Arizona republican., 1913-03-14
SUMMARY FULL
 OF STATISTICS
Board of Trade Monthly Bulletin Contains Great Quantity of Encouraging Figures on Number of Subjects

Numerical boosts on everything from the postal receipts to tax valu- ations feature the March bulletin of tho Phoenix board of trade. The e,eanings of the boost sheet for this month are somewhat as follows. Ruilding permits at Phoenix for | Eebruarv. 1913, totalled $131,215. more | than double the value of permits for | February, 1912. February postoffice receipts at 1 Phoenix were $S,043.S3 gain of 27 ner cent over February, 1912. Re- ceints for that month were $6,92S06 l The clearings for three banks Tn the City of Phoenix for January. 1913 were $2,5OO,oO0 For February, ' 1913. $3,O69, 900.
 Issue of school bonds to amount of 5000 oo0 for Phoenix school dis ] trict No. I has been awarded by board of supervisors at hlgh pre- mium.
 Complete optical establishment for cutting, grinding and polishing every kind of lense is now Tn operation !" Phoenix. ;a Building of apartment houses IS assuming big proportions oeVera, Z have recently been completed ana ] others on the way. Contrac, Tor ] s35.0Oo structure has been let Phoenix Federal building IS ho" ! completed. Structure cost Slz'ooo ! mdges are occupying new quarters { and postoffice will move into bulid- ; ing in d few days.
 . Plans have been presel'ted 10: an
 ether school building to cost floo'ooo 1 The school buildings in PhoehlA al' the most modern, complete anu oo0 1 equipped of any in the country. }l Maricopa county was created "i } February II. 1871. The assessed Val ! nation of Maricopa county at lhl ! time is ove: $27,oOO,ooo ' Extensive dyeing plant beihg oui,
 in Phoenix. Work on Cement III" . heinz rushed. Local cement will 500
 be on the market. Cigar ma <iile ] employing many persons anu ~e'ii"'i ] Cor product is increasing.
 l Arizona Fire Insurance Co a' thoe nix reports a prosperous 'oHdl'ioi ! The company is handling lars a1,,unts of business ahi has SUI ! nlls to policy holders of sSZ5,o'o' A bank has been oiGan'zec $ Chandler, Salt River valley. oapi'
 sioo oro Bank opened for tnsine
 n, February 3rd. The .nstitd'iI
 will erect it's own building t0 co
 s10,OO0.
 Construction work oil este ! Canal Salt River valley, l. prosre9 { ing rapidly This canal W'' Shpi water to 10000 acres of ian Whl is rapidlv being put nto shape ] farming.
 rIsricopa County Farmers ins >~~ tute held it's annual mtctns rchruarv 26th and elected new
 f,cets. Plans are being made TOT
 ,,v, dav agricultural far tf De h' will iu July at Phoenix ,at- Tn. consolidation of tWn tciephe The systems is being carefully p''hh be On March 29th the cutting over avs be C,ne and Phoenix will the' h' ,rts the most complete aut"iha'c 'e
 nh,no service in the country. 40
 4oGu telephones will he operated
 der .he automatic system. . directory will be issued March ~ | Phoenix autoists are to make
 750 mile circle trip in Arizona to
 { clnde visits to Roosevelt Dam, Hi'
 HolbroolS. Terrified Forest Winsl
 Grand Canyon, Flagstaff, Ash r
 and Prescott The start will be m
 May 21.
 Arizona State Fair will be held
 Phoenix for one week. November
 1913 The splendid track at
 fair grounds draws large nun
 If fast horses .J each annual m
 The improvement of grounds IS n'
 q carried on in systematic man
 The Arizona state fair is the beS
 (i the southwest