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Arizona Hooding Support and Mining Output Report
Governor Franklin reports to the Interior Secretary that Arizonans favor statehood. He notes mining output for the year at about 18.98 million dollars, gold about 9 million dollars, with 600 thousand dollars by prospectors. Gold silver and copper total 127.166 million in twenty years ending June 30. Cattle shipments reach 505,319 head from 1894 to 1899. Taxable property value up about half a million, with real valuation near 90 million. He discusses agriculture in public schools and notes practical farming can suit arid western conditions. Stockman says best crops come from the longest head, not the richest soil.
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