Arizona Rail Boom and County Division Debate
The article notes a westward railroad boom spurred by iron prices and a planned rebuilding of Antelope valley canal in Yuma county after the 1891 flood. It also covers public road funding, Midwinter Fair tickets, and local politics about Phoenix and Mesa divisions with citizen accountability and transportation prospects.
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Arizona
Antelope Valley
Yuma County
Mesa
Phoenix
South Side
Roads and political accountability in the Salt River valley
The piece argues for improved roads and safer bridges in the Salt River valley, criticizing local neglect and blaming officials for ineffectual travel conditions. It cites eastern journalism on roads becoming a political question and notes Brooklyn’s fight against a corrupt municipal ring amid public demand for better use of funds.
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Woods
Salt River Valley
Tempe
Phoenix
Brooklyn
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Mesa Free Press
W. D. Morton
P. Shewman
Morton & Shewman
Onn Yuan
Thussday
John G. Downey
Los Angeles
Grapstons
Rosebery
Coconino ‘County
T H. Goodman
Southern Pacific
California
Alhambra Hotel
E. J. Long
PROP
Southern Pacific Co’y
Maricopa
San Francisco
Lowrie
Gray
T. H. Goodman
Agen
Cau
Trumbull & Beebe
Sansome Street
Cal
W.N. Standage
Main
Mesa City
Ec. Eo
Frank Miller
A, Barnett
MSA
Feed & Livery Stable
P. Mets
Teele
Talbot & Hubbard
Dr. Ensor
Gilson Block
A. P. Walbridge
Santa Re
Cencago
Lewis Et Bawsas
Deming
C. C. Carpenter
el Pa
C. H. Morenogre
A P
Bo Peon