Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-02
lspeciaI CorrespondeneeN

PHOENIX, Feb. z7--The fourteenth county in the territory of Arizona has been created. It will comprise the eastern portion of Graham county. The new county has been chrfstened sreeniee, after the pioneer prospec- GOT who originally located the copper mines in the Clifton -Morenci district. The now county is to come into eS- istence on January l, 1911. though the officials will be elected al the generl election in 1910. creenlee coun' ty will include the Clifton-Morenci mining district. that part of the Gils valley above Guthrie, including tho town of Duncan. There is no proyis- ion in the bill locating the county seat In the now county, but 1t is agreed that by a vote which is provided for In the bill the county seat of Green lee will be at Clifton
 The demand for the new county came from Clifton and Morenci and during the past ten days practically all the prominent citizens Of both counties were here favoring or oppos- ing tho measure. The new county win carry about I5 per cent of tho taxable wealth Of the old county or Graham and for this reason the new county is to assume all the present debts of Graham county. while what is left of the original county will take all the property of the county without compensation to the new one The citizens Of the new county were in- sistent that the bill should provide for immediate division, but the boys from the Gila caIIey contended that they should have some time to make prep arations for the new conditions. Hon. W. T. Webb of Pima was the leader of the people of the Gila valley and he succeeded in lining up enough votes to prevent the passage Of the hill unless his terms were agreed to. lie argued that as what won4d remain of Graham county would have little taxable property. not more than S25O.- ooO. the county would be badly cTlp- piled from the start and especially would Che public schools suffer Green lee county win be one of the first class while Graham will be relesated to the second or third class of coun- ties in the territory.
 The bill provides that each county shall have 8 member of the lower house Of the legislature and that at the election in 1916 both counties shall join in the election or Q coun- cilInan, under the same arrangement as now prevails in electing the joint councilman from Pima and santa Cruz counties.
 Iocai Option Law.
 The house has passed Wnat iE known as the segregation Dill wAicn places all cities and towns in separate local option districts and prevents an election in the entire county under the local option law. The passage of this measure by such q large vote may be explained by the statement that the republicans in the house who had supported the Pace bill solidly changed front and voted for the segre- gation bill. Speaker Webb also changed his vote on the proposition very much to the surprise of many Of his constituents in Phoenix.
 Dr. Hughes. who is the recognized leader of the prohibitionists in Mari copa county, expressed his opinion or inc action Of Speaker Webb in wig orous terms last night. He said that if the segregation bill did not entirely Kill the local option law, which Is feared by some, 'he test Of the strength os the prohibitionists will be made in Phoenix during the present year and that he felt confident that 2 majority of the citizens of the city would vote to dispense with the sa- loons.
 Many Regulating Bills
 What Is known as the bOletto Dill has met with practically no opposition here and it is conceded that it will become a law. Another bill has been introduced along the same line which provides for seHi-monthly pay days by mining companies and other corpor ations employing labor in the terri tory. This bill also conpeis these companies to accept orders gwen oy their employees and pay them in ccsl
 Another bill whica has made 10 apuearancc is one hailing from Doug las. which. if enacted. would give tc the city councils in incorporated cit les the right to regulate the price oi water. even when the owners of ths water system have no franchise This bill. as drawn. would give the cftJ councils the right to arbitrarily flo the price of water, without regard tf the income or earning capacity Of the water company. IL is likely this meas ure will be stubbornly opposed unless if shall be amended so as to protee' water companies in the right to earE a reasonable profit on the money act ually invested
 Sentiment Against Gambling
 IL has been thoroughly demonstrat ed that the Arizona gambler IS with out friends in the legislature and tha' he would be compelled to adopt scme other calling for earning Livelihood Tn the discussion of the segregation bill yesterday the gambler was lam bas;ed from all sides. Even tnos' who were friendly to the saloons have onposed both local option and the pace bill have 10 excuse to oner fo' the gambler. He is acknowledged D5 all 10 be a parasite and curse c1 the country. No one need expect any backward step in the gambling law enacted by the present or the las Iegislature. Whoever gameles in tnis territory in the future will do so ID violation of law. Gambling cannot oe continued longer if the officials or tns territory do their duty.
 A bill has been introduced which provides for requiring 6 license from an clubs where any intoxicating Uouors are sold. At present there are half n dozen clubs in Phoenix which have beeu organized for no other pur nose than to provide means or selline whisky and other intoxicants on Sun dav. while the regular saloons rernalr closed under a city ordinance IL ,ronosed that the clubs pay the samt I,csnso aa a ssloon. If they maintain