The Winslow mail., 1911-03-18
STATE NEWS
ARIZONA
IN BRIEF

reclamation service work
A company is to build a custom
smelter near Tucson on site donated
by the Chamber of Commerce
Parker reports that the government
Will expend $4,000 on buildings and
additions at Parker Indian reservation.
Population statistics of the thir-
teenth census announced, included:
tombstone, Ariz., 1910, 1882; 1900,
646
The Pioneer Home at Prescott was
formally opened February 18th. In
stltute will accommodate over rorty
inmates.
Stafford reports securing 1872 acres
Tor planting of cantaloupes and hopes
to raise total of 200 acres and estab-
lish shipping station.
Tucson is on the weather map. A
station has just been established at
the United States Magnetic Observa-
tory, near the city.
The Pinal County Board of Trade
has organized at Florence and is
working actively for the interests of
, that section of Arizona
Sheep ranges are IN excellent condi-
tion and flocks are healthy; general
conditions very desirable and outlook
for the industry very bright.
The area of Arizona is 1886
square miles, Of which 119 square
lott in
Arizona covers 15,241,745 acres.
An additional inter-county highway
connecting Mohave, Yavapa and Mari
copa counties is being urged Auto
travel will be encouraged by this
move.
The Good Roads Association of Ari-
zona will meet Colonel Roosevelt at
the Roosevelt dam when the ex-Presi-
dent is there to dedicate the work tc
conservation.
Forest Supervisor T. T. Swift at
Stafford, reports five feet of snow in
the Graham mountains at the 1000
foot level and 80 inches above that
point.
The bank comptroller reports total
deposits and resources of thirty eight
territorial and thirteen National
banks in Arizona, January 1, 1911, at
$24,471, ,844.44.
At Bonita station or old Fort Grant
in the foothills of the southern slope
of the Graham mountains, or almost
on the desert, there has been a snow.
fall OF Is inches.
The Transcontitnental Good Roads
Association will ask for 100000 to
build two bridges to cross the San
Carlos and the ella rivers On San
Carlos Indian reservation.
The new territorial bridge across
the Verde river and Camp Verde is
complete. 1t has been turned over to
the board of control by the Missouri
Valley Bridge and Iron Company.
Heavy expenditures to be incurred
by Hartman lines, estimated of $751;
100000, will mean much railroad ac-
tivity in Arizona. Opportunities in
railroad building are very good.
The Douglas Chamber of Commerce
reports an increase in mining activity
and general betterment of mining con-
ditions throughout the southwest
since the beginning of the year.
The Ell Paso & Southwestern rail
way is to build to Tucson within six
months. Pima county citizens offer
to raise $4,000 and will donate right
of-ways and terminal facilities to rail
way company.
1t is practically settled fact that
the new railroad from Holbrook to the
south is assured This statement fol
lowed the report made recently by a
party of four eastern capitalists, who
inspected the route and endorsed the
movement.
The entire garrison at Fort Whipple,
consisting of two companies of in
fantry, detachment of hospital corps
and machine gun platoon, have re-
ceived orders to report at Fort Sam
Houston fully equipped for field
service.
Mrs. Lucy R. Yetter, of Phoenix,
Arizonas most enthusiastic believer in
the future of the cactus for utilitarian
purposes, reports a new use for some
of the thorny varieties, namely, the
use of the thorns as graphophone
needles.
An Arizona chapter of the American
Mining Congress has been temporarily
organized at the board of trade in
/ Phoenix. A constitution was adopted
and complete set of officers and dl-
| rectors elected, to serve until the first
annual meeting, to be held in Phoenix
during fair week next November.
Senator Owen of Oklahoma, while at
the White House in Washington, de-
clared that the fight against the ad-
mission of New Mexico until Arizona
| Is also admitted to the union, would
be carried on in the extra session with
the same vigor that he had opposed
| x1yifb in closing