Show 13 arizona is is prosperous BY P R prescott ariz dec 24 yavapai county kept up her patriotic pace in the production ot of copper all through the war period and now that the great conflict is over there 11 will be no abatement of 0 production until ed the demand shows signs of falling off there t e j is little likelihood however of such a con ai sh tangency tin gency arising for several years to come as devastated europe during the period of 00 ej 0 reconstruction construction will need immense quantities 0 I 1 ah i of the red metal in addition the home de orle ora mand inand with a period of expansion facing the country will probably increase instead of ct decrease while the present and future assure prosperity to the producers there is already a revival of interest in the sq called prospects or mines in the development at stage ilat f during the war period interest seemed s 1 to lag and capital was shy of putting its e P loney money into these prospects no matter how flattering Ott ering appeared the outlook for them orl of ra the situation now is different money generally speaking is beking investment and already signs are manifest of a mining revival in this county with the coming of spring already options have been taken on a number of properties in the mayer district and active development work will be prosecuted when the winter months have passed the hillside district the hillside district also is claiming the attention of engineers and seve several ral deals of 0 magnitude are on the tapis the district possessing mineral possibilities equal to any in a county which is famous tor for its mines has thus far been neglected chiefly due to transportation handicaps now that the county has completed a road into the district over which ore can be hauled in motor trucks it is coming into its own and soon will take its place with verde mayor mayer and other centers men whose faith in the hillside country has been of that clar character acter which 11 moves mountains are on the verge of having their dreams come true and their long patient waiting will soon be rewarded arizona is prosperous arizona is essentially a mining state and although the industry is yet in swaddling clothes it is the backbone of its wealth and prosperity and that it is prosperous no one can deny wages undreamed of a few years ago are being paid all classes of miners from the to the most skilled employee and they are enjoying the luxuries and comforts of life on a par with the mine managers take away the mines and it has been said with a great degree of truth that the state could be tendered to its original owners the indians and they would scorn the proffered gift without the mines it is a certainty that taxes would be practically prohibitive and educational facilities good roads and many of the other benefits the people now enjoy would be denied them mines pay the taxes A recent report by the state board of equalization shows that the mines pay four fifths of the taxes and that the seven so called mining counties represent of the total assessable wealth of next to cochise county in the list is gila with and then comes yavapai with assessed valuation the mining counties will pay into the state treasury on the tax rate of 39 cents on the which has been fixed for the year in round numbers about 2 a tidy little sum when it ius is considered that the total amount to be raised by taxation will be 0 0 |