Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-02
SINGLE STATEHOOD FOR ARIZONA.


 J. H. Westover, who was in Doug las during last spring and summer, doing some newspaper work on the International-Americ is now back in his old Kentucky home publishing the owen County Democrat. MT. Westover, while in Arizona, observed the conditions surrounding the state hood question in this territory, and he publishes the following in his Ken lucky newspaper:
 The first session of the Fifty-ninth federal congress vii convene in Washington on the first Monday in December and much work of more than passing importance is being cut out for its consideration. One of the most important questions which will come before that body for Getermina- ton is the question of single state hood for New Mexico and Arizona. In the Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh congresses there was a determined effort upon the part of certain Re publican politicians of the north to join New Mexico and Arizona and admit them into the union as single state. The argument has been that the population of the two territories is sparse and illiterate and will in- crease but slowly, and that it would be manifestly unjust to the older and more populous states to admit these territories as states. and give to each of them two votes in the federal sen. ate. This is the argument of the pol. itician and the partisan. Arizona strenuOusly objects to being joined to New Mexico, which is the larger of the two territories both in population and area. That her contention is just IS apparent to any one who has had The opportunity to travel in the terri tory, inspect her industries and meet her people. In area Arizona is double The size of Kentucky. Her popula- tion approximates 100000 and is in ereasing at a rapid rate from year to year. Eighty per cent of her people are white, cosmopolitan, blue-eyed Anglo-Saxons from every nook and corner of the world. They are thrifty intelligent and progressive and in time will build out of their fair terri tory state that will take high rank both in population and wealth with the other states of the union. There are a dozen cities in Arizona of from 5oOa to 10000 people, and they are growing with phenomenal strides. They have churches and schools, public libraries and Young Mems Christian Associations equal in every way to those of the older and more densely settled communities. In in 5elligence and industry her people are the equal of any, and there can be no reason along that line for joining them in an unholy alliance with a ter ritory with which they have little in common.
 Mining has been the chief industry of Arizona from the early days and Will continue to be for many years to come The copper industry in the last few years has made phenomenal strides and this year will see the ter Eitory taking it's place as the greatest copper producing state in the union. producing approximately 300 900 900 pounds of copper. When it is eraHzed mat this year copper has brought an average price of 15 cents per pound and the Arizona product has sold in the markets of the world for s45.OOO.- VOO, the amazing wealth of the terri 1ory is disclosed. In other words the copper product of Arizona brings in 4hree times as much as the tobacco crop of Kentucky. Gold and silver marble, stone and oil each add their mlte to the grand aggregate of the territory's mineral wealth.
 Agricultural possibilities are many Fertile valleys, lying 4OOO and 5000 feet above sea level, are being re- claimed by irrigation, and it is found mat millions of acres of land hereto lore given over to the growth of mes quite bushes and the propagation of Jack rabbits is as fertile as the valley