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The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28
IMMIGRATION AND THE
TRENCHES

A new suggestion touching the sub
ject of immigration after the war comes
from an American railway representa-
tive who has just returned to the
United States after ten years resi-
dence in London He believes that will
be a large influx of Europeans at the
close of hostflities and that the new
comers will be in large part desirable
for future American citizens.
The new immigrants, he believes,
will be young men who are now in the
trenches sThese young men come
largely from inside employment, from
stores and shops, where they have
been lorded over by petty bosses.
Now they are at the front, where, in
spite of military discipline, there is a
freedom to which they have not been
accustomed in London or Manchester
Their martial spirit aroused, they have
become men sure of themselves for the
first time
This is evidence offered by a first
hand observer. It refers particularly
to the situation as regards EngHshmen,
but doubtless has some application to
the men Of other countries fighting in
the trenches and looking forward to
their release from toilsome duties.
America always has a welcome for
desirable newcomers; it cannot be too
strict against admitting undesirables.
Congress is at work now upon a new
immigration measure designed to per-
petuate America s traditional policy Of
cordiality but to prevent its abuse.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28
INCREASE Of SIXTY MILLION MADE
IN AR|ZONA'S TAXABLE WEALTH

PHOENIX, Ariz., July 25.-An in
crease of over $50, ,355, 900 in assessed
valuation of property in the state of
Arizona is shown by the reports of the
assessors of the various counties of the
state which have just been received
and audited by the state tax commits
sion. The 1916 assessments fix the
value of taxable wealth in Arizona at
$4S0,SS S7,681.59. or $50, ,355, ,269.69 more
than the 1915 valuation.
With the single exception of Mari
copa, every county in the state shows
a material increase in va,uaion as
compared with 1915 Gila county leads
the entire state in increased valuation
with an increase over last year of $27,
$4,000, most of which represents the
valuation placed by the tax commission
on the Inspiration Consolidated Cop
per company's property. Cochise coun-
ty is second with an increase in val
uation of $13, 404, 900 and Yavapai third
with gain of twelve and d half mil
lions. Much of the increase in Yavapai
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28

gave him good education, paying his
expenses at the University of Wiscon-
sin. After leaving college, young Por-
ter, who had taken the name Newton
from his adopted parents, returned to
the Pacific northwest where he en-
gagged in the insurance business. 1t
was while living in Portland, Ore, that
he met his sister, Miss Elizabeth Por-
ter, who was attending a girls semi
nary there. The pair became infat-
uated, and entirely ignorant of the re-
lation existing between them, were
married.
That was nine years ago. The other
day while searching through an old
trunk, Newton found long-lost locket
He pried it open, and found that it
contained a tin-type likeness of his
parents, given him when he went to the
orphanage in 1880. When he showed
it to his wife she tainted away. The
picture was one of her own father and
mother taken years ago. She had
known of a brother, two years her
senior, but had never heard what had
become of him. The Porters, brother
and sister, are now on their way to
Eugene, Ore. to visit their parents.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28
WELLS-FARGO DECIDES
TO SHIP PERSONAL USE

Los ANGELES Cal, July 26.-It
Became known in shipping circles here
today that great beat had been Sc
cured by the Western Wine company,
one of the principal liquor distributing
concerns of the Pacific Coast over
all competitors in having secured ad-
vance information of the decision of
the Wells Fargo company to accept
liquor shipments from California to
Arizona. 1t was largely through the
efforts of the Western Wine company
with Mr.. Geo. L. Lee, superintendent
Of the Wells Fargo Express at. New
York, that the conditions were brought
about. AS a result the Western Wine
company has added to its already
large Arizona patronage.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28
REMARKABLE MOVEMENT
FOR ONE CENT POSTAGE

remarkable movement is being
a readjustment of postal rates and the
Inauguration of one cent rate for let
a saving to letter users throughout the
United States of over SIS, 900, 900 each
year.
Nearly sixty bills have been intro
duced in congress by representatives
from all over the country urging the
lower rate. The matter is now being
considered in committee at Washing
ton, and it is believed at no distant
date final action will be taken toward
the Inauguration of one cent letter
postage.
The campaign is being carried on by
the National One Cent Letter Postage
Association with headquarters at
Cleveland, Ohio. The president of the
organization is Charles William Bur-
rows, and it's secretary treasurer and
general manager is George T. Mcintosh.
With a membership in every state in
the union, the movement is being
backed by many thousands of letter
users Of the country in this effort to
secure lower postage rate.
The immediate purpose of the cam
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28
EDITORIAL

