The border vidette., 1914-07-25
ARIZONA NOTES
Items of interest Called From Our
 Exchanges.

necessary expenses can be raiS-
 ed, Arizona will have another
 herd of elk from the Yellow
 stone park. State game warden
 G. M. Willard has been notified
 that there are fifty elk available
 for Arizona this year. If they
 are imported. Arizona of course
 must pay all expenses.
 D. M. Ferry, of seed fame, is
 registered in Phoenix from De-
 troit, Mich, interested, says the
 Republican, in a scheme for
 water development in the up
 per valley. No Eastern seeds
 man should consider his busi-
 ness complete without an Ariz-
 ona farm whereon to raise tend
 CT plants and bulbs which in the
 east are injured by frost.
 Substituting herself for Seat
 tie, Los Angeles swung the an
 nual national renunion of Elks
 for 1915 back to the Pacific
 coast. when it seemed bound
 eastward to Chattanooga. Of
 ficers elected were Raymond
 Benjamin, Napa, Cal, exalted
 ruler, l.. H. Maxwell, Marshall i town. Iowa, leading knight, E.
 M. Dickerman, Tucson, loyal knight.
 The Salt River valley is. now furnishing the cantaloupes, fol lowing the Imperial valley seas on. Colorado's Rocky Fords do not get into the market until August. From 20 to 25 cars a day are passing through Tucson for Denver, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and other eastern markets. The Messilla valley in New Mexico follows the Salt River valley.
 The recent sale of the Tomb stone Consolidated Mines Go. to Walter Douglas has been con- firmed by a meeting of creditors, and the property will now be transferred to MT. Douglas. Ina the handling of the properties in future it is said long time leases are to be given out to those who seek them, and pros pecting will be carried on steadi- ly in various portions of the district.
 A great deal of damage has been done by floods in the Santa Cruz valley according to Col. George w. Atkinson, the Gala basas rancher who has just re- turned to Douglas from his ranch. The irrigated lands along the Santa Cruz and Sopori were badly washed out. The Twin | Buttes railroad from the bridge | across the Santa Cruz to the | sta tion at Sahuarita is all gone, the rails being torn up and the ties washed away.
 United States District Judge | w. H. Sawte1le and son, James, returned Saturday from a trip | through Northern Arizona dur ing which they visited the Grand Canyon, going from Flagstaff to the canyon with United States Attorney Flynn in his automo- bile. Judge Sawtelle will return to Prescott on August 3. to hold a short session of court. Dur ing his trip through the north, he was continually pursued by attorneys seeking injunctions.
 With a four days program of automobile races, horse races, Indian dances and varied sports, together with exhibits in all lines of industry the Southern Arizona fair at Tucson will be held on January II, 15, Is and 17 of next year, according to a decision reached at a meeting held at the chamber of com merce Tuesday night and large ly attended by persons interest ed in the arranging of some form of exhibition for the com ing year.
 The area devoted to dry farm ing in Southern Arizona has in creased considerably since the preceding year is the statement made by seed men, who base their opinion on the amount of seed sold to planters. Seed dealers state that the acreage being planted in the famous tepary bean does not appear to be so great as last year, but they report increased planting of field corn, frijole beans, milo maize, sugar cane, and other forage plants. The new forage plant, feterita is being largely planted the present year.