Arizona republican., 1902-10-07
HERALDs STATEHOOD EDITION
Northern Arizona Eager 10 Assist the Les Angeles Papers Mission.

Wc-d has been received from the northern part Of the territory that rep reseatatives of the Los Angeles Her aid. seat there to determine whe that part os the territory will encour- age Q sp2,iSl edition which the Herald proposed. are so well satisfied with the attitude ut the people that they give assurarCee that the edition will be is- sued as pi"rued. The Herald propose5 te make this edition the most c-mprc- Ee.sive reflection of the resources and conditions of Arizona that has yet been presented to the public. by publishing forty y-eight pages of matter especially compiled fer the effort by representa- J-ves wEo viii tour the territory.
 The work will be essentially an ar eumcnr for statehCod by consistently showing that the resources ana com ,r onwealth merit home government, and that the time is prhpitous for doC- ring the new clothes of responsibility. The. wri,e-up also contemplates p-int- ing ont by word and picture the m2zt imminent needs Q: the territory. both 10 tha national lawuakar and the cap itaIist
 This Los Angeles newspaper which has come to be recognized as one of the most powerful of southwestern jour rals. determined in the past to afford it's friendly offices to Arizona in a time e need. and the manner in which t HarshalleI it's political adhercEts in an effort fer Arizona when the state hood bill was pending in congressional committees is fresh in the memory Cf the people. Il has planned to give Ari- Zora another lift at the pivotal point in the career Of the territory. The pur- pose is not one of mere philanthropy, but to place the paper iu the future in a position to ask ArizCniars for their patronage whc-e a Pacific coast paper is concerned.
 W. J. Rouse. general manager Of the Herald, who visited Phoenix two weeks ago accompanied by Alfred C. Dezen- dorf and J. Morgan from the Herald staff, continued his journey b TiCS- gtafI. after e1listiHE the support in his mission of Governor Br0die, with whom he formed an acquaintance on tta bat tlefeIds of Cuba. Tn Flagstaff the trio were well received. and the news paper enterprise started out with much promise. The two writers will join at Phoenix. Lloyd Dauror. who is hand ling this pert Of n" tc"ritcTy, and the three will make southern AriZCGa., Re icforCsmentG will arrive later if nccez- say to bring the edition off the press in order to circulate it in the east by the next ee~sion Of congress.
 The edition will cor-i~5 f nearly 1o0.- coo papers. which will be placed in the mails under the direction of a New York company which has prepared a list of the most suitable persons that aa edition O the kind should reach Copies will be sent 10 every national '9wmaker. and to every legislator east of the Rocky rnoUntains, with q view Of furnishing an abundance of IiteTa- ture and enlightenment to those con Hrossmen and eastern men of influence who require comprehensive knowledge of a territory before making it a state. Subsequently the Herald has promised to bring it's influence once more to bear i1 the matter Cf statohood Partly through it's efforts the paper has re- ceived information recently, according to its general manager that the Cali fornia senator who contributed to the blockade of the omnibus bill at the last ecssion, ls irdisposcd tC thwart it at the next session.
 At the regular meeting of the local