Arizona republican., 1908-11-30
INCORPORATION QUESTION
 WARM AT W|CKENBURG
THE NECESSITY OF DOING SOME THING TO GET POWER
 AND LIGHT
The Matter Partially Discussed Last Week Will Be Taken Up on Dec. g..

Wickenburg, Nov. 2S.-(Special cor Irespondence of The Republican.)-If the habitual presidential candidate of
 the democratic party were a resident of
 Wickenburg at the present moment he
 would be forced to the conclusion that
 the only real and genuine paramount
 issue is the question of incorporation. This is not the first time by any means that Wickenburg has been wooed by
 the spirit of municipal ambition, but i heretofore, like a coy maiden who is
 not sure of her own mind, she has de-
 ferred the final decision by such spe-
 cious pleas as they say I'm too young" 1 suppose I should say yes and then.
 after a while. have to be disineorpor ated and so forth.
 l But all of the real and imaginary ob- l jections have been gradually disposed
 of, and a majority of the citizens of 1 Wickenburg are now undoubtedly fav-
 orable to incorporation. This fact was clearly demonstrated at public meet | ing held at the Baxter Opera house last evening, when, for the first time, the whole subject was threshed out. The occasion of this meeting was the spe- cial visit of Attorney General E.. $. l Clark who is also the general counsel of the Octave Mining Go. and the Ari- zona Central Electric Go. The latter corporation is erecting a big electric power plant here which, while designed primarily to supply the octave mine with power for the operation of its
 hoists, crushers and stamps, has been designed on a scale of sufficient di mensions to permit of the furnishing
 of both light and power for municipal and private purposes to Wickenburg
 or any other city that may develop within it's sphere of influence" The | installation of such a plant within the | limits of the town has awakened a de- sire on the part of our citizens to avail themselves of the benefits naturally ac- cruing from this investment of capital. But up to the present time, no one has | had authority to voice the general con- | sensus of opinion among our citizens. ! Mir Clark's visit has cleared the at mosphere and paved the way for the definite action which will undoubtedly | be taken.
 l Among the points brought out by
 MT. Clark at the meeting alluded to
 were these:
 That any town of 300 or more in- habitants was a proper subject for in corporation. That a petition signed bN 100 qualified electors residing within
 the limits of the proposed corporation would result in the calling of a special election by the board of supervisors, and that a majority vote on the propo- sition of incorporation would settle the whole matter.
 MT Clark was compelled to answer many inquiries from the members of.
 the large audience, but his replies were universally satisfactory and at the
 writing it seems entirely probable that
 Wickenburg will soon be numbered among the real cities of Arizona. The question will be more definitely settled at the open meeting of the board of trade to be held on the evening of Dec 3.
 One of the many public entertain ments in aid of the public school fund, and perhaps the most successful of all of them. was the big masquerade ball at the opera house on Thanksgiving evening. The attendance was record one. and the receipts will give a big boost to the fund which is keeping the Wickenburg schools away above the mark designated by the Maricopa school tax.