Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-26
PRESENT YEAR
ONE OF PR..sspEaiIY.

Notwi ..estandiag the curtailment OF
he mlAlng Industry in some Of the
Arizona districts it is believed that
when taken altogether the industries
of the territory win show a state Of
prosperity excelled by few If any Of
the states. The production of copper
win probably show a heavy loss on
account of the low price which has OBJ
tanned during the year ana also on
account OF the curtailment of pro-
duction. but on the other hand the
agricultural and cattle industries OF
the territory. two of the principal
ones. have been unusually prosper
GUS.
The rains during the irrigating sea-
sons supplied the farmers plenty of
water and the crops have been un-
usually good, while the cattle ranges
have yielded abundance of grass to
carry the cattle through the fall and
winter.
From nearly every city comes re
ports of building and general prog
ress. At Globe there has been
splendid progress and since the slump
of last year this city has hardly tex
its effects at any time The Old Do
minion mine has been producing reg
ularly from its own properties besides
reducing much custom ore from other
properties in the district. Several
new and important development prop
ositions have been started during the
year. thus increasing the trade Of the
city.
In ehe ella valley in Graham coun-
ty there has been unusual prosperity
in all the towns which draw their sup
port from the prosperous farmer. Es-
pecialIy is the town of Stafford making
rapid strides according TO report.
In Clifton and Morenci also the year
promises to be one of advancement, as
the mineral Industry has not been
affected there, except bv the lowering
price of copper
Tucson, the ancient and honorable
pueblo, win be able to show a sub
stantial growth as a result Of 1905
in that city building. has continued
during the entire yesr aad while some
of the tributary mining camps have
suffered the people of Tucson have
seen the Imperial Copper company
a reduction plant as a
guarantee of an important producing
camp which has come to stay.
In the Salt river valley Phoenix has
taken on new life, as has the entire
valley, because of the building of the
reclamation works at
From this great work
Phoenix has received a large trade,
besides getting the benefit of the con-
ffdence which the building of the
Tonic reservoir has created in the fu-
ture of the agricultural industry which
it must give to its future support.
Yuma has also been enliYened by
the work being done by the govern
ment at the Laguna dam. This work
will supply abundance of water for
many thousands of acres of land as
rich as that Of the valley of the Nile
and already it is being taken by set
tiers, thus insuring an agricultural
industry for that valley second to
no section of the west.
Northern Arizona will make a good
showing at the end of the year The
seasons have been favorable for the
large sheep holdings in that section
of the territory and the mining indus
try has kept going steadily. Tnere are
many gold mines in the north and they
have not been affected by the lower
ing of prices on other metals.
Il is believed that If data could be
had 1t woula show that Arizona has
been hurt less by the financial panic
of last year than any other state or
territory in the union.