Orpheus has come to life again, and
has made his appearance at Miami. He
is a player connected with Mexican
theatrical troupe, whose duty it is to
bay like pack Of bloodhounds during
the performance of the Spanish version
Of Uncle Toms Cabin. The canine pop
ulation of Miami paid him a high trib-
ute by assembling around the theater
and answering his howls in chorus,
much to the delight of the audience in
side the show house.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28
YUMA FIGHTS DAM

YUMA, Ariz., July 27.-Yuma valley
water users are preparing to fight the
recent order of the war department
granting permission to the water users
of the Imperial valley to construct a
temporary dam in the Colorado river.
pairing to fight the proposed dam,
which, it is said, will mean untold dam
age to the farms in the Yuma valley
1t is expected that injunction proceed
ings will be instituted in the federal
court in Los Angeles as soon as the
Imperial valley water users begin work
on the dam.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28

Man-eating sharks have driven the
sea serpents from the shore resorts
AS advertising media, we incline to- the
belief that the managers of the sea-
shore hotels have not made an improve
ment. The sea serpent that used to fig
ure SO prominently in the stories from
these places always kept its distance
and never did any. harm to bathers, ex-
cept, possibly, to impair somewhat their
respect for the truth. But these new
comers, the man-eating sharks, are
beasts of such evil report that they may
drive away patrons instead Of attract
ing them.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28

was due to the United Verde Extension
mining property which is on the as
sessment roll this year for the first
time
Cochise county is still the wealthiest
county in the state, with total valua
tion of $114,S14726.56. Gila is second
with an assessed valuation of $50, ,824, :
592, while Maricopa has been shifted
to third place by reason of reduction
in valuation of $7,202,114 The great
reduction in this county was due to a
straight cut of twenty per cent in the
valuation of city and town lots and ir-
rigated farm land Other counties, it
is understood, will protest the action
of the Maricopa supervisors at the an
nual tax conference at Prescott.
Apache county has the lowest valua-
tion of any county in the state, being
on the rolls for only trifle over six
millions. Santa Cruz which had little
more than Apache last year, has in
creased to over $8,00O,OO0, largely on
account of the introduction of the
Somers system at NogaleS.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28

paign is to secure one cent letter post
age in local communities and on local
ly delivered letters. Later it is the plan
letters mailed within the United States
The movement has been in progress
for several years, and has been COR
daily endorsed by several hundred ma
tional organizations and by thousands
of local organizations such as boards of
trade, chambers of commerce and sim
liar bodies
Experts who have investigated postal
conditions at Washington are a unit in,
declaring that the United States gov
ernment secures surplus of over
SIS, 100000 year on it's letter postage.
The rate of two cents now charged is
said by these experts to be far in ex-
cess of the actual cost of handling, and
those who have investigated declare
that the Inauguration Of one cent let
ness that any reduction in revenue will
be far more than offset.
Each year the volume of mail carried
by the United States postal department
increases by leaps and bounds, but no
effort is ever made to give the users of
letter postage the benefit of this in
creased volume.
Attention is being called by the as
sociation to the fact that many large
eastern magazines are enjoying an al
most free rate of one cent per pound for
the distribution of their periodicals. al
though those who are familiar with the
situation say that it costs the govern
ment over eight cents pound to dis
tribute them Train load after train
load of magazines leave eastern cities
the government transporting, handling
and distributing ultimately a copy at
a time at one cent a pound although
the actual expense is many fold in eX-
cess of that amount. That these mag
aZineS, which are growing rich through
charging fabulous sums for advertising,
should pay the cost of carriage is now
regarded as an indisputable fact by
those familiar with conditions in the
postal department, and it is said that
readjustment of rates will certainly
be made at no distant day.
If the letter users of the country are
paying on their mail double the cost of
it's carriage it is held to be only fair
that magazines should pay their full
share of the general expense but at
the present time it is claimed that while
letter postage pays a surplus Of over
$75,000,000, the magazines eat up this
surplus by having their product carried
at an almost free rate
1t was never intended that the post
office department should be conducted
in this way, and newspapers periodi-
Gals and associations of all kinds are
vigorously behind the movement for u
readjustment of rates SO that one cent
letter postage may eventually become
fact.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28
PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS

