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The border vidette., 1927-01-22
ARlzoNANs GET FARM LOANS

Berkeley, Calif.-Tbe Federal
Land bank of Berkeley, Satur
day made public its yearly
statement Of business in Califor.
MIA, Utah. Nevada and Arizona,
showing that during the year
just closed Arizona farmers made
application for III and secured
143 loans. This was out of a
total of 2,777 applications from
the four states and 1876 loans
made for $6,763 600. Arizona's
loans totaled $750,0OO.
The number of loans made in
Arizona during 1926 was 46 more
than those in 1925, but six less
than those in 1924 and 251 less
than in 1928. There has been
an almost steady decrease in the
number of applications since the
peak year of 1922, when Ari
zona farmers applied for 695 and
were granted 4O4 loans totaling
81 1858. 400.
For the month of Decent Der
1926, the bank reported total
loans of $5O7, 900, of which Ari
zona topped the list with 1872 ap
plications and SO loans for 1929, ;
900.
Appraisals for the. month in
Arizona included ii farms with
an acreage of 31,915 out of a
total of 173 appraisals on 56,856
acres.
Gross loans made by the or.
ganization in Arizona since it's
organization in 1917 total 1854
for $6, $3.50 at the present
there are pending 81 applica.
tions for loans totaling $2O1, 100.
Effective January l this year
the bank established a rate of
st per cent on all farm loans.
The reduction in the rate, the
bank explained, was due to the
land banks being able to market
q A per cent bond, previous is.
sues having carried the rate, of
At per cent. The ST per cent
rate on long term farm loans is
the lowest in this land bank dis.
trict.
The border vidette., 1927-01-22
THE BEST is NONE TOO GOOD

One hundred Thousand dollars
will be placed at the disposal of
the Governor this week to de.
fray the expense of waging a
campaign of militant opposition
to the Swing-Johnson Bill, pro.
viding for able counsel to repre-.
sent Arizona in the supreme
court, if such course is deem.
ed necessary, and to carry on
further investigation on the Col.
orado river as to the benefit to
be derived by Arizona from the
proposed dam sites. On the sub.
ject last week Dunbar's Weekly
had the following, says the Epi.
taph:
There is now talk of Arizona
taking her case to the high court
of the land-the supreme court
of the United States. If the
Swing-Johnson bill becomes law
that will be absolutely neces.
sary. This legislature will be-
asked for ample funds to carry
such case to final determination
There are many able lawyers in
Arizona, and if the legislature
deems it is the part of wisdom
to go to the courts for justice
they should provide that only
the very finest legal talent be-
employed. The Colorado river
is worth such tremendous
amount of money to the citizens
of Arizona, present and future,
that it's value in dollars and
cents cannot be estimated, but it
is staggering amount. An
amount so great that when the
time to go to court comes we
cannot be satisfied with any but
the best legal talent"
The border vidette., 1927-01-22
ARIZONA NEEDS NEW AGRlCUl-
TURAL BUILDING

neutrality-suspicious. in Ari.
zona. which brief twenty five
years ago was of very little i'm
portance, has made steady ad.
vancement until today it ranks
second in Importance with that
of mining and is increasing more
rapidly than any other industry
while development of many
agricultural areas and the in.
crease of highly specialized
crops of fruit and vegetables,
has only served so far to show
the general trend in this direc.
tion and to indicate the great
possibility of agriculture and
horticulture in Arizona.
There is no section of the state
which does not have great posi-
bilities and no section of the
state which does not need the
aid oil new settlers and new cap.
ital to help in development. We
are producing apples in nearly
every county in the state except
in Yuma and Maricopa, which
are of a quality equal, if not
superior, to the apples produced
in the higher regions of Califor.
MIA and the Northwest. Our cit.
rus fruit has achieved a reputa.
tion which makes it certain that
the demand for Arizona products
will continue indefinitely and
that expansion of. this branch of
horticulture has practically no
limits.
We have proved that the soil
and climate of Arizona is ideal
ly adapted for the growing Of
lettuce and other vegetables.
This is not confined alone to
the lower irrigated valleys be-.
cause there is an increase in the
production of these vegetables
in the higher parts of the state,
and it is being proved that the
quality of these products is such
that they will find a market when
production has been encouraged
sufficiently to make volume so
that farmers are enabled 70 mar
The border vidette., 1927-01-22
POINTERS ON TREE PRUNING
(By J. L. Mortenson)

