The border vidette., 1920-12-18
ARIZONA WEEKLY INDUS RIAL
 REVIEW.
December 13, 1920 )

sta nd by S4, 4,COu,OCO contract LOT paving Maricopa county roads. Benson New dynamite plant to occupy 5CO acre tract, will be finished next summer Phoenix-Arizona Packing Go. gets order for 660O hides valued $5O,OOO.
 Hillside-Three churn drills developing Bagdad property in Eureka district.
 Superior to install modern light and power plant. American Lumberman: Re ductions in wholesale prices Of building lumber are reaching the consumer and retailers all over ! tbe country are announcing re- ductions in lumber prices that should result in early reSump ton of building activities Laveen-Petition granted for | formation of 1900 acre local irri gation district.
 Phoenix-Cattlem in south ern part of state to use cotton seed at $15 per ton for feed. Nogales-Herald installing new press with capacity 5OOO8 page papers per hour.
 Phoenix-Livesto and range conditions throughout state re ported good.
 Glendale organizing Infantry l'company of Arizona National Guard.
 Somerton starting actual work on new water mains.
 Globe-Organization of Apa che Trail Film company, com. pleted and film work to start. Holbrook--Zuni Oil company drills .412 feet in 14 days. Hol brook Oil company preparing to sink 4OOO feet.
 Douglas to be headquarters of 18th Aero Squadron, seven new planes en route.
 The A merican Shipping Board spent $325, 100000 with a reve- nue of. only 1925 100000. Of course it can fall back on Con- gross to make. up the deficit of $1OO, ,COO;COO.
 Standard Oil Co.,, in stalling new tank with capacity of 80, ,OOO gallons.
 Casa Grande 10000 acres planted to cotton during present year compared with 2,5OO acres last year.
 Big Bug Financing of Big Bug property completed for fur ther development.
 Senator-The development of Snowstorm property for ship ping purposes to start at once.
 Tucson Governor Campbell assures cooperation in securing a $2OO,OOO federal appropriation for construction of Tucson Ajo road. Retail lum Der dealers have cut prices in all yards on building materials 30 to 50 per cent and anticipa te a big movement in building by early spring. Mean while $1 .OO to $1.5O an hour fix ed by building trades must also be scaled down. In the border states women are building adobe houses.
 Oatman-$2OO, GOO contract let for construction of Oatman-To pock road. t....-. 70. -- l GlObe-Agrlcultu census re- ports 293 farms operating in county with valuation of $1,- 393, ,112. :~,@ @- Phoenix to vote 2 big bond issues totaling $1 .O4O, 900. ''.sA
 Globe-Sale of asbestos prop critics in Pleasant Valley to east ern capitalists reviving activi- ties. -.5
 Phoenix-Over Is, ,ooO Mexican cotton pickers shipped to Salt RiverV alley during past year. Nogales-Sonora and Sinalo rice growers to store more than $1, 5OO,C eco lbs. of cleaned grain ID local warehouses. .'
 Phoenix-Total school salaries in state $4, 4,OOO,OOO ...- Oatman-United American un- covers substantial vein of richest ore ever struck in camp. Phoenix to launch new daily newspaper known as the Even ing News"
 Fairba nk u. S. Geological Survey, making survey of diver sion dam site to be used in con- nection with Charleston dam project.
 Wickenburg-Dragon Mining & Dev. Co.,, planning to install | several new units to increase