The herald., 1895-05-12
THINGS BOOMING IN ARIZONA
Matters of Progress Noted All
Along the Line
Important Corporation Formed Recently
at PhTnix
News From Phenix, Prescott, Tempe, Tucson
and Yuma and General
Notes
Special Correspondence to The Herald

incorporation have been filed by the Min
nesotaHand Arizona Const ruction Com
pany. The business of the corporation is
to make contracts for the construction
and equipment of railroads, bridges
canals, water power and irrigation. The
capital stock is $500, 900. The board of
directors are Donald Grant, r.. B. Lang
don, A. III. Linton, d. W. Grant, O. 5.
Langdon. S. r. H. Robinson and Samuel
Grant. The principal place of business is
Phoenix.
Contracts for two more stories for the
Fleming block have been let as follows:
To Cottrell & O'Connor OF Phoenix. car
penter and brick work; to Jones Laughlin
of Chicago steel roofing; to Palmer IL
Fuller of Chicago. mill work.
Surgeon General Scott Helm has re-
turned from his trip to the Pacific coast.
The advent of the new north and south
road has brought about the fact that
Phoenix can build 40 per cent cheaper by
using Flagstaff brown stone IN fine build
ings instead OF pressed brick. 1t is
queer circumstance that the finest grades
OF brick are not manufactured here in
Phoenix and advantage taken Of the de-
mand for tbem which Is becoming larger
every day.
The surveying corps of the Santa Fe,
Prescott and Phoenix railroad extension
have moved their camp TO the south side.
A portion of the right of way through
Tempe has been filed with the county re-
corder. The document might be consid
cred as indicating an intention on the
part of the new road to cross the river
just above the Maricopa and Phoenix
bridge.
Manager Vanc Douglass of the box fac
tory of the Saginaw Lum Der Company at
Williams. is i'll town preparing for the
fruit shipping season. He believes that
the Arizona mills can get the trade in
this line that now goes to California.
A case chat is attracting much interest
among all the canal and irrigation people
in the valley is now before the district
court. 1t is the action of the minority
stockholders of the Salt River Maricopa
& Grand Canal company against the
majority of the stockholders CT those
canals. the Arizona Canal company and
the Arizona Improvement company. The
obejct OF the suit is to secure for the
older canal companies the quantity of
water they claim by prior appropria-
tion. The defendants are also asked for
an accounting OF the profits of the COM
pany. The questions involved are those
OF law ana equity rather than of fact.
The plaintiffs are represented by Colonel
Herring and The defendants by g. f.
Ainsworth. The suit was begun nearly a
year ago, but for various reasons it has
been continued with the consent OF both
parties.
DR.. +. o. Richmond has been appointed
territorial veterinary surgeon to succeed
DIR. j. g. Norton, whose term has expired.
DIR. Richmond is a veterinarian OF scien
tific training and enjoys the general con-
hdence. This is an important office. as
during the past two years the territory
has narrowly escaped two or three scour-
ges OF CHAMBERS and tuberculosis.
The annual election OF officers of the
fire department resulted as follows: Chief.
H. Goodman. reelected; assistant chief,
John Beck treasurer w. II. Landgrebe;
secretary, J. NJ. Shott reelected; engi-
neer. A. +. Cobb: stoker, II. l.. Parker:
janitor John Proops. reelected.
Adolph Busch OF St. Louis. son of the
elder Busch OF the great Anheuser-B busch
Brewing company. is i'll Phoenix.
DR.. W. G. eraser and wife have re.
turned to their home in Wisconsin. Rev.
Or. Hcllman and wife have returned to
Minneapolis after three months visit in
this place.
The Washington street NJ. 4. church
has purchased a site for the new ediice
at the corner of Monroe street ana Second
avenue. Plans have been prepared for
So. 900 stone structure and work will be
commenced on it within month. In the
meantime the congregation will worshi p
at the opera house.
Lee Dunn. who is now travelling toward
Denver to handle Salt River valley fruits
during the summer. writes that at I'll
Paso about 1000 boxes of Strawberries are
consumed daily, which cost dealers from
12}@ to Is cents per basket and retail for
20 cents. The berries are shipped from
California and New Mexico. Albuquer.
que and Santa Fe are using enormous
quantities of berries from California cost
ing the dealer 20 cents per basket. Mr..
Dunn is establishing a market for our
early fruits in the cities along the Santa
Fe railroad. and expects to have a season
OF heavy shipmens.
Cook a. Bell. the postoffice jewelers..
now occupy the whole of their store. thus
necessitating the removal of the printing
csta adjustment.
Tempe is to have another hotel. Ex-
Sheriff l.. X. Drais OF Florence has leased
the Tempe bank building. The large hall
has been cut up into bed rooms and
everything is to be fitted up in iirst-class
style.
instructions have been received at the
office of the North and South road that
until May 10Th they could sell tirst-class
tickets to Missouri river points at greatly
reduced rates.
The clerk of the board of supervisors of
this county will receive bids up to May
10th for the purchase OF certain buildinss
now upon the court house property. The
purchaser will be required to move such
buildings Immediately after the purchase
W. IL. Cuneton, formerly OF this terri
tory, has arrived from Fresno. Cal. to
endeavor to secure from Governor Hughes
the pardon OF John Foster who was SEN
fenced for murder committed at Ash
FORKS ana VINO is at present very SICK
man.
Tempe
TEN Pc, Ariz.. May 10. +. W. Wood,
Il stakeholder of the Cactus Manufactur-
ing company. leaves for the east Satur-
day to interest additional capital in the
enterprise.
Wolf SAKE shipped a ten.car load train
OF cattle to Kansas City this week over
the s. +. d. p. +.
The alumni association of the terrific
rial normal school have passed resolutions
very comp plmentary to Professor Il. h.
Storment, who has resigned as principal
of the school a resolution was also
passed urging upon tho board of direct.
ors the advisabillty OF institutng at the
beg:nn..,g OF the next term II training or
model school department wherein the
seniors of the school can be instructed in
the practical art oi trachinc.
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TUCSON, May 10.-Tne city council at
tleIF last session raassed AN ordinance
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