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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-11-02
NOTICE

/ will open an offics Ii tie Stone
Hotel IN Bottinean Nov. Sth Office
will be open for A weeks. Office hours
from 8 to IL "A. M. i TO 5 and z to 8
Arizona republican., 1922-01-01

the mileage to be completed "a made,
the commission expects to give every
contractor available that is able 10
carry on a volume OF work a fair
chance with Twohy Brothers company
to secure the contract. BY this II
meant, the commission explained
that they do not propose to give the
present contractor the preference for
the work as the commission, repre-
senting the taxpayers. feel duty
bound to get as good a trade for their
constituents as possible. The COM
mission is anxious that no impression
be created that 1t will not be worth
while for other contractors to look
over the unfinished portion of the
program and submit bids for the
work. The unfinished portion of the
program, the commission explained,
will be by far the most desirable for
contractor to construct, entailing
shorter hauls for material and the
roads to be constructed are in a
smaller area than those built under
the first contract.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-01
HOW COUNTY GOT
HIGHWAYS IS AN
INTERESTING TALE

History of the road mileage and the
manner in which cont acts were let
forms an interesting CHAPTER in the
Maricopa county higr way program,
the biggest improve Ee;lr ever under
taken by this county. This history
is related by A. F. Jones. chairman
of the highway commission, and II
will be found of much interest.
In 1916 the state statues required
a petition of Is per cent Of property
owners and otherwise qEasf.ed elect
ors to initiate road construction. This
petition was filed VITA the board of
supervisors and when Gig natures on
such petition were found to be valid,
it became mandatory upon the board
of supervisors to call an election and
appoint a commission to CARR on the
work. When the commission was APP
pointed in 1916, but because of the
war gave up the idea of constructing
highways at that time. In January,
1919, a new commission was ap-
pointed.
In looking over the program formu-
lated by the old commission, the one
named in 1915, the new commission
decided that the proposition was to
call an election for the issuance OF
50 .OOOO 900 bonds. This, they decided
was not a sufficient amount to in
terest contractors with sufficient
means TO give the taxpayers the ben
eft of economical construction.
Protest Is Made
Another feature which appeared tc
the commission to be detrimental tC
the success of the bond election was
road district which had ISSUED
bonds and paved highway through
one of the most densely populated
sections of the county and the greater
part of these bonds was yet outstand-
| ing as they had not reached the date
Of maturity. This section was up IL
arms against voting to pave othel
roads within the county and be lef
to nav their own bonds out OF which
they had paved their highway. The
legislature being in session at tha
time, the commission, Immediately
after organizing, prepared amend
ments for the statute and succeeded
in getting these amendments adopted
by the legislature, enabling the coun
~ 10 take over road district bonds
and also empowering the board o
supervisors to call an election for th'
highway construction on their owl
yolition. which entirely eliminated TIN
possible contest that might arise upol
netitions being presented and ques
tioning signatures on such petitions
The commission then proceeded t
enlarge the road program from 13
miles to 2S3 miles. The election wa
called for $4,0O0,0OO bonds, which car
ried almost unanimously, the election
being held May II, 1919.
At that time the commission ha
based cost Of construction on forme
prices paid by neighboring states an
had in mind constructing roads o
much lighter material than cemen
highways on many roads which woul
Arizona republican., 1922-01-01
TRIBES OF
ARIZONA INDIANS
BY STATE AND COUNTY RoAD'

Arizona Indians are divided into
IL tribes, chiefly located on the var
ious reservations, according to stat
istics compiled by the Phoenix In
dian school. The tribes are:
Navajo, PapagL Pima, Hopi, Hav-
asupai. Paiute, Maricopa, White
Mountain Apache, Mojave- Apache,
Walapai and Yuma.
The Navajo agency headquarters
are at Fort Defiance, some Navajos
coming under the jurisdiction OF
Tuba, Leupp and Keams Canon. The
Papagos have large reservation in
Southern Arizona with headquarters
at Sells. The Pimas are divided be-
tween the Gila river with head
quarters at Sacaton and the Salt
River reservation with headquarters
at Scottsdale, the Apaches at old
Fort Mcdowell also coming under
this jurisdiction. The Hopi agency
headquarters is at Keams Canyon.
The Havasupai Indians are at Supai,
| in the northern part of the state
The Maricopas come under the jur-
| .sdiction of the Gila River agency.
| Tae. White Mountain Apaches have
1 two '.arge agencies, at White River
and S&o Carlos. The Mojave- APP
aches are located at they Colorado
river agencyt Parker, Arizona. The
Walapai agency headquarters are al
Valentine. The Paiutes of Arizona
are mostly under the jurisdiction oi
the agency at Tuba.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-01
EGYPTIAN
COTTON BACK IN SO
Rv Dr. A. q chandIer


