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Arizona republican., 1906-03-16
The Awakening of the Salt River Valley
The Eastern Sugar Company's Great
 Enterprise.

Located at Glendale. Arizona, but nine miles from Phoenix, commercially ; the most important city in the terri tory, Is the $SO0O plant now near ing completion for the Eastern Sugar Company This great industrial enter prise has been financed by Scranton. Pennsylvania, capital.
 The factory is now under construc- ton and in fact, now nearing comple- ton.
 It will be a three and nve-story brick building. constructed of steel and brick throughout, and of the most per manent and substantial character. Its architects have designed it after the factory recently. erected at Sebewaing, Michigan, and its duplicate also stands at Janesville. Wisconsin. The capac- ity will be 800 tons of beets per day, although the construction is such that it can, without extensive alterations O. additions, be materially increased,
Arizona republican., 1906-03-16
The Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix
A Railroad that Has Greatly Assisted in the
 Development of the Southwest.

The Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railroad Company, with it's connecting lines, has without question been the overshadowlng influence in the devei- opment of central Arizona and up- on these great commercial arteries will depend in q large measure increasing prosperity. Much has been written concerning the Santa Fe proper and the s. r. P. & P. which was con structed in the beginning. mainly in the furtherance of few local enter prises, and as a feeder to the parent line But this so-called feeder has it. self become a parent line. and a large mileage of its track is destined in the very near future to form a section oi a new Santa Fe trans continental sys- tenn, that while playing an important role in cross country traffic, win al the same time do more for the de velopment of central Arizona than all previous influences O. whatsoever ma ture. This Arizona link will ronnect the chain from the gulf 70 the coast the lines through Texas and New Mex ico being now almost finished and an extension of the Arizona system from Parker, on the Colorado river. to Ben gal. California, on the Santa Fe Coast
 
 But this article is designed to treat mainly of central Arizona and the s. F. r. I& P system The lines now sub sldiary to. and the offspring of the s, F. r. & P. will be mentioned in the reverse order of their construction, for like all huge business enterprises the latest project undertaken is the lar gest and most important. The latest is the Arizona and California, leav- ing the s. F. P. X P. main line nea" Wickenburg and running almost due west to Parker. where 1t will cross the Colorado river and meet the line from Bengal, the California junction point. During the last year, fifty miles of this line has been completed and put in operation from Wickenburg to Salome, a new desert town of coming impor- tance, that has sprung into active commercial life during that time. Be tween the places named is the town of Wenden, which will be another commercial center and is the station for a number of good mines now being actively developed, as well as the ship ping point for a considerable area of rich mineral country to the big smelteT at Humboldt. Beyond SaloINe the track has been laid to the west for another twenty miles, though regular train ser vice has not yet been inaugurated, and the grading camps are still another twenty miles further across the so- called desert. toward Parker. Only for the huge undertaking of bridging the Colorado, the western portion -Ot the great trans continental link would soon be completed. but the building of that structure will perhaps take an other year.
 And though not authoritatively an nounced it is altogether likely that this western extension will itself become a
Arizona republican., 1906-03-16

parent line in the very near future, owing to the recently developed min ing fields of the Clara district north Of Wenden and Salome and the already fiourishing town of Quartzsite, a min ing camp to the southwest of Salome, where many properties are under de- velopment and some small reduction works are being operated. The busi- ness of these localities will demand at tention and it has been the record of this railroad system to not only go af- ter present business but enter every promising field for making business. The entire region traversed by the Ar izona & California is popularly refer red to as a desert, but to a stranger the term is not properly descriptive for it is typical Arizona desert, sucn regions as once conquered. prove boundless in their resources. Concern ing this region and the building of the railroad through it. the description used in a former issue of this paper cannot be improved upon.
 'Fortunately, there Is an almost straight and level depression running through it's center that permits of rail- road building without embarrassing diff faculties. Like the branches of tree from the trunk, from this central de- pression there are on either side al- ternating valleys and mountain ranges These desert hills like most mountain ranges in Arizona, are ribbed and scanned with mineral lodges. A few have been explored to good profit notwithstanding long and expensive wagon hauls. infrequent sources O! water supply and lonely desert life At its western extremity was the firsl extensive placer mining in Arizona, but that was a generation ago and the scenes of activity relapsed to desert In all these hills there is more or less grazing for live stock when the water
Arizona republican., 1906-03-16
THE MARIcoPA CREAMERY.

