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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1894
Page
1
The Mesa shop advertises a wide selection of dress goods flannels and furnishings with hardware and grocery departments stocked with premium goods. It promotes Myers Pumps Fatherbone Buggy Whips and Canton Clipper Plows as agent offerings and promises prompt attention to special orders with low prices.
The Irrigation Age argues that statehood should come to the territories soon and in the same spirit as a merchant displaying his best wares. It questions population as the sole measure and urges admission to statehood based on capacity for development and economic potential.
A sparse note in Gillup urges businesses to support the Gleanora weekly, arguing that even small contributions aid keeping the paper strong. It compares the effort to feeding a horse and calls on editors, publishers, dealers, and printers to provide substantial backing.
A Stockman note asserts Arnizova forges ahead in the feeding industry with affiliated cattle from the territory supplying California markets. The writer argues beef fattening in the West proves profitable and will lift cattle and sheep businesses from the Southwest slump.
The piece urges arid states to form broad irrigation policies with a national water law and uniform state rules for water use and ditch management. It notes the Bowie to Globe railroad project under construction with surveying and grading soon, aiming to finish the Solomonville grade by April and lay track by May.
Rumor says Southern Pacific will switch to paying workers with checks drawn on New York instead of cash. The plan mirrors Santa Fe practice to reduce robbery risks while pay trains continue to run. employees would cash checks at banks or stores rather than receive cash.
The Wells Fargo annual circular sets bullion value for states and territories west of the Missouri River including British Columbia at 1 004 000 000 dollars. It breaks down to 35 000 000 dollars gold 38 000 000 dollars silver 24 000 000 dollars copper and 7 000 008 dollars lead.
A fragmentary summary of Richard Henry Savage's 1870s memoir Arizona as an army engineer describes a grim landscape of deserts, ruins, and hostile shadows. The text portrays Apache conflicts, abandoned hopes, and perilous journeys across ancient battlegrounds as settlers, Jesuits, and scouts faced danger.
The Geological Magazine recounts an Indian legend tied to Death Valley’s origin. A powerful princess allegedly built a vast palace to rival Mexico City, exhausting resources until priests warned, the earth trembled, the river dried, and the city vanished. The Amargosa River’s erratic flows are noted as part of the tale.
Parisian diners reportedly eat more than two thousand tons of snails annually highlighting a peculiar urban delicacy. The data reflects eating habits and culinary culture within the city.
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