The Winslow mail., 1911-06-17
STATE NEWS
ARIZONA
IN BRIEF

The streets of Phoenix are to be
paved in the near future.
The total farm acreage reported in
1910 for Arizona was 1,242,000 acres,
as compared with 1885 900 in 1900,
decrease of $4,000 acres.
The total value of farm buildings
alone, in Arizona, was given in 1910
as $4,918,000, as against $2,267 900 in
1900, an increase of $2,651 900, or lit
per cent.
The total value of farm land and
buildings in Arizona was given in 1910
as $47,034 900, as against SIS, ,683, 900
in 1900, an increase of $50, ,351 900, or
244 per cent.
The Mohaye Indian pow-pow held in
the valley near Jerome recently was
complete success, hundreds of Indians
were present from the Mohave, Tonto,
Wallapai, Navajo and Yuma tribes.
Of the whole number, 35,032, of
farms reported in 1910 in Arizona
there were 33,180, or 95 per cent, OPP
Grated by white farmers, and 1852, or
five per cent, by negro and other non
white farmers
Although marked increase in the
number and value of farms is reported
for Arizona, there is net decrease o.
farm area of nearly 100000 acres, con-
fined principally to two counties
Navajo and Coconino.
Louis AIbarez, who shot and serious
Iy wounded Mrs. Rodriguez at Hill
side, recently, was run down and cap
tured by Deputy Sheriff j. G. Tovrea
of Congress, near the camp of the
United Gold Mines Company.
Work upon the long distance tele-
phone lines which are to connect Ari-
zona and Texas points with the Pa
cific coast and eventually the East is
progressing in a manner entirely sat
isfactory to the company.
1t is reported the United Verde Cop
per Company will, in the near future,
commence the erection of large
modern smelter in the valley east of
Jerome and before the building of the
smelter new railroad will enter the
valley.
of age, of Phoenix, attempted to shove
.3S Colts single-acting revolver into
the breat pocket of his coat In some
manner the weapon was discharged
and the bullet passed entirely through
the mans body, penetrating the left
lung. He died shortly afterwards.
Special Examiner Burchmore of the
Interstate Commerce Commission will
be in Phoenix, June 26, for the pur-
pose of hearing evidence in the case
of the Arizona Railroad Commission
VS.. the Wells Fargo Express Company,
and the Arizona Railroad Commission
VS.. the Ell Paso & Southwestern and
others.
The Box Caon decision is sched-
uled to be handed down in Washing
ton on June Is. This decision will
settle a contention long drawn out
and which is of vital concern to Phoe-
nix, for upon it relies, to a large ex-
tent the answer to the question, rs
Phoenix to be placed upon a main line
at once?"
the Maricopa Automobile Club, has
started on a trip to map out the new
route for the Los Angeles-Phoenix al
tomobiIe road race. Bert C. Smith, au-
tomobiIe editor of the Los Angeles
Times, will be with Bullard and the
two will prepare the official chart OF
the route through Yuma and the I'M
DoriaI valley tO I .OS Angeles
Work has been begun upon the new
line south from Hayden through the
Mcqueen and Chandler properties to
the Pima county line and thence to
Casa Grande and the Southern Pacific
tracks. complete outfit of machin-
cry and a large number Of men, who
will speedily reduce the new road
from paper to thing CT grade. ties,
rail and rolling stock, are on the
ground.
The Greeley, Arizona Irrigation
Company are building a diversion dam
on the Colorado, near Parker and by
means of this dam the water will be
diverted into a fine canal from twen-
ty-five to forty miles long, ten feet
deep and having sixty-foot base
with a one to two foot drop per mile.
The bill authorizing this dam was in
troduced in Congress by Senator Gug-
genheim, and $5,000,000 will be ex-
pended upon the project.
The Arizona Brewing Company OF
Prescott has filed complaint with the
Interstate Commerce Commission
against the Chicago & Northwestern,
the Santa Fe and the Santa Fe, Pres
colt & Phoenix, alleging discrimina-
ton in the rate on malt from Wiscon-
sin points to Prescott, as compared
with rates to the Pacific coast. 1t al
leges that it pays rate OF 81 hun
dred on malt, while Los Angeles, 430
miles longer haul only pays 65 cents
hundred, and San Francisco, 740 miles
further also enjoys a 65 cent rate. IL
asks for q refund in freight to the
fo nf