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Casa Grande Valley Dispatch And CASA GRANDE TIMES FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 27. 1911. No. 16 CASA GRANDE PINAL COUNTY.

ARIZONA. Vol. HI Oranges and Olives Grow in This Valley Man Makes Joyful Discovery and Farmer Salt River Takes Some of the Splendid Fruit to Phoenix for the Edification of His Friends A. Walsworth, for many years a president of Salt River valley, who has been living in Casa Grande for several months past, connected with the Casa Grande Livery Stables, has become an ardent believer of the Casa Grande valley; his convictions having been "brought about by actual residence here and the observation of conditions and products. "The greatest surprise I' ever had," -said Mr.

Walsworth, "was the fact that this is a orange country. I am satisfied that it cannot be surpassed as far as flavor and quality of the fruiting is concerned, and as for frost, there is no more of it here than in the Salt River valley, and this is bound to be a great orange country. A few weeks ago Mrs. Myers gave me an orange from one of her trees, and to say that it surpassed anything I -have ever tasted puts it mildly. It was perfectly delicious.

The texture was perfect and the skin was just the right thickness: It was really a shock to me, and have decided to take the good word along to my Salt River valley brethren." Here Mr. Walsworth ex- a large Washington naval orange, and a branch of large ripe queen olives: from Myers place, which he had secured for use in his. missionary work. "These," he 441 am taking with me to show as proof of what I.say, I believe this valley is just now about to come into its own. It is a wonderful section of country, long neglected I propose to do share toward telling the world what my Railroad Building In Pinal County Following more than two years of construction work in the Miami district, the MacArthur Brothers company today began the loading of its outfit for ship- ment into Pinal county and will begin: work immediately on a thirty-mile nar-: row guage road from Webster Siding on: the Arizona Eastern railroad to the Magma.

Copper company's property at. Superior. While it has been understood for time that this road was under contemplation no. offical announcement has been made. However, with the -return from Superior of C.

S. Robinson, superintendent for the MacArthur company, and the shipment of the outfit, together with the Alir.g of plan's at Phoenix, the work is assured. is expected that the loading of equipment at Miami will be accomplished by the end of the week, at: which time Mr. Robinson will leave for Phoenix, where he will Mr. C.

C. Tinkler, western representative for the company. Mr. Tinkler and Mr. will immediately proceed to the scene of operations and will begin to lay out the work early next week.

The contract calls for both surfacing and track-laying. Board of Directors Meet The board of directors of the Casa Grande Valley Water Users Association met at their local office on Tuesday 24th. Those present were Messrs. Brown, Bartlett, Prouty, Schulze. Moorhouse, Pinkley and Moore.

business was transacted and Regular many matters discussed in relation to' the Association's work. It is. understood that the board is working out a different plan of action: which they feel sure will pull the "loose ends" together, and greatly facilitate the -completion of the entire irrigation system. All of our subscribers who have the four seem to like them. Some have told us they don't see how we can do it.

You can get the four magazines by paying 20 cents extra when renewing your subscripton to the Dispatch. Why wait to renew your rubscription to the Dispatch? Send in your order today and get four fir.one -only 20 cents extra. Local Brevities Brevities W. S. Prouty is drilling a well on his town property.

Dr. E. J. Gungle assisted Dr. Huffman, of Florence with a surgical operation, at Florence, one day last week.

Manuel Brown, the deputy from Picacho, who lost his foot the wheels of a freight train a few weeks ago, will soon be out again. He has been under the care of Dr. Gungle ever since the accident, and' has recovered very satisfactorily. Billy Lee is making big preparations for the grand dance which took place at the Airdome on Thanksgiving night. It was one of the finest social affairs of the Have you tried that hair tonic which makes the hair grow marvelously? Then ask for Best Hair Tonic at lies' and give it a good trial.

tf Representative -elect Pinkley, and Mr. Moorhouse was over from Florence Tuesday evening to attend a meeting of the directors of the Water Users Association. The woman's club will meet at the auditorinm of the school house on the first Saturday in December. All members are' urged to be present. Mrs.

Wm. Sukalle left Tuesday; evening for Los Angeles, where she will spend Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. Truax left day evening for Phoenix, where it is understood, they will reside.

