El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-22
PROSPERITY IN
ARIZONA STATE
Opportunity for Ell
Paso, Says W. E. Barnes;
ga Golden Harvest"

W. f. Barnes, travelling freight and
passenger agent of the Southern Paci-
fic at Tucson, spent today in Ell PasO.
Mr. Barnes is one Of the best known
railroad men in the southwest, and has
written many interesting articles upon
the resources and attractions of this
section Of the country. Mr.. Barnes
has but recently completed a survey
of the resources of Arizona and New
Mexico and is thoroughly posted upon
present conditions. To a Herald rep
resentative he saiG.
In Arizona and New Mexico the Ell
PasO Herald is regarded as our most
enterprising and valuable newspaper.
and Is highly esteemed for its accurate
reports Of local, national and interna-
tional affairs
4 Golden Harvest for FL Paso.
Business is good in Arizona and
New Mexico; a golden harvest is in
preparation for the business men of FL
Paso. Mining was never so active and
the country is filled with investors
ana prOspectors- Last year (l915) the
mines Of Arizona produced nearly $780,
100000 and this year IT Will probably
exceed Sl25sOOO,O00 and just what pro-
portion OF this golden stream will
reach El PasO II is not hard to deter
mine. The quantity of ore being
mined taxes the smelling facilities and
old idle smelters will soon be put into
service
Arizona Mine bureau Work.
1.-THE Arizona state bureau Of mines,
Prof c. +. Willis, is performing a
great public service by the publication
OF daily press letters or bulletins
treating upon minerals and various
phases of the industry, He has now
in press a directory of the mines of
Arizona, which should be Of value 10
III PasO business men.
There is not a community between
Ell Paso and Yuma that does not give
evidence Of prosperity
L. H. 4
the recent flood. On Tuesday Of this
week engineers of the U. S. Reclama-
lOn Service began surveying OF canals
Tor the citrus fruit lands, which con-
sist Of 10000 acres OF the frostless
belt, to be included in an extension OF
the project
Big Profits to Farmers.
"E. F. Sanguinette and George Mich
elson. Of Yuma, and L. NJ. Shattuck, of
Bisbee. have acquired title to a large
acreage Of this valuable land.
"The farmers Of Arizona are begin
ming to realize a handsome profit on
their products. Hay has advanced
from s. to $50 per ton. The visible
supply has been greatly reduced.
AT San Simon fully $4,000 olive trees
have been set out. The olive promises
to become one of the best paying pro-
ducts Of southern Arizona What is
known as the Mission Variety product
in California, has been successfully
grown at Yuma, in the Salt River val
ley and as far east as Tucson. At
Tucson. A. Donan. who owns Falkland
Acres a tract Of 10000 acres, proposes
to cultivate the olive on a large scale
The United States imports annually
about s6,0OO,00O Of olives and olive
products.
Tucson Is Improving.
Tucson is trying TO outstrtp FL Paso
in the matter Of civic Improvement. ~
is one Of the most attractive cities IN
the southwest There is talk Of a big
tourist hotel that is bound to materi-
alize.
Leading citizens OF Casa Grande
have under consideration a plan to
erect a 100000 tourist hotel and ex-
plot the mysterious ruins as an object
Of tourist travel
FL PasO's Chances.
'El Paso is interested in the territory
served by the Tucson division Of the
Southern Pacific. which consumes much
Of the flour, cement, lumber, machinery,
and other goods manufac-
tured or sold in Ell Paso. The FL Paso
chamber Of commerce. by means Of it's
advertising and friendly overtures, has
brought the business interests Of this
important section close together. and
when we talk of prosperity in Yuma,
Tucson or Deming. Ell PasO lends a
ear"