PHOENIX, Ariz., July 27.-Arizona's s
publicity pamphlet, a booklet contain
ing all the proposed initiated meas
ures and amendments to the constitu
ton will cost the voters Of the state
$13.S5 a page, or approximately $110O
for the eighty pages Contract for
printing the publicity pamphlet has
been awarded to the Watkins Printing
company of Phoenix. 1t is expected
that the edition of the publicity pam
phlet will reach to 100000. In addi-
ton to the full text of the laws pro-
posed, the pamphlet will also contain
arguments for and against the pro-
posed measures.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28
TAX CONFERENCE

PRESCOTT, Ariz., July 24-Mem
bers of the boards of supervisors and
county assessors from every county in
Arizona are here this week to attend
the annual tax conference with the
state tax commission which opens for
a weeks session at the Elks Theater
here tomorrow. Final valuations of
property within the state will be dis
cusSed and protests from property
owners heard. Following the confer
ence the state tax commission meets as
a board of equalization and definitely
certifies the valuations for the year.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28
TEMPE GETS LIBERAL

TEMPE, Ariz., July 27.-Tempe's
drastic Sunday closing ordinance, said
to be the strictest in the state, has
been repealed. Under the new ordi
nance adopted by the Tempe town
be allowed to keep open until 1880
o'clock Sunday morning.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28
TRIES SUICIDE ROUTE

NOGALES, Ariz., July rs. - Jack
Falls, who is being held in the county
Jail here charged with the murder of
Tom Castlebury of Patagonia, recent
ly attempted suicide by breaking a
water glass and using the pieces to
slash his throat Paul also attempted
to dash his brains out against the walls
of the cell. He will recover.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28
MARRIED NINE YEARS; DISCOVER
THEY ARE BROTHER AND SISTER

Spokane, Wash The family was poor,
and when the father was injured by a
fall from ladder, little George was
placed in an orphanage. A few months
later he was adopted by a family that
moved to the east and his parents lost
all trace of him. His adopted parents
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28
NORTH MARlcoPA STRIKE

PHOENIX, Ariz., July 27.-A sixteen
on the property of the North Maricopa
Gold Mining company seventeen miles
northwest of Phoenix. Samples taken
from the ledge assayed $139.20 a ton:
Work of unwatering the shaft is being
rushed as fast as possible and arrange
ments for financing the company for
further development work are being
completed.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28
TUCSON SHIPS MELONS

TUCSON. Ariz., July 27.-For the
first time in the history of Tucson,
home grown cantaloupes are being
shipped to outside markets. A large
acreage was planted to the melons this
year, and it will take several re-
frigerator cars to handle the crop.
yer, Albuquerque and the coast.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28
MINE EXPERIMENT STATION

TUCSON, Ariz., July 27.-Word has
been received here that the secretary
of the interior has authorized the es-
tablishment of a mine experiment sta
ton at Tucson The station will be
conducted in cooperation with the
state university
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28

The last issue Of the Southwestern
Stockman-Farmer is devoted mainly
to the loco weed and defense Of the
present state administration We al
ways knew there was some connection
between the two.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28
METER TucsoN,s WATER

TUCSON, Ariz., July 27.-Bids on
furnishing $500 water meters to the
city of Tucson are to be opened by the
city manager on July 80. The city
has recently adopted a rule requir
ing that all water consumed must be
metered
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28
FLAGsTAFF's NEW WALKS

