El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22
COPPER GOES UP; ARIZONA CROWS;
EVERY INDUSTRY FEELS STIMULUS
Bisbee's Regeneration Is Most Conspicuous in Past Six
Months; Tucson's Building Activities Amount to
$499 900; Casa Grande and Miami Plan Large Public
Utilities; Phoenix Prosperous; Douglas Grows.
By HILBERT HUNTER.


"HE growth Of Arizona is fairly
typified by the development Of
its chief industry mining The
states mining production in the year
just ended was greater in value by
ssO,O0O,OOO than that Of the previous
year. and most Of the increase was
achieved in the last six months. The
total production for the year was al
most S90,000,O00 in value of gold, sill
yer, copper, lead and zinc In almost
every other line OF endeavor within
the state the development within the
past six months has been both rapid
and permanent and has contributed
very greatly TO bring to Arizona the
most general prosperity of its history.
The most conspicuous gain in pros
perity in Arizona in the recent months
has been in the case Of Bisbee, the big
copper camp of Cochise county, where
are the Copper Queen. Calumet and
Arizona Shattuck and other prop
critics Early in the year when the
copper market was depressed because
OF the European war and production
was therefore at a stsndstin, Bisbee
felt the blow in every line Of business.
With the resumption Of operations at
fun capacity, Bisbee has been COM
payroll when payday comes around,
is about 100000 per month and nearly
5O0e men are employed Wages are
the highest in the history Of the cop
per industry. Bank deposits gained
81 percent from October. 1914, to the
same month in 1915, and one bank in
Bisbee made a gain of about 60 per
Douglas Is Growing.
Douglas has prOspered like Bisbee,
owing 10 the operating Of the Copper
ters TO full capacity, the reOpening OF
the Sonora mines and shelters at
Cananea and Nacozari, and the heavy
cattle business of the past few months.
ImnaH-~ ~ HaaIH
States troops at Camp Douglas has
also proved an important factor. Rent
houses are scarce and the schools are
filled to capacity. Douglas is now
about TO adopt a comprehensive pro-
gram Of street paving which will be
one Of the most important projects Of
the present year
Phoenix Sees Great Year.
Phoenix, capital OF the state, Is on
a very prosperous basis with a great
year in sight Large crops, an ample
supply OF water and good markets
have put the city and the Salt River
valley surrounding it on a stable basis.
The resumption of large mining opera
tions in the Ray-Hayden district and
properties has given the Salt River
valley farmers a market for nearly all
they can produce outside Of what is
needed for home consumption Build
ing operations in Phoenix in the past
six months have distinctly revived and
many residences are under consruc-
ton. The fertility Of Salt River soil
is attested by the fact, recently an
uounced that q Mesa rancher raised 25
bales of cotton on 20 acres and that
from its three-acre date orchard near
Tempe the University OF Arizona pro-
duced $4,000 pounds OF dates sold at Il
cents a pound q total Of SS740. All
lines OF business in Phoenix, Tempe,
Mesa and Glendale have shown a dis
tinct revival in the past few months
Glendale is the seat OF q big sugar
factory. the seasons output Of which I
Is estimated at 10000 sacks or 100000
pounds The sugar is now being made
from sugar cane, and the 1igures above
are the product Of 1908 acres
Public Utilities For Casa GTande.
Casa Grande, between Phoenix and /
Tucson, is preparing for wholesale 1
town is preparing to issue bonds for /
S35 600 for the construction OF munlcl-
pal water works, electric light plant 1
and ice plant It is the plan Of the 1
Casa Grande council to operate these j
plants from a central power plant /
Sidney F. Mashbir Of Tucson has been /
appointed city engineer Of the town 1
He is preparing plans Tor the plants 4
and will supervise their installation
TuesOn's Building Totals s439.OO0
Tucson's growth is best attested by /
the building records which show that !
the total Of building in the city was J
Sz39. 900, an increase Of $50. goo over I
the previous year That the building |
records do not present the actual cost
u construction is shown by the 1acI
hat the Masonic temple. which shows /
IN the city books as a $4,000 structure, /
represents an investment exceeding !
100000 Eighty-five houses have been ]
constructed within the past year, and I
about half or more Of that number !
within the past six months. Tucson /
s also continuing its program Of street /
widening and paving
Miami L. Prosperous
Miami is having the most prosper
ouE period Of that copper camps career.
Owing to the completion Of the In 1
spiration concentration and the In |
ternationa1 smelter, furnishing en- |
pioymeat TO many more men, sew