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Saturday, December 28, 19 12 A VALUABLE CONCESSION. (continued from page 1) crease in numbers from year to year. The soil and climate of the Fuerte valley are unsurpassed any where. An agricultural school, projected and conducted on modern lines, and supported by the government, with private aid, is promised of establishment at the town in the near future. Neither by lease nor purchase will Orientals be permitted to ac quire any lot, nor part thereof, in the new city. Several other industries which bave obtained concessions intend locatine at the new town of Sufrasio. Messrs. Willcox and Schwob ex ipress themselves as grati6ed in the extreme by the courtesy and assist ance given them by the governor of Sinaloa, Don Felipe Riveros, and other state officials, in securing the valuable concession they have acquired, and the favorable terms granted therein. In their desire to aid in establishing and bringing into the state new and important industries the governor, and state officials of Sinaloa have shown themselves truly progressive. Enterprises such as the one des cribed, and enterprising men, like the concessionaires in this im portant matter, will make toward the development, progress and ad vancement of that very rich region. ARIZONA'S POPULATION. (continued from page 1) of the state there were in 1910, at which time all the figures given herein were taken, 118,574 males and 85,780 females 138.2 males to 100 females. In 1900 the ration was 140.4 to 100. Among the nat ive whites the ration is 129.3 to 100; among the foreign born whites, 188.4; and among the Indians 106.4. In the urban population 126 males to 100 females, and in the rural 144.2. "State of Nativity: Of the native population, i. e., those born within the United States, 50. 7 are natives of Arizona, and 48.3 were born in other states; of the native white population 59.5 per cent were born outside the state; of the native In dians 1.9; and of the native negros, 85.5 per cent. "Foreign Nationalities: Of the foreign born white population of Arizona, persons born in Mexico represent 62.9 per cent: England 7.5; Germany 3.9; Ireland, 3.3; Italy, 3.3; Austria, 3.2; Spain, 1.8; Sweden, 1.8; Scotland, 1.2; Fin land, 1.2; all other countries, 6 per cent. Of the total white stock of foreign origin, which includes per sons born abroad, and also natives having one or both parents born abroad, Mexico contributed 57.4 per cent; England, 8.2; Germany, 6.3; Ireland, 5.5; Canada, 4.4; Italy, 2.5; Austria, 1.2; Sweden, 1.8; Scotland; 1.7; Spain 1 percent. Voting and Militia Ages: The total number of males, 21 years of age and over is 74,051, represent ing 36 2 per cent of the population. Of such males 38.8 per cent are native whites of native parentage; 14.4 per cent are native whites of foreign or mixed parentage, 34.7 per cent foreign born whites, 9 per cent Indian 2 per cent Chinese and Japanese, and 1 per cent ne gros. Of the 25,682 foreign born white males of voting age, 2,912, or 23 per cent are naturalized. Males of militia age, 18 to 44 years, num ber 58,962. Age: Of the total population 12.1 per cent are under five years of age; 19.6 per cent are from five to fourteen years, inclusive; 18.7 per cent from 25 to 44; and 15.6 per cent forty-five years of age and over. The proportion of children is highest among native whites of foreign or mixed parentage, and next highest in the Indian popula tion. The foreign born white popu lation comprises comparatively few children, only 11 per cent of this class being under fifteen years of age or over. Of the native whites of native parentage, less than one half, 47.3 per cent, are twenty-five and over, and of the native whites of foreign or mixed parentage, only little more than. one-third, 35 3 per cent. "The urban population shows a smaller percentage than the rural, and a larger proportion ol persons in the Drime of life. Ot the urban population, 37.1 per cent are from 25 to 44 years of age, inclusive, and of the rural population, 32.1 per cent. "School Attendance: The total number of persons of school age, i. e., from six to twenty years in clusive, is 56,897, of whom 30,355, or 53.4 per cent, attended school. In addition to these, 490 persons under six and 501 of twenty-one and over attended, school. For boys from six to twenty years, in clusive, the percentage . attending school was 52.5: for eirls. 