Arizona republican., 1922-05-15

/ highway commission of Maricopa
county, are working to connect the
county's paved road system with ad-
! joining counties to the east. west and
north. This will give the traveller by
auto an opportunity to see the garden
| spot of Arizona in comfort and with
ease. Also to travel over the county's
| 800 mile system of paved roads along
side alfalfa fields. orchards and fine
| farms.
| Banking conditions are much bet
ter. The clearings as reported by the
| Clearing House association at Phoe-
nix are as follows: March, $12,S41, ,891;
| April. s14,960.739.
Babson's reports give Arizona bust
ness for January. 1922 at s67,000,000
or $50 as compared with the same
month in 1921. In February the total
was S64 ,000, 900 or 1909 as compared
with February. 1921.
OF the states business, Phoenix had
$19,630,000 in January and $14,701, 900
in February.
The cotton acreage will be in
creased from 10000 acres to $4,000
acres. There were 3S,232 bales of
cotton on hand April 1st, 1922. During
April 6SSS bales were shipped. Bales
on hand May 1st, 1884.
Yavapai is spending S1,500,00O on
roads. At Prescott the U. S. govern
ment is making extensive additions
to the hospital for disabled veterans.
Forest Service roads are being
completed to connect with the Santa
Fe Trail and the National Old Trails
highway Repairs on the Apache
Trail will cost $375,000. This, with
the new Superior Miami road will
form a loop road, that. in point of
scenic attraction. cannot be dupli-
Gated anywhere in the world. The
road will be more than 200 miles in
length, about 1870 of which is paved.
Tourists from Phoenix can go via
Superior to Globe and return by the
Roosevelt dam.
Two dams with power features at
Mormon Flat, on the Salt river about
40 miles below the Roosevelt dam, are
contemplated and according to recent
announcements this work may begin
shortly. Primarily, these works will
be constructed for power, but will
also have some storage capacity. The
revenue from power viii approximate
$l500,000 annually.
In conjunction with other plans
now contemplated, including the use
of electric power for pumping, some
10000 acres of land adjoining the
Roosevelt project will be brought
under cultivation at an early date.
A diversion dam has just been
completed by the U. S. Indian Serv-
ice on the Gila river above Florence
and Casa Grande. Another dam is to
be built at Sacaton Immediately. This
dam will carry supports for bridge,
providing for a permanent road at all
times from Phoenix to Casa Grande.
The building of the Gillespie dam
on the ella river about so miles west
of Phoenix, has made possible the
development of several thousand
acres of choice land. During the
coming year it is probable that most
Of this Will be brought under culti-
walton.
Agriculturally, Arizona is making
splendid progress. Crops are being
put in with more care. The acreage
of alfalfa will be increased slightly.
Many old alfalfa fields that have
passed the maximum of production,
are being plowed and re-seeded or
planted to other crops.
About 1000 acres of grapes have
been planted this season.
Small acreages and diversified
farming are taking hold and the
small farmer is making good in all
parts of the Salt River valley.