Arizona republican., 1911-01-01
FROM BOARD OF TRADE AND ARIZONA DEVELOPMENT
 BOARD
Newspapers Use. Various Items For "FilIers" and Thus Territory
 Receives Much Advertising


 Copies of the two bulletins are now being sent out to the newspa- pers all over the country. to the
 newspapers of Arizona and to the
 commercial organizations of the ter
 ritory. The bulletins that go to the
 Arizona newspapers are supple
 mented by copies of the Arizona
 gram. the little paper published on
 the Rose Special to Parker. while
 copies of the little folder recently issued telling what the board of | trade has done in the last six months | are being sent to the commercial or
 ganizations. This little folder will doubtless give the other boards of trace and chambers of commerce
 throughout Arizona new ideas for their work. It has been found tiiS; newspapers l like to use the various items going to make up the bulletins as "fillers". Tn this way Arizona gets a great
 deal of desirable advertising. The first territorial bulletin was issued December 1 and while it was | a good one. that for January is just d little better. Bulletin No. fol- lows;
 Statement of g. Territorial and 13 National Banks in Arizona Nov. 10
 shows s23.749.O46. 50 total resources r Tucson building record for 1910
 approximates s3O0.0OO. Outlook for
 1911 very favorable.
 Thatcher. Arizona. has organized
 board of trade with representative
 men to direct the work.
 Arizona will receive s51.22s 3S as
 its share of revenue from National
 Forests. The money will be used for school and road purposes.
 Relocation of dam sites on Colo rado river may place large tracts of land in vicinity of Parker under ir- rigation.
 School enrolment at Tucson for 1910 shows an increase of 300 over figures for 1909.
 Pioneers Home at Prescott com pleted December 10. Structure cost s25.000. the amount being appro- priated by legislature.
 Aggregate customs received Ari- zona year ending June 90, 1910. were $232, I96 .52. an increase of 49 per cent over preceding year.
 Several cars of oil well drilling ma chinery have been received at Noga- les as result of interest in oil lands in that vicinity.
 Wickenburg reports several min ing properties in vicinity extending operations. Splendid outlook for considerable increase in mining. conditions never more favorable.
 Contracts for important works on nf NI., sg--- service have been let and work is now in operation.
 Efforts are being made to have Parker Indian reservation opened up for settlement Much valuable az ricultural land in this locality is now | idle
 Douglas is planning te secure the | Mining Congress for 1911. All Ari- | zona towns will help in the secur- | ing of this convention for an Ari- 1 zona city.
 Several business buildings. class A | construction, value SSO.OOO. now l building at Nogales. Catholic semi | nary and school building costing | s12.0OO just completed
 Double tracking of main line rail- roads through Flagstaff. Williams and Ash Fork country is proceeding rapidly. Necessitated by increasing travel through and to Arizona points
 Supervisors of Maricopa county have approved change of name of town of Sidney to Buckeye. Buckeye is becoming famous for it's alfalfa seed growing.
 Tucson Chamber of Commerce of fers terminal facilities and depot sites for E. P & S. w and for Port Lobos railroads. Railroads expected to build to Tucson in near future.
 Work on territorial highways is throughout. The Bisbee and Douglas, Bisbee and Tucson. Phoenix and Florence. Phoenix and Yuma, Prescott and Phoenix sections and other divisions being put in shape. Fine bridge work wherever required.
 Following Is the January bulletin of the board of trade:
 Phoenix water supply and pump ing plant just increased. Capacity now ten millions of gallons every twenty-four hours.
 New savings bank in Phoenix op- ens January 2. Capital stock s1OO.- poo and paid up capital and surplus s150.o0O.
 Arizona oranges have been shipped east and have appeared on famous tables all over the country, includ- Ing that of The President.
 American Beauty roses blooming at Christmas are a feature of Phoenix. Hundreds of boxes are being shipped to flowerless eastern points for i'm portant functions.
 2 Women's Club has approved plans II Tor club house. The investment will represent about s25. 900. Struc- lure will contain auditorium to house 300 people
 Plans for complete sewer system now under way. Present system bought by city. Bonds amounting 10 s4O0.000 will be offered at once md work of construction commenc- sd.
 Another addition Willows" has been opened adjacent to Phoenix. Car line to connect. Building of homes in all parts of city very active md promise of still further in. .rease.
 Heavy rains ana SnOu- in ,,,o,,, !