Arizona republican., 1913-07-17
BULLETIN ALL
 ABOUT PHOENIX
Monthly Summary of Busi- ness Achievements of Salt River Valley Out; Trade Board Lists It's Boosting Enterprises

Under the head of What Phoenix Is Doing" the board of trade again issued a bulletin yesterday. So many things has Phoenix done that it is only summary that can be given. Such as it is, the monthly dope sheet of Fcenicks Facts has aroused favor able comment everywhere the yellow pages have gone, not the least being the terse one of the editor of Leslies Weekly, Excellent; be glad to see them regularly"
 Phoenix, Maricopa county and the south run q great sociability tour and motorcade to Prescott frontier day, the Grand Canyon and other parts of the north to engage in hand shaking with the inhabitants of the summer climes in the hills.
 City of Phoenix is to hold an elec- ton July 31. for the sale of $175,0o0 worth of bonds for Improvements recently completed.
 Cement plant at Phoenix now ill operation. Phoenix and vicinity uses goo barrels daily. Power for cement plant supplied from Salt River Irri- gation system. Opportunities for in dustrial plants are splendid.
 Bank statements show a splendid increase. Total resources April i, 1913. $8,913,909.44, as against $3,445, 900 in 1907. Statement now preparing should show over $9,0O0OO0 total re- sources.
 A paved street ten miles long to be ready within three months. Seven miles are now built Street extends from city to County Club. Splendid homes gardens and palms now line the route Roses on each side from end to end, twenty miles of roses to be planted.
 Improvement in road conditions surrounding Phoenix has taken place in past month. Plans for auto trips to points in the state have done much to stimulate interest in good roads. Good progress being made on big bridge at Tempe
 Contract for Korrick building has tecn awarded Structure is to be four stories of brick, steel and rein forced concrete. Cost $75.000 Blen- helm apartments rapidly approaching completion Twenty apartments. Work being pushed on the Noll build ing. Cost $70.o00. Plans for a splcn- did Shrine Temple are completed. BulldlnS 10 cost SIUU,upU-
 Shipments of cattle from Salt River Valley points totaled over 20,- GOO head for winter season of 1912-13. Top prices were received. Big bunch cs of dairy stock are being brought into the valley on account of scarcity If feed outside of Arizona. Water from Roosevelt dam is keeping great fields of alfalfa and other crops fresh and green.
 Postal officials estimate population cf Phoenix at 21,0OO. There are four and ne-eghth square miles within the city limits. Mail is served by thirteen carriers. Postal receipts for May, 1913, were $S9S975, as against S5,91S.95 for May, 1912. Postal busi- ness for eleven months, ending May. 1913, exceeded by $5,0OO the total bus mess for twelve months ending June 1912. Postal business for year ending June %, 1913, will approximate $98,- 000. as against $S4 ,00O for year ending June 90. 1912.
 The Salt River Valley is the cxclu- sive Esytian cotton locality. It grows nowhere else in the United States Some $500 acres are in crop. The yield is valued at $4OOO00 or more Attractive offers are being made to
 
 portunity to lease on easy terms ten or twenty acre tracts when picking season is over
 Recent census shows 4,631 children of school age in Phoenix A year ago the number was 4,009, an increase of 622 in one year. Plans for tWenty-clas grammar school building have been completed
 Bids will be opened July IS and will call for completion of school bv September, 1914. The $2OO, ,O0O bonds voted by school district No 1 sold Tor $2O5,9OO. Phoenix has the best schools in the United States.
 Maricopa County Farmers Insti ute will hold q fair and exhibit of products at Phoenix July 10 and il. Big prizes are offered Extensive line of crops will be exhibited. En- try blanks now ready. The farmer wears smile. All lines of cr0ps arc in splendid condition