The Winslow mail., 1926-12-20
Condition In
State Favorable
Says Salisbury
Especial to The Daily MaiD

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. IL
Conditions in Arizona have con-
tinued generally favorable, with
the larger industries active and
many additional construction prof
ects started, P. G. Spillsbury, pres
ident of the Arizona Industrial
Congress, said in his report pre-
scented at a meeting here today of
the Pacific Coast Transportation
Advisors board in session at Mark
Hopkins Hotel. The report con-
tinues:
1.-The low cotton market has been
the greatest handicap in the agri-
cultural industry, and it's effects
have been felt to some extent in
the agricultural communities.
About 1900 bales were ginned
to December 1, and total produc-
ton is estimated at approximately
10000. Much relief has been ex-
tended growers throughout the
Arizona Pima Cotton Growers as
ISOLATION and various financial
agencies, but probably the great
Ell part of the crop was sold as
it was brought in. The alfalfa
market, after dull summer, has
been more active recently, and
other crops brought fair returns.
Decreased cotton acreage, and
increased interest in truck crops,
grains and other products, are in
dictated for next year, and there
are prospects of a considerable re-
vival of the dairy industry. Winter
lettuce acreage has been largely
increased in the Salt River and
Yuma valleys, where shipping is
now under way, with movement OF
about 5000 cars from the former
and more than 1000 from the lat
ter expected up to March Inspiring
lettuce movement will be large, and
record cantaloupe acreage is
predicted for next summer.
"The livestock industries have
shown Improvement during the
year. Fall movement of cattle has
been favorable at prices above
those of a year ago, and the lamb
market has been good. Wool has
averaged somewhat lower in price,
but this was offset materially by
the weight and staple Of the we'll
grown clip The mohair industry
is showing rapid growth, Arizona
now producing about 100000
pounds of mohair annually. Range
conditions have been we'll maintain
ed, and will be further benefited
by general rains early this month.
Much activity in the develop
ment of new properties and revival
of old ones remains one of the
main characteristics of the mining
situation. The copper market has
been only fair, and the extremely
low silver market has not been
favorable, but production is going
ahead at about the same rate as
for the past two years. Among the
larger producers, the Inspiration
Consolidated Copper company has
tits new $6,000,$$$ teaching plant
in operation; the Phelps-Dodge
Corporation is furnishing it's ST.
100000 smelter reconstruction pro-
gram at Douglas, and the United
Verde company is completing a
new $750,000 concentration plant.
One Of the most important recent
developments was the announce
ment that the Phelps-Dodge Cor
poration would build a lead smelt-
ing and refining plant at Douglas.
This will lend much impetus to
new mining operations, not only in
Arizona, but in Sonora,
There have been several i'm
portant developments in new land
projects. Contracts for construc-
tion of the 100000 dam at San
Carlos, which will irrigate more
than 100000 acres in the Florence
Casa Grande valley, has been let
to the Atkinson-Spicer company of