The following important points
on pruning fruit trees has been
supplied the Benson News by
Mr.. Mortenson, who states that
now is the proper time for local
people to have this work done:
BEST time December, Janu.
ary, and February.
2-Proper height of head or
braches of tree from ground.
3-Selection and location of
main branches to give tree best
form and shape.
4-Selection and thinning of
small limbs and twigs on main
branch is to give proper spacing
and roominess.
5-Heading off or cutting back
limbs and twigs leading in unde.
sirable directions or for develop.
ing new shoots from which to
select more desirable branches.
How and What to Prune
No. Pruning during other
than the winter months is for
special results used on roses,
vines and other ornamental
plants almost exclusively.
No. 2-In this climate fruit
trees should be trained to branch
rather low to protect the south.
west side of the trunk from the
bot afternoon sun. Cut off the
one year old whip or single
shoot eighteen to thirty inches
from the ground as soon as
planted.
Ornamental trees and shrubs
may be cut to any desired height
Cut roses aud vines back Sc
verely each year except where
height or extreme width is de.
sired.
No. 3-Seiect branches which
are we'll spaced around the cen
ter Of the tree and which are
not likely to ever crowd each
other. Four or five main branch.
es are sufficient if properly Sc.
lected as to position.
No. Each main branch
should in turn, be trained as a
unit to fill the space allotted to
it around the tree much the same
as the whole tree itself.
No. 5-Always cut off twigs
close against the bud you wish
to make the greatest growth.
Never leave stubs except where
you want new shoots to arise
upon it. Painting large cuts
help protect the tree from dis
ease.
The border vidette., 1927-01-22
ket economically.

ket economically.
1t has been proved in the past
that the display of agricultural
and horticultural products at the
Arizona State Fair has been of
great advertising value to the
several counties which have
placed exhibits in the past years.
The time has come when more
encouragement must be given to
the several counties in order to,
bring satisfactory exhibits to the
Arizona State Fair. The build.
ing which has housed these ex.
hibits was put no some twenty.
five years ago as a temporary
structure. 1t has become un.
safe, unsanitrry and entirely in
adequate. Several counties have
refused to make exhibits and it,
is generally conceded that the
building can no longer be used
for this purpose.
The longtime need of a new
agricultural building has been
expressed by every good citizen
who has given due consideration
to the matter. The proposed
building will serve all the coun.
ties Of the state and can be used
to house permanent exhibits of
several counties, making it pos
sible for thousands of visitors to
Phoenix during the winter sea.
son to visit this building where
may be shown by charts and
maps the area and resources Of
every county and samples of the
horticultural products such as
grains, grasses and processed
fruits and vegetables. Such an
exhibit would be of untold ad.
vertising value to all parts OF
the state and would help in no
small way in developing agricul.
ture and horticulture particular
~ in those parts of the state
which are not visited as fre.
quently as the more populous
sections of the state.
The State Fair Commission
has had plans drawn for an ad-
dequate building capable of
housing all Agricultural exhibits
at the State Fair. and are asking
the Eighth Legislature for ap-
preparation to build it.. Tt will
cost approximately sixty FIVE
thousand dollars and will be
erected right next to and just
north of the present mining
building as part of an adequate
group plan of building for the
Fair ground. One look at the
present agricultural building at
the grounds outside or inside
would convince anyone to get in
and help build something worth
while.
The border vidette., 1927-01-22
BOULDER DAM FIGHT TAKEN TO
WASHINGTON

Phoenix-The state of Arizona
will continue to oppose passage
by congress of the Swing John.
son bill. and a committee was
appointed to go to Washington
to oppose the bill. At the first
meeting of the commission, which
is composed of w. R.. Barnum.
Fred T. Golfer, Clarence Gunter,
Samuel White, and Dwight B.
Heard, an appeal was sent out
to all citizens of Arizona to rend.
err every assistance to them in
their efforts to defeat the Swing
Johnson bill. the passage of
which would seriously endanger
Arizona's future development.
The border vidette., 1927-01-22
Stafford Work started on con.
struction of Mt. Graham road.

