The border vidette., 1916-09-23
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest CulIed From Our Exchanges.

eral building has already begun and excavation for the braSement is under way. The contract calls for the completion of the build ing by August 23rd, 1917. Con tracts for the scroll and iron
 work have been already aw.arded.
 "The United Verde is now proc ucing about 5000, ,OOO pounds of copper a month and this will be increased to O,OOO,- GOO pounds as soon as improve ments now under way are con- pleted,'' said Senator w. A. Clark in an interview given out recently
 As will be seen by an article in another column, the federal tax has been taken off telegraph and telephone messages, effect i've last Saturday mid night. It is no longer necessary to dig up" an elusive penny in addition to. the regular fee. for which small favor let us all be thankful.
 Plans for Flagstaff's new $1OO.- GOO hotel are being prepared by Frost 6 Frost, El Paso archi- tects, the contract for furnish ing the plans having been awarded them by the Flagstaff hotel company. It is expected that work on the new hotel will be begun late this fall or early this spring.
 The epidemic of black leg which threatened range cattle in Yavapai county last week has been wiped out state promin- ent cattlemen. The epidemic was brought about by abnormal climatic conditions and by the rich food consumed by the an imalS owing to recent rains OF the ranges.
 For $3 25 a thousand feet the state of Arizona has sold 12, ,OOO,- coo feet of standing timber locat-- ed on state land in Coconino na- tional forest to the Arizona Lum- Der and Timber company of Flagstaff The timber to be cut out stands on 1907 acres, and state of $39,0OO.
 The old Desert Mine, located two miles north of Vicksburg, has been taken over by San San Francisco parties after lay ing idle for some years. It is stated that the new owners will begin active work at the prop erty about the first of October. The property has ten stamp mill and has an excellent camp.
 Assistant County Engineer Kimell left this morning for the vicinity of the Bisbee Extension, where he goes to locate the road that will be built across the flat from the Extension toward Tombstone, that is to be built by the boot-leggers. It is eX- pected that a camp will be start ed within the next few dayS.- Bisbee Review.
 Egyptian cotton growers in the Chandler district have been offered 25 cents a pound for long staple cotton for the next three years by a representative of one of the largest tire manufacturers in the United States. Exhaus- tive tests of the long staple cot ton grown here have proven that it is adapted best to the manufacture of tires.
 Direct Western Union service may be installed at Sasco and Silverbell within short time Superintendent McPhee in con- pany with George Dietz, pro- minet mining man, went to these places yesterday to make an in spection of telegraphic facilities, and it is expected that these points will be placed in direct service within a brief time.
 From California to Maine the Progressives are now in open revolt against the domination of the Hughes presidential candid acy by reactionary Republicans. The break between the Pro- gressives and Republicans which started in California has swept to the east and is now menac- ing actuality which is confound- ing the Hughes campaign man. agers. Uprisings against the present campaign methods of the old guard Republican organ ization of alarming proportions have broken out in practically