The copper era., 1909-09-16
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

year has been placed at S2.00 pc hundred, the same as last year.
 Governor Sloan predicts a popula tion for the state of Arizona of ont million people before the end of 1910
 The first of the cases involved il an incipient crusade against gamb ling was dismissed at Lowell las week for lack of prosecution.
 Bisbee is alarmed over the rapit increase in typhoid fever cases, and the health department is at loss a: to means to check the epidemic.
 Johnny Sandige. a Phoenix bel hop, has discovered deposit of gold orc in Yavapai county which run: s2O0 to the ton in the precious metal
 The Santa Fe Gold company has been organized in Phoenix to operate the Garcia group of claims, situated in Maricopa county, six miles west oi Morristown.
 The ''blight" that has done so much damage to trees in Douglas in which has caused so much discussion, has been found to be nothing more nor less than shelter smoke.
 The Dutchman group of seven claims, located near Bouse, has just been sold by Tom Bouse and R. Mo Mahon to John Sharpe and associates for a consideration reported to be s75,OOO.
 United States Marshal c. A. Ove/ lock has named Dr. A. MorrisonEas official physician to attend the United States prisoners in the Pima county jail, where they will be kept in the future.
 The Automatic Printing Press Com pany of America has been incor- porated at Tucson for the purpose of building and selling newly invented form of printing machine originated by Tucson inventor.
 Saturdays local option elections in the precincts of Walker and Kirkland valley, in Yavapai county, resulted in an overwhelming victory for the "drys," and the saloons in these com muuities were at once ordered to suspend business.
 The attention of Assistant District Attorney L. S. Arnold of Cochise county has been called to the alleged practice in Bisbee of giving short weights and an investigation will be made wEich promises to be sensa- tional in the extreme.
 The recent activity and strength in the shares of the National Mining SC Exploration company of Globe have been accompanied by reports that the management has succeeded in borrowing S1OO,0OO for one year at 6 per cent with s25O,OOO of first mort gage bonds as collateral.
 The largest pumping plant in the world will be installed within few days at the mine of the Candelaria Mining company, at San Pedro, Chihuahua. The capacity will be 5000 gallons per minute and is neces- sary to handle the immense volume of water in the mines.
 There were 2OOO men and women who believe that all governments will fall in 1914, such was the opinion of a convention at Saratoga recently. They think that after the govern ments are destroyedi there will be cyclones, earthquakes, etc., for a short period and then we will pass into period like unto the Garden of Eden.
 The first meeting of the railway commission since the appointment of w. P. McNair was held last week in Phoenix with all of the members present. The principal business transacted was the election of officers. Mir. Bicknell was elected chairman and Mir. McNair secretary. A num- Der of matters were discussed but DO definite action in regard to them was taken.