El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-11
DEVELOPMENT
TUCSON EXPECTS
BIG BUILDING ERA
Permits to Build Issued Thus Far in
1913 Exceed 500, 900; Many Colo
nists Located.

Permits to Build Issued Thus Far in
1913 Exceed $4,000; Many Colo
nists Located.
Tucson, Ariz., March 1L-Large
building plans are in sight for the next
few months in Tucson and the build
ing record for 1918 promises to eX-
coed that Of any previous year. The
Y NJ c. A building will cost SO, 600,
the federal building $4,000, an addi-
ton to the Santa Rita hotel $3.50, ESQ
and new building by Dr. c. A Schra-
der $4,000 The permits issued thus
far in 1913 amount to S92,471-
The new Schrader building at the
corner Of Congress and Main streets
is now in course Of construction, and
will have a frontage Of 1O3 feet on Con-
gress street and Ga feet on Main. 1t
VIII be OF pressed prick construction
The 1rSL story VIII be divided into
five store rooms The second and third
will be for lodging house purposes. 1t
will be finished July ].
When the addition to the Santa Rita
hotel is finished, the cost of the whole
addition viii commence early in April.
1t viii be five stories, fire proof The
hotel, when this addition is complete,
viii accommodate 500 guests.
More cOlOnists are available to till
the. thousands Of acres which the Tue
son Farms company is bringing under
cultivation in the Santa Cruz valley
than the land viii accommodate, ac-
cOrding to officers Of the corporation.
As q result Of this and other Tecla-
nation projects now in full operation.
directors of the Tucson chamber #
commerce assert Confidently that with
in two years at most Tucson viii pro-
vide its own foOdstuffs and export
about $1,000. 900 worth annually IN
past years Tucson has been importing
more than $500, 600 worth of produce
cent rains all crops are now making
rapid growth and the outlook is for
bumper harvests.
s. 7. Barley. a local merchant, has
resigned from the city council to dc
vote more time to 200 acres of land
some miles east Of the city, along what
Is known as the PantanO wash. For
the first time in number Of years the
land is now producing crops. It had
all been cultivated IN former Years. but
had been allowed to go back to desert
At Casa Grande, the directors Of the
casa Grande Valley Water Users aSSO-
citation have held a meeting and de-
Clded to institute condemnation pre-
ceedings against all adverse interests
within the boundaries Of the irrigation
district in order to compel these in
terests to Join forces with the water
users association in working for the
completion Of its dam and canal pro-
ject for the irrigation Of more than
$4,000 acres. The interests cited are
the Pinal Mutual, the Sigh interests,
and one or two corporate holdings.
Because Of the great number Of peO-
pie coming to Casa Grande within the
past few months. resulting in a lack
of adequate accommodations. large
two story addition is being built to the
Gould hotel Work on the structure
has just been started
W F. Barnes. Of this city. has re-
ceived a letter from Dr.. B. T. Galloway,
chief Of the bureau Of plant industry,
department Of agriculture, denying he
had any intention of giving out IN
opinion that irrigation in the west and
southwest has proved a failure through
soil satUratiOn and deterioration This
impression became public through ut
terances by Dr. Galloway at a recent
hearing before the house committee on
expenditures in the department Of agCi-
culture. and was published throughout
the country.
A NJ Barney. of Liebler & company.
New York. is here to form q, company
for the erection Of a metropolitan
theater.