Arizona republican., 1922-01-26
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GLOBE--A party or GlODe Sports
men, consisting of ]. w. Wentworth,
Judge Walter G. Shute. DIR. r. d.
Kennedy, George Armer and William
Lowthian, left yesterday for an ex-
tended hunting and fishing trip to
the west coast OF Mexico. north of
Guaymas, in the state OF Sonora.
The party motored yesterday 10
Tempe, where it will unite with
number of old friends and proceed
in a majestic procession of eight au-
tomobilE to the famous sporting
grounds of Sonora. There will be Is
people in the expedition which will
remain in Mexico about 10 days.
Record.
Fire Loss $4,000
TUCSON - Losses approximating
$75, 900 were sustained late Saturday
in Benson when a flour mill and five
residences were destroyed in a con-
flagration which for a time threat
ened TO engulf the entire town.
The flour mill was the property
of Charlie Clark. a resident of Ben
son.. and was razed to the ground,
being entirely destroyed. A large
proportion OF it's value is said TO
have been covered by insurance. al
though much of the value viii be a
total loss to the owner.
The residences TO which the flames
spread from the flour mill were un-
pretentious and constituted the small
er part of the loss involved.-CitiZen.
Agree on Milling
NGMAN-Contracts have been
signed up between the United Amer
ican, Telluride and the Tom Reed
companies under which the two for
mer companies are 10 furnish not
less than so tons each daily to the
big Reed mill. the charge for milling
being fixed at 50 per ton, plus actual
milling costs. the extraction, we be-
lieve, being set very high. Delivery
of ore to the mill is expected to start
within 80 days, the American having
to make some changes in its drift
level to allow haulage into and over
the tracks OF the Tom Reed on the
Reed 400 foot level OF the Aztec The
ore will be lifted through the Aztec
shaft to the big tram. thence to the
mill. The ore from the Telluride win
be carried to the mill by auto truck
Miner.
Delay Road Acceptance
TUCSON-Delay in the acceptance
of the Nogales road pavement until
a federal aid bureau engineer has in
spected the project was announced on
Monday by Resident Engineer W. c.
Goetz Of the Arizona highway de-
partment.
This announcement was made aft
err an inspection participated in by
State Engineer Thomas T. Maddox,
who passed through Tucson Monday
and stated that he believed the road
to be an excellent project.--Citizen.
Lettuce Brings High Price
NH
tuce sent from the Eloy district last
December netted $1,000 per car to the
growers and % cars was the yield off
"a acres sounds like an agricultural
dream. but its common talk in the
black lands district from Toltec to
Picacho. and men of unquestioned
reliability vouch for the figures be-
ing correct. Increased acreage is go
ing into lettuce. The plot that pro-
duced the big crop is in lettuce again
and more carloads will go East. The
figures showing the earning capacity
Of this land for the past six months
should be mighty interesting.-Bul
letin.
YUMA-Welter and Johnson, con-
tractors, yesterday commenced the
construction of the David Balsz build
ing on Main street WHICH Was Nc
stroyed by fire the early part Of
December. Plans have been drawn
for the new building which will be
something like $50 feet in height.
In the building will be housed the
main offices of the Yuma Wholesale
Meat company and a large refriger-
atinE plant. The front of the build
ing will be entirey torn out and a
new front put in. There will be
built a portico over the sidewalk.
The building is to cost S10,000.-Sun.
Plan Scenic Drive
PRESCOTT--A new and more
scenic '1oop" drive will be added TO
the highway attractions of Yavapai.
il plans OF the Prescott national for
est service are carried out in con-
junction with the proposed con-
struction OF a road to Phoenix over
the Yarnell route. The proposed loop
will open up and make easily acces-
sible one of the most beautiful
scenic sections of the country. the
district traversed by the Senator
highway, and viii provide access for
Phoenicians and residents Of south
ern Arizona to an idealssummer re-
sort.-Journal Miner.
The film trust seems to have been
pulling a few extra illusions.