Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-10

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Commerce and inclosed a clipping
from the London Standard which
he says is being widely quoted. Sir
Gilbert also remarks that he Is hav-
ing inquiries from every quarter con
corning Arizona, and that he has
written two articles for publication.
one OF which will appear In the
Metropolitan Magazine Of June. He
adds that every one remarks on his
improved appearance, and stated
that at recent meeting he had
$500 OF his constituency together
for n welcome home and that all
agree that debt of gratitude is due
to Arizona.
The Article from the London
Standard appears in part below:
Sir Gilbert Parker. NJ. T., has just
returned To London after spending
three months in the desert of Ari-
IONA. whittier he went in search Of
health after the strenuous parIia-
mentary session OF last year.
In an interview with Que of our
representatives today Sir Gilbert
paid high tribute TO the rcjuvenat-
ing qualities of the highlands OF
Arizona. and pointed out several
problems which are as acute in the
United States as in this country
81 wen. away in bad health re
marked Sir Gilbert. land ! have
come back new man went TO
Arizona. and there found wha, ! was
after II has, think, the most
wonderful climate in the world; Ger
tainly the best ! have ever known.
The malarial trouble from which |
was suffering for so many years
yielded to the climate. and the springs
called the Castle Hot Springs. to
be found in what is called the Yav-
apai county. in which is situated the
town OF Prescott, which. with q
population Of only 5000. is a mining
center. and the most metropolitan
little city have ever come across
II lived at the club there, mile
above the level of the sea. which
had all the comforts and convenien.
ccs OF club in Piccadilly. wa'
in Arizona on the day President
Taft proclaimed that which hat
been territory a state, and ! hcart
orators who presumed to speak foi
the people on such occasions. Thu
only place in our old dominion'
which compare with Arizona are tn
portions al the high vcldt OF Soutl
Africa and the far interior Of Aus
tralia, and particularly western Aus
: ,ralia. although the greater part o
, Arizona is over a thousand feet high
, and much Of il is from 5000 to 700
, feet high, while the mountains X
as high as 1900 feet above the levc
, OF the sea.
4. ITO me Arizona has a very spec
ial political interest. because IT is q
/, the stage in agricultural developmcr
where Australia was when ! live
A there in the middle eighties. Ar
q IONA is just beginning agriculture
!, Development as Australia was b.
ginning then.
J. "She is just beginning irrigation
; and what was considered to be
: purely mining country with an ayr
o. cultural future no better than th
;. ~ the Sahara desert is becoming
d source even Of profit TO the sta,
II One great thing President Roos
a welt did which should make him "a
r. ever a bcncfaetor in the eye.
~ his countrymen was to establish &
conservation Of water and the ca
m scrvation Of forests.
er "The Roosevelt dam which 60
a serves the water Of the Salt n,
no and the Tonic river and the Yer
river is a monument Of wisdom. =
in eniihc genius, and statesmansh
,r- Vast plains Of mesas are being c,
OF yerted to agricultural purposes, a
ON Arizona is doing again what v
o, done eight hundred OF thousa
years ago. when some forgotten II
,r irrigated vast regions there.
ON "ln the Salt River valley the
n. thorities were up against, a. II
ef. say, the problem Of small own
as. ship Of land Men had got h
~. dreds Of acres Of land capable
Or, irrigation. and. with water 10 j
on gate IL, they had not the money
a, provide the irrigation. which is
pensive.
The new state authorities
carefully considering the neessi
81 assisting the small men 10