Weekly journal-miner., 1913-01-15
PHOENIX. Best Iron Ore in Southwest.

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 was compelled to relinquish the Ten . nessee Coal & Iron company anc
 the Hill leases. We have none a.
 poor as the best of the United Stat
 es Steel company. Our best iror
 ore is in the southwest and i:
 bound one day to become one of tho
 greatest resources of this section"
 This and much more. C. w
 Branch. chairman of the board oi
 the Pacific Steel company of San Diego yesterday afternoon told a re-
 porter for The Republican. Seated
 at his desk in the private car Con
 voy." Mir. French paused from his
 work of going over voluminous cor respondence long enough to greet the representative of the press with a pleasant smile and to announce that his visit here had no particular significance. Accompanied by mem bers of his family, his secretary and a stenographer, Mir. French is mak- ing a trip east and north.
 Last Hearing Held.
 The last of the series of public utility corporation hearings before the Arizona Corporation Commis- sion upon the proposition of a uni form system of accounting was held yesterday, when the electric light and power companies were on the carpet. The hearing lasted for the greater part of the day and was at tended by the representatives of the companies in Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Glendale. Globe, Clifton, Tucson, Bisbee. Douglas. Flagstaff, Prescott and Yuma.
 The representatives of the com panies made no strenuous efforts to oppose the introduction of the uni form system of accounting for the companies but manifested desire to assist the commission all they possi- ply could in putting the thing into such shape as will make it the most practicable
 Last evening the commission an nounced 1t would shortly issue an order putting the system into effect with some qualifications.
 Tax Case Appealed.
 The gigantic tax suit between the county of Greenlee and the Arizona Copper company for the payment of the taxes Of the company for the year 1911. which was tried in the superior court of Greenlee by Judge F. B. Laine some time ago and on which a verdict was rendered in favor of the county of Greenlee has now reached the supreme court of the state on an appeal, and will be docketed by Clerk Joe Dillon.
 The total amount involved in this suit Is $55,43l.36 of which S33,258.- g IS territorial taxes and the bal ance interests and costs and local school taxes. The finding of the ower court made on trial of the 'uit brought by Tax Collector John VI. Webster is objected to on the ground that the findings of fact made by Judge Laine before the judgment does not support the judg- nent. Judge Laine found that the procedure by which the amount of axation had been arrived at and d hose proceedings made by the as essor and tax collector to collect r he taxes had been regularly done ! nd therefore the taxes were due. Both the county and the com any are represented by Phoenix at II orneys. Stonemen and Ling of this Il Il lty won the suit in the lower court Il nd Kibbey. Bennett and Bennett re filing the appeal t'
 Good Roads Meeting. The annual meeting of the Ari- e ona Good Roads Association will L held in Phoenix on February 10 'cording to the call for the sessions mt out yesterday from Prescott by o' resident T. C. Norris. The ses- e ons have been called during the CT tendance of the legislature in SC hoenix for definite reasons as there ar a great deal of road legislation ar 'ming up in which the association ra vitally interested. az The county boards of supervisors
 the state are each entitled to full 10 presentation in the convention, de cry incorporated city or town is en lowed two and every automobile ne lb IS allowed two delegates. If all "a C institutions thus affiliated with hl' C good roads association take ad- toi ntage and send delegates there It II be a merry crowd of ArizOnians Se'