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Newspaper
Florence Tribune
Location
Florence, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1901
Page
2
An editorial discussion cites Prof F H Newell on damming the Ila River at San Carlo Arizona to irrigate arid lands for white settlers and aid thousands of starving Indians dependent on scarce water. Other notes cover political twists, judgeships, and a Phoenix embalming fee dispute.
Superintendent Cot S. McCoway of Phoenix Indian School criticizes San Carlos agency management. Tombstone’s mines under Tombstone Consolidated Mining Co. face flooding as the four-compartment shaft nears water and pumps run. A railroad from Fairbank and reduction works are planned. This predicted Tombstone will become the territory’s top mining camp within three years.
The piece mocks Admiral Schley over Santiago and cites Crowninshield and Sampson as symbols of fear under fire. It notes Arizona statehood support amid local politics in Florence and Phoenix, criticizing Democratic delegates and political conflicts shaping the statehood convention.
The text notes railroad magnates back a national irrigation system with vast reservoirs to reclaim arid western valleys and deserts, urging western states to collaborate. It also reports on patent claim work, owner remedies, and relocation rights, and ends with word that assassin CeoLose will be electrocuted at Aubur prison on Tuesday, October 29 at 7 am.
Capt. WC Colbert deputy sheriff in Chickasaw Nation recounts how he survived four bullet holes at San Juan Hill. Roosevelt visited postbattle surgeons and later inspired Colbert with blunt talk and army discipline memories. He praises Roosevelt and recalls men asking the colonel for money.
Phoenix gate reports informal talks last night with San Diego chamber guests George Marston H P Wood and 8 W Ferguson about Arizona's development and the feasibility of extending the San Diego and Yuma railroad to Phoenix. They see a Phoenix Benson route as certain and connect Benson to Bisbee El Paso, linking to Rock Island, potentially placing Phoenix on a transcontinental main line.
Solomonville to Clifton rail line details with President William Garland and I Medway exploring a 40 mile option. Bisbee Review notes traffic potential, new center status, and uncertain construction. Also reports on a Cripple Creek gold strike, mining talks in Nogales area, and a local train accident near Nogales.
Preliminary arrangements exist for a sale of the Santa Fe Prescott and Phoenix road to Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe stockholders will meet November 24 in Prescott to consider the proposition. The Santa Fe Prescott and Phoenix company operates 224 miles and earned 956000 in the year ending June 30, with a gross per mile around 4270. New circular to stockholders notes a December meeting to ratify purchases of Pecos Valley and Northwestern Railway stock and Santa Fe Prescott and Phoenix bonds. Globe reports spur from rival lines to build through Florence toward the Gila, boosting mining and business in Globe region. Advertisements urge farmers to consider a 160 acre tract with water rights near Tucson for sale by Andres Rebeil.
A Sugar Syrup product named Tea Garden Drips promises a deliciously sweet candy making experience. Manufactured by Pacific Coast Syrup Co. Available through grocers at 707 710 Sansome Street, San Francisco.
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