15 Feb 1895
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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1895
Page
1
Local ads tout incoming rail service as a trigger for price cuts across merchandise. The store claims leadership in groceries, staple goods, fresh produce, real estate on easy terms, and insurance from reliable firms plus loan money.
The Attorney General asks Congress for an extra 25000 to stamp the Peralta Reavis grant as fraudulent. A US Attorney warns that forgery perjury and perjury mark the claim as the Government seeks to confirm a 12700000 acre Arizona tract. The case remains before the Court of Private Land Claims.
A Riverside Florida letter argues California should expand grapefruit production to surpass Florida in quality and sales. It notes Florida fruit runs russet, is scarce after freezing, and prices have climbed from eight to ten dollars a box as frozen stock dwindles.
The Sun reports 1st Wilson Hamilton and Johan W. Francis will travel northward to survey the Little Colorado valley the Moon Copis Wash Tuba City and the San Juan valley. They aim to assess irrigation profitability and the viability of a railroad through these valleys toward Verde with an exhaustive description for public view. The piece asserts such irrigation and settlement could turn Flagstaff into a major intercontinental city with increased value.
Three pile drivers work at Agua Fria and New river crossings as rails approach completion. Peoria may become terminal station within a week while the Howe truss bridge across Hassayapa is set in place. Builders rush material and labor. The Prescott brass band will lead the business men's excursion to Phoenix with a round trip rate of five dollars and favorable southwest rates.
A bill before the California legislature would require safety devices in all mines with shafts over 300 feet deep ensuring proper protection for workers. The measure targets widespread adoption of mandated safety standards across the mining industry.
A Garfield quote urges youth to reject luck and act with self effort. He stresses that success requires personal effort and discipline, not waiting for opportunities to appear. The excerpt contrasts him with Napoleon and notes belief in destiny can ruin one’s prospects. An editor’s note adds a California constitutional amendment backing machine voting for fair elections.
The San Francisco Chronicle notes that Western powers should let China and Japan settle their disputes without interference. It warns that meddling could provoke resentment and mockery from Europe and the United States. A London report praises James G. Fair as a California pioneer and longtime co owner of the Mackay firm.
Wm. Haynes, a Gunsight region rancher, visits town reporting heavy rainfall that will hamper range work for months. He notes six weeks of frost and unusually tall snow or hail, and he pays for supplies with bow metal, claiming plans for Hayne's Lost Mine by prospectors.
An experiment uses an airtight car with zinc lining to store California fruit. Gas introduced inside and a condenser filled with highnit gas checks for leaks. Growers claim surrounding fruit with the gas stops decay and preserves the produce.
The San Francisco Rural Press reports progress in cooperative marketing of fruit crops, noting southern growers lead in adoption. The movement promises market stability, wider distribution, and lower fruit prices for consumers through centralized output control and producer protection.
The customhouse officers find it next to impossible to prevent pau per Mexicans from immigrating to the American side. The entire household effects of many of them consist only of what they can carry in their arms. When caught they claim they have merely been visiting in the Republic and are returning to where they have resided for ten or fifteen years. Prospector.
Officials warn that Tucson must mobilize immediately to secure the North and South railroad. Delays could halt construction for months once the line reaches Phoenix, a claim attributed to official sources.
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