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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1883
Page
2
The forthcoming report from Postmaster General Gresham will recommend raising the weight of a letter from half an ounce to one ounce. This change would effectively reduce postage costs for sending heavier letters. The advisory follows investigations into pension agents and frauds across multiple territories.
Citizens seek public disclosure of bid results for furnishing flour to military posts in the Territory. The Ist instant opening was noted, with strong desire to compare local bids with those of the successful contractor and to understand prices and disposal of grain in the valley.
A disputed election mood in Virginia amid tragedy and racial tensions is tied to a Readjuster party appeal. The piece rebukes a sensational circular urging negroes to vote as revenge, calls out a false Dilissyvition tale, and reprints a circulating telegram asserting a large battle in New Mexico with dozens killed, which authorities could not confirm.
The Citizen forecasts a wave of reclamation in Arizona with about 860000 spent for canals and irrigating ditches for the year ending May next, boosting cultivation by around 200000 acres. The piece cites strong growth in Salt River Valley, notes shift to higher paying crops, and asserts irrigation proves the era’s scientific method for spreading water across fields. It also contrasts Arizona’s agricultural rise with California’s perceived market limits and hints at evolving regional development.
The article argues that irrigation-based farming yields reliable, uniform crops and longer soil life, contrasting with uncertain yields in rain-fed areas. It asserts higher initial costs but greater, steadier returns, predicts rapid adoption in Arizona and nearby regions, and foresees a coming scarcity of arable land in two years, impacting supplies to southern California.
Readjusters rally this afternoon call on African Americans to avenge deaths in Danville by supporting the party at the ballot box tomorrow. Railroads plan moving machine shops and hospitals from Guaymas to Nogales, citing Nogales as healthier and more inviting for a permanent port business.
The Assistant Commissary of Subistner invites sealed proposals to furnish oil and deliver to posts in New Mexico and Arizona with specified quantities and unit prices. Bids must be accompanied by a bond and guaranteed safety, with delivery within days after award and acceptance of terms. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to withhold payment until performance.
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