54.3. For .... t children six to, fourteen . years in clusive, the percentage attending school was 67.2. The percentage for children of this age among nat ive whites of pa.tive parentage was 80.4; among native whites of for eign or mixed parentage, 72.2; among ..foreign born ; whites, 71.6; among Indian?, 43.1 parent. Of the small number of negro child ren, aged six to fourteen years 81.5 per cent are attending school. The percentage at school for children aged six to fourteen years is higher in urban than in rural commun ities. ' "Illiteracy: In the state there are 32,953 illiterates, representing 20.9 per cent of the total popula tion ten years of age and over, as compared with 29 per cent in 1900. The percentage of illiteracy is 72.9 ; per cent in the Indian population, 1 31.5 among foreign born whites, 7.2 I among uauve wunea lM'l'.rV I JIlM KH11 MIGUEL LATZ Y HNO. PHOPRIRTOHH OP THIS TERRENRTE-FLOUR-MILtS AT F"IlSS40rV STATION. Office at MAGDALENS, SONORA. -T m m m i t m m m i m i&i TTVERYtimean article is purchased at our store our reputation is at stake. If we fall short we lose out. We are anxious to give you the best of intelligent service and keep everything which you would expect to find in a MODERN DRUi S OKIi. To the freshness of our goods, the extent and variety of our stock is due our large trade. You will find OUR PRESCRIPTION 1)151 ART MH NT equipped to meet your demands. Every prescription, however difficult, intrusted to us, will receive our most careful attention. We also carry a complete line of toilet articles, brushes, combs, face powders, perfumes and rubber goods. AMERICAN DRUG STORE, Jesus Saldamando, Proprietor j Hotel AUbio E U R O P E A N S T Y i, n Rooms Commodious Well Ventilated Fun ; 1 . Elegantly Notable Reduction in Prices. Rooms $2.00 per day and Upward. Apartments for.'.Families. Prices Reasonable. Restaurant First Class. Bar Room. Barbershop. Hot, Cold and Shower Baths FREE. GEORGE MOSSE Proprietor EUGENI0 ROBIN Manager Guaymas Sonora Mexico !j7 "All classes combined the per centage illiterate is 9.9 in the urban population and 26.1 in the rural. For each element of the population the percentage illiterate is higher in rural than in urban commun ities. "For persons from ten to twenty years, inclusive, whose literacy de pends largely upon present school facilities and school attendance, the percentage illiterate is 18. DODulation fifteen years of age and over, 45.8 per cent of the males are single, and 22.2 per cent of the females. The percentage married is 47.7 for males and 65.7 for fe males, and the percentage widow ed is 4.4 and 10.5, respectively. The percentage of those reported as divorced, 0.8 and 1, respectively, are believed to be too small, because of the probability that many di vorced persons class themselves as single or widowed. "That the percentage single is 60 much smaller for women than for men though partly accounted for by the excess of males in the total THE IAEGER SYSTEM z MONTEZUMA HOTEL. N0GALES. ARIZONA SANTA RITA HOTEL, TUCSON. ARIZONA LOUIS I. A. F. IAEGER, Proprietor tyric Grill Lyric Theater Building Nogales, Arizona Special Dinner Sundays. Best the Market Affords. JOHN HttWKSDY, Proprietor ir - i JT v. :. , . 7l m lil he t (continued on page 9) Southern Pacific Railroad of Mexco reaches Snora-Sinaloa-Tepic-Jalisco more than 1000 MILES OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY to say nothing of its hunting, fishing, and boating. Let us senJ you some of our literature on the RESOURCES of the WEST COAST OF MEXICO Forward Your Shipments Passing Through NOGALES in care of our Agent and Customs Broker W. G. BOWMAN All DUTIES and other expenses WILL BE PAID BY HIM and col lected from consignee at destination on delivery of shipment. PROMPT AND EFFICIENT SERVICE MINIMUM EXPENSE. H. LAWT0N, G. P. A., GUAYMAS, SONORA. n 9