Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-03
A MOMENTOUS ENACTMENT

In Chicago, the municipality which Is fast emerging from the squalor resultant from rapid commercial growth and is now directing its en- ergies toward city beautiful, an ordinance has just been framed that has a tremendous signfi- canoe to Globe and to every other city re- lying upon its copper industries for present prosperity and future growth. The action con- sidered by the great northern metropolis pro- vides that prior to January 1, 1872, every rail road running into the city shall eectrify its lines for distance of eight miles from the city hall. The object of the measure is to secure for the people of Chicago greater degree of safe ty, and more sanitary environment than they have hitherto enjoyed. The estimated cost to the railroads for such identification is estimat- ed at $1500O0,00O
 On the face of it, such an ordinance appears, beyond equivocation, as a stupendously excel lent thing for the city of Chicago. But to point out the possible good fortune of Chicago is by no means the object of this writing. The salient feature that is bound to make its appear to the resident of Globe is that identification of rail ways means the consumption of copper on a greatly enlarged scale. If Chicago railroads are going to spend $150,0OO,O0 in electr:fca-
  amount is going to find its way indirectly into the copper producing areas of the United States, among which, by your leave, it is fitting to give Globe district the first position of all.
 But if Chicago takes the initiative in demand ing the identification of it's railways, 1t does not mean that any limit is set to this movement to- ward municipal millennium. You ant throw brick overheard in mid-ocean and then pre- vent the nipples from spreading to the remotest shore If Chicago obtains electrified railways, every other city of size in this country is sure to obtain them eventually. And in view of such a movement, the prosperity that will come to Globe, along with other cities, will be cumulative to the point of making the copper centers of this country the liveliest places on the map. And once the identification of railways is estab- hshed, the demand for copper thus created will be permanent and prices will rise accordingly y.
 Of course, it is not to be expected that the railroads of this country are going to passivey acquiesce in the installation of system that will, in the beginning, cost them large amount of money The avowed aim and reason for be ing of any corporation of importance is the amassing of wealth. A corporation is the per sonfcaton of afhuence Consequently, we car expect, WlIn redSOHdDle suIeHesS ol ndNlHS oui antcipations satisfied, that the council of Chi cago can not prod about with its big stick fol any appreciabIe period without stirring up 2 corporate hornets nest But the big stick vii conquer. It always does when yielded by the people. And the victory in this case will mear much to Globe, for the prosperity that would en sue locally with copper steadily in demand al few cents pound higher than the present price is a subject for vivid imagination anc roseate visioning.
 Looking down the vista of fourishing com mercial activity that stretches away toward tho future of Globe, we might easily and pardon ably become decidedly excited over the prospec of good things on the way to this city. Bu even though municipal identification of urbar railways does soon become reality, there will bC