The border vidette., 1922-02-04

weather in the south country and conditions improving, the hotels at Hermosillo, being crowded with foreigners seeking invest ments in mines and land, in the state of Sonora.
 Wednesday morning H. B. Sisk returned from business visit to Mazatlan, SinaIoa, and other points down the West Coast of Mexico. Mr: Sisk yer. flies the statements made by all south country that business south of the border is picking up by leaps and bounds.
 The work of laying new steel between Nogales and Calabasas on the Tucson Nogales branch of the Southern Pacific railroad, Is being pushed to completion as fast as possible. according to local agent, T. G. Wright, who is also making many needed i'm provements about the depot building and grounds.
 The Tucson Citizen of Tucson, Arizona, seventy miles from the Mexican border, says: Tucson is on the international line and that Tucson is the gateway to the West Coast of Mexico" As a suburb of No9ales, we are pleased to have Tucson with us. The Citizens idea of the judge of distance is most commend able. What.
 Fred. H. HilIiker, of the So nora Valley Land Company, ar rived from Los Angeles the fore part of the on his way to the company's splendid farm near NOria, Sonora. He was accom- panied by his son Fred and a number of experienced farmers, who will locate at Noria. The main offices of his company are in Los Angeles.
 Last Monday Mayor James A. Harrison, accompanied by his son law, Major Gillem, U. S. A., Major Martin, of the U. s. A. medical corps, and son Reed, and Frank Lown and his broth CT, MT. s. G. Lown, returned from a successful hunt for noun tain sheep, out near Port Liber- tad. They brought home three handsome heads.
 Captain" Jack Wilson, we'll known on both sides of the Mex ican border, especially in Tue son, is sojourning on tha Mex ican side of the line. in NoRales, Sonora. He recently arrived from the West Coast of Mexico, where he has been since leaving Tucson. Jack says his present plans do not include a visit back to the dear old U. S. A.
 MT. A. M. Gillespie, vice pres ident and manager of the No. gales National Bank, has return ifornia, and is again at his desk giving patrons of the bank run for their money. MT. Gillespie greatly enjoyed his vacation on the coast and returned home looking the picture of health, to the delight of his many friends.
 The Arizona National Mining & Development Company has been organized by local business men for the purpose of develop ing and operating the old Glad stone and. Proto mines, situated in Santa Cruz county. few miles from Nogales. The in corDoratOrs are Messrs. B. F. Baker, E. K. Cumming, F. w. Hannah and Hugo Miller, all of this city.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles E. Whit CT, from Caspar, Wyoming, en route to Culiacan, Sinaloa, were stopover visitors in Nogales this week. While in Culiacan they will be guests of Willis $. Hunt, well known land agent, who is associated with MT. J. E. Stelzer of Nogales. Mir. Winter is cousin of Mr Frederick Simpich, former American consul at No gales. Sonora.
 MT. Harry Woodruff, vice pres ideDt and general manager of the United States Graphite Co.,, the main offices and factory of which are located at Saginaw, Michigan, has returned from a visit to the company's great gra- phite mines near Minas Prietas, Sonora During the worlds war MT. Woodruff's company work ed overtime to supply Uncle