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Williams news., 1904-01-16
Geor0ia Minstrels.

This city is being extensively billed and advertised for the ap- pearance on Saturday, Jan. 23, at the opera house of Richards X Pringle's famous Georgia minstrels
 The managers have wisely dis carded all the old worn-out features, no more will we hear Almighty Dollar" or "Jennie" and "The Tur- key Feast" which should have been shelved long ago, no more will we see a person trying to get a laugh by removing twenty vests.
 The personnel of the organization is made up of bright young men of talent, the only ones retained from last season being Kraton, the mar velous Hoop Controller, Simpson & Pittman, musical experts, Dudley & Kelley, Clarence Powell and the tough Jim Jackson" who will this year make visit to the "Pol- icy Shops"
 The new features are "Boomsky" in Illusions, the Three Toneys, ac- robats, Cooper and his walking and talking figures and six Of the high est salaried singers ever with a minstrel show, and at least dozen new commedians, prominent among " hich is Emmett Davis, Bunk Campbell and Charles Scott.
 The company carries two big bands under the direction of Frank Claremont.
Williams news., 1904-01-16
A SMALL BLAZE.
Two Houses Consumed--FIame
 of Incendiary Origin.

Just after the close of the show last Tuesday evening, 1O:4O p. m., a number of shots and cries of fire attracted large crowd to the east end of town where a house belong ing to Andres Martinez (formerly the Garcia home) was in flames.
 A partly demolished shack stood beside the large residence and it was in the shack the blaze started. Being only a few feet distant it quickly spread and soon two houses were in ashes. Everett Boulden and wife were occupying portion of the Garcia house and were asleep when the flames broke into their room through a window. They es capped from the house with a few of their belongings almost suffoca- ted with smoke. A Mexican family residing next door were also losers. Willing hands saved portion of the furniture but the houses burned like tinder Shortly after the alarm sounded the city's chemical fire engine was on the scene and in operation by Mayor Nellis and Marshal Kennedy. As is usual in such cases (where Mexicans live) there were four or five houses close together on a couple of lots, and it was only because of the work of the chemical engine that all were not consumed. Much of the fluid, however, was wasted through the breaking of the hose, but the flames were under control before the charges were exhausted. New pipe, we are informed, had been ordered for the engine, but has not yet ar rived. Once more it has been dem onstrated that with proper care and handling, the little engine will do good work at a fire and it should always be kept in frst-class con- dition.
 Not hing is known as to how the fire started, as the shack in which it originated was unoccupied and had partly burned once before. It was undoubtedly the work of an incendiary, though, and an inves- tigation might reveal some things farther back than this fire.
Williams news., 1904-01-16
Tonto Road to Be Built.

A dispatch from Washington dated last Friday. says: The sen ate this morning, just before ad- journing, passed the house bill authorizing the municipalities of Phoenix. Mesa and Tempe, in Ari- zona, to issue bonds in amount not to exceed 2 per cent. on their as sessed property valuation, for the purpose of completing a wagon road from the Salt River valley to the Salt River Reservoir, or Tonto dam.
 Senator Beveridge explained that, although the government is ex- pending $3,OO0,OO0 in the construc- tion of reservoir to impound the flood waters for the irrigation of the Salt River valley. yet there is no feasible method of travel be- tween Phoenix and the reservoir. The bond issue obviates this diff culty by empowering the three towns to issue bonds to build the road.
 Senator Cullom approved the bill, which had been reported with out amendment from the commit tee on territories, and it was passed without opposition.
 Governor Murphy of Arizona, Delegate Wilson and B. A. Fowler of Phoenix, president of the Phoe- nix and Maricopa county Board of Trade, are all in the town. They came to urge the passage of the bill, appeared before the committee on territories in it's favor and are greatly elated tonight over its pas sage.
Williams news., 1904-01-16
A Prospector's Luck.

Fiv gtears ago Chas. A. Eichel- berger Ras a prospector in Arizona. He owned a pair of overalls, a shirt, two burros and a couple of hob nailed shoes. One day he climbed hill that raises its sun-scorched back between the Colorado and Gila rivers, and the nails in his shoes scrat c h ed the formation. When he looked down at the nail marks he nearly went crazy. The rock was spotted and scanned with gold. He had discovered the King of Arizona mine, which is daily adding thousands of dollars to the gold output of the territory. He sold his interest for $25O,OOO. and since then has been indulging in the luxuries of life in San Fran cisco, and has now invested in bus mess that pays him less, but which gives him more leisure.
Williams news., 1904-01-16

