Speech #590016395

Of all of the arguments that have been used relative to the productive capacities of these Territories. I imagine this 5milegrazing argument has most clearly indicated to those who know the facts the lack of knowledge of conditions among those who assume to speak of the possibilities of these Territories. Not only are the possibilities of growth and development in these two Territories vast and boundless. but they have been developing in the past few years since railways have reached them. since the tide of immigration has been setting toward them. in a way that ought to have stopped the mouths of these carping critics. In the last census Arizona showed a per capita value of farm products higher than that of Ohio. double that of New York. and four times that ofMassachusetts. While the Increase in value of the farm products of the farms of the entire Union from 1890 to 1900 was only 28 per cent. that of Arizona was 160 per cent. while the increase of the farms of the Union in that decade was 92 per cent. that of Arizona was 470 per cent.