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., July PA con-
tract for $4,000 square feet of cement
sidewalks has been let by the Flag
staff council to William j. Mullen
The total cost of the improvements is
$500.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28

GLOBE, Ariz., July 25.-After nine
years of happy married life, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roger Newton of Globe have dis
covered that they are brother and sis
ter.
Newton, whose real name is George
Porter, was the son of carpenter in
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-28

The Immediate purpose of the cam
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-01
GREAT ORDERS
FOR STEEL ARE
BEING PLACED
FORTY PER CENT OF THE IN
CREASED ORDERS SAID TO
BE FOR MUNlTlON PUR-
POSES IN EUROPE.

NEW YORK, Feb 29.-Orders ag-
gregating four million tons. valued
at $24O,000,00O. have ben placed in
the steel market since January l and
the crest of the boom has not yet
been reached according to state
ments made here today by leaders in
the industry.
The orders placed in the last two
months indicate profits to the mills
of $S0,O00,000, half of which is ex-
pscted to flow into the Golfers of the
United States Steel corporation. Even
this tremendous tide of prosperity, it
is declared, will be surpassed before
the close of the year. Prices have
advanced $5 and $40 since New
Years day and further advances are
looked for. Reports from different
parts Of the country reveal strong
efforts to improve and extend exist
ing plants.
1t is estimated that since January
l contracts for railroad equipment
and for steamships calling for 900,-
000 tons of steel at a cost of $780,
000,0C0 for construction have been
let. The orders booked by the car
shops alone are valued at $40 9,500-
coo, and the locomotive builders
have accepted contracts involving a
total of $19,500,000.
In the shipbuilding industry every
American yard is said to be engaged
to its fullest capacity for several
years. Three hundred and thirty
four ships are already under CON
tract
February's sales of war munitions
are estimated at $4,000 tons for di-
rect export. Total war sales since
the first of the year are estimated
at 100000 tons.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-01

SCHOONER HERE
On FIRST TRIP
VESSEL TO BE BUILT RIGHT
HERE IN BRUNSWICK ARRIVES
AND is SOME GOoD-LoOKING
VESSEL.

Do you want to see the handsome,
threemasted schooner that is soon to
be built right mere i'll Brunswick?
If so pay a visit to the store of Ste
phens & Allen this morning and you
will see this handsome ship in the win
dow of the firm. She is just 100 feet
long, too, but still there is room for
the vessel in the display window of the
firm.
The Brunswick" as the new vessel
will probably be named arrived in
port yesterday morning, coming from
Rockford, Maine, and her first voyage
was a very successful one Not the
least trouble did she have and she
missed the heavy gale that was report
ed along the coast few days ago
and it is hoped that she will continue
to miss these dangerous gales in the
future.
The brunswick" is a handsome YES
sci, and after she was placed on dis
play at Stephens e Aliens yesterday
she was viewed by large number of
people, all of whom congra tulated
Capt. J. H. Leo, the moving spirit in
the new enterprise on the excellent
construction, and the general makeup
Of the boat
1t may be stated, however. that the
vessel which arrived yesterday was
only the model. 1t was constructed
my a we'll known Rockford shipbuld-
er and though only three or four feet
long, it is the exact shape that the real
vessel will be when she is constructed.
In this connection Capt. Leo stated
yesterday that work would soon be
started on the schooner. Bids have
been asked for most of the lumber to
be used in the construction of the
vessel and other preliminary details
are now under way. Practically all of
the money has been subscribed and
Can't. Leo is well pleased with the gem
eral situation.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-01
AN EARLY MORNING GALE
FRIGHTENS SCARY PEOPLE
Wind Blew at High Velocity
Early Yesterday.

