Arizona daily citizen., 1901-07-16
Daily Grist OF
Arizona News.

The price Of meals has been raised al
Globe, and the Times now gives iorth
the following lament: "Chewins rates
are advanced all over Globe. III the
quality Of the grub is advanced com
mensnrately we shall have no kick
otherwise we shall hunt up our
old frying pan aud dilapidated coffee pot
and 10 back 10 the primevil System"
The railroad news continues to be
very encouraging. There 10 nov little
doubt that the Rock Island road 10 back
ol the Arizona Central, and that work
win soon begin in order 10 take adyant'
age Of the ten years tax exemption act
passed by the last legislature. In the
nastef'oi grades and local business, the
road from Benson by the way OF MAN.
moth. the coal flelds, kelvin, Florence
and Phoenix Is ideal, and the only Won
der 10 that II has not been made trans-
continental route long before. Florence
Tribune.
A couple OF Salt river boys, the other
day, whose names begin with JacA. ai-
ter washing their clothes In purling wa
tsrs and hanging them out to dry.
amuse shemseive by coarsing bees, until
. neishbor rode mp and notified them
that the sun had burned all the skin OIL
their backs. The boys think 1t 10 better
to sleep on your side since then. They
cay you are not no apt to snore Is when
sleeping on ones back.-Giobe Times.
Hon. Dan Ming writes to the Solomon
willie Bulietin from the Philippine lie.
lands M follows: '.There Ia quite q
number Of Arixonana here. bat MIR.
Frye, oil Stafford. 10 the only one ! can
think Of from the Giia vaik y. Mr.. Frye
In in good health and has been ever
since he came here; ha II ranning q
water condenser for the government; /;
was there when came; he Ia right
very hearty and strong. There are .
good many from the vicinity Of Grant
and Wilcox, also from Globe. Phoenix
and Tucson. This is warm country,
but not 40 hos - IL gess In Arizona 10
summer. 1t never frosts In this part Of
the country, bat mp In the northern pars
al this island frost forms occasionally In
winter. The weather there b very much
like Prescott weather daring wes sum.
mer. am working fUr thegcvesnnaent.
have charge of mulss and horses and
ponies for the signal corps Tor southsrn
Luson. sm also interested In SOM
mining claims which promise 70 b
very good, bnt ~ there are no mining
laws ne can do nothing. We ass anx'
iously hoping that the next congress vii
extend the United States mining iaw'
to this country. Ithiak thisis . very sict
country In copper, eold and iron. u NJ
get the Amosican naining lass and tht
constitutions follows the nag this country
will boom with the mlnes. There Ars
other industries that will bs very proiit
able, such 10 coffee, sugar md cocoanH'
| growing. But ne viii have 70 hass
some etsled laws. =
A Fort Thomas correspondent of Nh
| solomonville Bulletin hopes Tor ! teS
things for that town and writes thus b
Of its future: When this pars 81 III
Giia Valley 10 densely populated by I'm
dnssrious. law abiding people. and d.
veloped 10 iss full capacity Of agrieul
ture, stock raising. and mining and
Fort Thomas has 1000 eitisens, com
modious school house TO which 10 car
point with pride, graded school, orna'
mental park, town hall, large hsy md
grain warehouse. lumber yard, Gsisl
mill, creamery, Ice works, best sugal
factory. pumping plant at the head q
the ditch. medicinal water from = Az
spring piped to an imposing well con
ducted sanitarinm filled with beaiti
and pleasure seekers, situated On tls
gravel plateau near the railroad arae
overlooking the country for miles. tal
among the possibilitiss) considering u.
rivalry known to exist In other towns,
| we can confidently expect the count,
seat to be located at Fort Thomas. = q