Stafford Work started on con.
struction of Mt. Graham road.
Phoenix - Location of Six
Points will be site of new fruit
canning plant to be erected by
Arizona Preserving company.
Tucson-Articles of Incorpo
ration filed by Picacho Ranch
company, $750.000 capitalization,
to raise lettuce and grapes on
100 acres land near Toltec.
Jerome-Rebuilding plant of
Sodium Products Corporation
completed.
December rains give range
growth good start and provide
stock water. Stock in good
shape.
Phoenix - Mountain States
Telephone & Telegraph company.
will give out $3.50, 900 for new
Office and facilities here, and
spend 100000 in state this
year.
The border vidette., 1927-01-22

BABY CHIx:-Golden Buff
and White Leghorns (Tancred
Strain). Black Minorcas. Barred
Rocks, r. l. Reds and Turkens.
No electric lights or other egg
forcing methods used on breed.
ing fowls.
ENOCH CREWS,
Seabright. Calf.
The border vidette., 1927-01-22

WHITE GLOVER HONEY in com.
or extracted $1.95 per gallon,
Special prices on larger lots.
Guaranteed pure. Write for price
list. Galway Brokerage Cot
Birmingham, Ala bama. lO-9-lO.
The border vidette., 1927-01-22

Mining Is a very practical
business. There is no more Of
q gamble in a mining enterprise,
when it is honestly managed and
intelligently financed, than there
is in any other business.
The border vidette., 1927-01-22

American railroads have been
proven the safest in the world.
A recent compilation shows that
in the United States in 1925, one
passenger was killed for 21O, ,236,
221 passenger miles.
The border vidette., 1927-01-22
ARIZONA WEEKLY IN DU STRlA
REVIEW.
January II, 1927.


Walker-Sheldon Mining com
pany considering sinking mai n
compartment shaft to 1900
level. Project would cost $780,.
600.
Congress Junction-Sonora De
velopment company, which took
over famous old Congress mine,
doubling capacity of it's so ton
test mill.
Hillside - World Exploration
company acquires Vindicator
group of six claims.
Florence-Extensive improve.
ments being made to Ban khead
Service station.
Florence-Large acreage here
planted to Valencia onions.
Douglas Annual convention
of Arizona Cattle Growers Asso
citation will be held here, Febru
ary 8 9.
Patagonia - Tres de Mayo
mine installing larger hoist and
work of sinking shaftfrom depth
of 100 feet to $50 foot level un
der way.
Patagonia-Working crew at
Denver mine increased to three
shifts.
Tombstone-Work progress.
ing on new theater.
Tombstone-New lighting sys.
tenn installed at courthouse.
Glendale-$5, 900 additional ap
preparation made for government
poultry experimental station.
Road connecting old Trench
mine in Patagonia district with
county highway, being regarded
and reconstructed for ore trans.
portation.
Glendale-Santa Fe System to
construct modern shops and
roundhouse facilities at Fair
grounds station.
Glendale-Application made
by Santa Fe System for permls
sion to build Is miles new track
from Beardsley project, in Aqua
Fria river section.
Acknowledgement shipments
of lettuce and vegetables being
made from this point daily.
Wickemburg - "Wickenburg
Miner" new newspaper being
published here.
Nogales-Plans discussed for
street paving and installation
of ornamental street lights.
Nogales-Nogales Information.
al's building on Grand avenue
being remodeled.
Prescott-Walnut Grove Min
ing company will operate placer
deposits on Hassayampa River
80 miles south of Prescott.
Patagonia-Twin Bells Min.
ing company has installed ma.
chinery for development work.
10. stamp mill to work dump
at Gloriana mine in Big Bug dis
trict.
Nogales-New State Plumbing
company erecting new building
at $40 Grand avenue.
Flagstaff - New community
hotel,, Monte Vista, opened.
100000 appropriation asked
for road and bridge improve.
ments in Arizona.
Bisbee-Phelps Dodge Corpo
ration, Copper Queen branch.
will sink three compartment
shaft in Warren.
Doz Cabezas Central Copper
company handling about 800 tons
daily in its new 5OO.ton mill.
Willcox-Gold Slope Mining
company reports striking milling
ore on 1000 level.
Constellation-Building being
erected and foundations laid, for
power plant to be installed at
Mizpah mine.
Mineral Park-Machinery be-.
ing installated at New Moon
mines.
Phoenix New plant to be
built at South Seventh street
and Salt river, for Arizona Sand
& Rock company.
Phoenix-Funds will soon be
available for construction of new
state camp site.
Observation-Disclosures star ted
on $4,000 new building at $40
North Central avenue, to be oc
o,~;ol hr Don Coll;os Mo<1n NJ =.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14
CLOUDBURsT REVEALS
 HIDDEN BONANZA NEAR
 SAN BERNARD|N0, ,CAL.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14 R)-So great is the rush to the new gold camp between Fenners and Gofs, an the Santa Fe railroad in San Bernardino county, this state, that an auto buss service has been started at Fenners to serve the public in the rush to this prospective bananza camp, which is located on the slope of Piute moun- tains seven and one-haf miles from the railroad.
 The discovery, it is claimed, was made by Henry Muhleisen and Mark Petit, who were grubstaked by Miss E. M. Martin, stenographer of Los An geles, in August of this year, but was not made public until few days ago, and not until group of 35 mining clalns nau peeH locdIeu anu FeCorueu.
 The find, it is said, consists of a five foot body of quartz concealed under an iron capping, and it's exis- tance probably never would have been disclosed but for the fact that torrent ial rains and cloudbursts revealed the hidden bonanza.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14

