Bisbee daily review., 1906-09-16

females. There's a chance in Ari- zcna fo- the lonely spinsters of the East. The married men numbered 22.- PTS. Of the 94,547 total population over 10 years of age, 53,370 were en- gagged in some kind of gainful occu- patton, 16,174 of whom were in agri- culture, and 15.011 in manufacturing of all kinds, big and little, factory and home industries. The principal cit ies of the Territory are Bisbee, Phoe- nix, Tucson, Douglas, Prescott, Globe and Jerome
 The land area or Arizona is 112,- s2o square miles, being 46O square miles larger than New Mexico, and 1630 square miles larger than the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connec- ucut, and Delaware combined, and g. ls0 square miles larger than the State Of Nevada IL is divided into thirteen large counties and one Indian reserva- ton.
 The opportunity for newcomers in Arizona, is emphasized in the fact thar of its 72.332.s00 acres, only 5,2OO 900 acres are privately owned, and only z54,52l acres actually under cultiya- ton. The remaining 67 900 900 acres are public or reservation lands. The valley lands are marvelously fertile, the yield per acre being 2l50 pounds for wheat, 4000 to 5000 pounds for po- tatoes, 12.300 pounds of tomatoes. 5000 pounds for strawberries, 27.000 pounds Tor melons, and 1TS5 pounds for corn All that Arizona needs is regular water supply. This she will soon have over large section. The mighty dams and storage reservoirs now under con- struction by the Federal government will reclaim 10,000,000 acres, or forty times the present area under cultiva, 1on.. Watered the fecund soil pro- duces alfalfa, barley, wheat, surghun, kaffir corn, rootcrops, sugar beets, green vegetables, small fruits of every variety, apricots, oranges, lemons, figs, almonds, olives. etc.
 The ranges of Arizona support, all ready, more than 100000 cattle, sheep and horss. The wool clip is near 4,000,000 pounds yearly. Ostrich farming pays, pound of feathers be- ing worth s125.
 Vast mountain areas are covered with pine, juniper cedar and other valuable timber.
 TAX VALUATIONS.
 The final figures of the Territorial Board of Equalization give the follow ing as the property valuations for tax ation:
 1903. =. s43O8S. .04O lS04.... .... ......... 45,069 ,5f5 1SO5.... 57 921 372 iSto. .-. ....... .... 62.221 ,663
 The total value of railroad property in the Territory is assessed at $9.- 319,126 on mileage of 1349 miles. By Counties, Cochise county, by reason of it's mines, leads with $13,- 4S7,S70 in the general valuation. mak- ing it one of the richest counties in this western country. Maricopa coun- comes next with $11,754,S83, includ- ing Phoenix. the capital city. At the close of 1903, Arizona had 2S4 postoffices, and fifty-three period licals--sixteen dailies, thirty-five week lies. and two monthlies. Her present investment of $396,000 capital in the printing and publishing business, with its S496,000 annual product, in dicates a considerable increase since then
 BANKING AND EDUCATION. National bank capital and surplus on September 6, 1904. amounted to $S50, 300, besides territorial banks with $1,074,000 capital and surplus. De posits in national banks were s3,800,- 900, and in territorial banks. $4,800,- 900. a total of $S.600,000 This is exclusive of private banks. trust companies. savings banks. and other fiduciary institutions.
 Education Is compulsory. The sys- tenn is good, and energetically extend ed despite the scattered population. The total COST of common schools in