The Coconino sun., 1919-05-23
ARIZONA WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

DOUGLASS: While extreme economy must be practiced by copper produc- CTS of the United States and of the world for period of several months, in order to keep the mines in operation by the end of the present year, con- sumption should have caught up with the surplus stocks now on hand all throughout the world, and brisk de- mand be created for the metal. This is the personal view of Walter Doup- lass, president of the Phelps Dodge corporation. Yellow journals are now seeking to incite the Mexican govern ment to enact confiscatory laws against American investments in that country. Censorship on mail enroute to Mexico is cancelled.
 GLOBE: Dumps of old plants in the Richmond Basin section are to be worked
 TUCSON: A 100000 concentrating plant is to be built on Mineral Hill. With the lifting of the ban on silver, it would not be surprising, with the expansion of commerce and the re- building of Europe, to see silver go to $1.20 an ounce. Local men have organized $1 ,000,0 900 company to de- velop Mexican oil land. The Stewart observatory is to install a 36-inch re. flecting telescope.
 CLIFTON: Ash Peak prepares to build 100-ton cyanide plant. KINGMAN: A half -million-dollar deal was closed when the Highland NJ. & NJ. Co. took over the Mohave and Arizona properties. Universal Film Co. has established temporary stu dio here.
 PHOENIX: Gila water users are now consolidating. The state has a normal crop of lambs. The American ideals of individual initiative, individ- ual enterprise, accumulative of prop erty and homes is the opposite of Bolshevism. March shows a gain in building permits with total for the month of April at $102,4S9. A $20.0O0 state loan is asked for the construc- tion of the Agua Fria bridge. The town canal is to be put into an under ground cement pipe. There are two measures which will be before the coming Congress, on which passage has been delayed for ten years by So- cialist politicians, namely, oil and wa ter power legislation. Each measure means millions in new capital spent in these Western states and the passage should be consummated at this time when development measures employ ing labor are so important. Phoenix is undergoing building boom, over 150 residences being put up. Cattle and range conditions show a general improvement throughout the state.
 HOLBROOK: The Apache railway, construction of which began year and half ago, is now completed and will soon operate trains on regular schedule between here and point called Coolies, in the White Mountain timber belt. Twenty entire sections were filed on by oil prospectors in one day. Over $152 900 is to be spent in county road construction. Machinery in carload lots arriving for the Wind River Co.,; and the Adama Oil Co. is prepared to drill well to a depth of 2,000 feet.
 BENSON: Taxpayers have decided to vote on a further road-bond issue of $1, 100000.
 AJO. ne cOnSLTuCtlOn Ol tHe Hiid River dam will open unlimited acre age. Gunsight gold fields to be ex- plored and developed.
 TOMBSTONE: All road construc- tion throughout the county is being rushed. A $1,200,000 county bond election is called for road construc- tion.
 CHANDLER: A record breaking fruit crop is predicted for the local orchards.
 NOGALES: The rebuilding of the Brickwood hotel is being rushed.
 BISBEE: The Douglas road con- struction has started with 200 men.
 BOWIE: The report of oil and gas in the Arkills well is causing boom.
 PATAGONIA: The Morning Glory mine is preparing to ship 500 tons of manganese monthly. Rich ore was struck in the Flux mine, and com pressor is to be installed. Machinery is to he installed and a shaft sunk on