Salt River Valley butter and cheese
 is gaining a reputation throughout Ari- zona and wherever it has been sold, it makes the product of local creamer- ies in great demand. Nothing gives more brilliant promise for the future of the valley than the lucrutive indus try made possible by the establishment of the creameries which make Phoe- nix their headquarters, and among those which have been operated along the most cleanly, scientific and approv- ed lines, the above named establish ment organized in the summer of 1895, takes a prominent place Equipped throughout with the latest sanitary inn provements in the way of machinery and plumbing, the Maricopa Creamery stands we'll to the fore as among the most scientifically conducted in the val ley.
 Purchasing the cream and milk from the farmers of the immediate vicinity of this city and the Fowler neighbor- hood, west of Phoenix, the company annually disburses large sums for this lacteal fluid. During the past year their purchases amounted to over 100000 pounds of milk. 75,OOO pounds of cream. out of which 1S0,0 ,000 pounds of butter fat was paid for. From this immense quantity of milk. over O,OO9 pounds of butter, 75,OOO pounds oi cheese, 15,O00 gallons of cream au, 1000 gallons of milk were sold. Ti' product of the plant with the excep tion of milk and cream for local con- sumption, is sold almost entirely out side of the valley, where the reputation of its brands of butter and cheese are well known. Shipments are made to Mexico and along both the s. P. and Santa Fe to Texas and California, re- turning a most desirable source of rev enue to the valley.
 The plant is located advantageouslv at the corner of South Third and Jack son streets, in close proximity to the railroads. The building, which was specially designed and constructed for the purpose. is built along the most approved sanitary lines, such as are iE vogue among the great creameries of Kansas and Nebraska. Mir Rays, the manager of the company, is an east tener by birth, and early became in- terested in the line of work which he has followed continually since. He came to the West, and to Arizona iu 1885, and has for many years been closely identified with all progressive moves of the city and valley. The of- ficers and owners of the Maricopa Creamery are, in addition to MT. Rays as follows: F. NJ. Mognett. president, Cabe Stickley, vice president; Lloy6 3. Christy, treasurer, while MT. Emery 1 Rays is both secretary and active man. ager. The gentlemen composing this list are too well known to require fur ther introduction by the Republican.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-16

Phoenix was his project and its exc cution was achieved by overcoming the greatest obstacles. Built very largely during the panic of the early nineties, and having for it's primary purpose an outlet for the city of Prescott and the Congress mine, the project was look ed upon as foOlhardy. when the great expense of mountain railroad building and the embarrassing conditions were taken into account Nevertheless MT. Murphy saw in the years to follow, a warrant for his efforts that time has vindicated, and what in the first place were primary objects, Prescott and Congress, have now become mere incl dents in the scheme of things
 In this gigantic undertaking Mir. Murphy found in MT. w. A. Drake. the very man he required assa co-worker and professional adviser, for he was master of the art of railroad engineer ing, a fact that he has demonstrated, for the entire $. F. P. & P. system has been built under his immediate engi- neering direction and he has been ad- Wanced from time to time until he is now general superintendent of the system. He has not only built the roads but Is now in charge of their operation. Most of the heads of the various branches in the operating dc- partment are men who have been with the company long time. and all arc tried and competent railroad men.
 In the traffic department there has been a remarkable growth of business in keeping with the expansion of the system. MT. F. A. Jones is the head of this department and is devoting the i best years of his active life to its per lection. His title is general freight and | passenger agent, and he is ably as-
 sisted by W. s. Goldsworthy. general ] agent at Phoenix, and A. E. Taylor i chief clerk, at Prescott. .....---' !.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-16

