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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1891
Page
5
The report notes rain makers in Corpus Christi succeeded in producing rain on several occasions. It also mentions audits, land totals, and fiscal updates affecting public lands and payments, with hints of statehood and national financial movements on the horizon.
The text argues a new Arizona constitution will reflect unselfish thinking and gain broad support, while opponents are depicted as the financially privileged class benefiting from the territorial system and losing those advantages under statehood.
The Southern Pacific company benefits more from the Bisbee and Tombstone trade than from all points between Benson and Maricopa combined, a conclusion drawn from the government issued volume Commerce of the U S. The report underscores vast regional transport value in these districts.
Gov Munony states in his annual report to the interior secretary that proper assessments would total 70 million dollars with a tax base of 28 million. He notes the current government form blocks this but asserts statehood would enable the full assessment.
A record 115 tons of beets were delivered to the Chino beet sugar factory in nine hours last week. The piece notes a humorous alternate history suggesting Tombstone discovery might have prevented the factory’s existence.
A note on the current semi annual tax system where half due in October and January, with delinquency in November and April, and the suggestion to allow elective quarterly and monthly payments as a possible transition to modern business practices.
Telegrams in Silver City Enterprise hint O Home arrived after a train delay caused by track obstruction. The Silver City Sentinel warns readers about a scam tied to a supposed lost mine with Casen berry and ex Judge Barnes as alleged movers.
Delinquent city taxes exceed $1,000 this year. Wm McMullen died in an Old Dominion mine collapse last week. Fremont street sidewalk repairs proceed. A heavy rain dampens Arizona prospects while local news fills page three. A Mexican with a foot wound arrives at hospital after a shooting near Sandy Bob's ranch. Five Globe bound miners in the Amazon dead waters are reported missing. one survived. Col Herring retires from politics amid Arizonas 400 tribute. The Globe Silver Belt urges a southwestern land court. shouting matches and boxing contests in Cochise and Gila counties heat up. A military order dispatches to Phoenix with militia plans. The Tombstone Militia is praised. A sinking fund proposal gains support as a constitutional issue.
Salton Salt Works Superintendent Daurbrow reports from the Colorado break near Salton Lake. He notes 1800 cubic feet per second of water flows into the Salton basin and believes a dyke could permanently stop the river’s seepage. Evaporation outpaces lake input as depth and area are described, with broader regional notices interspersed.
The Phenix Herald reports state statistics from the governor’s annual report on indebtedness and valuation by county, listing Phoenix Tucson Prescott Tombstone totals and a grand sum. It also describes a complete prospecting outfit for sale by John P Pergason, and includes a 1891 U S Army Quartermaster notice seeking proposals for forage fuel and straw for Arizona and nearby forts and stations.
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