Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-18
Condition In
State Favorable
Says Salisbury
Especial to The Daily MaiD

san FiANCISCO, 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-
sented at a meeting here today OF
the Pacific Coast Transportation
Advisors. board in session at Mark
Hopkins Hotel The report con-
tinues:
"The low cotton market has been
the greatest handicap in the agri-
cultural industry, and its effects
have been felt to some extent in
the agricultural communities.
About 1900 bales were ginned
to December 1, and total produc-
tion is estimated at Approximately
10000. Much relief has been eX-
tended growers throughout the
Arizona rPima Cotton Growers as
sOciation and various financial
agencies, but probably the great
er 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
dicated for next year, and there
are prospects of considerable re-
| yiyal 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 /. Spring
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 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 1,00O,00t
pounds of mohair annually. Range
conditions have been well maintain
ed, and will be further benefited
by general rains early this month
Much activity in the develop
ment Of new properties and reviya
OF old ones remains one of the
main characteristics Of the mining
situation. The copper market has
been only fair, and the eXtremel!
low silver market has not beer
favorable, but production is goins
ahead at about the same rate as
for the past two years. Among th,
larger producers, the Inspiration
Consolidated Copper company ha!
tits new $6,000,$$$ teaching plan
, in operation; the Phelps -Dodg,
, Corporation is fininshing its 81,
100000 smelter reconstruction pro
gram at Douglas, and the Unitct
Verde company is completing
new $750,000 concentration plant
One of the most important recen
/ developments was the announce
; ment that the Phelps-Dodge Cor
, poration would build lead smelt
ing and refining plant at Douglas
This will lend much impetus t
new mining operations, not only i
, Arizona, but in Sonora.
There have been several i'm
g portant Developments in new Ian
a projects. Contracts for construc
ton of the 100000 dam at Sa
Carlos, which will irrigate NOR
g than 100000 acres in the Florence
y Casa Grande valley, has been le
TO the Atkinson-Spicer company O