A correspondent of the Douglas Dispatch writes to that paper from Pearce as follows: It is the great fear of everyone here that the clos ing down of the Pearce mine means its abandonment. It is feared that the water cannot be handled and that, realizing this fact, the owners have spent as little money as possi- ble on it, thus causing the reported cave-ins. The mine is located on a small hill on a plain and in the rainy season a large lake of water is near the property. The mine is also peculiar one, the ore forma- tion being so soft in parts that one man could mine from ten to twenty tons per day. This made timber ing expensive. The mine has been a wonder of richness and is still so and it is hoped that the owners will yet devise means to resume.
Williams news., 1904-01-16
CONTRACTS ARE LET
Thousands of Men Will Be En-
 pIoyed on Tonto Dam.

The news that the firm of Robert Sherer & Co.,, of this city is the lowest bidder for the government Tonto Basin workin Arizona, which was received from Washington yes- terday, says the Los Angeles Ex- aminer of Jan. 9, is matter of much importance to many men in the city If the Los Angeles firm is granted the contract it will mean work to many men here who have long been idle. Should the con- tract be secured it is probable that a camp will immediately be estab- lished in which about 300 men will be employed.
 The Sherer Company is by far the lowest bidder for the greater part of the work, which consists of the grading and the tunnel work. A. L. Stone & Co.,, of Oakland, are Sdlu GO De IIlt lOWcSI UluucTo lOI the pipe and cement work. Other bidders were: Wilcox & Rose of Riverside, Edward Mallory of San Francisco, Excelsior Wood Pipe Company of San Francisco, P. A. Howard of Los Angeles, Dittmer & Weitbree of Pueblo, Colo., c. F. Moore of San Francisco, National Wood Pipe Company of Los An geles, Linn s. Atkinson of Colorado Springs, Healey, Tibbetts & Go. of San Francisco, w. O. Morrison of Denver, Colo, and A. L. Stone & Go. of Oakland.
 The site of the proposed govern ment work can be reached by the Southern Pacific overland to New Orleans, stopping off at Bowie and taking the road from Bowie to
Williams news., 1904-01-16
DELINQUENT TAXES.
Mode of Procedure Relative to
 Their Collection.

Just at the present time the pro- visions of the delinquent tax law are of special interest to many, and particularly those who are unfortu- nate enough to be represented on the delinquent list. The law was approved March 19, 1903, and pro- vides as follows:
 Section SO.-All real estate upon which the taxes remain unpaid on the second Monday in December, annually shall be deemed delin- quent and the tax collector shall proceed to enforce the lien of the territory thereon, as required by this chapter.
 Section S1 provides that the tax collector shall levy upon, seize and distrain personal property and sell the same for the tax due thereon.
 From Section 90: All taxes hereafter, after March 19, 1903, be- coming delinquent shall bear one per cent. interest per month * from the time they become delinquent until paid, and shall also be sub- ject to the same fees, and commits sions charged as in tbis chapter provided for taxes now delin- quent. In computing interest un- der this section a fraction of a month shall be regarded as a whole month.
 Section 93 allows four per cent. of the original tax for collection. The clerk of the board of supervi- sors shall receive 25 cents per tract, city or town lot on such lots, etc., from 1888 to 1902 inclusive and on 1903 and subsequent years the sum of 15 cents per tract, city or town lot. This is the clerks fee for transcribing the assessment into the "back tax book"
 Sixty days after the second Mon day in December 1903, the tax col lector shall commence suit to col lect such tax, interest, costs and penalties including 25 per cent. of the tax added as costs for attor- ney's fees for bringing the suit on all delinquent property from the year 1888 to and including the year 1903.
 *Taxes for 1888 to 1902 inclusive bear ten per cent. per annum from January 1, 1904.
Williams news., 1904-01-16

From the headworks the proposed power canal skirts along the foot hills some eighteen miles to the dam. Scattered along the canal are numerous pressure pipes. The proposed canal itself will be eight cen miles long and there are some 7OOC feet of tunnel work and about 6SO,OOO yards of other material. The 500 feet next to the dam is rockwork and has been awarded to Wilton & Ross, of Riverside.
 The canal is to be constructed with a view to furnishing power for the new government cement works, which are to be located near the dam, of which some 100000 barrels will go into the proposed dam. Twenty-four thousand barrels of cement will be used in building the power canal and government works. This will be bought and shipped in there. The dam itself will be 247 feet high and will be built at the junction of Tonto Creek and Salt River and will force the water back in these streams some eighteen or twenty miles and the dam will cover an area of 15,O00 acres. The work will cost $3, ,000,- COG.
 Below the dam through the Salt River valley are about 100000 acres of land to be irrigated by the waters from this dam. This land is of the finest quality and the ele- vation of the country 45O0 feet The climate is almost ideally per feet. This land can be taken up under the new act, no one man be- ing allowed over 160 acres. Set tiers will be required to pay $50 an acre for the next ten years, af- ter which the water right will be free to them.
 It Is stated that Arizona produced 150,OOO,0O0 pounds of copper dur ing the year 1903
Williams news., 1904-01-16
Flagstaff "Gems" and "Sun" Beams.