Brunswick people, especially those
who take to secreted places every time
the wind takes on an extra amount
of speed thought the jig was up early
yesterday morning when a regular
electric storm visited the city.
The wind started to blow at a high
velocity shortly before A O'Clock, and
half the town was awakened by the
wind, rain, thunder and lightning
Many thought it was real storm
and expected to feel their homes rock
every minute. People yesterday diff.
fered in their estimates of just how
hard the wind did blow, many express
ing the opinion that for few minutes
it had a speed of at least 60 miles an
hour. However, these folk were in
their homes, and the wind probably
sounded like it was blowing harder
than it really was.
The blow lasted for only short time
and no serious damage was done,
though one or two fences, etc were
blown down.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-01
FRENCH Think
SITUATION IS
NOW IMPROVED
SOLDIER TELLS OF THE
FEARFUL SLAUGHTER OF
GERMAN TROOPS IN THE
FIGHTING AT VERDUN.

PARIS. Feb Military critics
here express the opinion that the
German forces, which at the begin
ming of the battle around Verdun
numbered probably half million
now exceed 100000
THE situation is now decidedly
better" is the phrase commonly
used this mOrnirnrg in the Paris press
regarding the struggle for the great
French stronghold. The French are
beginning to react vigorously against
the German "bludgeon strokes"
which are having less and less eff
fest and are being delivered with
diminished energy. 1t is expected
however. that they will be renewed
again today, but at new points. The
fact that the battle is now shifting
is taWen as q sign that the German
general staff has befun to despair OF
making a real impression ON the
French defense.
Il fought since the beginning of
the war" says soldier. who has
returned to Paris, and who was pres
ent at the fighting at Ornes. "a saw
the shambles at Suippes onde s8uain,
They were nothing to WHAT saw
last week. The enemy advanced and
we retired under orders. but we kill
ed them by the dozen. II was so ter
Iible that |, who have watched my
comrades fall around me, almost
with Indifference, shudder as my
memory recalls those scenes.
"As their battalions advanced
upon us they We're in serried masses,
by files of twenty The shrapnel
from our rs millimetre guns and the
projectiles from our heavy artillery
fell among them and you could see
the great gaps, as if Il mower had
passed with a scythe."
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-01
PLAYING MILL
To start AGAIN
MILLER LUMBER COMPANY LEAS-
ES OLD PLANT OUT ON THE
BOULEVARD.

Another of Brunswick's little indus
tries, which has been idle for many
months, will resume operation within
a few days, giving employment to some
25 people.
The large planning mill out on the
boulevard, formerly operated by the
Morgan-Gould Lumber company, has
been leased by local company head
ed by l.. A. Miller, and which will op-
crate the mill under the name Of the
Miller Lumber company.
force of hands has been busy on
the mill for the past several days get
ting it in readiness for operation. and
during the day the mill was given a
try-out. Mr.. Miller stated to a News
representative yesterday that every
thing would be in readiness for oper-
alton on full time within a few days.
The company already has contract
which will keep the plant busy for
some time, as a half million feet of
cypress is to be cut for northern
railroad.
One by one the little industries
which were closed by the financial
conditions at the outbreak Of the Euro
pean war are resuming operation,
while there will shortly be in course of
construction in Brunswick two or three
new industries, which will give en-
ployment in all to upwards of 100
people.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-01
MANY MUST WAIT
FOR AUTO TAGS
SECRETARY COOKS SUPPLY HAS
EXHAUSTED AND OWNERS
WILL HAVE TO WAIT.

Many owners of automobiles in Vari-
Gus parts of the state, who waited I'M
til the last minute to send to Secre-
tary of State Phil Cook, their applica-
tions for 1915 automobile license tags,
are now telegraphing the secretary to
know why they have not yet received
their tags.
Secretary Cook looked up from a
great pile of mail Monday long enough
to explain:
"The reason these people have not
vet received their tags is because thew
have waited so late to send in their
applications. Thousands of automobile
owners have waited until the last mo-
ment to ask for tags and now there
is such a rush that it will be impossi-
BILE to fill all applications before March
1. although tags are being mailed out
at the rate of about 1000 a day"
An extra force Of clerks is now at
work filling the applications as fast
as possible. So congested has the rush
made things in the department. how
ever, that last Thursdays mail was
still being opened Monday. The pile
of mail which has since come in is
yet to be handled