Bisbee daily review., 1905-09-23
CONGRESSIONAL VISITORS.

VISITORS.
 It is announced that a congressional party is soon to leave Chicago for the. purpose of visiting Arizona and New Mexico, to inform themselves more fully on the conditions existing in the two territories as bearing on the ques- tion of statehood. The dispatches which have reached Arizona do not disclose the personnel of the party, but it is to be hoped that it will include Senator Beveridge and others of the leaders of the joint statehood proposi- tion The party is to be accompanied from Chicago by Frank Murphy of the Santa Fe, and the people of Arizona may rest assured that the congress- men and senators will be well pre- pared by Mir Murrby to receive the plea of Arizona against joint state hood before their arrival.
 According to the dispatches Colonel
 Epes Randolph is to meet the party al some point in New Mexico and ac- company it to Arizona. In the Terri tory there is not a man more pro
 nounced in his opposition to joint
 statehood than Colonel Randolph. As stated above it is hoped that Sen
 ator Beveridge will be one of the visit
 ing national law makers, for the req
 son that when the distinguished Indi-
 anan visited the Territory on former
 occasion he received an entirely errO-
 neous impression of the conditions and prospects in Arizona. In his re- I port of his observations on his former
 visit he stated in effect that the prog
 ress Of Arizona had practically reached its limit Should he come new he will be convinced of his error. He will see in Cochise county that since his last visit millions of dollar; have been expended in mineral devel opment; he will find that to accom- modate the Bisbee district alone mOrs 5 than 700 miles of railroad have beer constructed and purchased since ht . was here on the former occasion; h' I will find that Tombstone. which he de J scribed as a deserted and abandone' s mining camp has taken on new Tiff T with prospects of becoming her ol s self again in the production of th precious metal; he will find Dougia
 a city of 5000 industrious, intelligen 'e and patriotic people which had nc S yet been even surveyed four year II ago when he was investigating stat L. hood conditions in Arizona; he wi 10 find the Toto Basin reservoir bein H. constructed to supply the water nece as sary to irrigate many, many tho st- sands of the most fertile acres to Is found beneath the protection of u Ill American flag; he will find Globe, na tottering mining camp when he VI Ia here four years ago, now travelling Il ip- road of prosperity at rapid rate; 'n' will find that in every county al an every city, village and town there h ho haa, eta,dv increase in ind,rstri
 DtcI q Slcdug AACtCdoC HI AAANN7NA 'o- enterprises and population. For the
 reasons it is especially desirable tn
 Senator Beveridge should again vii
 our Territory.
 But it is not certain that Senat by Beveridge will be of the compression ia as visiting party, nor is it sure that he of seeking correct information concel lrd ing Arizona any more now than IS was four years ago.
 u However. Arizona should be D net pared to give the visiting lawmake en warm welcome and give the gent cir men every opportunity to become 1 quainted with our people and our pr ,tv perity. When reasonable and jl nv men are informed of the conditio he of the Territory, it's wonderful opp les tunities for the future. it's marvelo N advantages and unequaled miner ,at pastural and agricultural possibiliti