El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-25
ARIZONA CROPS
OUTPUT LARGE
Metals and Farm Products
of State Contribute to
World Industry.


the mines forces The wen financed
companies will utilize the time IN de-
velopment work that has been neg
lected for a year or more
At least 20 percent has been
added 20 the acreage OF the salt
River valleys cultivation within
the past Is months. OF COTTON
there was q doubling 20 about ~
600 acres. all of ID OF the peerless
AriEonn Egyptian, that Il making
n name for Itself with its staple
OF s. Inches and n fiber unique
and nt least equal to the best
Egyptian. The average prOdue-
ffon has been over n half bale to
the acre and this even ut prices
that have run not over e. cents
this season, has returned ample
profit. While there has been dif-
fIcuify IN securing fast ginning
and while the market for the Ari-
roma product has not yet been
fully deV eloped. there appears no
doubt OF the planting this spring
Of even a larger acreage than
known last season Labor for Gull
tivnf.on nad picking generally
has been secured from Mexico
though there has been n heavy In
fiuE Of Texans Much the same
conditions prevail around Yuma
though much shOrf-stnpie II grown
there. and In the fields Of cotton
IN the santa Cruz Casa Grnnde
and Florence valleys
or wheat. the state last season pro-
duced more than enough for its own
consumption and in genral Arizona
fed herself. though not considered ex-
actly q Eranary. While alfalfa, TO an
extent was displaced BY cotton. there
was an immense acreage OF summer
food crops. In the NORTH thousands OF
acres were planted to potatoes, IN
der the urging Of the state food ad-
ministration-
Water in Plenty
Relative drouth conditions served
to keep down the normal beef and
mutton output. while the hay crops
largely went to the military camps,
instead OF to the feeding OF steers
Much better Indications now are at
hand for the coming season. with
snow IN the mountains for the filling
OF such reservoirs as the Roosevelt
As an added Insurance against drouth,
the farmers OF the Salt River valley
are developing 100000 acre feet ner
annum by wells that VIII cost $780,
900 to dig and equip.
Ambitious plans are being made FOR
provision OF better roads. including a
bill In the legislature for the issuance
OF bonds for $4,000, 900. to complete
1900 miles OF main thorouEhfares- In
addition. several OF the counties. such
as Maricopa. Cochise and Pima, are
considering expenditure Of millions on
their own accounts on highways.
Single counties OF Arizona are as
large as the entire state OF Massa-
chusstts. while the state has 100000
square miles OF terrain whereOn road
building usually Is difficult and eL-
pensive. 10 excuse. to a degree. the
uncontradicted bad road conditions OF
the state Much road work already
has been started and win furnish en-
ployment for the returning soldier.
Some OF the soldiers have been
brought back TO Arizona, to a new
couTalescent hospital that Is being
constructed. al old Whipple Barracks.
at a cost Of s1.70o.00o.
About 1900 men were fur
nished by the state 20 the ma
rionnl land and sea forces Owing
TO the large percentaEe OF for
eiEn-horn and Indian population,
the draft bore with unusual Sc
verify on the population ef the
state. yet was received with pafri-
otic ncquteScence n all points.
The men were widely scattered.
though possibly 1000 AriEonana
went 20 the I5Sth Infantry and an
equal number 20 the 3fOth arfIl-
fery. both o. which went abroad.
The navy took many. Including n
IarEe number Of Indian VOIun-
teers.
The state has taxable property val
ued at sS27. 30s.0 900. to be compared
with the assessment OF SlAo.36s 500 at
statehood. in 1912 Three-fourths OF
the tax revenue comes from corpora
tons, with 50 percent directly from
the mines The cost OF government
for the state exceeds 100000 a year.