Arizona republican., 1909-02-03
THE GREAT ADVANTAGE
 OF A MINING EXHIBIT
James c. Goodwin Tells Why Arizona
 Should Be Represented at Seattle.

James c. Goodwin, in speaking of the bill introduced to create a commission to urovide funds and have charge of a mineral exhibit at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition to be held at Seattle between the first of June and 18th of October this year, said that he thought that the amount of money needed to make this exhibit would be well spent as the mining interests in this terri tory constitute a greater industry than most of the people are aware, and that as the capital Of the world is seeking investment in copper mines and Ari- zona takes the lead in copper, the in ouirv is being made in what part of Arizona there are undeveloped mines or prospects to be had, and the main object of this exhibit is to advertise every mine and prospect in such a manner that it may be beneficial to them. Said Mir. Goodwin:
 There IS a -ast difference as far as advertisement goes whether money is spent in making an exhibit at the Seattle exposition or in making an eX hibit at the territorial fair. At the territorial fair the mining exhibits are only viewed by the local people, that is to say people living in Arizona, but at the Seattle fair people from all parts of the world will view the mining exhibits made there: and if the legislature sees fit to appropriate or to set aside suf- ficient amount of money to make a first class exhibit, and no person in Arizona should be in favor of making an exhibit unless it is a first class one, there is no doubt that a great good would be derived from it. The terri tory alt the present time secured in the Mineral building space equal to 50xlOO feet. and has the right to make an eX- elusive Arizona exhibit in a manner most advantageous to the mining in terests.
 It seems that many people are not aware what a great industry mining is in Arizona and how much it has in creased the taxable values of the vari- ous counties in the last twelve years Take Cochise county. Twelve years ago it had a taxable valuation of near Iy S2.50OOO0: today it has something more than S20,50O, ,OOO-an increase of over s1S.OO0, 900. Gila county twelve years ago had a taxable valuation of SI.2OO.00O Today it has something over S5.0O0. 0.O00. And one will find that the increase has doubled in all mining counties MaricOpa county which is largely an agricultural county, twelve years ago had a taxable valuation of nearly s9.0gO.0O Today its taxable valuation is about S1O250O00. The diff ference in the increase has been caused by the mining industry.
 "A great many people living in Salt River valley believe that Salt River valley is practically all there is to Ari- zona- I see by a report that the Cop per Queen and the Calumet of Arizona smelters at Douglas this year will pro- duce something over 100000 lbs. of copper. That amount of copper at the present selling price is worth over 25.00G 900. more than all the lands in Salt River valley and the reservoir thrown in The number of acres re- cIaimable in the Salt River valley is something between 1SO.000 and 200,000 acres That land at S10O an acre is worth only s2O.00O,O0O. I am of the opinion that when the mines in the Wickenburg and Cave Creek districts in Maricopa county are properly devel- oped they will add more wealth to Maricopa county than all the farming lands the county possesses