freight charge of 50 cents per 100 Su- gar Is now shipped here from Cali fornia at $1 per 100. The advantage in freight charges and summer opera ton will be about $2O per ton.
 The full benefits of the establish ment here of this factory will be ap- parent within six months from this date. when the farmers will have re- ceived the money for their first crop. The process which is used in reducing the beets to sugar is most interest ing. The writer has visited most of the great factories of California. Utaa and Colorado. and without exception the work has been done methodicaIly. systematically and in a most scientific manner.
 The beets are weighed. tested for saccharine matter, washed, sliced into thin strips, and turned over to the first boiling tanks through the work of modern machinery. From tank to tank the syrup goes, becoming thicker anl thicker, until twelve hours after the beets were washed and sliced. snow white granulated sugar is ready for sacking and the warehouse .or. cars as the case may be.
 The Eastern Sugar Company is com posed of largely Scranton capitalists. The contract for the building was let to MT. Theodore Hapke of Chicago. than whom there is no more success tul factory builder in the United States. Indeed it may be doubted if am, other man has done more to foster this great industry than he. Among those factories in which he has taken stock and been contractor. are the following Pekin, Illinois; Lyons, New York: Se- bawaing, Michigan; Dresden. Canada; Janesville. Wisconsin; Madison. Wis consin; and Phoenix. Arizona. the lat ter two being at present under con struction. For many years MT Hapke was connected with the great OK nard interests in various parts of the United States. The Oxnards are with out doubt the largest and most sue cessful manufacturers of beet sugar in the country, and their factories are scattered in many states. their prfn- cipal holdings being in California. Col orado. Nebraska and the South
 The Eastern Sugar Company's in terests are attended to in the valley by MT Lafayette Myers. a gentleman who has been connected with similar enterprises for the past twelve years
 Work on the local factory has been pushed in a rapid manner. and is pro gressing most satisfactorily. with every prospect of the factory being opened in ample time for the seasons crop.
 Phoenix may we'll consider the es- tablishment of this great enterprise in the valley as an epoch in her career Nothing will do more to invite settlers and home seekers than the prospects of quick, gratifying and immediate re- turns upon a crop that can be harvest ed five months after planting.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-16

cd its present proportions
 Throughout the mining camps where his butter and cheese are known they bring a much fancier price than those of the eastern markets or California.
 Skimming stations located at conven- tent points throughout the valley af- ford every facility for the rapid and proper handling of milk and cream. the milk being returned to the farmers. af- ter the cream has been extracted by centrifugal force. The profits accru- ing to the farmers are large and en- tirely satisfactory, and the result has been that dairying in the valley is now one of the leading ar I most profit able industries. This condition of aE- fairs has been brough about largely by the fair and honest treatment afforded the farmers in the purchase of their milk and cream, the system in vogue being the fairest and most satisfactory to both parties. 4 cheese plant is To- cated q few miles north of the city, and the product of this factory is usually sold before !t is manufactured.
 A correct knowledge of the require ments of the business, ample capital with which to operate and those prin- ciples of honor and integrity so essen tiaI to any successful enterprise are the factors that MT. Dawes has used in the establishment of the business over which he presides. These sterling qualities have won him the esteem Of all who have had the pleasure of bus mess relations with him. and his ge- niaI. open hearted. western manner, has held those friends which his personal ity makes so quickly.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-16

merely more promising for these com parisons oe Droduction:
 One field produced fOrty-two tons to the acre, which is believed to be the largest yield ever known. It is reas- onable to expect of this particular belt of soil. of which there are about 50,0O0 acres in the valley. an average of twenty tons to the acre.
 The difference in value is not fully expressed by a mere statement Of the difference in the percentage; it costs about the same per ton to process" the beets. regardless of their richness. IL requires at least II per cent Of. sugar in the Ieet to pay for the beets and to pay operating expenses.
 Ilie Fl oflts increase rapidly with the increased richness of the beet. A 12 per cent beet would produce some profit. while a 16 per cent beet would soon pay for a factory and pay the farmer a like increase in profit.
 The product of the Arizona factory will be consumed in the territory and can be distributed at an average
Arizona republican., 1906-03-16

