The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1928-12-15
REPORT SHOWS BUSINESS GOOD
Tombstone Epitaph)

The average level of industrial
activities and employment is
higher than for the past several
years, and is due to improved
conditions, and unusual activity
in agriculture. horticulture, and
i in new construction and develop
ment work, especially noted in
| the Salt River. Yuma. Casa
Grande and Tucson districts.
Harvesting of the increased acre.
age of cotton is we'll under way,
and Notwithstanding an increase
in the supply of cotton pickers
during October, there yet re.
mains q shortage of approxi
i mately 1000 cotton pickers; par
ticularly does this shortage exist
in the Salt River Valley.
Thinning work in connection
with the fall lettuce crop (12, 900
4 acres in the Salt River valley,
2, 900 acres in-the Yuma valley.
1000 acres in the Duncan and
Stafford districts. and more than.
500 acres in the Fiorence-Casa
Grande valley and Benson and
! Nogales districts) requires ap
proximately 1000 workers; the
supply of labor in connection
with this work is inadequate.
Harvesting of the citrus fruit
crops is under way, and will
show q gradual increase in har
vest and shipping activities for
the next several weeks.
Metal mining shows q slight
increase in activity. Metal mine
and smelter wages in all copper
producing districts, were in
creased ten per cent October /.
New metal mine development
and prospecting work promises
to continue throughout the win
ter months. The metal mine la
Dor supply and demand, both
skilled and unskilled, is quite
evenly balanced.
Industrial plants, particularly
those manufacturing building
supplies, maintain capacity ope.
rations. Cotton gins have re
sumed seasonal operations.
I Building and general construc.
/ ton continues at q rapid pace in
the larger communities and in
| many of the cities and towns,
Construction under way, or au
thorized, includes: The huge
| Coolidge dam at San Carlos,
| which project will irrigate about
1OO, 600 acres of new land in the
Florepce-Casa Grapde valley;
the S., 100000 Mountain View
dam project; several ore mills; q
19-mile railroad line near the
Coolidge dam; a national bank
building at Mesa; numerous pub
lie school buildings; an admins
tration building at Grand Can.
yon; 20 new miners dwelling
houses at Jerome; cotton gin,
bank building. flour mill, q com
mercial structure and q hot
springs bath house, at Clifton;
an ornamental street lighting
system, extension of q sewer
system and 27 blocks of street
paving at Casa Grande; sewer
system at Tempe; and large pro.
grams of miscellaneous construc.
ton at Phoenix, Prescott, Tue.
son and many other cities and
towns. Construction labor sup
ply and demand is we'll balanced.
! A considerable amount of mu.
nicipal construction is under
way in the cities and towns. A
large highway construction pro.
gram, including numerous bridge
structures, is under way. Con.
struction recently started on the
new road to the Stewart Noun
tain damsite. Dedication of the
new Lees Ferry highway bridge
over the Colorado river near the
Grand Canyon, scheduled to
have been held November 10.
has been postponed until June
/, 1929. The labor supply is
adequate in the state. for both
highway construction and main.
tenance activities.
Sawmills in Flagstaff and Nc.
Nary lumber districts, continue
fairly steady operations with
normal crews; probabilities are,
however, that q seasonal slack
ening in logging operations in
these districts. will occur at the
advent of severe winter weather.
A moderate increase in railroad
freight train service forces will
likely be noted during Novem
Der. The supply of railroad la.