El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-06
PROSPERITY SHOULD MAKE ARIZONA
FAIR WEEK ONE. OF THANKSGIVING

THE Arzons state fair next month ought to be great
big thanksgiving service and probably wiz be- It GER
-anly win be big fair for the that ought
be kind Of thanksgiving service The IS that
Arizona has had the most prosperous year in the states
history and reason Why next years record
should not break that Of this year.
Ask anybody who has been IN the state lately and he
wiz tel you he before much development in
Arizona much money n circulation. There never
has beea such satisfied progressive confident spirit
among the people. either nov Practically every com
munity has felt the inspiring energzng influence Of good
times from the small out Of the way mining camp to the
largest cities in the state Every big industry is expand
ing; every little business is doing the Everybody
planning for and bigger accomplishments Unem-
ploymeut is practically existent The population Is
increasing in such numbers make those OF all other
Years seem small BY comparison.
There is ezaggeration IN these statements nor VIII
any attempt be made to give credit for the growth and
prosperity to the fact that Tom Campbell, Republican
IS governor The happy situation IN which the state mas
itself is due TO eageness Of intelligent and hard work
ing population to take advantage Of unusual opportunities
for their benefit and also TO highly favorable conditions
Of which the fact that the state has level headed gov
ernor IS but one.
Practically ali Of the great copper mines have been do
ing development work on an unprecedented scale and have
therefore been employing almost many as at any
e il the past this despite that production Of copper
has been at only half to to-thirds capacity on &C
Of the state Of the metal market The nse IN the
price Of copper some months ago which was expected 10
put copper production back to normal has indeed had
strengthening effect but the higher price has been offset
everything that enters into the mining business
Development has been carried on such grand scale
however that when the big companies the time is npe
bringing up all the copper possible production can
be fnsuqurate5 IL volume 10 break al past records It
yin be limited, if at all By The capacity OF smelteis 70
handle IL
At Bsbee the Copper Queen company Is carrying On ITS
eest stripping operations at Sacramento hL The CAIN
net and Arizona putting in shaft and doing Other
extensive development work The United Verde IS work
ing over mountain at jerome and making improvements
a. 3 aFr III he
Verde Extension company is putting through tunnel two
miles long to convey its ores to the smelter The New
CorneIs company at Ao IS establishing experimental
fotstion mill At Miami the Mana Copper company IS
r1-ffiug down big shaft and installing mine plant
Al Moreno the PhelpsDodge company VII build nod
I'm mill and snalter and sink shaft AT Snrton
where the Arizona Copper company has acquired the prop
critics Of the Shannon Copper company, big things are 10
prospect and program VIII probably be announced soon
over n Pinal county, the Ray Consohdated Copper com
panv has spent 81 10000, approximately, on improve
menfs At Superior TIE Magma Copper company IS spend
iug half chat amount new tunnel and nine works
rhsss are some Of the things the big companies do
ing The smaller companies are likewise expanding out
necessarily On a smaller scale.
Owing 10 most favorable conditions and high prices for
farm products agoultuTs has had the best year IN It's
history The cotton crop at Phoenix and Yuma has been
lsreer han ever before and its market value IS starg on
at s. cents pound bringing the farmer about Ss25 an
acre gross income Many win have crops large enough 70
rive Them more than that income, while few VIII
rot do that vel On the gross Alfalfa has also remained
high and the crcPs hsve been heavy, While all other farm
products have been in strong demand The farmers OF
Arizona the most prosperous class II ne STATE ana
the most coutented-
The cattlsmsn Tun them close second. Those who
keen track Of the industry say thar the losses Of ne past
few years occasoHed BY drou have been recovered ln
wear when rains have been penrfu grass anuant ana
Prices On 81 grades Of stock high.
Rejecting the confidence the people Of the state fel II
the continuance Of prosperous conditions, Arzona IS en-
barking on Rad project By which It is proposed to INK
an -scous Of the state with network Of good roads
state funds from taxation bond issues and federal aa
vim make total road fund Of about s2ooooooo TO Be