29

The heat as represented in the above table during the months of June, July and August is nothing like as unbearable as in the Eastern States, and death from
The Florence tribune., 1901-06-29
CASA oaAsDE REsERvoIR.

The reservoir of the Casa Grande Valley Canal company is the largest in the terri tory. It covers surface of l690 acres, with an average depth of l2 feet. and contains about eight thousand million gallons of water. 1t Is situated fifteen miles south west of Florence. A levee of earth has been thrown up across a depression in the plain 14,00O feet in length. 12a feet in width at the bottom and 9 feet in width at top. 2 to slope on each side. and an average height of 25 feet. The waste is regulated by 2 cast iron pipes feet in diameter. set in solid masonry. regulated by gates and tower. This reservoir cost S1500O0. and supplies water for 5000 acres.
The Florence tribune., 1901-06-29
rnE CASA onAspE VALLEY CANAL

is forty-three miles in length and covers 60.000 acres of land, about LOCO of which are under cultivation. 1t is so constructed that it can be easily enlarged and it's capacity in- creased. A reservoir covering 1,60O acres, having storage capacity of eight billion gall Ions, in the southeast corner of township 6, range 9, gives ample supply of water the year round to all farmers located below it, but those above suffer by a shortage of water during few weeks in summer.
 It is proposed to remedy this by the con struetion of a huge reservoir near San Carlos, which would stcre 2Sl, ,Sa6 acre-feet of water, capable of irrigating l4o,oss acres of land. All of this, land would be in the vicinity of Florence. The estimated cost of the dam Is sl, ,0SS, 926. This survey was made by order of Congress. for which S20.G00 was appropriated. Mir. J. D. Schuyler of Los Angeles. the noted irrigation engineer. fully verifies Mir. Lippincott's report, and strong ly urges upon Congress the duty of con- structing the work. 4 dam POO feet in height, which Mir. Schuyler considers per- fectly feasible, would store aJ0.090 acre-feet of water and the reservoir would have a life of sixty-three years without dredging. The report says: In the event of the construc- ton of this dam there will De built up in the valley of the Gila river where desert now exists, community of fully 10000 souls and the creation of many million dollars of tax able wealth without permanent outlay on the part of the Government" bill is now before Congress for the construction of the work. and there is little doubt of its passage when it's merits become known.
The Florence tribune., 1901-06-29

This line runs frst-class stock and coaches and makes the trip between Florence and Kelvin in four and one-half hours. It carries the United States Mail and is always on time. It's rates are the lowest.
The Florence tribune., 1901-06-29
THE EARLY MARKzrs.

The absence of fogs and nightly dews fig a formidable obstacle to the destructive and unsightly scale-bug. and the fruits of the valley are all bright and clean. All the agri- cultural products of temperate and semi tropic zones are easily grown here. the long seasons giving succession of crops that double or treble the productive value fthe land.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04
Filipino Letter Carriers.

The queerest mail carriers in the
United States postal service are the
Igorrote Indians of the Philippine
Islands, which are shown in the ac-
companying photograph.
The Postmaster General at Wash
ington may make all the rules he
pleases about shirt waists and other
proper uniforms for United States
mail carriers, but the Igorrotes will
disregard them all. Their idea Of a
uniform is a breechcloth. and moth
ing can change that notion.
1t must be admitted that this cos
tune shows off their figures to good
advantage. The Igorrotes, though
small, are we'll proportioned men, and
their muscles are firm as profess
sional athletes.
These couriers carry mail from
Dagupan to Bagio, Bouquet Prov
ince, the round trip being one hun
dred miles for 81, and consider them
selves making good money at that.
Their principal diet is rice and fish,
and though it may sound somewhat
strange dog" is their chief luxury.
In leaving Dagupan it is no un-
usual sight to see them each with
from eight to a dozen dogs. They
pay twenty-five to forty centavas for
each dog, according to his size and
condition. They travel naked through
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04
Best Ivory Carvers Americans.

With very little experience it was
soon demonstrated that the old story
must be told once again. The expert
American carver Is the best. Ivory
carvings are valuable. A small speci-
men OF merit is worth from $4,000 to
$4,000, and such a work an American
artist can produce in five months,
while Japanese Of corresponding abll'
ity will be occupied for two years, and
the slower Chinese will be seven years.
This is actual fact not exaggeratlon.
Even there the comparison does not
end. The American design or copy,
even to portraiture. The japanese can
copy absolutely correct; he can take
two profles and full face photograph
and reproduce Il statuette from them,
but it will have JapanO-Americana
face. The Chinaman can slavishly
copy the statuette, reproducing every
blemish and blur, but he cannot do the
last thing with the three portraits,
and can produce nothing from them
Home Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04
BLEACHING PROCESS.
Attention Called to a Modification OF the
Salt Water Method.