To know just how new enterprise
was started, particularly when it aft
erwards develops into a great indus
try is always a matter OF interest.
Sometimes the entire matter is one
OF careful design, more often the ele-
ment of chance enters in very large
ly. 1t was so in the introduction OF
long staple cotton as a growing crop
into Arizona.
AS / remember II, It was in 1899
when a Mr.. Coyille Of the United
States department of forestry was
talking to me OF an attempt that had
been made to grow Egyptian cotton
In South Carolina without success. 'I
believe" said Mr.. Coville. "that II
would grow here. The climate OF the
Salt River valley ought to be ideal
for it,"
He was so enthusiastic over the
matter that / told him If he would
secure me some good seed that !
would plant a patch and try IL out.
Later he had sent me from the de-
partment Of agriculture at Washing
ton enough Egyptian cotton seed to
plant five acres, which l put on my
ranch northeast OF Mesa that spring
of 1899.
AS I remember II, had the soil pre-
pared and planted the seed. using
about the same method that is in
vogue here today. The rows were
about three feet apart and the seed
was put in with corn drill.
The cotton did all that was ex-
pected of Il, making a strong growth
and producing an abundance Of bolls.
Everything went beautifully until the
picking time and then my field began
to assume some Of the characteristics
of a white elephant: / couldn't get
anybody to pick the stuff. I tried
white men and MeXicans and In
dians. Now Mexicans grow cotton in
Mexico, and the Indians on the salt
and ella were growing cotton OF a
primitive kind when the Spanish
friars came into the southwest in the
18th century, but they belonged to
another age and generation OF the
men / got hold OF. These fellows
would look at the field, examine the
cotton bolls, shake their heads and
walk away.
Cotton in the south at that time
was probably selling at good price
per pound and the Salt River valley
Egyptian cotton yet had its reputa-
| tion to make. / plowed the crop
under. AS our medical friends say,
/ "The operation was a success. but
| the patient-that patient at least
! died"
! However, the labor was not lost,
the United states department Of agri-
| culture now knew that long staple
| Egyptian cotton could be grown In
| the warm valleys of Arizona and the
next year or year afterwards the fed
eral bureau OF plant industry estab-
! ished an experiment station at Yuma
and planted small patches OF most of
the Egyptin varieties It was from one
! OF these varieties. the Mitafid that
| I'm 1908 the variety known as the
/ Yuma was developed and the SAGA
ton. in 1910, the Pima variety was
j started from a single plant growing
in Yuma" row.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-01

ing. The highway commission has
stated that SO far as is known now
it will follow the same methods for
the construction of the remaining
10 miles as under the first bond is
sue. Width of all roads will be Is
and IS feet, they said, unless tax
payers themselves petition for mar
rover roads.
If any surplus remains from the
second bond issue after the program
is finished, it will go into the gen.
eral road fund Of the county, the
statute provides. A movement mas
recently been initiated, however, to
divert any such surplus into a spe-
cial fund to be used in constructing
main east and west highway that
will connect with highways OF other
counties. A special election would
be necessary to do this, it was SAID
but good road boosters of the county
are known to be contemplating such
move.
The good roads system, as it is
completed to date, extends from
four miles east of Mesa on the east
to within two miles east OF Buckeye
on the west and from four miles
south Of Chandler on the south to
4
Glendale on the north.
The longest stretches OF COM
pleted roadway are from Phoenix
west. Van Buren street has been
paved a distance Of 1Oh miles,
thence a mile south where 1t con-
meets with the Buckeye road. The
Buckeye road has been paved a dis
tance of approximately 30 miles,
leaving three miles to be completed
under the second. issue, one mile OF
which is at the Aqua trla river
crossing.
Much paving has also been. done
in the Chandler district under the
! first issue. Total mileage completed
in the Chandler district is SS. Thirty
one miles Of paving has been done In
the district northwest of Phoenix
while there has been 16 miles OF
roadway completed southeast and
southwest Of Phoenix. There have
been. in addition. two or three small
er Jobs to the north and east of the
city. A.
Msst Of the paving work proposed
under the second issue is to tht
Arizona republican., 1922-01-01

