Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-11-23
CASA GRANDE.
PROSPECTS OF ITS BECOMING A
 GREAT COMMERCIAL CENTER.
Great Activity in Agricultural Matters Town Property in Big Demand Notes of General and
 Personal Interest

w. N. Crandall says he will com plete the Florence canal to the rail- road by the 18th instant.
 The railroad company has driven strong piles for the culvert through which the canal will cross the railroad.
 Orin E. Taft has about forty acres of his land already cleared.
 H. c. Johnston was in town this week, purchasing supplies and pro- curing help to push the work on his land.
 J. w. Divelle, whose land adjoins that of Rev. F. W. Gunsaulus, is mak- ing the necessary preparations to clear his section of land.
 Col. George Morse is one of the most active men in this part of the country. During the next sixty days he will move 450,000 pounds of ma chinery to the Central Silver mine.
 Nearly all the land covered by the Casa Grande townsite survey has been taken up, and the claimants have either fenced or set posts to maintain possession. Some of the locators will be compelled to change their lines to conform to the original survey. This activity was caused by the report that so soon as MT. Crandall completes the canal to the railroad he will commence the lateral that will enter Casa Grande. Should this be done, and the canal company will unite with the people here, this will become one of the best towns in Arizona. It is an establish ed town and can easily be made the nucleus of fourishing city.
 Geo. H. Daily, agent for Judge w. H. Barnes, was here last week, looking for room in which to establish 8 general agricultural implement store. A large stock is now in Tucson await ing shipment as soon as suitable quarters can be had.
 Judge J. D. Walker went to Vekol last week and inspected the mines. In doing so he contracted a severe cold and is laid up. A report has just reached this place that he has suffer- ed stoke of paralysis, but the sever IVY Ol HIS IS llOb AIlOHAs LII. Sabin is with the Judge.
 The report some time ago that 8 rich body of ore had been encounter ed in the Golden West mine is con firmed by disinterested parties here.
 A. J. Moreno returned on Monday, from Tucson with his bride, Miss Go- meg, sister of Mrs. R. Moreno of Florence. Their many friends hearti- ly congratulated the happy couple.
 J.M. Wood and c. M. Marshall have each received an Aermotor windmill from Hoff, of Tucson.
 At the railroad depot there is lot of miscellaneous freight for the Pima agency, amongst which is an organ, several boxes marked books and box of bath bricks. One-half the depot warehouse is taken up with trunks full of merchandise, consigned to W. C. Smith X Co.,, Florence. The question is asked, are all the people of Florence contemplating trip to Europe next Spring?
 The lumber for the dwelling houses of Messrs. H. c. Johnston and J. w Dwelle went out to their ranches this week.
 There are some sixty Western Vince scrapers and large lot of blows at the depot, for the reservoir contractor The scrapers are mounted upon two heavy wheels and are of the latest i'm | proved patterns.
 George Reynolds returned last weel from Wilcox, whe7 he superintended the shipment of the Central Silver mill. At persent Mr. Reynolds is con fined to his room with sickness, but expects to return to Wilcox next weel and complete the removal of the ma chinery. Mrs. Reynolds is here iron Pinal, taking care of her husband.
 Among the new possessions of MT o. E. Taft is a fine bull pup.
 THE ENTERPRISE is indebted to MT ThQs. Love, railroad agent, for the fol lowing statement of wheat shipped from this place since last March From Casa Grande, 1,299, $40; iron Sweetwater about an equal quantity giving a total of over two and one half million pounds. There were als' many thousands of pounds hauled b, teams to Tempe and Tucson.
 MT. Kennedy, an experienced min ing man of Globe, has been in thi neighborhood for some time lookin, at the mines to the south. He pro diets great future for them and boom for Casa Grande.
 Tho machinery of the Lela mill vii have to undergo change before tn, ore can be successfully worked.
 Carr Mayhew has an excellent mea market in this place and supplies tn choicest meats to be found in tn country.
 Phonie Price has built a five-roon cottage on his 160-acre tract adjoinin, Casa Grande. A windmill will be pu up and fruit trees planted this fall This land will be very valuable befor long,
 An aunt of MT. J. w. Dwelle is nov visiting Phenix, but she will return il a few days and spend the winter here
 Al. Richeson has returned here an, bought the saloon lately owned b , Phonie Price. The premises are bein put in first-class shape and its patron are promised the best that can be had Augustine Flores has been in tow for the past week, but will return t Florence, which he thinks is the bes place.
 w. H. Mcqueen is now here. , c. F. Bennett has bought an intel est in Frank Souva's saloon. J. P. Mclaughlin, who recently los his wife at Gila Bend, Is now station ed here.
 J. 0. Loss started for St. Louis o Tuesday evening, to attend the N. 1; tional Silver Convention. Althoug .. his affairs here require his constar attention, he feels it his duty to @
 tend the convention.
 r The Lake Shore copper propertie
 south of this place, will probably
 worked in short time. They are e. |, cellent mines and worthy the alter :. ton of capitalists. There are tw
 good furnaces in their neighborhoo
 that can be supplied with ore frol