The border vidette., 1919-11-22
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest CuIled From Our
 Exchanges.

One of the important activities feeding live stock for the market. But equally important for the present day farmer is the feed ing and fattening of his surplus. For like every successful busi- neSSman, the successful farmer carries a surplus outside his business.
 Morgan McDermott Post of the American Legion has declar- ed in favor of universal military training. This action, taken at the last meeting, by vote of 59 to 43, was reversal of vote on the same subject of 13 to Is in the negative. Andrew P. Mar. tin, state commander, led the fight against training.
 That Thomas Maddock, state engineer, is defying the laws of the state with reference to the expenditure of highway funds, and that in so doing he is aling- ing himself with the Bolsheviki and the I. wv. are the charges contained in an opinion rendered by Attorney General Wiley E. Jones, made public recently.
 Unless present plans fall down, a new Touring mill with a daily capacity of twenty five barrels, is soon to be included among the industries of Benson. c. M. Plumb, late of St. David, but now living in Benson, is figuring on the esta blishment of the en- terprise. He has just returned from the Gila valley where he has been making some investigations into milling matters, and comes back encouraged to go ahead.
 All records for cotton prices were declared shattered when at eight valley gins, a price of S6s a pound for long staple cot ton went into effect, an advance of four cents a pound over yes terday. The new figure repre- scented a price of $43O a bale. According to cotton men, this made Arizona cotton the highest priced in the world, and BOG 8 pound higher than the average 1918 price for cotton of the same price and grade.
 Another step forward in the mining industry this week was taken, when the Blue Lead mines were bonded to MT. B. F. John ston by B. B. Bethell. MT. Johnston has been Investigating the Patagonia fields for some time, and finally became satis- fled that the Blue Lead was good enough for him. The plans of the new lessees have not as yet been given out, but early ac- tivities will doubtless be the re- suit of the deal. al.-Patagonian.
 On account of the increasing value of silver it has been found necessary to coin new money in Mexico, according to informa- tion from Mexico City. The present coinage of silver in Mex ico is worth more than it's face and as a result silver coins have been hoarded until there is a shortage. The new coins will contain just half the amount of GllS SlIVSI dS 1S III OdO SOl Oo- bonding United States coin and will be worth just half as much.
 The highway, Fairbanks to No gales, via Patagonia, promises to become popular with the trav- cling public MT. Van Franks. who has been supervising the location of the highway, has, it is said, succeeded in shortening the road to Nogales consider ably, and, better yet, has aban- doned parts of the old river road and laid the new line where there is no qI ade exceeding six per cent. This means better time, of course, and greater safe ty and pleasure to car drivers Patagonian.
 What is considered a top price for leases was made the other day when Gerard & Go. of Mesa, leased 80 acres east of Chandler to some Japs for $50 an acre. The land belongs to Ellis Pew. The lease is for three years and amounts to $11,OOO for that length of time. The new occu- pants will raise captaloupes and other truck on the place. A peculiar feature of how land prices move is the fact that Mir. Pew bought this same piece of land for the exact amount he