Arizona daily citizen., 1901-06-28
Mark Smith Abroad
Arizona at Los Angeles

The Los Angles Times OF Thursday de
votes some space to pleasant gossip re
garding Arizona and Arizonians. ThC
Times says
"Arizona is having the most prosper
Gus era in its history. We are not talk
ing politics very much over there now
but are getting down to business. What
we want first and foremost, Statehood
not excepted, is for Los Angeles and the
rest Of the world TO bring it's idle capital
to the Territory to invest in our mines.
And right here allow me to remark that
we haye the richest mining country on
earth. Sure. Why, only the hem OF
the garment OF our mineral wealth has
yet been tonched."
1t WAS Hon. Marcus A. Smith who
spoke thus enthusiastically OF the sun
kissed Territory. Delegate Smith has
just returned from a weeks visit to San
Francisco and il now domiciled at the
Hollenbeck. Today or tomorrow he will
go to Santa Catalina to daily with the
tuna.
"For, says Mr.. Smith, Il am the big
gest fool TO fish you ever saw. Oh, yes,
have wrestled with the tuna before
I've been making regular trips to the
island for dozen years or more, and
know what the sport 10 But say, my
boy, for real genuine pleasure in the
piscatorial line, there 10 nothing that
equals angling for black bass in some
quiet Eastern stream. With a man to
row who never says word except when
he is spoken 70, a bucket OF cracked ice,
etc, under your seat and pipe and box
Of tobacco on The seat in front Of you, az
your oarsman slowly polls yon up some
stream under the shade of tall spread
ing trees, whils you don't do q thing but
tish and fsh aud smoke, that's ideal
sport for me
Delegate Smith has been the repre-
sentative Of Arizona in Congress, with
the exception of two terms, ever since
1886. Twice BE vas wise enough 20 de-
cline the Democratic nomination, be
cause the times we're not propitious for
Democratic success. After four years
rest he was elected again last Fall, and
will again take up his abode in Wash.
ingtoa when Congress reassembles,
What are the prospects for State
hood7 was asked of Col. Smith, ester.
day.
They are not very bright just now.
The Territory having gone Democratic
at the last election. the administration
ia not wildly enthusiastic about forcing
ne Into the Union. However. both par
ties arc pledged TO Statehood. and we
viii all, Of course, keep working for if
until the Territory ie admitted
''i!ow about Tree silver seatiment iu
the Territory, has there been any revpl.
sion Of feeling in regard 10 it since the
last national election p
''Nos very much 0l course, the Re-
publican politicians have hedged in or
der 10 stand ia siih their party pro-
gramrne. bat most 81 the mining and
business men of the Territory are still
firm bfmeiallists. Bui We are not die
cussing these matters nov. a. We are
too busy developing our resources
Delegate Smith will not admit that
the gold standard aud Republican ad.
minissration are responsible for the un-
precedented prosperity Of the great
Southwest. He gives Providence the
credit.
Delegate Smith is bet enc OF many
Arizonians who are in Los Angeles or at
the neighboring resorts M present. The
regniaT summer exodus TO escape the
desert heat is on. although abe weather
has not yet been excessively hot 10 the
Territory this seasnn. TheAe people
spend good deal OF money in Los An
geies and vicinity during their annual
piIgrimages, and the trade and social re-
lations between Arizona and Southern
California are constantly on theincrease.