The Winslow mail., 1923-08-24
BRIEF
ARIZONA
ITEMS

~ H6dNy udllSlOGul IdSlluS over lN6u-
| ty minutes ruined over twenty tons of
peaches and practically stripped over
1000 trees in the Buckley orchard in
| COchise Stronghold recently.
G. Nj. Willard, state game warden,
| has been instructed by Governor
George w. 2. Hunt to procure a half
dozen turkeys in the White mountains
and put them in Turkey creek, a game
preserve, in the Chiricahua mountains,
| so that again this creek can live up to
it's reputation. At one time Turkey
creek was alive with wild turkeys, but
in the course of few months, hunt
ers had killed them all off.
The new direct tax on land of 81 per
| thousand, or one-tenth of l per cent,
| imposed by the Mexican government
which was made by the Senate in June
has gone into effect. The tax was to
tave taken effect on July II, but oW-
| ing to the great amount of information
which must be obtained by landowners,
| and the amount of time necessary to
| get such information, the time limit
was extended thirty days.
Construction upon the transconti-
| mental long distance toll circuit has al
most reached a stage of completion
between Tucson and Yuma, it was
stated by Frank r. Packard, Tucson
manager of the Mountain States Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company. The
| newly built line, that will extend from
the eastern SeabOard through Tucson
to the coast, will not be thrown open
until the equipment stations enroute
have been completed.
The canning plant recently estab-
lished at Glendale, near Phoenix, has
already dispased of its first pack, a
large wholesale grocery company TAX
ing a carload of canned apricots, ac-
cording to Munro Brown, manager
While the plants production probably
will not be as large as expected this
season, owing to a small fruit crop in
the state, the prompt sale of it's pack
is regarded as a good omen and as an
Indication of the reception Arizona
products are now receiving in the state
ducts" movement, inaugurated by the
Arizona Industrial Congress.
An example of the value of thorough
inspection of agricultural crops has
been demonstrated during the past
month, according to F. J. Crider, hOr-
ticulturist at the university. While
making the regular inspection of the
date garden of the university of Ari-
zona located at Yuma the date palm
inspector, Mr.. HI. B. Skinner, discov-
cred tree bearing single leaf in
fected with the so-called black rust of
Graphiola disease. SO far as is known
this is the first instance this disease
has ever been found in any of the uni
versity paintings, and it's early dis
| cOvery means much to the date palm
industry.
Further indication that the state tax
rate for 1923 probably will be 60 or 81
cents on the $100 assessed valuation,
as was predicted a few weeks ago, was
given recently The prediction at that
time was made possible through data
made available by State Auditor Rich
ard III. Ramsey. That the earlier eS-
Inmates announced will be borne out
was the opinion expressed by officials
with the filing by Mr.. Ramsey of an
itemiZed list estimating that it will be
necessary to raise $4,221, ,924.S4 by di-
rect taxation for the state government
to care for the needs of the present
fiscal year. His report was submitted
to the State Tax Commission. While
the filing Of the estimate does not nee
essarily mean it's adoption, state Off
cials are anticipating that little if any
change will be made until the total as
sessed valuation of property in the
state to be taxed has become definite
ly known.
Reports from ten of ArizOna's four
| tOmobiles were purchased in the state
| during July according to figures made
| public by Secretary of State J. H. Ker-
| by.
Phoenix.-Throughou Arizona, in
| the larger mining and farming centers
| and in the towns and villages scat
| tered through the wide eXpanses of
| desert and mountain, the memory Of
| President Harding was hOnored In
many of the smaller, isolated places,
| far from railroads and the conven-
fences of wire communication the eX-
ercises through their very simplicity
and sincerity rivalled in impressive
ness the ceremonies in more populous
national centers.
The Yuma City Council decided to
make arrangements for the purchase
of a new code signaling fire siren, an
automatic siren for the city's La
France fire engine and 800 feet of one
and one-half-inch hose at total cost
| of $1266.70. The new siren to be
| placed above the roof of the city hall
is guaranteed to be heard a distance of
five miles. 1t is a Heath siren, equip
ped with a ~ horsepower, 24 volt, di,