The border vidette., 1918-12-28
ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

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labor shortage.
Phoenix-Salt River Valley
has 1000 acres in peanuts. Large
peanut butter factory here.
Douglas Norman Carmichael
of Arizona Copper Co. elected
governor of state mining chapt-
er of American Mining Congress.
lOperators urge that mining be
given place in national cabinet.
The advance in wages, freight
rates and the increased cost Of
all supplies, together with war
taxes, has brought the cost of
producing a pound of copper to
more than double pre- war cost
and in many instances material
ly higher.
| Highway congress urges pro-
posed $500, 900, 900 federal high
way SYSTEM.
Phoenix = Contract let for
planting 200 acres early Rocky
Ford cantaloupes on Cotton City
| project.
Phoenix Drilling in Salt River
Water Users wells progressing
favorably.
Douglas drainage system plans
approved by city council.
| Tucson-Judge Sawtelle of u.
S. district court to urge federal
building for city.
Phoenix Construction of $50,
600 Ell Zaribah Masonic temple
for this city practically assured
during coming year.
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survey shows remarkable in
crease in Arizona and New Mex
leo range cattle. In two years
cattle on national forests have
increased 65, COO head. Output
sheep and goats increases 60.OCO
head
Wickenburg has new state
bank; capital $25, COO fully paid
in.
Mesa's modern S25, 900 cotton
gin busy.
Flagstaff Lumber Co. buys
So, 100000 ft. yellow pine from
Coconino National forest.
Phoenix - Southwest Cotton
Co. to increase acreage from
11,CCO acres to $4,000. 5000 to
be in alfalfa.
Radicalism baS been given
severe jolt in Arizona. and the
state law makers would do well
to keep their ears to the ground
and see the state is given safe
and sane administration as the
people demand.
Stockmen of state lose $2,-
600, ,OCO yearly by work of range
pests.
Kingman factory to make cord
from cactus.
State has $50, 1000 angora goats.
johnson camp ships 4 carloads
ore daily.
Tucson-Success of cotton in
dustry in vicinity will greatly
increase acreage for coming sea-
son.
Holbrook - Standard Oil in
stalling machinery to start drill
ing on large scale.
Women elected to %
places in state and county offices
at recent election. $4,000, 900
bond issue for permanent high
way system in county being re-
vived.
Wilcox-Mining industry TAX
ing on new activity and idle
claims are resuming operations.
Gold running from $50 to $3.50
per ton made in the Balm claim.
Pearce~-Active operations re-
sumed on the Commonwealth
property.
Government calls for
bids for construction of 1925, 900
Federal building.
Phoenix-Dairym men in valley
taking active steps to relieve
serious condition of industry.
Williams-TheW Williams Water
& Electric Co. has been purchas.
ed by the city for S35, 900.
Capital punishment returned
to states statutes by 2 to 1 vote
U. S. employment service is
making an effort to have miners
returned to mines now employed
in other industries.
Crown King ng-Reduction plant
being installed in Peck silver
mine.
No formal warning by Mr..
GomperS and no fight by organ
lied labor, however bitter, could
hold American wages and hours
to present levels if Mr.. Gompers
should succeed in his effort to
have a free trade compact writ