Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
DIG ROAD BUILDING
JOBNEAR CHANDLER
NOW IS CONFLICT

CHANDLER, June - The big
road building contract in the vicinity
of Chandler has just been completed
by Twohy Brothers company and
they are now dismantling the large
plant here and moving the equipment
to Mesa and the shops to Tempe.
There has been 81 miles of excel
lent concrete roads built from this
plant in the radius of eight miles of
town besides the eight blocks of
pavement in the city of Chandler.
The pavement in Chandler was put
in by Twohy Brothers at a cost of
$4,000 and gives the town more con-
crete pavement than any other town
in the state, according to the size of
the town.
The paving in this vicinity has
been of great benefit TO Chandler in
a financial way as there has been a
large payroll every two weeks dur
ing the time Of construction and
there was continuously employed
something near 800 men.
Attend Banquet In Phoenix
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Roberts at
tended the banquet given by The
Winchester Arms company at the
Hotel Adams in Phoenix Wednesday
evening, May 81 This banquet was
given to the stockholder dealers OF
the company throughout this section
of the state.
Mr. Roberts is manager OF the o.
| s. Stapley company store al Chan
dler, which is also one of the Win
chester stores.
Leaves c. /. Co. for Vacation
Ralph Reynolds, one of the book
keepers for the Chandler Improve
I
for visit to his old home town
Scranton, Pa. He Will be gone for
two months and expects to also visit
New York City before he returns.
City Clerk Very Busy
The city clerks office has been one
of the most busy places in town for
the past few days as the street as
sessment interest fell due on the 1st
day of June and most every one was
anxious to avoid any penalty. There
has been more than $4,000 collected
to date, leaving some 800 assessments
delinquent.
Young Mems Meeting
There will be a meeting of the
young men of this community. Good
year and Gilbert communities. in the
arcade of the San Marcos hotel Fri
day night at s O'Clock for a general
good time. There viii be some able
speakers and refreshments, in the
way of ice cream and lemonade will
be served free to all. Invitations
have been sent out and a large crowd
is expected Those who failed to
receive an invitation are hereby in
vited to be present as well as those
who received them.
Arizona Grocery Moving In
The first truck load of merchandise
for the new Pay-an- TAX It store TO
be opened here by the Arizona Gro-
Gerry company arrived Thursday af-
ternoon. The store viii open for
business within the next few days.
IOO.F. Lodge Meeting
The Odd Fellow Lodge win meet in
their regular weekly session in the
hall In the Monroe building Friday
night. A request has been made
that all members who can to attend
as there is a campaign on for a lot
of new members.
Chandler c. of c. Meets
A very interesting meeting of the
chamber of commerce was held We'd
nesday in their regular luncheon at
the Suhuaro hotel. George Baxter
of some urgent business that called
him away he could not be there.
J. b. Weber was appointed to act
because OF his long acquaintance
with the speaker of the day.
Amos Belts, of the corporation
commission, was the chief speaker
and used for his subject the matter
of interstate commerce commission
and the fixing OF railroad rates. lie
placed great stress upon the rights
of the states in the fixing of rates
and gave his disapproval of the Sec
tions OF certain bills before congress
asking a change in the system of
establishing rates by taking this
work out of the hands of the several
state commissions and placing it In
the hands of national commission
at washington. D, @. where all the