Murphy. It is very full. very complete. and is given by a man who has faith in the Territory and in the mineral deposits of the Territory. and whose faith is backed by his works. Now. then. if it be true that that population is only what the census shows. or even what is claimed by the friends of statehood. namely. that the population may at this time reach 150.000and the same claim that it would reach 150.000 was made thirteen years ago. when a similar. measure was before Congressand it does not appear to the Senate that there is that in the Territory which will serve to invite immigration to a large extent in the immediate future. certainly statehood can not be demanded upon that ground. The future population of that Territory. in my judgment. rests entirely. and if not entirely. to a very large extent upon the question of the development of mines and what may be found in the mountains. It may be that the hope of the people of the Territory will be realized.
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