J. c. Grim has been awarded the contract for the addition to the ice house at Winslow for the Santa Fe railroad company.
 County Recorder Hibben received and paid to the county treasurer fees for the year 1903 amounting to the sum of $7,5O2.2O.
 The Los Angeles Industrial com pany has filed placer claim notices with the recorder, locating the iron mountain north of Seligman.
 Warren Isenberg of St. Louis de- sires to locate Charles Tilson, who is supposed to be in this section of Arizona, as he has a small fortune awaiting him.
 F. w. Smith has applied for let ters of administrator on the estate of Michael Kennedy, deceased. The matter will be heard and determ- ined on the 12th inst.
 T. A. Riordan, president of the Arizona Lumber & Timber Co.,, is in Washington City. He is look ing after an enterprise that will greatly benefit northern Arizona.
 The Coconino Copper Company has filed affidavits of labor with Recorder Hibben for labor per formed on twenty eight mining claims in the Buckskin mountains.
 Ashton fTeheker has locaced in Fredonia. The board of supervi- sors received a petition from the residents of that place asking that MT. Nebeker be appointed justice of the peace for that precinct.
 Before the Gem will support any man for the legislature he must make known his views on questions of legislation affecting the rights of the taxpayers. If he favors keep ing force of rangers at the expense of the people his name will be Den- his, so far as we are concerned.
Williams news., 1904-01-16
Arizona Bar Association.

The legal talent of Arizona held its annual meeting and banquet at the Adams hotel in Phoenix last Monday. Hon. Jerry Millay was elected president; Hon. A. M. Smith vice president; T. J. Prescott secre- tary; E. w. Lewis treasurer; execu- tive committee, J. c. Herndon, J
 L. B. Alexander, R. B. Morrison, Selim Franklin, Thomas Bennett.
Williams news., 1904-01-16

Bob Petit was severely burned at Stockton Hill one day last week by the premature explosion of a can of gasoline in theengine room of the mine at which he was at work.
Williams news., 1904-01-16

association has shipped six cars of oranges to the east this season. Arizona oranges command the high est price of any on the market, the hest price received so far being $S per box.
 General Sherman, owner of the Phoenix water works, refuses to sell his plant to the city and will con test the legality of the recent cleo tion by which the city is authorized to acquire and maintain a water works system.
 The cobblers of Bisbee have com plained ever since that was a camp on account of the uppers wearing out as soon as the soles of the shoes. The water of the mines causes the leather to break, thus depriving the shoemakers of a good business. I desire to learn the wherea bouts of Louis Blomberg; located at Tomb stone, Ariz., about 10 years ago. 1 have good news for him. Any infor- nation as to his present address will be appreciated. John Broell, Dubuque, Iowa. Western papers please copy.
 The death of Miss Ruth Cleve- land, daughter of the ex- president, is cause for national regret. Miss Cleveland was born in the White House during her fathers first term as president and the public has always felt peculiar interest in her welfare.
 The firm of Raymond and Whit comb is to have opposition in the California tourist business. Mason & Russell of Boston have notified the Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific that they will conduct part ies from the east to California, com mencing with their first excursion next month.
 There are more stage lines run ming out of Prescott than almost any other town in Arizona. The innumerable mining camps scat tered through the mountains near the Arizona city are reached by a regular system of stage lines, andit looks as if it would be many years before the railroads do entirely away with this method of getting over the mountains.
 Governor Brodie last week ex. tended pardon to H. c. Graham and J. A. Cleveland, who were convicted of robbing Jap on freight train between Blackberry and Wallapai, nearly two years ago and who were sentenced to the pen by Judge Sloan Their sentences were about to expire and the pardon was for the purpose of restoring them to citizenship Mohave Miner.
Williams news., 1904-01-16
GENERAL NEWS NOTES
interesting Items Purloined From
 Numerous Exchanges

