Arizona state miner., 1926-09-04

workers. Employment in railroad
shop, maintenance-of-way and train
service departments showed moder-
ate increase during July. Railroad la
Dor ample, except for moderate num-
Der Of maintenance-of-way workers.
ARIZONA
The supply and demand Of workers
in all lines was quite evenly balanced
during July, except for slight short
age Of competent farm workers and
Of experienced underground metal
miners. Harvesting of vine crops is
under way; the picking Of cantaloupes
and grapes is affording employment
to several hundred male and female
seasonal workers. Cotton picking to
commence the latter part Of August in
the Salt River Yuma and Tucson dis
tricts, will afford employment to sew
'eral hundred additional cotton pick
ers, with indications that a shortage
will develop. Industrial plants ccntiD,
ue operating steadily. Cotton ginning
soon to commence, will afford employ
ment to- several hundred workers. Met
al mining is showing gradual expan-
sion Development of new metal
mine properties continues. Building
and general construction is exception
ally active; major projects include the
Frog Tanks irrigation project, the
Horse Mesa power dam on the Salt
River and miscellaneous construction
on the new $15,00O,00O main line rail-
way east and west through the Salt
River valley. Work is expected to
commence within forty-five days on
twenty miles Of paving on the south
rim Of the Grand Canon Of Arizona.
Building under way at Flagstaff in
cludes a $260,000 community hotel,
100000 newspaper building and quite
a number Of residences. Quite num-
Der Of new public school buildings are
under way or authorized to be under
construction Immediately, in many dis
tricts Of the state. Large programs
Of electric transmission power line
construction are under way in many
parts of the state. All resident con-
structiOn workers and quite a number
Of migratory laborers are employed
on the building programs Municipal
Improvement construction, is quite ex-
tensive in several of the larger cities
and towns and is affording employ
ment to large numbers of chiefly un-
skilled workers. LAUNDERING contin-
ues quite active in the Flagstaff and
McNary districts Indications are that
a large sawmill plant at McNary
which has been closed, will resume op-
eratiOns early in August
NEW MEXICO
The labor supply and demand were
fairly balanced during July, except for
shortage Of experienced metal min
ers. Harvest work continued to pro-
vide employment for all local agricul-
tural labor during July. Industrial
plants, particularly those manufacture
ing construction equipment, continue
quite active. Metal mining is showing
unusual activity and includes consider
able new development and construc-
tion work. A considerable shortage of
experienced machine metal miners fs
reported. Building and general con-
struction is quite active. Building la
Dor reported ample in all localities.
except at Roswell, where small num-
ber OF building-trades men are needed.
Coal mining, which has shown the
usual seasonal curtailment indicated
to Increase during the next thirty
days. Coal mining labor available To-
cally. Municipal Improvement con-
struction continues to afford many
workers with steady employment.
numbering continues quite active in
the north central section or the state.
Highway construction during July, af-
forded quite number of additional
workers with employment Within
thirty days approximately thirty-three
miles of new highway construction
will have commenced, including two
large steel bridges. Ample highway
labor reported in the localities Of the
work. Railroad employment in
creased slightly during July, particu-
larly in railroad shop and maintenance
work.