Arizona state miner., 1924-08-30
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF

Prescott-Roadway improvements
to cost approximately $4,000 will be
undertaken Immediately by the Santa
Fe railroad.
Flagstaff-U. S. Treasurer made
formal offer of 100000 tor Bright
Angel trail. with more to come for
maintenance and extensions.
Phoenix-District forester approved
sale of 100000 feet of western yell
low pine sawtimber in Sitgreaves
national forest at $500 per NJ. to
Standard Lumber Mills, Inc.
Flagstaff-Work is being rushed on
the steel bridge over Walnut Canyon,
to replace the span lost thru a recent
logging accident.
Duncan-Approxima 1900 sacks
Of unusually fine potatoes are to be
shipped from Duncan valley this year.
Nogales-First National Bank is re-
modelling the Trust building for a
permanent home.
York-A carload of ore is being
shipped from the Wampoo mine in
the Mayfiower mining district
Yuma-An appropriation is urged
for the construction of bridge across
the Gila river at Gillespie Dam.
Phoenix-Sharehold of the Salt
River Valley Water Users Associa.
tion have voted to build new power
dam at Horse Mesa, estimated to cost
$4,400,O00.
Clifton-Approximately 1000 cars
of Valencia onions are to be produced
in San Simon valley this year.
Bisbee-A contract 10 to be awarded
for the construction of six-mile
stretch of highway between this city
and Tombstone.
Yuma-LOcal man ships carload OF
alfalfa seed to eastern market.
Glendale-During first 2S days OF
July an average of 100000 canta.
loupes per. day were shipped from
Glendale district.
/ HOlbrOok-Con to be awarded
for paving several city streets.
Superior-Rich copper carbonate
ore vein opened in tunnel workings
| at North Butte mine.
Nogales-Internatio Ice Company
with plant in Nogales, Sonora, and
office in this city, starts operation; :;
5000 ton warehouse to be erected to
take care of American Fruit Express
/ Railway cars on arrival here.
Yuma-Seven miles of Eleventh st.
to be paved with combination of state
and federal funds @
| Nogales-Garbanzo movement from
Mexico under way; peak of season
to be reached about September 1.
| Yuma-Cotton raisers in Yuma val
ley expecting 20 get average price
of 25' cents per pound for this years
crop.
Globe-Old Dominion Copper Com
pany increasing payrell approximately
J 40 men.
| CIifton-Contract to be awarded
for further development of local hot
springs.
Bisbee-Considerable building im
provement under way throughout bus
| mess section.
Williams-Dam being elevated and
waterworks system substantially i'm
proved.
Gila-Plans being prepared for con-
struction of school building in North
Gila Valley.
Oatman-Local gold properties fin
anced for active development
Yuma-First street to be paved
from Second Avenue to irrigation
canal at Twelfth street.
Phoenix-Chapman chemical plant
destroyed by fire last June, rebuilt
and will resume operations in near
future. -.
Phoenix - Cantaloupe shipments
from Salt River Valley have exceeded
estimate of 1000 carloads season not
yet ended.
TOmbstone-Completion of paving
work out of city to start at once.
agonia-Highway between this
city and Nogales to be improved and
reconstructed.
Yuma-Tests made on Yuma mesa
by University of Arizona show
Thompson seedless grapes peculiarly
well adapted to local conditions.
Clarkdale-United Verde smelter
to produce approximately 10000, 900
pounds of copper this month, largest
production in history of plant.
Phoenix-Work started on construc-
tion of 100000 road to Horse Mesa
dow