A movement has been started to erect gas plant at Douglas.
 A company has been organized in Winslow the object of which is to hunt for the famous old Adams gold mine.
 A Democratic club at Phoenix is the first to start the Arizona ball rolling for w. R. Hearst for president.
 Monday morning school at Doug las opened in the new building, says the Dispatch, and 43O scholars were at their desks.
 The total tax valuation of the State of Nevada for 1902 was $32, 7O7, ,463.6O. This is the largest val uation since 1887.
 The Flagstaff Gem thinks it is reflection on the sheriffs and an in- jury to the cause of statehood to maintain the Arizona Rangers.
 Sheriff Lewis offers 5000 for the return of Alvord and Stiles, without conditions attached to the reward. Here is a chance for some one to get rich quick.
 The director of the United States hints accredits Arizona with the production, during the year just closed, of $4,7S4,OOO in gold and $1,194,215 in silver.
 Only six people out of 32 ,OOO, ,OOO travelling in Pullman cars have been killed in the last three years. Now you know why youare asked to pay $3; not for luxury, but for safety.
 Outstanding warrants against the territory January 1 amounted to $14O,4196O. During the past year warrants in the sum of $1OO,552.75 were isued with unpaid warrants of 1902 outstanding in the sum of $37,- 6SS. 62.
 The directors of the Board of Trade have ordered the printing of 5000 more of the circulars describ- ing Yuma county, and 5000 copies of new folder containing further matter descriptive of our resources and climate.-Yuma Sun.
 G. w Rogers, bumper for the Santa Fe at Haviland, last Sunday tried to get the engine off a center with a bar while the steam was turned in and as a result the bar struck him across the legs, breaking both of them.-Needles Eye.
 The smelter equipment atSenator Clark's United Verde mine, Arizona has been increased by the addition of a second 500 ton furnace. The plant now has two furnaces of this capacity and one 25O ton water jacket all running at full blast.
 Engineer Holmes, who was in the Franconia accident on the Santa Fe when two limited trains clashed in to each other, has just been awarded 5000 damages. He sued for $50,- 900. It was case of lap orders and the court held that because of the negligence of the telegraph operator the company was liable.
 One of the first ceremonies of the kind ever performed in this county and probably in the territory: was performed by Judge Wattron yes terday (Jan. 1.) when he united Miss Anna Grace Waters and MT. George Niles Watson, both of Fort Apache, in marrage by telegraph from Holbrook.- Holbrook Argus.
 Unconsciously foreigners are be coming citizens of Mexico, when, perhaps, they do not desire it. The law provides that in acquiring real estate and mining rights a foreigner becomes citizen of Mex ico ipso facto in such cases unless he has inserted in his title papers that he especially reserves his citizenship in the country to which he claims allegiance.-Chihuahua
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-01
Plantations Show
Good Years
Work.
Hawaiian Sugar Com
pany Building a
New Ditch.
Bonds Sold TO Pay for improve
ment-Oahu Sugar Pays
Part Of 0verdfafs.

Annual meetings OF q number OF i'm
Portant plantations were held yester-
day and hatterng reports received OF
the work Of the past year.
The meeting Of Honokaa Sugar Co.
was held az the Office Of schaefer &
Co and the old officers were reelected
The year was a good one. the seasons
crop being 1900 tons. This year cane
wiz be taken from 12EV acres IN addi-
ton to the ratoon crop.
The meetings of Kalialinui. Pulehu,
Kula, Makawao. and Kailua plauta-
tons yesterday were merely formal
the old officers being elected These
are the five eon-tituent corporations Of
the Mani partnership.
The meeting Of the Puma Sugar Co
was adjourned 10 March 18th and Of
Koloa and Kekaha Sugar companies TO
March 9Th
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-01
REPORT OF PAIA
PLANTATION

The surplus Of The Paia plantation
Is given as sse4 5ll-sS which Included
$ass 1915 in growing crops and the
balance IN miscellaneous. stock ac-
count with agents and permanent i'm
provsrneatz- The n@t earnings for the
year are given as sl5s - o. which
So. 5o8 vas paid out In dividends
me report OF Manager Lindsay Is IN
part as follows:
crop Of 1s8s.-yg5th the exception o.
q rather cold spell IN the spring. the
pas- year has bean q very fcToT3 ole
one for cane growzi4z- The rainfall Al
ne Plantation 0E5cs measured 5s-7s
inches and me temperature ranged
frsgr7 s. degrees 70 S degrees The
-aIr1falI was evenly distributed through
gut The year ny estimate for the crop
VS. $3.50 tons bur v-e had excellent
Juice ana good results from the mill
and the crop reached a JoCaI Of 1.554
tons. the largest n the records Of the
plantation The cane y1eIGed s-15 tons
sugar per acre. Or account OF Our
limited boiling ans cooling capacity Se
were Obliged 10 ship proportion Of
Continued OF page 50
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-01
THE SUGAR MEETINGS

