Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-09-26
MOAB REASONS AoArxsr yomr.
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from Thursday's Daily.

- A., "oeh written nS to ,a,.ho., does not desire joint "'',"o0a with New Mexico. the min. 1 opai reasons thus fnr ,;v.. ."." b"'ed upon objections to New M.,;.as ne'nod' of administering public ,,n.,. it's large Mexican population % ., . ..' other equally potent objec,io, ~ ,o ", ,h., ''''.oy ana It's people as we'll n. !. sno"iedse of wha, would h.nne, o,.. 'or public and private interests were placed 70 absolutely under the co,,,,, those statesmen who have ao,. =. much to bring that Territory ,o n .,.,s Of bankruptcy. ''"'
 But now let us look n, .. rod and valid reasons firm, m A,, sona standpoint, why we should h.. .o snconditionally and strenuou,,v on posed to 1t. In area, Arizona is plenty large enough for single statehood. and that M what all Arizonnn, v.n, N. one questions either of these ,s.e,,. bns. In population 1t is far ahsaa o, many other states a, the tims ,h.v were admitted, and n has ss largo n population as some now in the Un,o, lu citisens are nowhere surpassed for intelligence, morality, industry, pro. gressiveness, wealth and law abiding. Mob law is never heard of in Ay;zona and the eriminality of its citizens |. far below most of the statcs, crim. be. ing practically confined to the foreign Mexican element which passes back and forth between the great mines and their native land on the south. and .ven then the record is very low. It's pnblic school system Is of the best, and its schools equal those of any state in the Union, and they surpass many.
 In education and reAn.men. its citi. Aens nre tho peers of any state as they come from all the states, and they are the very best that each state pro ducos. In taxable property m ha, ample for any and all purposes of state hood, while its present assessed vnlu ation is very low. IL is constant, and rapidly growing in both wealtl and pepulAtion, 90 that 1t is on a firn and lasting foundation for all tiu- (, come.
 Many new railroads have recent, been built within its borders, md man, Ailes more are now actually under con struetion, whae other large railroad psojecta nre not only in contemplation sst they are now actually bcsng sur 'sycd, preparatory to early eons,ruc sion, which will furnish the means fol opening up new and rich sections O, the Territory, where now lie wei known and valuable mineral, agricul ,sral and timber lands, which in turi will add immeasurably to ArIzona's al reedy grcGt wealth, thus making it on sf the richest. geographical and polii eel subdivisions in the United State'
 As . mining country. Arizona wi lead all the states and Territories in th production of copper this year, whil iss gold mines, hardly yet devclope' will mako as good . showing in th psroentaec of tAeir increase in ,h production of tho yellow metal as an uining state in the Union, and by fa . greater showing than some of tt ether so-callcd mining states. while Il activity in the mining industry in Al 1oss hss but just begun.
 It is rich already in sgrieultur lasda, while the number of acres of ar desert land reclaimed and now und' process of being reclaimed Co be tur d into additional productive md pro pssous farms, are numbered by the te' sf thenaasaa In the riehaess of q soil In its extensive valleys, in the q venity of fhc crops, fruits, etc, pr dueed; the large quantities produc' per acre; h is. in all these, the equ of any.
 Ths combiasd resources of Arizon already developed. the enormous oth resonsees nov under way of .develo nent, together with the vast alrea' kaown undevciopcd resources. to aid
 the development of which new ra reads are now being built. the lar amount of capital now engaged ia the various enterprises, besides the va capital awaiting the completion
 these new railroads, in order te able it to take hold of new enterprise together with the high standard a' proSressiveness of its citizens, [ taksu tossthss, make the proper n tsrial for one of the most health pAysically and politically, prospe'ou glorious, admirable, wealthy and v1,,>utiol stafr~ in the Union.