railroad facilities for the Val Verde smelter. the numerous rich mines near to Mayer, and in McCabe and adjoin- ing districts and the innuinerable properties on the lower reaches of. Bis Bug creek. It was but a short line al first but it did lots of business and demonstrated the necessity of further railroad building. for in all the Santa Fe operations. permanency has been the slogan.
 The first branch of the Prescott & Eastern was up Big Bug creek to the Poland mine. where, through the Po- land tunnel, later constructed, access was gained to the town of Walker and the Lynx Creek mining fields. The big Poland enterprise alone, consisting Oi monster gold saving project and q tunnel over a mile long through Po- land mountain. was sufficient warrant for the building of the branch to say nothing of the many big mines that have been developed since.
 Then came the most notable exten- sion of this auxiliary system. known as the Bradshaw Mountain railroad running from the end Of the Prescott & Eastern at Mayer to Crown King in the Bradshaw mountains. The first thought that presents itself to the Vis- itor is that there was need of this road for touring purposes if for nothing else for the Bradshaw mountains. in their rugged and forest covered splendor Is one of the most delightful places In the world for the tourist, while the railroad is itself a marvel of engineers ing skill, climbing to the mighty sum- init by a series of switch backs. elirni- a. r,1 ~.,s come in any other way except by an undesirable mileage end terrific ex- pense But railroads are seldom built for pleasure and this one was not. The well proved deposits of precious metal that lay hidden in the rocky vaults, was the inspiration and the objective The time had come for their adding to the worlds wealth and a railroad was the means necessary The his toric Crown King and the Tiger mines are near the terminus and score of new properties are being opened up and equipped with machinery for op- erating, while many are already send ing their ores to the smelter.
 The railroad story would be inc3m- plete without particular mention of the Humboldt smelter.
 With capacity now of 800 tons oi ore per day. it can be easily increased to twice that amount when the ort supply justifes 1t. Already a heavy tonnage Is brought daily by the rail- road and the quantity is rapidly in creasing. It is expected that within the next few weeks the railroad com- pany will be hauling from five to sever hundred tons of ore daily. A great reduction has been made in the rate or ores and concentrates. now making Il possible to proftably operate mines of all grades. even if the ores are lean
 Nothing has been said yet of the moving spirits Tn this great campaign of transformation and development The chief factor has been the keer foresight and genius and the indomita- ble energy of Mir r. NJ. Murphy. whc from the beginning. has held the office of president of the s. r. P. & P. ant all it's associated lines. The building of the parent line from Ash Fork tC
Arizona republican., 1906-03-16
VALLEY PRIDE CREAMERY.

One of the most important agencies in making the Salt River Valley de- slrable as a dairying section is the en- thusiastic and energetic manner in which local creameries have assisted
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1906-10-27
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDM EMIT
TO BE VOTED ON By CITIZENS
AT NOVEMBER ELECTION.

