The Benson signal., 1919-06-28
Southwest News
From All Over
NeU Mexico
and Arizona
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

his arm in an accident which occurred
while he was in the employ of Cook
Brothers. at their farm near Chand-
ler, Arizona, was awarded $4,000 dam
ages by jury.
On account of the labor shortage
in New Mexico, the gathering Of
peaches around Roswell Is problem.
The employment service will make
strenuous effort to meet the situation
with home forces. The time in which
to gather peaches is very brief, there
fore, a large force for about three
weeks is necessary.
New Mexico's crops upon June list
ranked second in the whole United
States in the amount of their excel
lence over the ten year average. Kan
sas stood first with crop of 1908
as compared with the average, while
New Mexican crops were rated as 115
per cent. The grand average for the
whole United States was 1O4.7
BY the terms of a permit granted
by the city commission, the Phoenix
Athletic Club will have control Of all
the boxing matches to be staged in
Phoenix under the new state law legal
izing ten-round bouts. The permit al
so gives the club authority to pass on
any bouts proposed to be staged by
other organizations or individuals.
The condition Of wheat in Arizona
June 1st was 95 per cent of a normal
crop, according to the government crop
report issued by L. M. Harrison, field
agent for the Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates. This forecasts a crop Of about
one million bushels, which is the same
as the forecast of last month. Last
year on June list, the condition was
80 per cent, while the five-year June
average is SO.
HEADQUARTERS for the New Mexico
Cattle and Horse Growers Association
will be established at Las Vegas dur
ing the Cowboys convention which
will be held there July End, 3rd and
4th. Miss Bertha Benson, secretary of
the association, will be in charge Of
the offices, which will occupy a part
of the Las Vegas Commercial Club.
All cattlemen are invited to make free
use of the headquarters during the
convention.
With the announcement by the Ari-
zOna State Fair Commission Cf an ag-
gregate purse of $4,000 for the win
ners of the harness events, the sue
cess of the turf program of this years
fair is assured beyond the shadow of
any doubt. The sum named is twice
the amount ever offered in stakes at
the local track, and it is said to be
the largest offer made this year for
single weeks program anywhere in
the United States.
War Department equipment allotted
to the New Mexico Highway Depart
ment is being assembled as quickly as
possible and made ready for ship
ment Notice has been received that
about 130 trucks of various makes and
from twenty to twO-tOn capacity,
twenty-five automobiles, including six
teen Fords; large number of small
and large tents, lanterns and other
supplies for camp purposes, should be
ready for shipment at once.
At the suggestion of State Engineer
Thomas Maddox, Yavapai county,
Arizona, has made formal application
to the Commission of State Institu-
tions for a loan of $4,000. The loan
will be utilized on the bridge across
the Verde river near Clarkdale, which
is to cost approximately $4,000 One
half of the cost will be borne by the
county and the other by the state
tion bill passed at the session of the
last Legislature.
The work Of reconstruction of the
famous scenic highway between Ra-
ton, New Mexico, and the Colorado
state line may reasonably be expected
to start very soon, as the contract has
at last been let for this most i'm
portant stretch Of highway.
James S. Douglas, prominent mining
and railroad man of the southern part
of Arizona, has issued a statement to
the effect that as soon as the govern
ment turns the railroads over to their
proper owners, which will probably be
in December of this year, he will i'm
mediately begin the construction on
the Mesa -Clarkdale railroad, plans for
the construction of which were COM
pleted before the United States en-
tered the war against Germany.
According to an estimate made by
the contractor for the officials of the
company, the 2OO-foot inclined shaft
now being sunk on the Silver Tip
claim on the Green Monster at Jerome,
Arizona, will be completed within the
ensuing ninety days. The actual work
of sinking the shaft has been under
way only a few days, the time since
the contract was let to e. S. Bartholo-
NEW, having been consumed to large
extent by necessary preliminary work.
The Rio Grande Valley Drainage
convention which closed it's session in
Albuquerque was successful in every
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