Williams news. [microfilm reel] (Williams, Ariz.) 1891-19??, 1903-11-28

Of this opportunity many take ad-
vantage, quite a number never hav-
ing attended school before, and
some but for a short time. De-
cidedly beneficial results are OBJ
tanned.
TERRITORIAL ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE.
During the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1903, the expense of main
tainence incurred at the territorial
asylum was A cents per capita per
diem, being approximately the same
as that of the two years preceding;
showing, however, slight decrease,
the average expense of maintain
ance the two years previous having
been 46 cents per capita per diem"
TERRITORIAL INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
is the name of the reform school
for juvenile offenders, changed by
the last legislature. The building
was completed in October, 1902,
and was placed in charge of a
watchman until the last legislature
made additional appropriations,
which have been utilized to COM
plete the building, to furnish it,
and will also maintain it for a Pc
riod OF two years. 1t will open on
the first day of December 1909"
WORLDS FAIR BOARD.
Upon this subject the report re-
cites that $50, 900 of bonds provided
to be issued by the twenty-first leg
islature, have been placed with
Bisbee bank at a premium of 7 per
making the total appropria-
ton to be 1921 Present board:
A. J. Doran, president; H. B.. St.
Claire. secretary; Hon. B. A. Pack
ard, treasurer, and R. N. Leather
wood, superintendent of collections
and exhibits.
An inexpensive, though credita-
BILE building will be erected and
will cost 50 800.
SETTLEMENT OF LANDS.
1.-TWO land districts are comprised
within the territory. Tucson land
district embraces 45,31S square
miles. Prescott land district en-
braces $4,000 square miles.
"Status of land in the Prescott
district at the close of business
June so, 1908, shows area unappro-
priated and unreserved to be a.
664, ,S41 acres. Area reserved 49,
315,476 acres. Area appropriated
1864, ,OO3 Total area of the land
surface in district, 43, ,344, ,32O, which
includes much mountainous, arid,
grazing and timber lands.
"Status of land in the Tucson
land district June 80, 1908: Area
unappropriated and unreserved,
2,33S,9SO. Area reserved, 4,S44,-
361. Area appropriated, 2,264, ,654.
Total area in land district, 29,448,-
OOO."
Note. (This was probably be-
fore withdrawal of land under Ton
to and Colorado river project.)
Under the head of Irrigation
and Water storage" the Governor
introduces his subject in part as
follows:
Situated in the arid belt, success
in agricultural pursuits in Arizona
depends entirely upon the inaug-
uration of systems of irrigation and
which, when properly established
with an ample water supply, bring
to the farmer and fruit grower
within this arid region many fold
greater returns than come to those
engaged in the same occupation
elsewhere, on account of the num-
ber and variety of the products of
the soil, the sureness of return for
labor expended and the great guam
tity produced during the various
harvests of the year.
"The waters of the different
streams of this territory are shown
by analysis to contain fertilizing
elements of far greater value per
acre foot of water on an average
than is usually placed by eastern
farmers as a fertilizer on one acre