The following is the constitutional
amendment to be voted on at the
November election. AS it is of great
Importance. and as the voters generally
have not so far considered the matter
| the provision is we'll worth careful
|reading:
| An Act relating to amendment OF Sec
! ton 145 of the Constitution, relating
/ to suffrage and elections.
| Be it enacted by the General Assem-
| bly, of the Commonwealth of Ken
! lucky:
81. That upon the concurrence of
| three-fifths of all the members elected
to each house, the yeas and nays being
taken thereon and entered in full in
/ their respective journals, section 145
Of the Constitution of Kentucky be,
and it is, amended by adding a fourth
paragraph to said section containing
the following words, to-wit:
a. Persons who have not, at least
sixty days before the election at
which they offer to vote. paid in full
all State, county, municipal, district
and school taxes due by them for the
year previous to the one in which
they offer to vote"
That section 145 or the constitution
of Kentucky relating to suffrage and
elections, be amenued to read as fol-
lows:
81. Every male citizen of the United
States of the age of twenty-one years,
who has resided in the State one year
and the county six months, or the pre-
cinct in which he offers to vote sixty
days next preceding the election. shall
be a voter in said precinct and not else
where, but the following persons are
excented and shall not have the right
to vote. "i- tssrsT
-. ersons convicted in any court
OF competent jurisdiction of treason
or felony or bribery in an election. or
of such high misdemeanor as the
General Assembly may declare from
The right OF suffrage: but persons here
by exclude may be restored 10 their
civil rights by executive pardon.
80. Persons who at the time of the
election are in confinement under the
Judgment Of court for some penal
Offense.
80. Idiots and insane persons.
a.. Persons who have not, at least
sixty DAYS before the election at which
they offer to vote. paid in full all State.
county. municipal. district and school
taxes due by them for the year pre-
vious to the one in which they offer
to vote"
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1906-10-27
THE GREAT NEWMAN COMING.

The Daily Times, Seattle, WASH
The Great Newman, the wonderful
Russian Wizard. was very impOr-
tant figure at the Avenue Theatre last
night. 1t would scarcely be an ex-
aggeratiOn to say that the mysterious
manipulation of handouts created a
sensation. 1t would be impossible to
describe in detail all that he accom-
plished in the way of quick liberia
ton from apparently ineXtricable fet-
terings. This wonderful Russian ex-
tends a friendly challenge to the
Chief of Police, the Sheriff, and all
Police Officers to fit him with hand
cuffs from which lie can not release
himself, he also dedes any set of work.
men to construct a box or chest that
ne can not escape from. Do not fail
to see this wonder at Capital Theatre,
Seats on sale at Barrett's this morn
Oct. Goth and 30th.
ing
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1906-10-27
HOWE'S PICTURES.

Lyman H. Howe presented his
moving pictures to large and APP
preciative audiences at the Opera
House Wednesday afternoon and
evening.
There were reproductions of
Life in a Burmese Teak Forest, "
showing the huge trained ele-
plants moving fallen trees from
the Jungle, 1.-The Marriage of
King Alfonso and Princess Ena, :"
"The Olympic Games at Athens, F"
with a Travelling Menagarie or
Wagon Show Through Devonshire,
England" and subjects equally
as interesting. This is Mr.. Howe's
fifth visit to Lexington, and the
audience last evening by their en-
thusiasm showed how thoroughly
Mr.. Howe's entertainment was
appreciated
One of the most novel features
of the exhibition was the splendid
sound effects which accompany
each picture which were so nat
ural and realistic that the spec
tatOr was brought to imagine that
he was at the scene itself.
1t is an entertainment equally
enjoyable to old and young, and
it is to be hoped that the next
time Mr.. Howe presents his NOV
ing pictures here the schools will
have the children turn out, as the
pictures are an education in them
selves. Lexington Leader, Octo-
Der %.
We copy the above from the
Leader and only desire to say, III
addition, that we heartily endorse
every word III it. The exhibition
in this city, on Thursday, was one
of the best seen at the Opera
House in years. a fine crowd
was present.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1906-10-27
DECLINES CALL TO KNOX
WILLIE.

Rev. Richard l.. McCready,
former rector of Ascension
Church, this city, but now of
Crescent Hill, Louisville, has de-
clined a call to a prominent and
influential church at Knoxville,
Tenn. We are glad that this able
preacher and splendid gentleman
is to remain in Kentucky.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1906-10-27
HALLOWEEN PARTY.

The Junior Auxiliary of Assem-
sion Church will give II Halloween
Party at the Parish House on next
Wednesday afternoon, from four
To six. This entertainments is es-
pecially for the little people, but
all sizes will he most welcome.
If you wish to know your for
tune, he sure to come.