The oasis., 1908-08-08

In June the Board at the request OF
the cattlemen, took up with the railroad
company the securing of a better rate on
livestock between Calabasas and Hua
chuca, and the former rate OF $44.00 has
been cut to $50 90. In June, owing to a
vacancy created on the board of direc-
tors by the withdrawal of Mr.. II. NJ.
Chapman from the city to take employ
ment in Los Angeles the Board elected |
Mr.. Manuel Mascarefas Jr., to fill the
vacancy. The Board during the year
has changed the location of its offices |
from the Piskorski building to the Mix
building, as the latter is much more adj |
vantageously located and we secure two
rooms for the former price OF one.
Finally the Board conferred with the
council at its July meeting with refer
ence to installation of modern sewerage
system in Nogales, and will assist the
council to the best of its ability in push
ing the matter to successful completion.
Taking a rapid review OF the work of
the year we see that the Board OF Trade
has interested itself in number of very
important matters affecting the welfare
of Nogales. The Cananea Railroad,
which was practically assured at the
time of our last annual meeting has now
been nearly completed. The Baca Float
Controversy has been decided in favor
of the settlers; the railroad track on
Morley Avenue has been removed,
freight rates on sugar and vegetables
have reduced % per cent freight claims
of the merchants which had been in bad
shape for several years were straight
ened out; the 4th of July celebration
was successfully carried through and the
pledges of the Board for the fire engine
and gauging station ON the Santa Cruz
, have been met. So much for those
things which have been accomplished.
Several matters of importance still re-
main to be pushed to completion. The
most important of these are the secur-
: ing of federal building for Nogales, the
$ installation of a Government dam on
the Santa Cruz, the building OF city
0 hall and the construction OF sewer sys-
e tenn in Nogales.
e With regardto the federal building
4 the Board is assured by Delegate Smith
!, that the bill will almost certainly be
!, passed by Congress during the coming
e winter.
e Regarding the Santa Cruz Irrigation
d Project, the matter is held back for the
e present by the fact that the Govern
e ment is now spending such great sums il
/ other parts of Arizona. 1t is unfortunate
If that the gauging of the river should have
70 had to be suspended, as any project 10
" irrigation with which the Government
is has to do always rests first upon The
Df showing of water supply by actual test
K and measurements, and any plan whicl
of receives Government aid on the SAINT
is Cruz, must therefore necessitate show
n ing of sufficient stream flow. Thoug
al the gauging has been temporarily sus
IN pended, yet the value of the work a
I'd ready done remains, as the record
to obtained by this years work will b
of filed away in the office of the Reclams
h ton Service and will be available /
or connection with any later tests.
25 Regarding the town hall and the sew
10. erage system, it is only question {
or time when they will become realities, 1
an all classes appear to be heartily in fave
h of these two enterprises.
gin But in closing the most importal
nd event OF the year to this section Will
lOG the complete Ol Jlle Cdudlled IOa'
ic- Even now the great copper camp is r
gh newing activity with new and improve
ed machinery which will enable them
tremendously increase their output.
up As all fuel and supplies of every so
tee for Cananea will come by way of Nogal
wn the local freight yards must be great
he enlarged to accommodate the tratf
ad This will mean a great number OF tga
nd crews to carry this traffic, who W
IN make their homes in Nogales; gre
We improvement of the road bed of the Ne
Mexico & Arizona Railroad to stand Il
its great tonnage which will pass over
nta more engines in the local roundhous
ov- to haul these trains; more shops a.
her workmen to keep these engines and ca
vas in repair; enlarged Office forces to ta
ard care of the business, and conseque
are increase OF population, prestige a
for business to Nogales.
in Added to the advantages to be deriv
hat from the completion of the Canaan