The border vidette., 1911-07-08
TERRITORIAL NOTES.
Items of Interest Cuiied From Our
 Exchanges.

Florence. It will run 16O lights
 of whatever capdle power.
 Three of the units of the con.
 centrator at Hayden are now in
 operation. This plant is being
 built for eight units leaving five
 still to be put in commission. In the history of Arizona but
 one National Bank has ever fail
 ed and four have sought volun- l tary liquidation. There have been
 eighteen National Banks organ
 ized in the territory in that time. Because under terms of con
 tract it is impossible to discharge the mine superintendent, the Vulture property has shut down
 and discharged -12O men. Only
 enough are retained to operate
 the cyanide plant.-Democrat.
 At a meeting of the Phoenix city council Wednesday, night
 the Phoenix city attorney was
 instructed to advertise for bids for the laying of new municipal sewer system in Phoenix, and also instructed to arrange for the sale of S4OO.COO worth of bonds
 The jury found R. M Ander- son, former marshal of Globe, guilty of manslaughter in killing his friend, George Shanley, a rich cattleman, on the night of March 14 last. The men had been drinking. While at the table Shanley, but claimed it was accidental.-Sil Belt.
 What is designed to be one of the finest trains on the American continent will installed on the Southern Pacific, running be- tween New Orleans and San Francisco, according to Grove Ketchum, a department manager for the Sunset Route. The equipment for the train service has already. been ordered, he stated, but the date for it's oper- ation has not been settled upon Citizen.
 Sahuarito station, IS miles south of the city on the Tucson l line, is to be made the chief siding station on the line outside of Tucson and Nogales. The station has been equipped with a new station building bet ter than that of the Arizona Eastern lines at Phoenix. Yards TOGO feet wide have been built Tn addition, the Southern Pa cific has put in a well at Sahua- rito and set up a 65,COO gallon tank for supply purposes.
 The old timer never saw such weather in Arizona as we are now having. The rainy season. besides starting in early, is nc t by the usual sult1 y followed by torrent al thunder storms. The rains tI is season are in the nature of gen le April showers followed by :lOudy weather-the kind that loes the most good for growing ;rops and the ranges. Besides , couple of showers during the week., and after a light, fall of ain last night, it commenced aiming about two o'clock this morning and there was almost
 continues downpour for five Press.
 On account of the revolution ust closed, M ,xico is short of orn, and to meet this condition nd insure that the poor people ave enough of this food pro- : uct, the Mexican government ; 5 permitting corn to enter the ( epublic duty free. At the time orn should have been planted l nd cultivated many of the armers of that country were in ' he field fighting for a change : f political conditions. Thous- nds of acres went uncultivated, I nd since corn is a leading food ' f that country, thousands would / ace starvation if the duty on I hat cereal were not removed. 'ince the order went into effect ( lany train loads of corn are C loving across the border from C he United States and will con- I inue to do so until the 31St day I f July. when the duty free rder will cease unless the time f 5 extended. It is true that in I 1any parts of Mexico corn can ( e grown yet this season, and [ returning to their homes l q many instances are planting (
 late crop, but this will not l rect the demand Star. l.,