Carl and Harvey Carlson just arrfV- ed back from the Outside where they visited their mother in Minnesota. They were; East since last June and, report times not so good Outside. Both are happy to be back in Alaska. The brothers are now packing in their outfit 10 miles West of Chulitna on the main Chulitna, their old estab' lished camp
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14
RED CROSS DRIVE SUCCESS

The local Red Cross Drive brought in about $350, Chairman T. R. Me Ewen reports. Particulars will be giv- en out in a few days when all dis tricts have reported.
 Mr. Me Ewen wishes to extend thanks to the volunteer workers without whom the Drive could not have been carried out as successfully as it was.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14
STARR DUE FRIDAY

The Steamer Starr, Capt. o. A. Jo- hanson, of the San Juan Fishing and Packing company Is expected to ar rive in port Friday from Seattle. The sailing date out of Seward for the Westward is given as November IS. Chas. Jansen, local manager for the company reports the Starr sailed out of Seattle for Seward on Saturday.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14
NOTICE

All basketball candidates for the s. A. c. team are requested to turn out In uniform at 7::30 tonight. The following men especially; Harris, Kooz, Bath, Lenhart, Hayes, Guy Manthey, Galloway, Dyer, Sampson, Baker, Chya, Clancy, Andresen, Os- bakken.
 Signed-T. R. Nc Ewen.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14

Roy and Elmer Boedeker now have their main cabin completed on Por- tage Creek about 12 miles East of Chufitna station where they plan to trap and prospect from now on. Roy is very busy sledding in their large outfit to their camp with four dogs. Elmer is cutting trail
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14

MT. and Mrs. Will Johnson are still making their home on Gold Creek where Will has some placer claims. Johnson's have been married almost two years now and Mrs. Johnson says this Is the most delightful country and likes 1t very much. MT. Johnson traps around Gold Creek in the win ter time
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14
COMET SEEN LAST MITE

A beautiful, fiery comet flashed across the Southern sky last evening about 6:30 o'clock presenting an awe inspiring sight After falling few million miles the blazing streak of mystery burst into brilliant explo- sion.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14
HYBRID GoLFiNe COSTUMES

DENVER, Nov. 14. P)-The old west is apparently holding It's own on Colorado golf courses, where cos- tunes which include a five gallon sombrero and golf knickers are not an uncommon sight along the fair ways.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14

Andy Simon's, field manager for the Alaska Glacier Tours Association, arrived in Seward Saturday from his home on Lake Kenai. Mrs. Simon's is in fine health again, 1t is reported.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14

Andy Johnson, an old Nome pioneer. arrived at Canyon on November and established trap line from Mile 269 up to Miami lake and Ruby lake. He will have about six miles of traps a cosy tent and his camp just off the railroad track.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14

Moose Johnson will trap his old trap line from Mile 269 to Mile PIT and six miles up Indian River, East of Chulitna, which area he has trapped for thee last seven years. Q is an old trapper and pretty near always gets 8 nice bunch of fur.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14

Jin Williams, ex boxer around the Cook Inlet country, came up to Cur ry in September and relieved John Gail, who with his wife, left for the big Outside to stay. MT. Williams is handling his job in fine shape and is glad to be up here in the wilds, he says.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14

