The border vidette., 1915-06-19

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 Dortance greatly augmented. Among the more important
 achievements of the Mix ad-
 ministration are an adequate
 sewer system, waterworks and
 handsome city hall, one of the
 most attractive buildings in the Southwest.
 NogaleS is advantageously To-
 cated upon the international
 boundary. It is the logical cent
 er of trade Of considerable ter
 ritory, and the port of entry, | through which flows a large vol
 ume Of exports and of great value.
 Santa Cruz county, of which No gales is the seat, affords abund-
 ant pasturage to many thousands
 of cattle. It's fertile valleys are
 being rapidly settled; wonderful
 agricultural development is close at hand. The mines of Santa Cruz county are among the old est and richest in the state, one of the most important factors con tributing to the prosperity of the city.
 Among the more notable addi- tions to the industrial life of the city is the plant of the Interna- tional Gas, Ice, Electric Light and Power company now ap- preaching completion, the larg- est and best-equipped of it's kind in this part of the country. It is being built by the we'll known firm of engineers, Cole. Ives and Davidson of New York city. The company is composed of some of the best known and brainiest business men of Nogales. Spiro Proto, president, is noted for his business acumen, and holds a high position in the commer- cial life of the city. Anton Proto, a wealthy merchant, is secretary. The board of direct ors is headed by Mrs. Theodora Marsh, of Geo. B. Marsh, Inc. Mrs. Marsh is a successful busi- ness woman, one of the officers of the Santa Cruz Valley Bank, and proprietress of the National hotel.
 The building, an imposing structure of concrete and press ed brick, 70 by 16O feet, will be absolutely fireproof. It contains large amount of window space. Thenty- six hundred and fifty eight panes of glass will be re. quired to fill the window frames. These frames are of metal, built into the walls. The roof is of concrete, supported on expand ed metal, and covered with an asphalt surface.
 The plant will be equipped with two Diesel oil-burning en- zines, manufactured by the Me- lntosh and Seymour corporation of New York. The engines will be 500 horsepower each, and will be connected to two Gen. eral Electric company electric generators of 437 K. w. capa- city each. A seven-panel switch board of marble will be inst lied as the control of these general DTS, and the various circuits to the different parts of the town and the surrounding country.
 The ice machine willf have a capacity of thirty tons per day. The ice end of the plant is divid- ed into a freezing tank room, where BIO 3OO- pound cans of water are frozen at a time, an ce storage room with a capacity of 500 tons, five separate rooms ,or cold storage purposes. The system has been laid put to cover the entire town of Arizona, as well as the own of Nogales, Sonora. It is he intention of the company to 'un power transmission lines Town the Santa Cruz valley for operating pumps for irrigation md other service; also to the mining district of Patagonia, and camp.
 Another vastly important con- truction rapidly approaching is the big bonded warehouse of the West Coast company, built of prick. upon substantial foun- Iation, sixty-six feet wide and 26 feet long, with a floor space f over 100000 feet. The ware ouse company is made up of Ome of the leading business 1en of Nogales. Edward Tit omb, of the well known ma hinery house of Roy and Tit omb, Inc, is president; J.. San