El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-01
DEVELOPMENT
CASA GRANDE is
NEW MARVEL TOWN
Building Development in New District
West of Tucson Is Active; Canal
Contract Is Awarded.

Building Development in New District
West of Tucson Is Active; Canal
Contract Is Awarded.
Tucson, Ariz-, July L-Development
of the most active kind in the Casa
Grande district is taking the form Of
new buildings, cement sidewalk, well
drilling. the planting Of crops and the
daily, steady extension Of the Casa
Grande canal, which viii ultimately
deliver water for the irrigation OF
more than so. 600 acres in the valley.
1t is claimed that no town in the
southwest has shown such proportion
ate growth as has been the case with
Casa Grande within the past rev
months. Residents of the valley say IL
is just starting, that developments will
be even more rapid from now on.
A two story building has been erect
ed by J. A. Armenia The lower LOOr
is being used for a pool hall the, upper
for offices.
William Shonnessy has compIetde a
two story concrete building adjoining
his residence 1t viii be used for mel
camille purposes.
W NJ. Wood has established a Ium-
Der yard, with suitable buildings, and
has now been bought put by the Hal
stead company. Of Phoenix He was paid
a bonus of $1,000 TO let go, and has
made profits of more than $1,000 In the
sale Of lumber since he opened his es-
tabHshment in April Fifteen cars or
tc residents Of the valley since that
time.
Gus Kratzka. a retail baker, Of Long
Beach, Cal, has sold out his business
there and come 10 Casa Grande.. lie
has gone into the same business there
In addition to his bakery he has es-
tablshed soda fountain and restau-
rant
Mrs. Laura Kramer has just finished
enc story building upon which
George ?. Bennett has taken a five
year lease and viii conduct a meat
market
C.. S. McNatt is completing a cold
storage building so that Casa Granue
can get its ice in carload lots and 90
cold storage business besides
The Casa Grande Mercantile company
has put up a warehouse for storing
oils, and also a $4,000 gallon tank
A new pOstOffice building is being
erected 1t will be two stories in
height Gordon McMurray has erected
livery stable, with a corral in con-
EectiOn. He is now building a black
smith shop near his stables.
William Gould has built an annex OF
10 rooms to his hotel Several blocks
of cement sidewalks have been laid by
residents on the north side.
Fnrning Developments.
E. o. Faucet who purchased the
Dick Rea place three miles east OF
Casa Grande. has put up concrete
residence and is installing a 80 horse
4thEA anu a. ~ --N-oG ENfhNA ---57--4-
and pump.
A. J. Vance has installed a Bessemer
engine and q Layne-BO pump, and
is getting all the water he can handle.
II. Il. Smith recently from Santa Ana,
Cal, is installing a 40 horse power
Bessemer pump and engine.
J. A. Nelson is sinking a "a inch
wei, and has 10 head of mules clear
ing his land so that it may be in shape
for planting.
Water Users Let Contract.
A contract for the construction OF
two and a half miles of canal has
been let by the directors Of the Casa
Grande Water Users association TO
Baxter and TulI Of Los Angeles The
contract calls for the removal Of all
material from the canal for six and
one-half cents per yard The work is
TO be completed within two months.
Baxter and TulI intend 10 work two
eight hour shifts OF men, with the eE-
recitation Of completing their contract
ahead of time. If this contract works
out successfully, the directors of the
association may let others in the fu-
ture in order TO hasten the completion
own force Of men at work also
The association has ordered a pow
erfUl caterpillar engine to pull the big
excavatOr which was purchased some
months ago. The directors tried all the
makes of wheeled tractors. but none
of them seemed to be able to pull the
excavatOr in the sand washes and on
soft ground.