everything entering into the actual
launching of the program. If aver
age cost per mile is equally as much
under the second contract as under
the first, it will cost taxpayers of
Maricopa county $5,100,000 to build
the ITO miles of the project.
Money Soon Available
About $4,8O0,000 will be available
to the county under the second is
sue. While no bids have been re-
ceived, highway commissioners are
hopeful that something will be left
to the county after the project has
been completed. In fact, it is esti-
mated that the remaining mileage
can be constructed at a cost of $4,-
600, 900 or less.
All roads completed to date are
either 16 or 18 foot roads. A novel
method of construction was used, a
method that is gradually revolution
izing highway construction through
out the country.
Heretofore, in construction of per-
manent highways, roads have been
built with the greatest thickness in
the center, gradually tapering off to
each side But in the Maricopa pro-
gram, greatest lHlChueSS Is dL the
sides. specifications call for q
thickness Of five or six inches III
the center and eight or nine inches
on each side. In this, the highway
commission went on the theory that
| the hardest wear on roads was on The
| sides, so shoulders were provided tC
| carry the traffic. Another theory
was that roads, especially those o.
concrete construction, sometime:
chipped or cracked on the edges
! Still another contributing factor wa!
to prevent damage from water
which is apt to result in an arit
community like the Salt River Val
ley.
These plans have been followet
throughout the program. In fact, th
contractors have more than lived III
to specifications, for examination o
completed roads has shown tina
where plans call for a highway 0
5 and inches in thickness, actua
road was found to he 5h and
inches thick.
Plan To Start Soon
Plans for the expenditure of Tn
second bond issue are now proceed
Arizona republican., 1922-01-01
CHICK HATCHERY
IS ONLY ONE OF ITS
KIND IN ARIZONA

In line with the poultry industry
in the Salt River valley there is To-
Gated in Mesa what is said to be
the largest and only electrically OPP
Grated chick hatchery in the state.
The Mitchell Poultry farm of which
w. w. Mitchell is proprietor, is op-
Grating a hatchery which during the
year 1921 totaled an output OF co.
600 baby chicks. Many of them were
shipped outside the state indicating
the demand for chicks raised in Ari-
zona.
The Mitchell hatchery has 40 ma
chimes with capacities of b4O eggs
each. Twenty one to twenty
thousand eggs are in the incubators
at the same time when the Matching
season is at it's height. Practically
all Of the machines are now cleo
trically heated which, according to
the proprietor has been proven far
more successful than the oil lamps
formerly used
The four leading types OF chickens
raised in the state are hatched by
the Mitchell farm. the Barred Rocks,
Rhode Island Reds, and White and
Brown Leghorns. Mr.. Mitchell some
time ago selected 100 Al thorough
bred White Leghorn hens and
through a season OF 800 days while
the fowls were trap nested they
averaged a production of $50 eggs
per hen. These hens have been
mated to specially selected and thor
oughbred cocks. The eggs from the
hens are used only for hatchlng
and the thoroughbred chicks have
been I'm ready demand
Hatching through the spring sea,
son and again in the fall, the Mitchell
hatchery in 1921 produced 10000 BABY
chicks. The fall Matching was a new
departure this year, and the 10000
chicks hatched were readily pur-
chased. The incubators are ALREADY
set and are now Matching for the lsz2
Arizona republican., 1922-01-01
Greatest System OF Highways EDer
Contracted At Single Time Places
Maricopa County At The Very Head