extension q the some over the lands.
VIII be "a the nesgf1borhe0d Of s3e4. e09
With this additional water supply from
the 0l0Aele Ditch TIA MakaweR plan
ta1ion has the best mountain water
supply OF any plantation on the Is
lands II Is a very substantial aque-
duet thai VIII last forever, and IS q
credit to the ability OF the civil engi-
neer. Mr. O.Shaughnessy
IMPROVEMENTS
These have mostly been confined 10
eBr new ditch We have buiIt new
camp On cur Camp : ridge and have
made q few changes in our factory.
the most important Of which is the
installation OF three new water driven
ce1trfugas. We propose this sum
ler 10 extend our railroad system 10
orr upper lands. This viii greatly
facilitate the taking on Of our
upper fields and reduce materially
the cost OF transportation Most
OF the cane from cur new land
VIII be AuHned on 10 cars at certain
stations we VIII be obliged 10 in
crease our milling capacity IN 1895. so
that we can take on 2o.00e tens sugar
in five or six months IT VIII be ad-
Tisable 70 take ont our diffusion bat
teries. and substitute large crushing
mill, and CHARTERS. also increase our
vacuum pan capacity, End add q few
centrifugaIs- This change IN our
works wiz not cost more than s125,0ee.
and VIII be paid for from the bond
issue
LABOR.
We were a little short of labor at
the beginning OF the year. but since
that time We have been fairly wen
supplied On account Of the increased
AREA OF this plantation. we have en-
gagged lately quite a number OF new
men These new men have shown a
good disposition and are working we'll
Respectfully, submitted.
3 D. BALDWIN
Manager
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-01

I y IA samoa Where the Hawaiian Com
!, 12ereisl & Sugar CO share viii -
Ia ken cat By August 7ssle Safseh xa es--
p the Maui Agricultural e. 80
RON that point 20 EoolauE2- X sere II
, lI2teTsects the EanaaA,ua Ditch. v5gl b.
coElple1ed before August This wslr
assure as OF a fnaI ditch after thar
time George Baldwin, wtzo Is ean-
Siz11sftIlg this connecting ditch has b.
gun on a new ditch thar VIII bring rhe
combined hoolau and Eanrakaa Ditch
water on 10 the plantations rs feet
higher IN elevation than the delivery Of
or present ditch This VIII carry the
combined water from Hoolawa where
me bitches fntersect, 70 ard across
the plantations The gain IN a3axa-
non IS Cue 70 The FACT thar the Ea-
ma lzua Ditch. the pioneer ditch OF ans
ma gnitude on the Islands, was con-
sTrUcted with q much greater ian taaar
Is necessary, especially for 50 large
volume Of water as VII aaw
through the REX ditch. The new
GitciT' viii make available for cane some
3,Qss9 acres OF pasture land. The ax-
peEzse Of this ditch work Vgili b. met by |
the sale Of bonds authorized BIZ your
Directors and the PaIa Plantation Di-
rsctors- on the two properties
On the. Haiku Ranch Lands Mr.. VIII /
Beckwith has put in SIS aeres OF sisaf /
and has 115.e9 plants IN the nursery |
which Hln soon be ready 10 put out /
This VIII increase the acreage 10 rs
The plants seem 70 be remarkably |
thrifty and should Yield ell Spec5- /
mems Of hbre sent 70 San Francisco /
were pronounced good We also have
about acres Of pineapples ar Haiku /
that promise weE- The lands al Haiku /
that viii be pat into these crops are /
worthless for grazing purposes on ac-
count OF a species OF Wild verbena that |
has snoLhered ont everything else.
Respectfully 81 omitted
H A BALDWIN,
Manager
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-01
VIM. c. IRWIN & CO., LTD.
AGENTS FOR

AGENTS FOR
western Sugar Refining Co, san
Francisco, Cal
Baldwin Locomotive Works. Phlla-
deIphia. Pa
Newen Universal sfilI Co. Manu-
facturers Of National Cane Shredder,
New YORK, y. 7
Paranne Paint Company. San Fran
cisco. Cal
OhIandt & Co, San Francisco. Cal
Pacific on Transportation Co San
Francisco, Cal