The border vidette., 1931-12-12
DEVELOPMENT NOTES FROM
ABOUT THE STATE

periOr court in session in recent
ly-completed courthouse.
Clifton - Business continues
very quit owing to curtaied min
ing operations. Crops in Dun
can Valley good but prices poor.
Unemployment situation not seri
Gus, but highway forces working
half time to prolong employment.
Douglas Range conditions ex
cellent after continued rains,
with snow in higher areas. Cas
tie sales considerably larger than
for past few months, shipments
going both Eastand West. Busi
ness generally quiet. Imports
through port Of Douglas in Nov
ember amounted to $126,518. and
exports to $29,2
Globe Business very quiet,
with no new projects contem
plated in near future. COnsid'
cradle rain and snow of benefit
to ranges.
Flagstaff Contract awarded for
construction of additional seven
mile section Of highway in Oak
Creek Canyon, at cost OF $146,
1856. Work also to be started im
mediately on section A of Came
ron-Desert View road. to cost
$145, ,13l. Tourist travel light.
Unemployment relief situation
being handled very satisfactorily
through central agency.
Kingman - Business shows
slight Improvement over Oct.
Employ ment situation also i'm
proved, with many men recently
employed on new highway work
and by beginning of operations
of new feldspar mill here. Ran
ges improved by recent rains
and mining activity little chang
ed. Large crowds atteded cele
bration opening new county road
from Kingman to Hoover Dam
Dedember 3.
Nogales = Winter vegetable
shipments under way from West
Coast of Mexico. Imports and
exports through port of Nogales
in November totaled $541, ,763,
against 81. 150.446 in November,
1880.
Phoenix-Cotton picking &C
tive and lettuce shipments be
gun. New eleven story Profes.
sional Building nearly finished.
Building permits for November
amounted to $57. .041, comparing
with $46. 73O for Ocober and $127,.
8O5 for November year ago.
Observation-Disclosures activ
ity in gold prospecting and de
velopment in Yavapai County.
Range conditions good. Tour
ist travel fair. New federal
building in Prescott occupied.
Smoki Museum under construc
ton. Modernization campaign be
ing pushed by special committee
of Yavapi Chamber of Commerce
as aid to employm ment, and re
ceiving active support of me
chanics and merchants.
Safford-Abundance of water
assured for next crop season in
Gila Valley, with more snow on
watershed than at this season for
many years. Business off, but
better than might have been ex
pected some time ago. Roads in
good condition and tourist travel
we'll maintained.
Tombstone-Ranges and cattle
in fine shape and some shipments
of cattle being made. All leas
ing stopped at Bunker Hill
mines. Tombstone Extension
Mine working three shifts de-
veloping its property. Business
falling off slowly and tourist ira
vel lighter than last year. Lar
ger road work between Bisbee
and Tombstone about finished.
Tucson-Boilding permits is
sued in November totaled $125.
1888, compared to $74, 204 in Octo
Der, and $12O, 4O2 in November
of last year. Construction under
way o" just completed inc udes
$4,000 for new cottages at Ari
zona Inn, army air service han
ger and operation building at
Tucson airport. additional unit
at u. S Veterans Hospital and
new $l25, 900 Indian Service hos
pital.
Yuma - Approximately 1900
acres of lettuce ready for market
by middle of December. with
stand good and quality excellent.
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