Dr. Rodriguez, field dentist for the Indian service, who been at Sacaton for the past: month, left Tuesday evening for Phoenix. F. A. Thackery.

superintendent of the Indian school at Sacaton, I is taking a fifteen days vacation, and will spend the time on a hunting trip to the White mountains. There is nothing that will give, any more pleasure for so long a time for so. little money as the four monthly magazines we, send four subscribers. Are you getting these magazines? If not. write or telephone us.

We will tell you how to get four magazines one. year for only 20 cents. Fred Powers and wife wili return here from Gila Bend, to reside. Mr. Powers will open a garage here.

resuming his old line of business. Tucson Citizen is putting on a delivery boy here to meet No. 1. train and get. th.

papers for delivery to the subscriber every evening. making it possible for Citizen to get "today's news The Casa Grande Supply Company has stocked -up on catmeal and dry hominy in bulk and have made special reductions in price in these lines. There have numerous reductions made al: around account of the change to cash business. tf Among the carloads of stuff that arrived for local consumption this week one car of hay for the Casa Grande Supply Company, one car of hay for A. A.

Walworth, one car of lumber for the Halstead Lumber Company. and four cars of ise for the various business houses. We certainly appreciate the way our subscribers since are we have renewing been their offering subfour magazines 20 cents extra. If you and haven't sent us four your renewal, magazines do for it now get the one year. Mining Conditions Improving And Camps Opening Up Dont forget Demonstration Day in Casa.

Grande. In the appointment of fair commissioners for the Arizona state fair, W. Ward Davies would be very acceptable to Casa Grande. His work in our exhibit, and his general enthusiasm in the development and advertisement of the country aside from his ability, places him pre-eminently in the front rank of eligible men for that office. John Osbon, who has had charge of the railroad pump station here for the past year, left Tuesday evening for the coast.

to be absent about thirty days. W. Ward Davies has just ceived a lot of fine toilet articles and proprietory medicines. Mr. Kelso will move his drilling outfit to Hicklin's well which will be drilled deeper, and from there will move it to the Wilcox ranch wbere he will drill a 12 inch well.

From Wilcox's he will move to' the Berrell place a mile. and half beyond the Half Way house, where he will drill a 12 inch well. Make Demonstration day a big holiday, and what is the matter with making an annual holiday which everyone will look forward to. Casa Grande is equal to most any task and it- can make an annual Demonstration day something for the rest of the state to pattern after, On and after the first of Decomber people will have to carry a good supply of war tax stamps if they have to transact almost any king of business, especially with the railroads and express office bnsiness. Bills of lading, telegrams, and express receipts must have a stamp affixed and there are penalties provided for failure to affix same.

Certain drugs, toilet articles, will. also have to be stamped. Pool halls will be required to pay $5 for each table. and many other items wiil be called upon to provide their share of the war burden. S.

R. Bently will leave shortly for Quartzsite to arrange for the assessment work on his group of gold mining claims. i He expects to be absent a few weeks. The Valley Townsite company; isold two lots this. week to.

A. A. Walsworth 'and three to Mrs. E. P.

McMurray. Mrs. Clara sold several lots in New Grande addi-: tion this week to A. A. Walworth.

Remember December will be the date of the arrival of the Demonstration train in Casa! Grande. Let every land owner: and farmer come to town for a 'good days vacation and day of learning. The Casa Grande Supply Company is making special prices high grade coffers, prices running from 20 to 30 cents per pounds. Li Mesers. Quick and Thompson have just completed the drilling of a 12 inch on the ranch of J.

A. Rollins, near Toltec, having. passed through over 40 feet of water bearing at a depth of 130 feet: The land bnsiness transacted. before Commissioner Brown this week is Joseph Eckert, second annual proof, Amelia Sukalle, second and third annual proof, and Samual Elrod, third annual proof. War Causes Demand For Minerals Formerly Imported and Lively Prospecting Will Result.

O. M. C. and Other Properties Developing we have here. It is a land of opportunity in the true sence of the word." Mr.

Walsworth had the experience of watching the Salt River valley grow from nothing to its present prosperity and high state of cultivation. He hag seen the price of land raise. in value, and a city develop from a little village, with no such natural advantages as are! offered by Casa Grande and the Casa Grande valley. Here we are on the main line of a railroad and have the of many thousands of. acres of backing agricultural land beside the many mincrmps which always make a good market for valley products.

