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Show ARIZONA IS GROWING. Governor's Report Shows That Popu-' Popu-' lation Is Now About 170,000. WASHINGTON. OcL 23. Tho annual report of tho Governor of Arizona to tho Secretary of Interior says tho Territorial Territor-ial population has increased materially and tho total population now Is between 1C5.000 and 170.000. It exprcEoes a dcslro on tho part of tho people of Arizona for Statehood, but says that "finding themselves them-selves confronted with a plan to unlto their Territory with Now Mexico, tho people peo-ple of Arizona havo protested vigorously and will continue to do so until they havo defeated thl3 repugnant scheme They would desire that their commonwealth common-wealth remain a Territory Indefinitely rather than to bo joined with New Mexico." Mex-ico." Tho Governor adds his belief that tho merger would not bo acceptablo to tho mass of tho pcoplo of cither Territory. Tho report says tho floating Indebtedness of Arlzonn, which on June CO, 1903, waa 592,341, has been wiped out and a balanco of $20,849 remains In tho general fund at the closo of the last fiscal year. Tho taxable tax-able property In tho Territory has gained $1 ,931,505 during the year. Tho total tax-ablo tax-ablo properly of the various counties Is M5.0C9.545. Substantial progress In other directions Is reported. |