Arizona republican., 1911-07-30

Dry farming experiment station. eX pending s3,O0O yearly for two years, started near Prescott in July. Money raised by activity of Prescott cham Der of commerce. Station under di rection of agricultural experiment station of University of Arizona.
 Grading has started for buildings for new $2,000,000 shelter, additions to present plant of Calumet x Ari- zona company. at Douglas. Steel smokestack 325 feet high by 25 feet wide will be largest in world. Fur naces 50 feet wide, largest in south west
 Irrigation census of Arizona shows following figures: Area under culti vation 1910. 3S7,655 acres; expended upon irrigation systems up to July 1910. s17,651. .14S.OO; average cost of systenis per acre. s45.53; average an nual cost per acre for maintenance and operation. s0.91.
 Monthly Summary, Phoenix, Arizona.
 August 1, 1911.
 Phoenix Woman's club building. costing over s15.O0O. completed in July.
 Postoffice department has author ized establishment of postal bank at Phoenix.
 Bonds for sewer system to cost s30S, ,OO0 have been sold Sixty miles of sewer work will be constructed.
 Buckeye. Salt River valley. reports much activity in building line; over s75,000 worth of buildings in course of construction
 Income of Phoenix postoffice for fiscal year ending June 30 shows an increase of s1O.24I39. or 15.S per cent over previous year.
 Water Users association has awarded contract for construction of extensions to important canals. Amount of contract, s9O.O0O.
 Salt River Valley Electric Railway company organized and propose to build lines throughout Salt River val ley. all centering at Phoenix. Outlook for further increase of rail road facilities in Salt River valley is very encouraging. More important lines to enter Phoenix.
 Plans for elaborate entertainment at Arizona fair are well in hand.
 
 scheduled for November ell.
 Glendale. Salt River valley. is busy with new buildings. Sugar making is well under way. Shipments of canta- loupes going forward.
 Splendid progress being made on new 174-room Hotel Adams. Phoenix will have finest hotel in southwest when hotel opens November l, 1911.
 Center street bridge, longest con crete bridge in the world, 2,l10 feet long. now carrying traffic between Phoenix and south side of Salt river valley
 one hundred cars of watermelOns shipped from Salt River valley in season just closed. Trade territory extends as far north as Seattle. Wash.
 Contract for 6,2OO barrels of cement for bridge on territorial highway be- tween Phoenix and Tempe has been let. Work on foundations is progress ing rapidly.
 Maricopa county. with it's great agricultural resources. is rapidly in- creasing in wealth. Assessed valua- tion for 1911 will approximate over s21, 100000.
 Machinery being installed at Ari- zona cement factory. Plant will make 800 barrels cement daily, and includes immense crusher for breaking rock for road and all other purposes.
 Contracts have been awarded for high school buildings, to include ad- ministration building, domestic sci ence and arts building. science build ing power house and shops
 Much interest in mining activities in vicinity of Phoenix. Outlook for big properties convenient to Phoenix is very good. Several important de velopment works in progress.