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ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. 



ARIZONA. 



debts to the amount of 20,021,138 guaranteed 

 by the Federal Government and prospective new 

 issues of 5,938,760, besides 9,868,015 of cedu- 

 las of the national mortgage bank, making the 

 total foreign debt 80,951,321. The amount of 

 the internal debts was $104,595,933 payable in 

 paper and $40,375,877 in gold. The foreign and 

 domestic- debts on April 30, 1900, amounted to 

 88,000,000, besides 3,500,000 of floating debt. 



The Army and Navy. The standing army 

 numbers 1,463 officers and 12,867 men. The Na- 

 tional Guard, the members of which receive two 

 months of camp drill, had 467,572 men on the rolls 

 in 1898. 



The navy consists of 2 old ironclads for coast 

 defense, 2 of newer construction, 5 armored Bruisers 

 built in Italy. 2 ram cruisers built in England, 

 5 other modern cruisers and gunboats, 4 de- 

 stroyers, and 12 first-class and 10 second-class tor- 

 pedo boats. 



Commerce and Production. The production 

 of wheat in 1899 was about 2,500,000 tons; of flax- 

 seed, 3,000,000 tons; of sugar, 90,000 tons. Indian 

 corn is, next to wheat, the most important crop. 

 The number of cattle slaughtered in 1899 was 

 310,700. The wool clip was 225,000 tons. The 

 total value in gold of the merchandise imports 

 in 1898 was $107,429,000; of exports, $133,829,000. 

 The imports of animal products were valued at 

 s-j. 175,000; alimentary substances, $13,557,096; 

 beverages, $8,298,612; textile fabrics and clothing, 

 $33,946,484; mineral oils, $3,206,021; chemicals, 

 $3,101,784; lumber and wood manufactures,. $316,- 

 994; paper, $3,016,689; leather and hides, $960,031 ; 

 iron and iron manufactures, $17,785,792; other 

 metals, $3,504,811; pottery and glass, $8,599,408; 

 miscellaneous, $2,113,039. The exports of animals 

 and animal products were valued at $87,381,625; 

 agricultural produce, $42,692,922 ; forest products, 

 $2,283,061; mineral products, $205,559; products 

 of the chase, $449,549; miscellaneous, $816,742. 

 The export of wool was 221,286 tons; of sheep 

 skins, 42,245 tons; of wheat, 648,161 tons; of 

 maize, 717,105 tons; of beef and mutton, 89,914 

 tons. The imports of gold and silver coin and 

 bullion were $7,303,255; exports, $1,574.946. 



The import and export trade was divided among 

 various countries in 1898 as follows: 



The gold value of imports in 1899 was $117,- 

 000,000; exports, $185,000,000. 



Navigation. The number of vessels engaged 

 in foreign commerce entered in 1898 was 10,198, of 

 <;..V).-). l-JS tons, of which (i,S66, of 5,928,765 tons, 

 were steamers and 3,332, of 626,363 tons, were 

 sailing vessels. The mercantile navy in 1898 

 numbered 86 steamers, of 31,976 tons, and 157 

 sailing vessels, of 39.695 tons. 



Communications. There were 9,885 miles of 

 railroad in operation in 1S98. The capital in- 

 vested was *.-,l<u;n.29r.: receipts. $33.063,053; 

 expenses, $19. 117,1 IS; number of passengers car- 

 ried, 10.044.3S9; tons of freight, 9,001.559. 



The telegraphs have a total length of 25,345 

 miles, with 59.060 miles of wire. 



The number of letters received in the internal 

 postal service in 1S97 was (i.(i.')3.202; of other 

 packets, 37.3Sl,5f,r : of letters dispatched, 47,862,- 

 283; of other packets, 35,737,266; of letters re- 



ceived in the foreign service, 9,257,654; of other 

 packets, 5,081,737; of letters dispatched, 6,444,378; 

 of other packets, 2,088,718. 



ARIZONA, a Territory of the United States, 

 organized Feb. 14, 1863; area, 113,020 square 

 miles. The population, according to each decen- 

 nial census, was 9,658 in 1870; 40,440 in 1880; 

 59,620 in 1890; and 122,212 in 1900. Capital, 

 Phoenix. 



Government. The following were the Terri- 

 torial officers in 1900: Governor, N. O. Murphy: 

 Secretary, Charles H. Akers; Treasurer, T. W. 

 Pemberton; Auditor, G. W. Vickers; Attorney- 

 General, C. F. Ainsworth; Adjutant General, 

 H. F. Robinson; Superintendent of Education, 

 R. L. Long; Geologist, W. P. Blake; Chairman 

 of the Live Stock Sanitary Board, A. C. McQueen ; 

 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Webster 

 Street; Associate Justices, Richard E. Sloan, 

 Fletcher M. Doan, George R. Davis; Clerk, Lloyd 

 Johnston all Republicans. 



Finances and Valuations. The bonded Ter- 

 ritorial debt, as by the last biennial report, was 

 $1,045,972.43; the city and county funded indebt- 

 edness was $1,634,027.57. The valuation of tax- 

 able property was $31,473,540. In August of this 

 year the valuation after equalization amounted to 

 $33,782,466. 



A decision lately rendered in the United States 

 Supreme Court affirms the validity of railroad 

 subsidy bonds given by Yavapai County years 

 ago, but lately sought to be repudiated as illegal. 

 The road brought a suit, not yet decided, but the 

 validity of the bonds was in question in the suit 

 between two counties, decided as above. 



Education. The new normal school at Flag- 

 staff was dedicated May 11. Forty-one students 

 were in attendance during the year. 



The Territorial University has about 130 in the 

 regular classes. 



The Indian school at Phoenix has about 600 

 resident pupils and about 100 day scholars who 

 are employed in families in the town. The Fort 

 Yuma Indian school has about 150. A new build- 

 ing, to cost $10,000, is in progress. 



Railroads. The total valuation of the rail- 

 roads in the Territory that are subject to taxation, 

 as reported bv the Board of Equalization, is 

 $4,363,624. The Attorney-General advised the 

 board that the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix 

 could not be placed upon the assessment roll, ex- 

 emption having been made by the Legislature in 

 consideration of the fulfillment of certain condi- 

 tions. Most of the lines had extensions in progress 

 this year, opening new mining territory. 



Banks. The abstract of the condition of the 

 national banks of the Territory at the close of 

 1899 gave: Loans and discounts, '$1.364,1 18; stocks 

 and securities, $174,879; due from national banks 

 not reserve agents, $240,002; due from State banks 

 and bankers, $113,761; due from reserve agents, 

 $469,221; gold coin, $134,720: total specie. $158,- 

 158; lawful money reserve. $232.415: due to other 

 national banks. $11,133; due to State banks and 

 bankers, $47.829; individual deposits, $2.13S.619. 



The New Capitol. This building was finished 

 in August. It has cost $130.000. Its length is 184 

 feet and its depth is 84 feet. The height of the 

 top of the dome from the ground is 7(! foot. The 

 dome is 44 feet in diameter. The building is con- 

 structed as nearly as possible of Arizona material. 

 The foundation is made of malpais, the walls of 

 the first story of granite, and the rest of the walls 

 of tufa. The structure is as nearly fireproof as 

 it was possible to make it. 



Cities. The census returns credit the capital 

 city with 5,544 inhabitants. The assessed valua- 



