Arizona republican., 1916-10-13
ARIzoNA's RAPID DEVELOPMENT
New States Industries Attract Atten- ton of Eastern Capital-Land
 Laws Big Incentive to Home seekers

Arizona for years regarded as the home Of the bad man, the centipede, Gila monster, tarantula, of arid desert and vast mountains, is rapidly chang ing into one of the treasure states of the union. This last state to be ad- mitted Is proving her past claims to statehood in d manner that cannot be denied. Leading every other state for the past several years in the produc- tion of copper and this production run ming into the hundreds of millions of dollars gives but faint idea of the many new towns springing up, or the vast amount of wealth invested.
 Miami, Arizona a few years ago was barren hilly country. Today ten thousand people call it their home Several companies operate there, one with an initial outlay of twelve mil lions of dollars before a single pound of | copper was milled has running out put of sixteen thousand tons of ore rock day. Three eight hour shifts of men keep the mines and mills going continuously and the poorest paid ] workers receive $4.35 per day The i'm mense plant of the Ray Consolidated l Co.,, at Ray and Hayden, where a rail- road was built to connect these two towns is another ten million dollar in 1 eral thousand inhabitants sprang up over night as it were. The millions go- 1 ing into the new town of Ajo pro- nounced AhoD in connection with the | new tornelia Co. means another town 1 of ten thousand.
 The new town of Clarkdale. where ] the many employees of the United l Verde Copper Co. live would be a rev 1 elation to the average eastener. Every 1 idea for the comfort and convenience of ] their employees has been worked out in detail by the company. Something of ] the same plan will be followed at Ajo, where a railroad has been built to the ] town. Bisbee, Arizona, the home town ] of the Copper Queen Co, and several ] other famous mining concerns would
 create favorable comment with its 1 paved streets substantial business 1 blocks. intcrurban trolley lines cosy
 homes with lawns and large shade
 trees. Douglas. Arizona is another fast 1 growing modern town. It is one Of the
 big shelter cities of the state. There are many others that are important mining centers. whose rapid increase in . a few years will put them on every tongue
 That Arizona contains the largest ] unbroken pine forest in America is an l other surprise to those unfamiliar with 1 it. Northern AriZonas lumber is an important factor in the states wealth , Millions of dollars are being invested l in the cattle and sheep business and thousands of cars of cattle and sheep | are shipped yearly. This business is quite profitable on account of the vast extent of the grazing lands. Many Pe-
 orians are familiar through investment ! fef+ nd &a River valley. made famous through the
 building of the twelve million dollar | Roosevelt dam and laterals Here a
 desert of two hundred thousand acres
 was made to bloom and remain greer
 the year round as if by magic. Dairy
 farms and creameries are rapidly com
 ing to the front. Thirty-five thousand
 high bred cows have been introduced
 within the past few years and its nc
 idle boast to say that within five year:
 1t will average COW to every acre
 Phoenix with population of twenty
 five thousand is metropolitan Citl
 and favorite with winter tourists. Ar
 iZona is a big state in everything. bu
 it's biggest achievement Is what will in
 terest the small man namely. it's stat,
 land law The enabling act grantinl
 statehood carried with a bridal gift O
 eleven million acres and the choice O
 the same. The state land commission
 has been going among the millions O . acres of United States governmen lands and picking the best and thes , choice lands are being sold at from
 to s per acre with thirty years tim , to pay for them. No residence or i'm provements required. These latte terms are unusual and are rapidly be ing taken advantage of by three classes 5 First, the city worker and land hungr } class, who see an opportunity to get farm from 160 to $40 acres at presen prices which enable them to continu . their present employment until sue