El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25

-HE year 1912, the first Of the
state rule in Arizona, wit
4 messed the greatest stride of de-
velopment in the history of the new
state. just as 1911. the last year Of the
territorial rule was greatest up to
that time.
Mining, agriculture, transportation
facilities and business all developed
faster in the past year in Arizona than
in any year in its existence
The mining development Of the state
went rapidly forward with the in
creased price Of copper and more money
was spent for improvements than in
any other year in history. As usual,
Arizona led every state in the union
in the production of copper.
The biggest completed irrigation IN
oertaklng IN the country at the pres
ent time, inaugurated at Phoenix dur
ing 1911, caused large development IN
agriculture in the salt river valley sur
rounding Phoenix, the capital, and the
completion Of the Yuma siphon, which
will water 150, 900 acres Of citrus fruit
land in the Yuma valley, opened up great
possibilities on the western border Of
tn estate. Farming by pump irriga-
ton and scientific soil culture in the
Sulphur springs and San Simon val
leyS was also developed fast and 1rrl-
cation by means Of arteSian water was
added to the realities of the San ST.
mon valley and the ella valley mesa by
the discovery Of flowing artesian water
in both places during the year.
Railroad Building.
The FL Paso & Southwestern rail-
road, which decided upon and began
the construction Of its Benson to Tue
son extension of IS miles during 1911,
completed it and began operating
trains from Fl Paso to Tucson in 1912.
This was the biggest piece of railroad
word completed in any American state
during the same y months. The same
road began the construction Of a branch
OF Fort HUachUca during the year.
Nine improvements.
In the way Of mining improvements,
the Miami Copper company at Miami,
IN ella county. steadily pushed forward
its great eoncentrator and electric gen
Grating plant each Of which was COM
pleted during the year, the total i'm
prOvements BY this company amounting
to over 100000; the Ray COnsoli-
Pinal county, completed a, concentration
almost equal in size to that of Miami,
and the American Smelling and Rein
ing company virtually completed its
smeIter of large CAPACITY at the same
place, opening Up one of the richest ore
regions In the new state; the wealthy
Phelps-DOdge and other corporations
carried forward much costly develop
ment work in the Pinal mountains near
Tucson and have opened another rich
mining field that promises to equal
and the Calumet and Arizona company
began to rebuild its present smelter
at Douglas for the more economical
treatment of its ores. Several mills
for treating ore were erected in the
smaller camps and big plants were set
under way in the Miami camp for mills
and other improvements, including the
extension of the railroad to the Live
Oak properties, which will have a mill
equal to that of the Miami Consolidated
now completed
New Mines Opened.
New mines were opened at Globe,
Miami and Copper Hill, all in the Globe
district and diamond drill and churn
drill exploration opened up the proved
body Of ore in the district of twice its
known size Of Il months ago. New de-
FelOpments were also made in the War
zen district, also near Tombstone, and in
the mountains south of Wilcox. where
q large mill is to be erected shortly.
In the vicinity Of Dragon, between
Wilcox and Tucson, there was also