The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-01-17
ARIZONA WEEKLY
 INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

PhoeniX-Large increase in can taloupe acreage next spring. Big shippers already signing up for acre age.
 Phoenix-Drilling starts on first of series of wells to tap the underground reservoir of 100000 feet of water said to lie under Salt River valley. Farmers have voted $5O0,0o0 for this development project. Oil companies to drill immediately cn Chino valley oil fields. Harshaw-World's Fair sacking ore said to average above 1000 oz. silver to ton.
 Prices have already begun to drop. The government expects to lose S5OO,OOO on guaranteed wheat price of $2.2O a bushel as against market price. Copper has shown a sharp de cline, and as business goes back to normal, wage adjustments must fol- low.
 Salome - Johnson strike near Quartzite reported sold for $9O,O0O.
 Phoenix-County agriculturalists to begin campaign to promote apricot and plum culture in state. Conditions highly favorable for growing fruit.
 Holbrook oil field drawing much at , tention. Outside capital being in- vested.
 Phoenix-Parker cutoff route to be made county highway of red clay and gravel. Formerly nightmare to tour l ists because of sand. |. Bar silver is quoted in New York | at 101 Is cents per ounce. Prescott-Yavapai counties copper production to continue on large scale |, until demand shows signs of falling , off
 Mayer Western Copper Co.'S . property attracts much attention. Yuma-New all-American canal tc : be built at cost of 100000. State cotton growers plan to estab
 fish warehouse in New England. |, Bradstreets shows food prices failed to register an advance last week.
 Kingman-Big mill of Blackberry
 rapidly being put into commission.
 Pyramid-Drift on 100 level Cath
 crime mine opening up fine ore. }. Pasco-American Smelling anl = Refining Plant to close down owing tt
 ore shortage.
 Hardshaw-Recent strike in Hard
 shell mine running $1OO in silver.
 The idustrial readJustment from
 war to a peace basis is a bigger jo1 :, than preparing for war. Let our legis
 lators, state and nation encourage in 0 dustry and hold taxes and regulation
 to a minimum.
 0o Superior Magma Chief takes eve ' Sombrero Butte Claims. .5 Pearce-Commonwea ships COT 70 per ore averaging $3,OOO to car 70 Quartzite mine sells for s30,O00. Holbrook-Bad weather causes su:
 pension of work on oil properties.
 ay-Troy-Arizona mine strikes 1
 per cent copper sulphide ore. U. S. Geological survey . is sigl = posting greater part of America l desert
 9 Jerome to Clarkdale interurba l soon to operate. II Humbolt - Consolidated Arizor II averaging around 1,OOO,OOO lbs copp' II per month.
 Il Report of Interstate Commert Ii Commission shows operating incom II of railroads for October, 1918, $S II 511, ,225;. September 1918, s1O1, ,3S9 ,OO N October 1917, 1O5, ,76S, ,633. Operatil | expenses show constant increas n This in spite of 9 per cent advan ri in freight rates.
 II Kingman-Specimen of pure co II per weighing 113 lbs taken fro II Emerald Isle mine. Production Unit u Eastern Mil fer November 6S73 tor III valued at $l75,S33.52. Wrieley S1 9 phide Mines to be reopened up,
 stabilizine of meta! prices.
 PhoeniA-Committea appointed l D. Chamber of Commerce to fight ne H rate scale proposed by 2 R. Adm a istration.
 \ In southwestern copper Ca"l E Mexicans who used to 'hcof it cy 3 the border and work for & % a q E now ride tc and from their work -E iitneys and get $6 day. .H FhoeniX-Recently organized Anne X can Egyptian Gotten Exchange prt ing great benefit to valley
 IS PhoeniX-Seven markets refuse lower meat prices in compliance wi k :eduCtiCn announced by food admin Y tration.
 JerometOpening of main ledge \ Verde Squaw expected soon.
 PhoeniX-Outcome of recent e