The Coconino sun., 1927-03-11
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Distribution Of $4,000 to Salt
River Valley citrus growers on ac-
count of the early grapefruit crop
was made Monday by the Arizona
Citrus Growers association on the
first pool Of March seedless grape
fruit. The pool contained over 50,-
00C boxes and was sold principally
along the Pacific coast.
Twelve years of actual construction
work and the expenditure of approx
mately S48, 100000 on the Hetch
Hetchy project has brought an adj
ditional water supply Of 400,000,000
gallons daily to San Francisco The
aqueduct is 81 miles long and is 10
feet three inches in diameter. The
power site at Hetch Hetchy has been
supplying power to the Golden Gate
city for several months.
They are going to turn them out
wild down on the banks of the Hasa
yampa at Wickenburg. Under the
auspices of the Wickenburg junior
chamber of commerce, everything has
been perfected for one Of the biggest
frontier celebrations ever pulled off
lin Arizona. The big event is
scheduled to start next Thursday,
March II, and will wind-up on Satur-
day.
The record was broken in New
York town the other day when used
automobile was sold at auction for 66
cents. But it may not prove to be
50 cheap, at that.
Judge Frederick Hill ofeJoliet, ILL.,,
last Saturday granted another stay
of execution to six convicts scheduled
to hang that day for the murder Of
deputy warden during Jail break at
the Illinois state "pfs1o last May.
The new hanging date is set for to-
day, March IL.
Announcement that telephone SER
vice between this country ard Great
Britain has been extended to Douglas
was made last Wednesday. The first.
three minutes will cost S87 and every
additional minute S29.
An economic survey of the San
Pedro Valley to determine the maxi
mum value Of annual crops capable
of being grown under irrigation will
be made in the near future by govern
mant irrigation engineers, if plans
formulated by San Pedro farmers
materialize. IL the survey shows
the feasibility Of dam, such pro-
ject will likely be undertaken.
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Among other Inconvenience says
the Tombstone Epitah, .sthe chap who
cuts off his nose to spite his face will
find that he can't blow his own horn"
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Subscribers in the stock in the
Hassayampia hotel in Prescott are
more than enthusiastic over the re-
suits of the work accomplished by the
that a total of $4,000 will be reached
by the end Of this week.
The work Of double tracking the,
main line Of the Santa Fe railroad
between Defiance and Chambers, east
of Holbrook, was begun recently.
Large forces are being employed and
the work soon will be completed.
The stretch Of track in question is 40
miles in length and is between Gallup
and Holbrook.
The U. S. war department. has an
nounced the placing Of an order for
500 modern and speciaIly built air
planes for the II. S. army and navy.
Stickers advertising the Bisbee.
roundup, wild west rodeo to be
staged on April 2 and under the aus
piece Of the Americas Legion, made
their appearance on the willdshields
of automobiles from that city last
week. The stickers are printed in
two colors and bear the words, She's
Wild Bisbee Roundup. Z