Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-20

tnmment.n on gCncgal business
conditions in these eight states,
Mr.. Habson gave the following
details:
"Montana: Trend fairly favor,
able. The metal, mining aud gem
cral industrial conditions report
some Improvement: the wheat crop
showed an increase in value Of 81
per cent; and stock raiscrs are
feeling a little better. The copper
districts aro decidedly improved
owing 20 the higher price Of the
metal; while the numbering camps.
sugar mills and oil fields ~" all
busy. Surely Montana should have
r.uch better business this spring
than has been the ease for several
years.
wyoming: Recovery rather un-
even. While employmcnt conditions
are normal in Wyoming, the state
has had so many unjust difficulties
in the past, its recovery must Of
necessity be rather slow. With Il
continued improvement in the live
stock situation, coal mining and
oil, Wyoming should come back in
good shape The beet sugar indus
try continues to grow; the railroad
shops are busy; and a distinctly
better feeling aXistS everywhere
throughout the state.
Colorado Fairly Firm
Colorado: Trend fairlv firm.
F.! The value Of Colorado $ recent
wheat crop was 81 per cent over
the previous year. Although pota-
toes showed decline, this was off
set by IN increased income from
! barley and other products. | am
/ getting favorable reports on metal
/ mining, meat packing and the sugar
/ and flour industries from Colorado.
! Mining is especially active at Grip
!. plc Creek and LcadviIlc and in the
] Telluride. Idaho Springs and Boul-
der districts. Numerous prospective
oil wells are being drilled in the
/ Fort Collins. Lovcland. Longmont,
/ Craig, PHcblo nnd FLORENCE dis
/ tricts The completion of the Mof
J fat Tunnel, the building Of new
Highways aud tie development Of
! additional water power is making
/ for II GOOD 1925 business through
out Colorado.
"Ctah: Recovery temporarily
halted Although the industrial
Tendencies arc fairly favorahle. some
3 unemployment a.ill exists in Utah
! This is often the ease when the
{ sugar mills shut down and the
I canning factories have closed for
, the season. Mining. however. priu-
! cipallv conner rcr1ains s.cadv: while
! road building and horticultural work
is oucniur up for 1925. Pcysonallv
I am oDtimiStic rs to the pcesibili.
/ ties of Getting now oil fields in
! Utah. Tho state should also bcn-
oft from pending uper-power de
( vrlopw"uts and other engineering
! fonts in contemplation The pouu-
latiou- only about 5000o0-is rath-
cr small for such big state and
certain problems facing the state
/ tend to retard its growth.
"Ncva1a and Idaho: Tntavorablc
/ tendency pcrs ats. The statistics on
/ Nevada are not as good rs I wish
! they wDro: hut CONSIDERING the
! 1920 population of only 77.407. the
! state does exceedingly well. In the
/ McGill copper miuino district the
mine labor situation is well balanc-
/ ed. md Indications are that metal
m;nr copditiCrs viii continue to
( imp.ovo. While building has slack
cncl for the winter months resi-
dent huilding continues fairly ne
| tive. Emnlovmcnt IN connection
with mmiciual improvements shows
a seasonal decrease. Highway con.
/ struc'ion has continued 70 afford
I considerable work in many parts of
! the state. Excepting a few of the
/ orc reduction plants. which arc
closed temporarily. all other indus
trial plants continue running stcadi-
! ". Railway shops are working on
/ n fivC-dav-a-wcek schedule, with
/ cmplovmcnt in connection slightly
reduced. | believe that Nevada
will have a better wear in 1925 than
in 1921. This is also true of Idaho
where similar conditions exist, al
! though il must be remembered that
the recent wheat crop of idaho
| shows a decrease in value of 5 per
I cont while potatoes and barley also
show some decline Better condi-
tinnS, however, both agricultural
and mining, may exist this new
| year.
Arizona Is Fcvorabls
"Ari2ona and New Mexico: Con.
ditionS romain fairly favorable al
! though statistics indicate no rapil
immediate improvement, FaNor-
able reports are coming in on metal
mining, lumborinr and numerous
! other local industries. Arizona re-
cc;vcd for its recent cotton crop
| about the same amount rs in the
wear previous. More truck crons are
continually bcino raised BY irrica-
tors and over 5000 acres are now
growing lettuce. These states lead
! in new railway construction while
additional highways are opening up
now sections. Metal mining lum-
boring and other industries arc pro
rrcssinm slowly but steadily. Sheep
and cattle raising is still rather I'M
active but oil prospecting is TAX
ing the attention Of ranch mon in
many sections. The test we'll which
~" Frisco ntorosts-through the
, New Mexico and Arizona Land
! ComponVi-arc drilling 10 creating