The Winslow mail., 1923-08-10
BRIEF
ARIZONA
ITEMS

George A. Mauk, newly appointed
United States marshal for the district
of Arizona took office August 1.
Miss Marjorie Grant, 16, severely in
jured when struck by an automobile
on the Warren road died at the Cop
per Queen hospital at Bisbee.
Immense telescope cameras forty
and sixty feet long, gigantic reflectors
and a number of smaller instruments
will be moved to Mexico for the pur-
pose of photOgraphing the sun during
its total eclipse next September, ac-
cOrding te plans announced at Tucson
by DR.. A. E. Douglas of the Univer-
sity of Arizona. DR.. Douglas will
head an expedition, while a second
will be conducted by Prof. w. A. COgs-
hall of the University of Indiana.
Importance of the dairy industry of
Arizona is shown in the figures on the
production of manufactured dairy
products in Arizona during 1922, re
leased by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture in the June Business Re-
view of the Arizona Industrial Con-
gress. These figures show that Ari-
ZOna creameries turned out last year,
total of 623,0O0 pounds of butter, in
addition to 1000 pounds of whey but
ter. American cheese production ag-
gregated $4,000 pounds, divided as fol-
lows: Whole milk $4,000; part skim
10000; full skim $4,000; cottage, pot
and bakers, 5000. Unsweetened
evaporated milk turned out during the
year amounted to 3,SO8,0OO, both cases
and bulk. Ice cream production re-
pcrted by the larger wholesale plants
totaled 24S,000 gallons.
Reports in the customs offices of
Arizona for the last six months of 1922
and the first six months of this year
show an increase in business done
amounting to more than 100 per cent,
according to H. E. Berner, assistant
customs collector of the district Of
Arizona. And bearing a large part of
this increased prosperity was the
NacO office. Considerable new de-
velopment is now being made in SOno-
ra and the west coast of MeXicO-Ari-
zOna'S field-With a record-breaking
quantity of agricultural products
crossing into the United States. A
total of more than $500000 was
reached in collections at the Arizona
ports of entry in the year. an amount
more than double that of any previous
year. No great transfer of mine
products occurred in this period, but
the coming twelvemonth is expected
to see this branch of industry con-
tributing largely to the whole for the
fiscal year of 1924, foreseen by the
customs service as the greatest in his
tory.
DR.. CIoyd H. Marvin, president of
the University of Arizona and Major
George H. Kelly are requested in
letter by Governor George w. P. Hunt
to make an investigation of the C. II.
Bierderman ranch near Hereford, Ari-
zOna, with reference to the taking over
of this ranch by the University of
Arizona to preserve and continue the
work done on the ranch by Mr.. Bier
derman in grating WalnutS, pecanS
and other nuts. The two officials are
directed to investigate and report to
the governor on the matter. The at
tention of the governor was called to
the experimental work being done by
Mr.. Bierderman by J. L. Await, clerk
of the Superior Court of Greenlee
county. Mr.. Await declared that Mr..
Bierderman has for the past Is or 20
year been conducting experiments in
grating the wild walnut with the
English walnut and also experiments
with pecans and other nuts. He
states the work should be continued
and urges that the governor take the
ranch over and let the experiments
be continued by the university.
R. D. Talley, serving a life term in
the state prison for the murder of
Jess Danner at Miami in 1913, was
recommended to Governor George w.
?. Hunt for an honor parole for the
the state board of pardons and parole
according to an announcement made
by John w. Murphy, attorney general
and member of the board.
A topographic survey of the Grand
Canyon between Lees Ferry and the
Grand Wash, is in contemplation by
the geological survey. The party,
under the direction of Col. c. H. Birds
eye, left Flagstaff recently for the
point of embarkation, where boats will
be built and the trip undertaken.
Levels will be taken at various points
down the canyon, as well as leaving
bench marks throughout large area.
The survey will be one Of the first
ever made through that area, only a
hurried examination having been made
by Powell and others who have made
the trip. The purpose of the trip is
to get first hand data on which to