Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
G|LA'S ASSESSED
VALUATION GREAT

The Industrial progress of cities
counties. states and nations. like that
of individuals. companies and corpora
tions, may best be gagged by their
tangible assets, commercial worth or as
sessed values. In this respect it may Ne
claimed for ella county a pre- eminence
equalled by few and surpassed by none
Of the other thirteen counties of the
state of Arizona
In 1905, the assessed value of the tax
able property of ella county was 3d.
194.19S 90. In 1915, the assessed value
of the taxable property of the county
was s43. 367, 36S.00. an increase of 925
per cent in ten years. Contrary to the
general rule. this wonderful increase
was not the result of frenzied specula-
ton or stock manipulation. There are
no inflated values behind it. It's buoy
ancy is its concrete permanently Ma
ture has lavished her gifts on ella
county and the combined Efforts of our
two great factors of industry Capital
and Labor produce from those Won
deIful natural resources. for each 9TH
er's mutual benefit and that of their
fellowmen, the prosperity and wealth
which characterizes this county as one
OF the greatest wealth producers in
Arizona.
The natural resources of ella county
are vast and varied. OF its (4525)
square mile area. scarcely ten per cent
has been assiduously prospected, or is
in its productive stage due principally
to the lack of railroad facilities as
there is little less than IS miles of in
/ terstate railroad in the entire county,
the result of restrictive state measures
which not only retard further extern
sion but penalize the few miles now in
operation. The result is. thousands of
acres of productive government land
lie unoWned and untitled N northern
ella county, whie-a ready market for
the products of this land is always as
sured in the Globe Miami district
The production of copper from the
vast mineral deposits is the chief
source of the county's wealth. and when
it is considered thatfof it's 1925 square
, miles there is scarcely ten per cent
developed, one may advance a conserv-
alive opinion, that the industry is only
| in its infancy. That almost the entire
country is impregnated with various
minerals is a well esta blished fact
copper, gold, silver. lead, zinc, asbestos
and marble. Much has been written
and spoken of the former metals. The
asbestos and marble deposits are of a
more recent discovery
The largest known deposits of ashes
tos in the United States are located in
this county. Necessity occasioned by
the European turmoil has taxed the
production of that commodity and has
increased its commercial value and as a
result some of the wonderfully large
and exceptionally high grade deposits
| of Gila county are being worked at a
handsome profit 1t has been demon
! strated that the ella county asbestos
! is far superior to any yet discovered
in the United States and is equal to
/ that of Canada
The marble deposits, located seven
miles southeast of the city of Globe,
are in extent larger and in quality
| equal to the Vermont quarries
! Apart from the livestock industry
! which represents five per cent of the
| Industrial value of the county, most
other Industries in the county are de-
pendent on the production of copper.