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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1893
Page
2
The Mesa store showcases new dress goods flannels and fashionable ladies and gents furnishings. Hardware and grocery departs offer choice goods. Agents for Myers Pumps Featherbone Buggy Whips Canton Clipper Plows. Lines considered best with low prices and prompt special orders.
A Deseret News reader extols Arizona noting Pho en ix is the capital of a thriving region with fertile lands and a mild dry climate. The piece celebrates Mesas growth and describes abundant fruits, citrus and cereals, the Salt River valley’s irrigation system and climate as a natural sanitarium, while praising local birds and prosperity. It contrasts Arizona’s wealth with Northern Utah and criticizes California and Colorado banking practices.
The Insane Asylum Board notes a monthly expense reduction of about four hundred dollars over the past month. They withheld wood and grain supplies for several months and anticipate running costs dropping to fifteen hundred dollars per month, a forty percent cut with more patients. The Board and Sept Hamblia receive commendation for administration.
The article notes a shift in Arizona mining from silver to rising gold prospects and better ore bodies. It cites neglected prospects being developed and ore output expected to grow, with Arizona’s value potentially offsetting silver depreciation. It also criticizes eastern perceptions of Arizona as dominated by cacti and cowboys, urging accurate recognition of the state’s resources.
The valley sees a wave of travelers returning from sea and the World's Pair as visitors begin to rise and business revives. Housing is tight with few vacant rooms, forecasting boarding house demand to spike in two months. Wealthy visitors may invest locally, drawn by strong safe-proposition profits amid bank withdrawals.
The Arizona gold fields are described as the richest in the United States with production rising. The Star predicts output will reach six million dollars this year while silver declines, signaling a strong gold boom for the state.
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