Arizona republican., 1916-07-24
Tempe News Notes
HALF YEARS REVIEW
 SHOWS MESA GROWTH

Notwithstanding the fact that the last year has been rather a quiet one in the valley, Mesa seems To have gone forward steadily in the way Of improvements both of a public and private nature. Naturally after the dam was completed and the thousands of dollars for salaries and supplies that were in the main spent in the valley towns, ceased to be a source of business prosperity, all character | of business fell off somewhat. An other result of the money thus spent was the establishment of perhaps more business houses in the valley | than the permanent steady trade de- manded, vet conditions seem to have | eVened up and now prosperity is | smiling on Mesa as on other parts of | this favored section. Among other | improvements such as the building of number of residences and addi- tions to residences and the general | toning up of the town in the way of street grading and buried irrigation conduits. the following are worthy of special mention;
 Mesa Mill
 The Mesa Milling company has about completed a splendid elevator system with five concrete storage ele- vators and with all the machinery necessary to make the whole plant one 0f the most modern and up to date in the valley. The management of the mill are very quiet sort of folks who do not talk much but who just do things, and now without sound | of trumpet there has been erected plant worthy of the old wheat grow ing section of other states
 Baptist Church
 The new Boptist church. mention of which was made recently in The Re- publican is another structure of which Mesa folks are proud. This about four thousand dollars, gives to Mesa another splendid church build ing.
 Christian Scientists
 Another church edifice, that of the Christian Scientists las Slst, been started and will be completed by Oc- toher l. Located on splendid cor ner, this new church, if one may judge by the plans, is to be a thing of beauty.
 Parish House
 The Parish House of St Marks Episcopal church will be started with in the next few weeks. Plans have been accepted and everything is ready to begin work This building. which will be devoted to the Sunday school and to the social needs Of the 1 church, will fill very urgent need on the part of the Episcopal congre- gation
 , Manual Arts
 new manual arts shon has been erected on the grounds of the high school. The building is not elabor- ate. but neat enough to be in keep ! f,,rx More attention has been paid to the equipment than to building expense
 md the result is a shop ready for next seasons work. complete to the last detail for educational work in the manual arts department. Bank Building
 Last. but by no means least is the handsome block to be erected by the Salt River Valley bank. on the cor i, ner of Main and Mcdonald The ol9 i buildings are beirg torn away and work will begin as soon as the ground is cleared
 i Sewer System z In addition to the building wori a that has been done the city has just had completed and has accepted q
 s7E-000 sewer system which is being a nut in operation as fast as connec- i tions can be made.
 | City Water Works | The growth of the town has made | necessary an additional well an,
 nump and the council has made ar e raneements for this work. The coun- if cil by the way, finds the needs of th-
 town demanding number of extra l meetings each month and they are at k present rather busy men n Commercial Club n The Commercial club has not beer ! asleep, hut has heen active in pro V noting the advertising end of tn,
 game has sent our several thousand
 pieces of literature and has staged I several stunts in the way of a cele.
 bration on the Fourth of July, (
 school ride to Phoenix and a number
 of banquets with speakers from