Graham guardian., 1897-10-15

officers are: William Tclfer, presi-
| dent; Hugh McMnllen, treasurer;
w. B. Fonda. secret RI and gem
eral manager; Hon. George Skinner
and n. p. Beebe complete the
board Of directors. The mill has a
capacity of thirty five barrels daily
(steam roller process, ard EN-
pIoys four men. II is located on
the RAILROAD siding and has been
running nearly two years. The
stock is held by twenty-nine
stockholders, farmers in this To-
cahty. AT this mill was shown
samples Of turkey red wheat, a
species cultivated in the Winnipeg,
Manitoba country, where the
thermometer drops pretty low at
times. I've been there, and know.
This wheat Tin this county) has
been cultivated principally at
Duncan, on the Gila, tributary to
the A. & n. NJ. II goes forty
bushels to the acre. The Stafford
Milling company controls this year
what turkey red there is for grind
ing. The flour CONTAINS more
glutin (the strength Of wheat) than
any other wheat produces. Two
thousand eight hundred and seven.
ty.one pounds of wheat has netted
l,722 pounds of -four Of frstclass
quality. The White Australian or
Mediterranean wheat was plaBle
in The valley by a few farmers last
year, Some 10000 pounds were
threShed the season past, and the
product is gradually increasing.
The greater part Of the $4,000
pounds was seeded this fall This
wheat requires less watering ard
produces more first-ciass flonr than
the Sonora or Taos wheat. The
Stafford mill turns out barley, gra-
ham flour, corn meal and fake
barley. New barley rolls were
recently put in. The other mills
grind corn and cereals other than
wheat, the production in all lines
going OUT of the valley to Clifton,
Lordsburg, Wilcox, Bisbee, Fort
Grant, San Carlos, Globe, etc.
Freighters haul a good part of the
output to Fort Grant, Globe and
San Carlos.
There are located here FIVE good
sized mercantile houses, those Of
John Blake g. Co., ]. I. Owens, /.
F. Campbell & Sons, jacobson q
Sons, and William Kirkland, any
one of these ereditable to towns of
larger growth. In addition three
saloons supply the thirsty. Three
hotels provide for the weary, the
Groesbeck, the largest in the val
ley, the Stafford and the
Madsen. Two meat shops
exist, Snow brothers peddl-
ing in Thatcher, Central s.la Pima
Two BARRIERS are TWO druggists are
part Of the E...keup, while there is
a restaurant, saddler, liveries,
hardware and windmill depot, real
estate sagency, two contractors,
painter, brick yard, psssterer,
Justice and constable, and last,
though not least, two weeklies the
GUARDIAN and Trailer.
i eaY be added that there are
two attorney and a Woodmen's
lodge.
MISS Kate Tatile, daughter OF
the well.kuown Judge Of that name.
took charge ofthe postoffice, fourth
class, into another building with a
prospect of a future transfer, Judge
Tuttle having in view the erection
of a brick building for its accom-
mediation.
The buildings are generally
brick, that occupied by merchant
Owens covering g5x65 feet. Cot.
tages are being built and parties
owning town property will erect
business structures in the spring.
Were all the business houses placed
together closely much better
effect would be made.
Merchant Over brought in
twenty new farm wagons from
Bowie yesterday, hauling them
overland on account ola failure to
secure rail route. 1t is under
stood that freigting company is
being organized to parallel the
railroad as far as Pima.
Layton is mile above Stafford,
where J, r. Walker & Co., run a
store.
PITTOCK.