Returning to the matter of Mrs. Myers place, it is really an object lesson and would make an ideal spot on which to exhibit, in actual growing condition the great products of the valley. There' may be see trees laden with olives bordering the broad driveway. Near the house are several orange trees from which these unusually fine 'oranges were gathered: the orchard are several almond trees which have been bearing for a number of years. There are also some other, varieties of bearing fruit trees, a large vineyard of 1 hompson seedless grapes, pomegranites, and an alfalfa patch.

There is quite a large portion of the 16! acres included in the home tract which could be utilized for experimental purIt is understood that Mrs. poses. Myers has generously offered the use! of the place, or part of it, and the won der of it is that the offer was not taken up long ago. Rumors About Diversion Dam A rumor has reached Casa of a scheme of water development for the east end of the valley- or a portion of it- which, if true, will probably ap-: peal quite strongly to some, especially! those opposing the reclamation act, in: the late election, and also those--if such! there were--whom the Biade, referring to the Casa Grande proposition to canstruct a diversion dam for all irrigators, stated, were "unable to see wherein hey are to be benefited by such course." It is understood that the proposition chines fom Jir. Fennemore, who puri chased the old Casa Grande valley canal! at a recent tax sale for about $5,800, and who stated to a meeting of at Florence, that he did not recon- nize Sligh's former interest or claime as a valid or existing obligation against the property.

The proposition--as it. Casa Grande -is, that the land owners bond their lands for $150.000, $75 of thiamount po 10 Fennemere, $30,000 and to no spent in con-: Atructing a diversion dam in the Gila river. We have not heard set. whether the $73.000 bonus to Fennemore (on his; $5,000 investment) and the $50,000. to -ligh (whose rights, interests, and' were foreclosed by the tax sale, according to.

Fennemore) is to carry. with it an exemption to the land own-; ere of water rates, for the use of the constructed by their own money, or not. But why spocalate? so far, it is only a ramor. and thy Blade. which alI ways stand- for the let interest of.

the people of the valley will now be heard We await with intereat, its exposition of the proposition. Society Wedding of Interest Judge C. F. Bennett is in receipt of the announcement of the wedding of his niece, Miss Helen Keller Convers; daughter of the Judges' Mrs. Charles Goddard Convers, of Springs, to Mr.

Howard Starr' Humphrey, of New Britain, Conn. The wedding occurred on Nov. 10, and is described by the New Era, of Hot Springs as quite a society event. Mr. Humphrey is a prominent young.

manufacturer of New Britain and New York. According to. predictions of those; who understand the mining situation in connection with the war in Europe, the signs' of times point strongly to a great revival in the mining industry. This district is merging from the long and painful queitude which as embraced the whole United States for a number of years. It is understood that Messrs.

Leonard and Royer are bringing in a carload of machinery for their property which will soon be on the 'active list. Mr. Leonard has been developing the Lake Shore mines which he purchased several months ago, and with Mr. Royer, will undertake the development of other promising properties, for which the machinery has been purchased. The O.

M. of which B. A. McMakin of this place, is president, has a small at work developing, and if the plans of his company do not go which is very improbable, the awry, force will be considerable increased immediately after the first of the year. The O.

M. C. is a splendid gold prospect which is rapidly developing to the stage, where it may be called a producing mine. So. far as work has been done the showing has been remarkable.

Nearly everytime Mr. McMakin visits the property he brings back elegant speciments of ore with the yellow metal in generous quantities showing all through it. Many visitors of importance have Prohibition Will Result in a Boom, "Since my return to Tucson I have found that there is a mistaken idea that prohibition will have a depressing effect on. real estate values in this community," said C. C.

of the Magenheiemer, Tucson managing director campany who arrived from the east "Instead of having this effect, prohibition will prove a blessing in disguise. It has created a very different impression of. in the minds of the eastern investor. Heretofore he has looked upon Arizona as a mining istate, with undesirable features. The fact that the people of this state have had the courage to abolish the saloon will make the eastern investor feel that he is putting his money in a safe place and instead of seeing a decline in real estate values, we will witness a sub-! stantial raise such as the people of this community have not even hoped for.

