The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-04-02
An interesting Column O. Items Gull
 ed from Exchanges.

An interesting Column ot Items Gull
 ed from Exchanges.
 Douglas Dispatch: An exchange
 discussing the mail order business says merchant of the city came to his office and suggested that more lspace be devoted to fighting the mail order houses. By consulting his books
 the editor found the business man had spent in fifteen rlonths the pricely sum of sity cents for advertising. No wonder he wanted some one to fight
 the mail order houses.
 Tombstone Prospector: The Mas cot & Western Railroad Co.,, which is
 building from Wilcox to the Mascot mine at Dos Cabezas, is planning to
 carry the work to completion as soon
 as possible. The work of grading
 the new line is progressing rapidly,
 and ties have already been laid out
 along the new right. of way for con
 siderable distance. It is the purpose
 of the company to have the road in operation in five months
 Bisbee Ore: If the business men of other towns along the Borderland Route will follow the example Bisbee is about to set in the matter of turn ing out and helping their country neighbors improve the by-paths with the application of individual brain and brawn, the BorderIand and it's side country will be given such boost by voluntary publicity all over the country as it could get in no other way. The advertising of the Borderland route thus gained would be more valuable in bringing traffic over the road than any other manner of endeavor
 Douglas International: Arrange ments are being rapidly made for the big celebration which the people of the lower Sulphur Springs valley will give at the Double Adobe school house l4 miles north of the city, April IS, to celebrate the completion of the new central highway as far as that point from Douglas. A barbecue dinner will be the main event of the day \ Barbecue meat, coffe, sugar and milk will be donated to the crowd, and the people will bring picnic lunches with them. Douglas people are invited to attend, and it is hoped to get City At Lorney A. M. Sames and Judge D. A. Richardson and other prominent citi- zens to make speeches. The members of the board of supervisors will also be there.
 Willcox News: County Clerk Kar- ger has arranged for meeting with the people of Wilcox and Cochise to con side- road work between the two places. It is proposed that the coun- y engineer will be present as well as some members of the county board of and they expect to be 'ble to furnish an estimate of the cost ,f the route as it has been already worked across the lake, and also a road around the lake. It | las been suggested by some that the | cad across the lake being five miles 1 horter should be completed, while | 'tbers contend that the expense of 1 e shorter route will be many times ,reater than that around the lake | nd should therefore be abandoned. t has also been urged that the l onger road will accommodate a much | ,reater number Of people as it will | m through a section that will serve s highway for many farmers, who | will have an interest in its upkeep
 Moave Miner: County Engineer Wright has been running levels and urveying out the town of Kingman | -ith the object of fixing up the streets nd paving the way for the care of torm waters. The streets of King ian are in a bad way, and while the eople have done much for the build lg of great highways across the ounty the streets of the town have cen sadly neglected. To get good treets and put in water and sew rage system the town must be in- To induce towns of 'me pretentions in the state to fn- ,-Dorate bill is now before the gislature requiring all county seat 'wns to incorporate or lose their Ght to consideration in the event lat there is another incorporated 1 wn in the county.