Arizona republican., 1921-06-26
HIGHWAY BOOSTERS
 FLORENCE VISITORS

FlORE|VCE WS|TORS. FLORENCE. June es-E. J. Koch of the Chandler Improvement com pany. Harry Vernon. Maricopa coun- ty engineer; W. W. Pfcerell. secretary of the Chandler chamber of conn merte: C. A Roberts. manager Of the Stapley Grocery company. George Baxter of the Standard oil company. Dr. w. c. Barzckman. dentist. S. A. Meyer. editor of the Arixonian. and Nate Griffen. road overseer. made up a party of road enthusiasts who vis- tied Florence from Chandler Wed nesday morning with the object Of viewing the condition of the Chand- ier- Florence highway and taking up the repairing of that thoroughfarc.
 The business men Of Chandler are determined that this road be put in a passable condition and have suc- ceedcd In interesting the Maricopa county engineer in the project They also have interested farmers along the highway from Goodyear to the foot Of the mountain. and the farm CTS along the route have agreed to put their teams on the road and to furnish water from pumping plants along the way 10 pack the road once it Is graded
 The people Of Florence have wanted this road kept up because it Is a much shorter route to Phoenix. In the past committees have gone before the Pinsi county board of supervisors asking appropriations with which fo repair this road to the foot Of the mountain. the largest item of which would be placing cuivcrts In the washes. A delegation VIII wait on the Pinai county supervisors and en- deavor to have provision made foi taking care of the Final county end of this road
 Will Handle Grape Crop Al a meeting of the County Farm bureau grape marketing committee and Messrs. Hurst. Stewart and Steg- nreir. grape growers. at Casa Grands Tuesday afternoon. arrangement were made whereby Duncan X Jack Phoenix produce and commission | merchants. will handle the Pima county grape crop this season. Franl
 De Lodge. representing Duncan {
 Jack. was present at the meeting
 and after having visited the produc ling vineyards near Casa Grandc. mad an estimate of the crop and agrccs
 to handle an the grapes produced o' IS per cent basis He also agree 10 put in two days at Casa Grand giving instructions in how to prop eriy grade and pack the fruit whicl
 win be packed In regulation. crate with four five-pound baskofs to t1s
 crate. The commissson house vii
 supply all the necessary crates at
 minimum of cost 10 the grower
 
 busy Monday passing out cigars [
 friends. the occasion being the ar
 rival Of little Irene Prstracia- who ar
 rived at the county hospital late Sun
 day night. Both mother and daush
 ter are doing nicely
 K. Manden of the Harry Mande company is managing the local hrAnc here during the vacation of Leo Bloc who left Wednesday for Touse. N. tl
 where he will spend a month In 10
 mountains.
 Just now the Aravaipa is the mecc . of week end campers from F1orcnc Last week Mir. and Mrs l. R. Trea , spent a couple Of days on the cree . and last Sunday Mir and Mrs B. ! Thumm and children motored to tf , | Rpzan fruit ranch for the day. ai , irving home at 10 o'clock that nigh , | Tomorrow IT. Scheweii and famil | and II. H. Freeman and family vi
 make the trip.
 il The Chandler chamber of commers t is coming over in a body next We< Q | ue-day 10 visit the Florence chan . her of commerce. if being a retu' . visit. The visitors will be dined n the diversion dam mess. where th' q win be given an opportunity to VI ! ness the work on the diversion dA
 bling built by the government The = win be more than SO members or U s Chandler chamber Of commerce c the luncheon and all available cA }. should be in readiness Tor the " d to she dam. Good roads will be u
 theme for discussion. e-ps~,Nus ,l good road from Chandler 10 Florens B. The county jail Is being repair and win be finished m a few days e Miss Ethel Miller Of Portland VI s n ruest of her brother. F. w. Mhls [. this week. Miss Miller and Mrs. 's V Miller left today fur Fl Paso. wne V ,hev win spend a short time visiti' s friends before going on to DenN' a where Mrs Miller VIII visit n
 parents
 The McCfefien- -Parors post W a hold its regular meeting Tuesday ". a ming. after which the boys "ih e b ioy some smokes and eats .t ia ' e pected that several e&-setNioe n'' e win be in from the damsite- O Julia Simon and Amelia sanen s enriched the county treasury 10 f extent of SITS this week. Jun. pa y a sa5 fine for not having a peddlc' a license and Si00 on a charge or poo e lerefng- while Sanchez paid $50 s George Miller of the San Ped r country was given a sentence Of fro five to seven years in the state pc '- itentiary on a statutory charge We IS nesday by Judge Baughn- Miller V D taken to the penitentiary Thursd