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Newspaper
Florence Tribune
Location
Florence, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1901
Page
2
Short Florence Tribune item notes local happenings in Florence area with terse summaries of events, people, and notices. Readers gain quick updates on community affairs and upcoming dates without full stories.
A 1901 editorial argues the government should undertake a large scale irrigation on the Gila River at San Carlos Arizona to open arid land to white settlers and ease suffering of friendly Indians. It links the project to mercy and justice and national governance. The note cites Professor FH Newell and references broader Great Southwest water developments.
Southern Arizona and Sonora rail development surges with Santa Fe Phelps Dodge and San Pedro route near Florence. Engineers Orton and Drake report routes along the Gila to Kelvin and Riverside, with Dudleyville Benson and Florence key towns. Expected effects include higher ore and hay values, population growth, and likely San Carlos construction. Florence tipped to become a major city as trains run within 12 months.
Phoenix Gazette reports railroad chatter about a potential extension of the Santa Fe line from Prescott to Phoenix via Tempe, Mesa, Florence and Mammoth. A 15 member surveying party traveled through town today and preliminary work is set to begin tomorrow with multiple field teams planned to push the project to completion.
In a burlesque exchange, Mr Dooley riffs on illegible candidates and party splits. He jokes that William Jennings Bryan reads the Commoner while Dimmycrats argue over leaders, with humor about reads and fate at a Democratic bankit and a gaffe filled process.
Barrels of money wasted yearly by farmers hauling crops to market. Opportunity to buy 160 acre farming land with exclusive water-right, only 230 miles from Tucson. Terms easy. For details write Andres Rebel Tucson Arizona.
The column lampoons fashion policing in Tucson and other cities, noting a hotel in Tucson refused service to a shirtwaist wearing man. It mocks overzealous dress standards, cites a Wichita Eagle wedding report, and covers a Washington dispatch about Chief Justice Webster Street of Arizona facing charges.
Summer excursion trips to Santa Montes Long Beach San Pedro San Bucos Venture Santa Barbers and Avalon begin May 10 and run each Thursday leaving Casa Grande at 8 35 p m round trip 24 40 Avalon add 2 25 Tickets valid for 60 days Final departure August 24 J Moonxs Agent Tea Garden Drips sugar syrup ad notes Pacific Coast Syrup Co 707 710 Sansome St San Francisco
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