with one OF the greatest hlshWay
~vstems in the entire country uhusr
construction, a system that INKS w
the whole valley with highways oI
the most modern and best construc-
ton Naricopa county faces the New
vaar proud and confident of the Iact
that soon this great system VIII pe
oornleted and the county take lls
MACE in the very front rank OF ao-
vanced communities.
WORD has gone all over the eoun-
trv Of the building of this great sys-
fem of highways in Maricopa coun-
~ +he contract for which was the
isroast single contract for highways
ever LET in the United States, ana
eli ewes have been turned TO TINS
mart Of the Southwest and Arizona
which has taken the lead IN roau
Improvement.
Annroximately $4,o00O0O was ex-
nended by Maricopa county IN the
YEAR lust ended for construction Oh
is0 miles Of its highway program,
the most elaborate system OF goou
roads ever undertaken at single
instance bv any county in any state:
within the next eight months II
mans Of the highway commission 40
not miscarry, the remaining S4,oVV' !,
oo0 Of the SS.500,0O0 voted for goou
read purposes, will be utilized IN the
building OF approximately ITO adul
tional miles OF highways, giving tne
county a total of nearly 800 miles OF
permanent roads.
First Issue Expended
Proceeds Of the first bond issue
Of $4,000, 900 are practically exhaust
Cd at this time and the commission
though its status is yet undeter
mined, is proceeding with plans 1or
completion Of the project.
Much of the money OF the first IS
sue was expended in preliminary
surveys. project plans and other de-
fail which has added to the cost pei
mile of construction. All overhead
will be eliminated from the secono
issue because plans for the entire
proiect were completed from 1unos
Of the first issue and so cost per mile
will be materially reduced under tn'
second contract.
Cheaper labor and decreased cos
OF materials also will contribute 70
big savings under the second issue
members OF the highway connls
sion believe. Shorter hauls Will b.
another important factor contrlput
ing to decreased cost of construction
during the present year, 1t IS be
lieyed.
Under the first issue, roads wer
constructed with an idea of distribut
ing the work as equally as possibl
over the entire county, so that a
sections might benefit. The resul
was that something was added to tn
construction costs because Of lon
hauls.
The average cost per mile OF tn
first 1870 miles was approximate
$4,000, which figure includes over
head cost OF construction an
Arizona republican., 1922-01-01

Plans for the expenditure of the
second bond issue are now proceed
Arizona republican., 1922-01-01
ana northwest

north. til, and northwest
of the city. A total OF approximate
Iy los miles of paving Is to be done
in these districts under the second
issue, plans provide. Considerable
other paving work remains to be
done on the Southside, south OF
Tempe and south Of Mesa. A per-
manent highway from Mesa to Lehi
also is proposed under the second
issue
Arizona republican., 1922-01-01
LARGE ZIG PRoDIJcTIoN

]. Il. Henness of Tempe has some
fig trees growing along the banks OF
bitches. From these he gathered 1924
pounds of figs last season, for which
he received $160.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-01

Nest Of the paving work proposed
under the second issue is to the
The Washington herald., 1922-10-15

@ The Roman Catholic Hierarchy Of
. America. Left to right. bottom
row: Archbishop Hanna, San Francisco ;
Archbishop Curley, Baltimore: Cardinal
O'Connell of Boston, and Archbishop
Glennon, of St. Louis.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-15

Tn i"Iwrtrl 4 Underwood
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-08
FISHERIES BUREAU
 MAKES APPOINTMENT

| An announcement of special moment {, to the fisheries interests of Alaska 1 is that of the appointment of MT. Will lis H Rich, of California, as assist ant in charge of the Division of Scien tific Inquiry of the Bureau of Fisher les, effective from October 16, 1922 Connected since 1913 with the Bur. eau's investigation work on the Pa cific Coast especially with salmon of Alaska, Mir. Rich is well known to Alaskans, having been associated , with Dr. Charles H. Gilbert, of Stan ford University, in much of the spe- cial work carried on in Alaskan waters.
 Mir. Rich was graduated from Lom- hard College with the degree of B. S.. in 1905; was instructor in zoology and botany at the University of Southern California in 1907 and 1908; graduated from Stanford University in 1909 with the degree of A. B.; was assistant instructor in zoology at Stanford University in 1909 and 1910 He had charge of the California Fish and Game Commis- sions hatchery at Swanton, Calif., 1910 to 1913; and has been instruc- tor in zoology and physiology at Stanford University from 1913 up to the present time.
 During the past nine years MT. Rich has done a great deal of re- search work for the University, and has at various times been engaged in scientific fisheries investigations.
 MT. Rich stopped over in Cordova Ia few days in September with Dr. Gilbert on their return to the States from western Alaska, where they spent the entire summer making a survey of certain fisheries conditions.
 MT. Rich comes well equipped for the duties he is to undertake as head of one of the important divi- sions of the Bureau of Fisheries, and the people in this district are well pleased with the selection of MT. Rich by the Commissioner of Fisheries for this important position.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-08
HgRpez1z

