Arizona republican., 1909-04-14

purposes the matter will be settled ! This will make one valley. one people and, in large part, common interests. and a united people. The bridges will settle what discussion can never set tie.
 Both sides of the river and the whole countdy will be large gathers, and Tempe will surely gain, for it will fill with small homes the whole coun- try from Tempe to the Phoenix bridge Those living nearer to Tempe than Phoenix will naturally go to Tempe to trade. get repairs, and attend the high CT schools and the churches. At all events, tine building up of that coun- try will contribute vastly more to ev- cry interest of Tempe than as at pres ert. From a purely economic stand point. Tempe will be a vast gainer in the building of both bridges. Of course. Phoenix will gain. Anything that will settle up the country will promote the welfare of the cities. The cities will grow in proportion to the development of the country. When the country is 1 filled with homes and a thrifty peo- pie, the cities will become larger. more prosperous and wealthier We will multiply our products and develop public industries, and not only invite, but insure the building of through-line railroads. When by our thrift and en- ergy we multiply our products and have something for the railroads to come after, they will come for it. Phoenix will be made a distributing point. and fares and freights will be reduced and an immense impulse will be given to every interest of our mag nificent valley.
 I was in Kansas City in 1865, when she had less than 4.000 people The incoming Of the mighty stream of i'm migrants at the close of the war that seattled eastern and southern Kan sas and Missouri. and also with the coming of the railroads. built up that city. l was in Denver January 1. 1872, when she had only about 4,5O0 people. For facilities of transportation. she was situated almost precisely as we are heretoday, Denver paid freight rates to the Pacific coast, the terminal, and local rates back to Denver As soon as the country was settled up and the mining interests were develop ed. and there was something worth while to come after, transcontinental lines came into Denver, and she was made distributing point, and all this railroad business was adjusted, and Denver grew and has become the great Queen City of the west.
 know what I am talking about, all so. when I say that the country about | Ta,a l,,fH ~. A., the fertility of the Salt River valley, nor offer anywhere near the agricul- tural or horticultural advantages of the Salt River valley. She had no better advantages as a mining country at that time than the mining inter ests of southwestern Arizona contigu- ous to our valley.
 The influx of people and the devel- onment of the public industries made Denver, Colorado Springs. Pueblo, Greeley. Boulder and many other cities and towns. The people stood together and, instead of eating each other up spent their energies in building each other up and promoting public thrift and prosperity.
 If We will, we can repeat right here in the Salt River valley the history of Denver and Colorado
 What Will It Cost Us to Do 1t, and
 Can We Do It7
 We can do it. and it won't cost us half as much to do it as it will not to do it.
 The official report of the board of supervisors for 1908, in round num- bers. after deducting all exemptions. makes the taxable property of Mari copa county s14,0O0,00O. The proba-