The border vidette., 1909-08-21
TERRITORIAL NOTES Items Of Interest CuIied From Our Ex.
 changes.

It has been practically decided tt
 hold the annual convention of tht
 Arizona Bankers association durine
 the third week in November. Int
 convention will be held this year 1T
 Globe. It is quite probable that ar
 invitation will be extended to some e
 the prominent California bankers te
 be present to deliver addresses.
 The Tucson Athletic association has
 had the entire use of the old Zecken-
 dorf building at the foot of Penning-
 ton street, since Company K. Arizona
 National Guard, changed their quart CTS, recently, to Grand Army hall, at Jackson and Convent streets. Their full equipment is in place, so that all lines of athletics can be carried out, even to wrestling.
 The recent dra wing for homesteads in the north west showed that there were 100 applicants for every home stead, which means that hundreds of thousands of people want to move cut on wild land. Some of the richest lands in the world are still vacant tn | the lower San Pedro valley; also smooth mesa land west of town that produces wild hay from summer rain l-Benson Press.
 A Beverly, Mass, dispatch says: b-o6 fa1 do with Ira Abbott of New Mexico on the political affairs of the territory. State hood was not discussed as the presi- dent takes it for granted that congsess will carry out the party pledge for sep arate statehood for Arizona and New Mexico. The president will make several stops in both territories on his forthcoming trip.
 The Arizona Mining Journal, which will be the only Arizona publication devoted exclusively to the mining in dustry of the Territory, will make it's first appearance next week under the management of Mir w. J. Stoneham. until recently editor of the Sylvanite Miner, Sylvanite, N. M. and formerly we'll known in Rossland and other camps in British Columbia and more recently in Goldield. MT. Wm. Moi fet, Jr, is associated with Mir. Stone ham in the venture. The publication will be issued wet kly ct Phoenix = Mining Review.
 Eiks returning from Los Angeles state that Mulford Wineor, territorial historian, will probably be appointed district deputy for Arizona by George U. Sammis. the new grand exalted ruler of the Elks. Winsor was one of the strongest Sammis supporters in Los Angeles When tue grand lodge closed petition was presented to Sammis, signed by a large number of past exalted rulers of Arizona lodges, asking for the appointment of Winscr. He will succeed c. E. Rinehart of Bisbee, whose term will expire shortly. Rinehart is said to stand an excellent
  lodge appoiutment at the hands of Sammis.
 During the recent rains enough l water has gone to waste in this county | alone to irrlgate every inch of Arizo nos rich soil for two years There is plenty of rich valley soil around Will Ii ,ms which would produce almost any | kind of crops if propeply planted and cared for and if enough moisture Is se- cured at the time of the year it is most needed 4 few thousand dollars ex- pended for tie erection of irrigation | dams and reservoirs would make the | thousands of acres of fertile valley soil | bloom like rose The conditions of i climate here are such that would furu i ish flavor to the fruits and vageta bles | raised. The man who will go into | far ming here, and farm right, can do i nothing else hut succeed Williams ' News.