| Show LETTER anel ija feb 12 1895 the legislature vf arizona has baa been in session three weeks the lion ilou was effect effected id dd by the choi ie 30 of u J H carpenter as aa speaker of the house a member oi 01 long experience in such bUHi netis from yuma county anu tie he wako sn on excellent presiding officer anu and mr A J daran oi 01 pinal county ati ad preel president dent ot of the council A goodly number dumber ol oi bills have bave been introduced in both hou bouses selig many or will be an improvement to our lawa laves it if they become ouch toe salt and gila river valleys in are destined to 10 become one of the greatest agricultural districts in the fe west wt ai with a climate where alfalfa ig green and grows growls twelve months of the year aud and yield algat to ten tons per annual and oranges are a success as aa well wail as a great variety ot of fruito fruit grE graine LIDS sweet potatoes pota etc I 1 wheat headed beaded out on feb 3rd ard sig at mesa aud and when the great system of storage reservoirs and canals of the hudison reservoir company and others are complete which are so far as aa I 1 know the me most extensive io in ame arid west there will be homes for many more people in those these val valley lays according to the last report of governor hughes hughea there is about acres ut of land janu if in these valleys into alfalfa I 1 will give an item about the liquor traffic as per governor hubbes report to ine tit of the interior 1894 page 65 55 he saye bay we have saloons aud and ten liquor houses in arizona and it hat ba been estimated that thai A drink ull 1411 for the year was whoa is no small for people and that at least acty per cent or of the he cost COOL of mOnta maintaining ining our county aud and territorial governments comes from intemperance our counties count iea and the territory are taxed heavily but be the governor says we pay in one yoni year more than enough for liquor to pay eveia cent of our torri tana county and municipal debts and have lett left I 1 think all latter J iatter I 1 day saints could learn a lesson from I 1 this statement more stoid C 41 1 |