1 have been in touch with the eastern in-! vestors and the greatest problems we have had to overcome have been the fact that Arizona was regarded as 81 frontier state. The people of this state could nut lave done anything better to attract the vastern investors than to abolish tie saloo.s.' The people of the eastern states recognize that Arizona has taken a progressive step and has advanced further than they have in this respect. "When the abolition of the race track New Orleans was first agitated, the opponents of the reform said' that it would kill the town and that when those attracted and held there by the track left, New Orleans would not amount to anything. The race track was abolish-: ed nevertheless and from that very day New Orleans has made remarkable growth and enjoyed unusual "Arizona must look to the east its capital and anything we can do to establish confidence in the state will have a very perceptible effect on the property value here. The eastern in-: vestor does not consider that those engaged in the liquor business produce values and the fact that they have been chininated cannot.

possibly have any depreciating effect on real estate. On the other hand it is bound to increase as have been pointed Mr. Mergenheimer's company is the largest holder of real estate in Pima county and pays the largest real estate He makes his headquarters in a great money center and is.in in a position speak authoritatively on this point. "'A Pair of Silk Stockings," is a play that is arouzing much admiration in the east. been looking over the district of late, many of them being already interested in mines, among these, was Arthur Luques, of New York City, who stopped here for two days visiting with his friend, B.

A. McMakin. L. Richmond, representing the Mines Company of America, is now IN the Quitojoa country; where he went on a hunting trip with Mr. Porter.

Mr. J. A. Neuhaus and Mr. B.

A. Riesner, of Houston, owners of the Copperosity mines were here, enroute to their property early this week. Mr. Nauhaus was very favorably impressed with the improvement in Casa. Grande since his last visit and predieted a great future for the town and.

for the valley in the way of agricultural development. Wm. Forbach will soon be ready to operate his new tube mill on the ores of his promising property which is located about twelve miles from town. Numerous other people owning claims in the district are busy with their anunal assessment work. The demand for minerals which were formerly imported from Europe will cause.

the development. of many properties which would otherwise lie idle for years to as the United States must now supply its own demand for such minerals, and also the demand of other countries, therefore our mines are sure to come into their own. very soon. even though copper be held as contraband of war. Thanksgiving In Casa Grande Thanksgiving day passed off beautifully in Casa Grande.

There was services at the Presbyterian church at which a large delegation of Toltec people were in attendance. There was a nice program in which Mrs. L. J. Weaver sang a beautiful solo, and a quartette, and a special choir rendered some beau tiful numbers.

Mr. Henderson preached splendid sermon and the president's proclamation was read. About noon turkey with oyster dressing and cranberry sauce was very popular, as all three oi our restaurants served bounteous Thanksgiving dinners. Each one was liberally patronized and the guests enjoyed a real home like Thanksgiving dinner. The Toltec delegation had notitied Mrs.

Davis, of the Casa Grande restaurant, that they were coming, twenty and to be prepared for them. She met them prepared, with a twenty pound turkey for the ont of town guests I who were all seated at one table and enjoyed the splendid dinner. The Merehanty Lunch had a big. patronage for their splendid dinner as did the Berlin restaurant. Nobody suffered for want of a bounteous dinner in Casa Grande.

Mrs. Moorhouse Returns On Sunday evening Fayette Moore, R. Moorhouse and Mrs. Moorhouse motored down from the Water Users' construction camp to meet Mrs. Moore, who came in on the from the East.

Shortly after the arrival of the train the party enjoyed a picnic supper as the guest of Mr. Bartlett, secretary of association. Mrs. Moore has been visiting with the home folks in New Mexico, where they have tine ranch. If all the "'good things' brought from there were a3 as the specimen of Ben Davis apples which found its way' to the' elitor, we do not wonder at the large parkages with which "Tin was loaded down when the party left here ton their return to the camp.

The Casa Grande Supply Company is now selling the celebrated lowa Banquet brand corn at 10) cents per can. This. is the best price ever quoted in this valley on Iowa corn. tf If your subscription to the Dispatch is due, better pay up now and get four magazines for 20 cents extra. You are entitled to four magazines to be sent to home for one year if you will reyour new your subscription to the Dispatch and pay 20 cents extra for the mag-' azines.