The Arizona copper camp., 1919-07-19
CASA GRANDE NOTES

Fred Kratzky and wife have re-
turned from their trip to California
more than ever convinced that life
under the genial Arizona sun is more
preferable. This is some boost when
the fact is taken into consideration
that Fred can draw the highest OF
salaries as an artist in interior decora-
ton, his skill being known all over
the Pacafic coast.
Mrs. Robert Denton and boys are
visiting southern California. Mr.. Den
ton has been practicing law here for
two years, during which time he has
built up a fine business.
The people of Casa ,Grande valley
want the mining end of the county to
look at the road building in the agri-
cultural district from the broad point
of view that the more people and prop
erty paying taxes in this section of
the county the less the mining end
will have to stand for. The farmer is
often called upon to assist the mine
owner and believes it is about time
for a turn about in fair play. If the
roads in this valley had been passable
during the past week, thousands of
dollars would have been saved the
cantaloupe growers, whose trucks and
wagons could not reach the cars to
ship the melons. One of these days
the taxable wealth of the agricultural
section may exceed that of the mining
end. For that reason it; is believed
that the bond issue for good roads
should call for big sum. 1t will be
hard to get the farmer to vote for a
small amount, for their experience in
this section has been a sad one. Moth
ing short of three-quarters of million
will satisfy.
S. w. Brown, who slashed Arthur
Tenney around the ribs with a pocket
knife on July 8, has waived prelim-
mary hearing He has been admitted
to bond The cutting was the result
of an argument about land deal
which ended in a fight. Tenney has
recovered from his wounds so he is
able to be about.
M. W. Mcdowell, who recently re-
turned from the oil fields at Holbrook,
is now visiting California in the in
terest of some valuable leases he has
i'll the northern Arizona field. Mac is
well known in Ray, where he used to
work. He has fine farm in this valley.
1t is stated that in the absence of
George Burgess, road commissioner
from Casa Grande, who could not
reach Florence on account of the
storm last week, the road commission
ers omitted from their plans of good
roads construction the road from Casa
Grande to the Pima Indian reservation
to connect with the reservation road
leading to the bridge which will top
the new dam to cross the Gila river.
Every business man and farmer in
the valley will protest this omission
and all travellers from Tucson to Phoe-
nix will remember the road commits
sioners when they are not praying.
The road will have to be built, for it
is the most important link in Phoe-
nix and Tucson connection by good
highway.
The flood waters of the Santa Cruz
have overflowed lands in every direc-
ton in and about Cotton City, and
north and south Of Casa Grande.
Thousands and thousands of gallons of
water have gone to waste which would
have been utilized in irrigation if the
Green reservoir and irrigation project
had been completed several years
past. The work on the project stopped
with the death of Colonel VIM. Green,
the copper magnate.