The steamship Victoria is due from Seattle between midnight and 2 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 The gas boat Emma, Captain Otto Transen, arrived in Cordova early this morning from Goose City.
 A local train arrived from Chitina this afternoon The next train north from Cordova will leave on Monday morning.
 Eyak lake is crowded with skaters every afternoon and evening, during the present spell of exceptionally fine winter weather.
 There will be regular business meeting of the Women's Auxiliary, No. 5, on Friday evening at o'clock, at Pioneer Hall.
 The Cordova Elks are decorating Eagle Hall in the orders colors, pur- pie and white, and completing all ar engagements for their second annual ball to be held tomorrow night.
 The different committees in charge of the Days of '9S," which will be reenacted at Eagle Hall Saturday evening December 16, are actively at work and the indications are that this will be the biggest event of the kind ever given in Cordova
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-08
HALIBUT SCHOONER
 WRECKED AT SUCKLIN

Arriving in Cordova on the launch Emma, Capt. Otto Transen, at four o'clock this morning, Capt. Oswald Olsen and his crew of six men brought news of the total wreck of their halibut schooner, the Washing ton. of Seattle, eighteen miles off Cape Sucklin on November 11th- Blown ashore by a gale after having lost her course through thick weather, the Washington, having aboard a cargo of 25,0O0 pounds of halibut, lay on the beach, beaten by wind and waves, for sisted on short rations and fish, wait ing for the weather to calm. As soon as the gale had subsided sufficiently to make the going safe, Capt. Olsen and three of his men boarded dory, and rowing forty miles to Wingham Island, got into communication with Capt. Transsn, of the Emma, who was coming from Katalla. Capt. Transen proceeded to the scene of the wreck, where he rescued the other members of the crew, and the entire party ar rived in Cordova this morning. The Washington was schooner 62 feet long, with 16-foot beam, and net register of "A tons. Both ship and cargo, valued at about $10,0O0, are reported by the wrecked crew to be a total loss. Capt. Olsen and his men will return to Seattle on the Victoria.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-08
ARMY AIR OFFICERS
 MISSING ON FLIGHT

TUCSON, Dec. 8.-Col. Francis c. Marshall and It. Charles Webber, who left San Diego by airplane en. route to Fort Huachuca, Arizona, and who were due to arrive there yester- day morning, have not been heard from, and grave anxiety is felt for their safety. Efforts to locate them have failed to reveal any trace of the missing flyers.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-08
ALLEGE CONSPIRACY
 AMONG 5. E. BUILDERS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-An alleged conspiracy in restraint of trade on the part of San Francisco building contractors and firms supplying build ing materials, which has been in prog ress for two months, has been un- earthed by agents of the Department of Justice, according to information gleaned today. The findings of the Government officials have been sent to Washington.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-08
NOTICE

Special communication of Mt, Mo Kinley Lodge, No. 1S3, F. & A. M., will be held this evening (Friday), Dec. 8, at 8 p. m. Work in the first degree.
 BRADY HOWARD, w. M.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-08

Ernest Beattie has a contract to move s1,SO0,000 in gold dust and bricks from the Interior this winter
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-08

Advertise your Xmas goods.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-09
GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. Sept. s.-wheat prices
averaged higher, the strength In
Liverpool where prices were 1a1hd
higher with a better export demand
being the dominating influences.
Some change in sentiment was
noted amongst seaboard exporters.
Owing to wet weather. hedging
pressure in the northwest was less
in evidence than OF late. with q
good demand for October at winni-
peg. although premiums on cash
grain there were somewhat easier.
At Minneapolis. cash wheat was IN
changed to 2 cents higher, while
local premiums were unchanged on
hard and 1 cent higher on red win
ter. Outside trade continues light,
and the market is easily Influenced
at times. The government reports,
due after the close was expected to
show a small increase in the esti-
mated yield OF spring grain.
September is acting tight with
some buying by cash houses. A
good export business was put
through at the seaboard
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