Arizona republican., 1922-06-15

phone lIneS, IrOIley lines, uyuiO -SiSN-
tric and other power plants through
out the United States and abroad
and mining experts are predicting a
demand that will soon call for max
imum production. Reduction III
freight rates from Arizona points are
also of material benefit to mining
companies. operating in this state.
Increased activity of the mines has
spurred the activity of. the lumber
mills. One company alone, the Mag
ma company, has placed an order for
$500, 600 feet of lumber. Five OF the
largest mills of the state, producing
90 per cent of the lumber of Arizona,
are now running with constantly in
creasing output.
Three thousand, seven hundred and
twenty-seven letters of inquiry have
been answered by the chamber oil
commerce since January /. These
letters are from all parts of the
country and the writer's ask for in
formation about the Salt River val
ley. the city of Phoenix and the state
at large. Most of these people have
been furnished with printed matter
in addition to the letter.
Report Shows Gain
Babson's national report says that
now 16 per cent below normal as
compared with 23 per cent below in
March of last year." Babson's says
further "the United States of Amer
lea, has always been a great country,
but today is the center Of the world S
production, distribution and financ-
ing" Babson's predicts a continued
rise in the stock market which will
last at least until the country reach
es another period Of prosperity.
Business failures throughout the
country for May were IA per cent
less than the failures for April.
An evidence of the confidence OF
big capitalists is had in the recent
announcement that Phoenix has been
selected from the cities of three
states for the western headquarters
of the Missouri Life Insurance COM
pany, for the farm loan business oil
California, Arizona and New Mexl-
GO. The Intermountain Life Insur-
ance company of st. Louis VIII also
open UP a branch office in PhoeniS
to handle the business of New Mexi-
co. Arizona, and Southern California
Road work continues active
throughout the state. In Maricopa
county the contractors are building
nearly one mile a day. An an
nouncement was recently made that
the forest service was about to eX-
pend approximately one-half million
dollars on Arizona roads through ma
tional forests. Eighteen miles are TO
be built in the vicinity of prescott; ;
a miles on the Clifton -Springervllle
road: 20 miles on the Camp VERDE
Fossil Creek road; Fossil Creek 70
Strawberry. II miles; McFadden hill
TO Pleasant Valley, is miles; rag
staff to Angel, % miles.
Road Work Active
It is possible that other funds may
be diverted to increase the mileage
of roads in the national forests
Work on the Apache Trail is going
forward satisfactorily. Four ano
one-half miles of this road east ol
Mesa is to be paved by the state, ano
the entire road will be completed ps
the end of the year. There is 3
movement on foot in Gila county tC
nut the road between Rice ane
Springerville in shape for travel
This road is reported to be in goot
condition as far as Fort Apache. Con
siderable repair work will be neces
sary on the road to Springeryllle u
make this a good road.
The amount of federal aid none
| spent on roads in Arizona now total
| s2.5O0,0O0. Arizona has now com
| nIeted 95 miles of road, mostly i
| Maricona. Cochise and Pima coun
! ties. Other improved state roads 70
tai 775 miles. This, of course,
| exclusive of the county roads. Abou
| 20 state road projects are now J.
| progress.
Bank clearings Of Phoenix bank
| continue to show gains indicative
| increased business. For the lou
weeks ending March 90, the ban
clearings totaled $12,S41,8 ,891; for tn
five weeks ending May 3 the tota
was s19.O56,054; for the four week
ending May 81 the total was almos
as much as for the five weeks endin
| May 3, or $18,461,471.
Other Big Projects
Considerable enthusiasm is noted /
/ Coconino county over the buildln
of the Williams Coleman Lake roa'
and the development of Coleman lax
as popular summer resort.
Several thousand dollars VIII :
available for improving the cam
Creek road, in Maricopa county.
The Ashurst- Hayden dlverslo
4 dam. II miles above Florence, on tf
L.
The cost of this dam was S250,00O.
will furnish water without storae
for $1,000 acres. and with storag
$4,000 acres.
"a better day for the farmers
the Salt River Valley is the conf
dent sentiment of those in closes
touch with farm crops, markets an
prices. Plans for cooperative ol
canizations have been CAREFUL
worked out and in the weeks drlN
for membership. these organization
have been perfected.
Along with trade at home" Idea
has been revived the See Arlzor
first" sentiment and many famill'
who have planned to spend their Va
cations outside the state, are no
converted to a greater love for Ar
zona. the desire to become bett'
acquainted with 1t, and hence a.
spending their vacations within Il
boundaries of the state.
To Buy at Home
A matter of much Importance
the farmers is the cooperation of Il
big mining concerns. Through Il
farmers cooperative marketing q
sociations, the larger mining comp;
nies have agreed to purchase fro
Arizona farmers all commodltl
which they can use.
More than 100000 has been saw
the grain farmers of the valley
the grain pool which was formed la
year, and in addition these farme
were saved the cost of grain sacks.
An official estimate of the fani
cattle in Arizona has been made
the live stock sanitary board and th
estimate shows a total of nearly O
million head. There is a surplus
range cattle and a shortage of be
cattle. More activity in range catt
! demands is noted and the outlook
good for disposing of the surplus