The news-herald., 1903-11-28
OTHERS AND US

gone to Los Angeles, where he will
take over Mohavc county's mineral
cabinets now on exhibition in the
rooms of the Chamber of Com
merce. This exhibit will be re-
shipped to st. Louis and placed
among ArizoAa's mineralcollection
at the Worlds Fair. Commissioner
Metcalfe has picked y wonderfully
fine collection OF minerals and the
display from this county will be
one of the best from the Territory.
-Mohave Miner.
It is rumored that the Phelps
Dodge Company, which recently
effected the consolidation of the
mines at Globe, has made an offer
to President William Garland, of
the Gila Valley, Globe & Northern,
for the purchase of that road, says
the Bulletin. 1t is said that Phelps
Dodge threaten to parallel the road
if their offer is not accepted. The
Gila Valley, Globe & Northern
connects Globe with Bowie on the
main line of the Southern Pacific.
The Old Dominion mine, which has
just been absorbed by the Phelps
( Dodge Company, had a great deal
CT trouble several months ago with
the Gila Valley, Globe & Northern
over the question OF freight rates
on coke. At that time they threat
ened to shut down their mines un-
less better rates were made, and
the differences were finally settled.
Phelps Dodge Il Company went
into the railroad business in earn
est when they built the Ell Paso 4
Southwestern, ,and it is not surprising
to those in touch with their affairs
in Arizona to learn that they have
their eyes on the Gila Valley,
Globe & Northern, which could
easily be connected up with their
other lines.-Phoenix Enterprise.
1t is expected that there will be
a number of appointments locally
and in Texas, New Mexico and Ar
izona in the immigration service
very soon. The vanguard of the
expected ones arrived yesterday
and today in the persons of Inspec-
tor Topping and Jesse L. Carmi-
chael of New York and Washing
ton, respectively. Topping has
been in the service at New York
for long time, while Jesse Car
michael is well and favorably
known here, having spent last win
ter in this city.-Repuhlican.
The Morenci Standard announ-
ces that the A. G. and D. G. compa-
nies will build a dam below their
.cOncentFators, and store their tail
ings from their plants. which will
stop the flow of tailings down Chase
creek. After the water has evapo
rated from the tailings they will be
elevated to cars and conveyed to
the mines and used for filling in
old workings.
The Southern Pacific has taken
over the Maricopa, Phoenix & Salt
River Valley Railroad. This will
insure better equipment and better
service. 1t also suggests the prob
ability of the Southern Pacific Com
pany extending the line from Mesa
to Florence and from here to Tucson
by way of Riverside, Mammoth
and Oracle, and also from Phoenix
to Gila Bend through the rich ag-
ricultural belt on tn north side of
the Gila river. Such extensions
would be beneficial 10 both the S.
P. Company and the country trav-
ersed by the extens on.-Florence
Blade.
What will be the worlds produc-
ton of gold in 1910? Ii there are
no wars to prevent production in
any OF the gold-producing coun-
Atries, such as was the case in South
Africa, it is probable that by the
tiroo 1910 is reached tho animal