Nils Hagen is having three of his houses in town generally repaired. At the present time carpenter Skinner is fixing up the roofs.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14
CHANGE TO SAVE MONEY

Tomorrow, Tuesday November 15, is the last day for payment of city taxes. After that date property ow- ners will be charged 12 percent in- terest on taxes unpaid.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14

E. Brewster, mining man from Mile 34, was week -end business visitor in Seward. He left again this morn ing for the camp.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14

Harry Wertz has moved over 10 Bear Lake to trap their and from the mouth or Portage Creek up through the Canyon to Treasure Creek
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14

One of the Lee boys, of Talkeetna, and with a pardner, has started a mink ranch at the old Williams road house at the mouth of Indian River. The boys will also trap from Indian up to Portage Greek on the main Susitna Rive~
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14
CHUL|TN NEWS

Tom Dickenson, foreman for the road commission at Chulitna, with 12 men have completed clearing and grading the new wagon road from here to Portage Creek, distance of nine miles. They finished on October I6 when the crew disbanded and left for down the line The sum of $7,5OO was spent on this road this summer with $1S,5OO left to finish graveling. This work will go forward next spring.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14

Everybody up here wishes all n Seward a big Thanksgiving.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14

Start the day rtght-order the pest meat which Is FRyEs'S BABY BEEF.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14

The country up here is all taken up by trappers with no more room TOT any more and the poor fur buyers will sure be stretched this winter; ana with the present price there will pc thousands of dolalrs worth of fur shinned out of Alaska. Let's hope some of it stays in Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-14

It is 16 below zero today put thS weather is sure fine.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-03
Editorial Comment
Fire Escapes, Old and New
Chicago Daily Tribune)

Chicago is Of the few great cities in which
old fashioned fire escapes are still commonly used
on new buildings. Fire escapes ugly. BY the
most careful study, and under the most favorable
circumstances, their ugliness be mnimized as
in the Butler Bros. building, but we do not recall
another example in which they not eyesorc.
The injury they do to otherwise good archi-
lecture is well illustrated by the new Tobey build
ing Michigan boulevard The fire escapes have
marred it even more, find, than the unsightly
tank which destroys the roof line and is plainly
visible from the street. Before these excrescences
appeared the building had no little charm
The alternative to fire escapes is not increased
danger to the occupants of a building for lack of
emergency stairways. The fire shield stairway
provides even greater safety. 1t is an emergency
stairway built inside the structure, but thoroughly
cut off by curtain Of masonry and fire doors from
the occupied sections of the building. fire shield
stairway is certainly more likely to be swept
by flames than is an exterior escaeeNf&At7the
time. the exterior fire escape diStihct haz
ard, If only mental one, to rapid descent in an
emergency, and when coated with ice or swept by
a high wind it is genuinely dangerous to take on
the Even if the question CT appearance were
not involved the fire shield stairway would be more
desirable for every purpose for which it is intended
There are no fire escapes to the new build
lngs of Northwestern university and the University
OF Chicago. There The Tribune Tower.
All the modern buildings in New York and in prac-
tically every other city of the first rank in this
country have fire shield stairways Architects who
continue to employ the older method are charge
able with indifference to- the appearance of their
work They it to their clients, and particu-
times. even though slight increase in cost is in
volved
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-03
Ten Months; Worth 20 Years

A convict known as peg leg jack Gordon re-
Gently was captured in Knoxville, Tenn, ten months
after he had broken out Of New Jersey prison,
where he serving l2-year term
Because he broke Jail and assaulted warden, Is
years have been added to his prison sentence In
formed Of this, he smiled and told his captors that
his ten months Of liberty worth far more
than 90 years in prison
With this remark, he went back jauntily to serve
out his time.
Jack Gordon will be an old man when he gets out
of prison, if he does not die there Judging by his
record, it would that prison is pretty good
place for him; certainly he need not our
sympathy.
Yet his remark contained a profound truth; and
he resumes his cid job Of weaving chair bottoms
or picking oakum whatever they do in Jersey
penitentiaries. we ponder on it for time.
To convict in prison, any sort of state where
is not watched constantly by a with gun
is liberty. To the outside, liberty may
need much clearer definition. Yet both men want it
nay, must have it if they are to livc--and most
of the trouble in this world comes because some
people feel that some other people are denying it
to them.
Liberty is not thing that can be denied forever
Even convict in his cell, sooner or later, is apt