El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-15
DEVELOPMENT
SMALL FARMERS
Eight COMPANY
1Iany of Those in Santa Cruz Valley
Resent Alleged Taking OF Water
From the River

hany of These in Santa Cruz Valley
Resent Alleged TaIIiHg OF Water
From the River.
Tucson, Ariz., July 15-Smau far
mers Of the Santa Cruz valley are con
sidering filing an action in the SUI
perior court TO prevent the Tucson
arms company. which cUItivates
about 5000 acres, from pumping water
out of the river TO the deurimeut of
the independent farmers who claim
their water supply has been cut off
The farmers alleEe that the water
level IN the river has been so lowered
that the water viii not enter their
ditch, and that their land about 1000
acres, IS suffering in consequence.
representatives Of the Farms com
pany deny that their pumping has mad
this effect They say they are not
pumping above the intake of the far
Lneis Qllch me long dry spell with
out rain IS blamed by the company.
BY the new tax law, the assessed
valuation of property in Tucson as
seSSapIe for city taxation purposes,
viii be increased 100000 over Ure-
VlOus years by the inclusion of rail-
road property This viii take in all
buildings. equipment and trackage
within the city. Approximately 5000
VVV OF the total viii be for the South
ern Pacific. The remainder viii be
for the FL PasO d. Southwestern The
property viii be assessed at its face
value instead of at so percent valua-
ton as heretofore.
One of the largest recent realty deals
OF tucson was closed recently when
the Ell PradO Improvement cOmDanv
stock and property was sold to out
side capitalists for approximately SEQ
600 The chief property to change
hands was 80 acres of Santa Cruz val
ley land lying between the FL Paso
q southwestern right of way and the
santa Cruz river and between Alameda
street and St Mary's avenue
ACCORDING a hi
600 worth of building is now either
under course of construction or plans
are being drawn by the architects
with the expectation of frnu7adisfa
construction This includes a number
OF small hotels and large apartment
houses
SuSa Grande Booming.
Business has increased 500 nercent
IN casa Grande, so miles west Of Tue
SON within the past u months Dur
ing the month of June, 1913, q little
more than I15S,294 pounds of freight
were received. The freight receiurs
for the same month in 1912 We're 2f5-
Sl4 pounds The passenger receipts
were about three times as great a in
June, 1912. Last month IS cars of
merchandise, machinery, hay grain
and stock were received at Casa
Grande-
Casa Grande now needs good hotel
for the only hotel in the town viii ac-
cOmmOdate but few people and
away for lack of accommodation.
central power station to furnish now
er for pumping for irrigation of lands
outside the irrigation district Is also
needed badly. The field is considered
one which viii in time utilize between
5000 and 100000 horse power. A
bank. water works and more substan-
tial store buildings are needed There
is also a demand for a resident doc
tor. Residents of the town and valley
now have to go about 80 miles to get
q doctor at Florence
A big caterpillar engine ordered by
the Casa Grande Water Users ass0cfa-
ton to draw the eNcavator for the
new canal. is on the job. Tt is drawing
the excavat0r to the extent of 1000
Yards of dirt per day, and this viii
be increased to 1900.
A sheet metal factory is to be es-
tabIished at Casa Grande by the Col
ton Hardware company, of Cotton.
Calf The company is removing its
plant to Casa Graude. Homes are now
being built for the comDauy's en-
Ul0Yes