The production Of a bleaching and
dislnfectant liquor by the electrolysis
of salt water is thoroughly well un-
derstood commercial process. Some
years ago it was tried on large scale
for the disinfection of the garbage
refuse Of New York City, but for some
reason was never followed up. Consul
lar Agent Harris. of Elbenstock, Ger
many, sends the following illustration
and information in regard to a modi-
fcation Of this principle for the use of
textile manufacturers, laundries and
others. requiring chloride Of lime for
bleaching or dlsinfecting purposes.
such as laundries. hospitals, etc. In
this device the production of the
bleaching liquor is continuous as long
as desired, and the current for its op-
GRAFTON can be taken from the ordt-
nary house mains. The apparatus
consists Of a box of slate, swung on
trunnions, with an inlet for the brine
and an outlet for the sodium hypochlo-
rite, which is the active chemical
bleacher. The current passes in at
one end Of the box, and passing be-
tween the poles or electrodes at oppo-
site ends, traverses the solution OF
brine, disintegrating it and producing
the bleaching solution. 1t is asserted
that the bleaching liquor is suitable
enr bleaching raw cotton, yarns, jute
of fax. paper, clothes. etc. For use in
laundries the apparatus is somewhat
modified in form and attached to the
washing tubs. This solution is claimed
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04

his teacher at what rate this evapora-
ton takes place and few will be able
to answer. In order to study the force
of the sun Professor Buchanan has,
according to Nature, devised what he
calls a "Solar Calorimeter." By
means of this apparatus the suns rays
are concentrated by a reflector upon
the surface of @ silver tube in which
is water, the area Of all parts being
accurately measured. Now the heat
from the sun changes the water in
the silver boiler to steam and this is
condensed by a suitable arrangement
and measured. Thus by noting the
time required, the area Of the various
surfaces and the amount Of water
changed to steam the suns heat can
be calculated.
Observations made at SohaS in
Egypt showed that the sun could
evaporate to steam more than seven
teen and a half cubic centimeters Of
water per square meter of surface
per minute. No allowance has been
made for instrumental imperfections.
They certainly exist and by making
suitable corrections we find the force
of the sun per square meter to be
equal to about one horsepower. By
making suitable calculations the au-
thor reckons that each meter Of the
suns surface cmits $4,000 horsepower
per minute.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04
The Crusade in Brief.

The Scottish Temperance League was
formed in 1874.
At political meeting in Detroit one of
tue signs in the hall read: Down with
the saloons and thousands of families will
have SIC to 81 now"
Professor Debaul, of Paris, declares that
the inability of the French women to
properly nurse their children depends IN
large measure on the use Of alcohol.
The Anti-Saloon League has decided to
take new tack in fighting saloons IN
Ohio, and purposes to make test case
on the claim that saloon Is pubic
nuisance, and should be abolished.
There is no valid reason why the drink
shops should not he closed at 10 o'clock at
tLc latest.
The heart and the b,ocL ves-els arr
parts that alconol attacks. Not merely
wh;sl:y. but bee- and wine also injure
these organs.
The New Yorl; Central Railroad en-
pioys over 10000 men. About one per
cent. arc dismissed yearly through spirit
drinking. Twe-tr years ago twenty ser
cent. were discharged yearly for this
cause.
The Mayor of Madrid, Spain, has or
dered as 4 punishment that all inebriates
arrested for drunkenness on the second
offense shall have their hair and boards
cut off once every four weeks as q mark
of disgrace and punishment for the Of
fense.-Journal of lnebriety.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04
Nuts as Food.

Nuts are beginning 70 take their
place as factors in the catering ror
4 family. They contain large
amount Of nourishment, and owing to
their oily nature digest easily. Eaten
with salt they are palatable. Either
as dessert course or sulted and used
as a relish their value is the same.
They are not expensive, for from the
peanut through the imported varie-
ties they can be bought in bulk at
small cost.
The peanut has many good quail
ties to recommend it, and from its
low estate is coming to the front as
an important item in dietetics. 1t is
supposed to cure insomnia if eaten
just before retiring. Sailed they are
much cheaper than almonds. The
small hickory-nut at few cents q
quart can be used on the most eco
nomical table. The English walnut
makes a very good salad blanched
and used with celery. Filberts. al
monds and Brazil-nuts are more ex-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04

to inform the nearest English officer
or magistrate Of the whereabouts of
an escaped Boer.
Along the shore of Warwick Par
ish a sentinel PAGES, watching the
Boers, ready to alarm the camp Of
negro soldiers just over the hill.
On a few small sun-baked isles
within 700 miles of New York Bay
5000 men will soon be sweltering in
the August sun. There are only about
5000 white inhabitants in Bermuda.
There are 10000 colored subjects Of
King Edward. Books, papers, food
can be sent to the Boer prisoners Of
war, but nobody may 60 to speak to
them. They are incommunicado. shut
off from sound Of voice Of SYM
pathy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04

notify the police. These signs are in
common use among housebreakers and
tramps and thieves, each having it's
special significance.
Thus Fig. l means: Following the
point of the arrow. the fourth house
in the direction given is to be burslcd
during the night Of the next nocn
crescent.
The tools needed fer the burglary are
indicated in the second line.
A bird Qantern), ole (hammer). key,
pitcher (chloroforrn), and ladder.
Fig. 2, q key crossed by an arrow,
means that q free-lance tramp has
been accommodating and desires assist
ance; also that it would not be amiss
to visit the place ct night, when in all
probability valuable acquaintance
may be formed.
Fig. 3, two swords crossed, with an
arrow running through, signifies the
direction q certain troop Of trampS or
gypsies have taken.