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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1894
Page
1
A description of new fashionable dress goods flannels and furnishing goods offered by a Mesa store. It notes stock of quality items and announces agency for Myers Pumps Featherbone Buggy Whips and Canton Clipper Plows.
The item highlights a grand middle route linking the continent via the Santa Fe Route railways. It emphasizes extension and connection plans across major regions with reference to the Santa Fe transportation network.
The irrigation congress discusses state control of water resources. It notes Colorado has 12,000 miles of canals worth tens of millions and warns against corporate control of water. A second item describes a Bowie flood delaying trains and damage to facilities. Regular trains to Bisbee are expected soon. The third item covers progress on the Arizona & Southeastern railroad extension to Fairbank and Benson. The final item reports on the third national irrigation congress adjourning after adopting resolutions for desert land repeal, national irrigation commission, Carey act expansion, reservoir leases, and federal funding for irrigation surveys.
A passage discusses how vivid colors signal strength and ferocity while neutral tones indicate timidity. It notes that color changes reflect survival, with neutral or protective coloring marking alertness and keen senses. The piece also mentions cattle fattening and Chicago gold liquidity in bank balances.
J C Beatty seeks Interior approval for a right of way plot through the Yuma Indian Reservation for a proposed desert canal. Commissioners recommended approval, under the 1893 act, with construction to start within three years or rights may be forfeited. The Indian Affairs Commissioner favors the plan and will back approval.
A Russian complaint notes severe doctor shortages with only one physician per 6,000 people in cities, one per 30,000 in villages, and one per 120,000 in remote provinces. The imbalance shows doctors clustered in big cities.
A cornmeal trust is being formed in Kansas City, signaling potential price and supply coordination among producers and distributors. The initiative aims to stabilize markets and ensure steady availability of cornmeal across local outlets.
Congress passes a treaty with the Yuma Indians opening about 30000 acres opposite Yuma. Each Indian gains five acres in severalty, while the rest are to be auctioned as ten acre lots after a sixty day notice. The Colorado Irrigation Co plans to water the lands starting next month with 150 workers.
The Baltimore Manufacturers Record notes the southern crops will likely be larger than ever. Corn reports are strong and cotton acreage and condition point to 8 to 9 million bales. Other crops are described as abundant across the South.
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