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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1916
Page
12
Benson Arizona weekly newspaper note states editor and second class matter posting with a May 12, 2006 entry. Subscription listed at two dollars per year.
Allan J. Benson, Socialist candidate for President, is described in witty terms linking his name to a "rattling good town" in the commentary. The remark highlights a playful take on his surname within the political discourse.
A Democratic speaker cites local political sentiment at a Tuesday night event amid debate over Benson's political posture. The gathering frames Benson as not safely Democratic nor hopelessly Republican, reflecting a contested local perception.
The recent launch of the super dreadnought Arizona in New York adds a powerful new unit to the American navy and fills Arizonans with pride. The government plans restore and develop large tracts of land, about 5 000 Papago Indian allotments, and two million acres for public use. Tucson citizens met with officials to pursue a fair deal for whites and Indians and improve reserves for public use.
The super dreadnought Arizona was placed in commission at the New York navy yard under Captain John B. McDonald. It is manned by 67 marines and about 900 sailors, assembled from various ships, and shares design features with the Pennsylvania including 32 567 tons, 608 feet length, 21 knot cruising speed, twelve 14 inch guns, and a seCondary battery of 5 inch guns plus two anti aircraft guns.
A New York ragtime composer seeks a border war anthem that captures militiamen in Mexico and along the border. He has written about a dozen songs, but none catch on. He notes fighting songs tend to be trivial and brisk, and no orderly commission will produce a hit.
In Tucson on Oct 19 a tentative agreement between government officials and Papago citizens proposes cutting more than 2,000 acres from the Papago Reservation. The action would unlock a mining-rich area previously restricted by the government. Frank Thackery spoke for the Indians. the Interior report reportedly favors the reduction. The reservation covers 3,215,000 acres and houses about 5,600 Indians.
Drilling contests featuring single and double jack methods draw attention under Sapt J V Prochaska from the mineral department. Audiences will see a modern machine drill in operation as thousands view traditional mining techniques. Mine rescue crews from major companies compete for large purses offered by the fair commission.
Forest Examiner A Leopold leads a wild game census across Coronado Chiricahua and other forests. Methods include counting bucks and applying a ten to one deer factor and tracking cow tracks versus cattle. Deer mountain sheep antelope wild turkey and javelina are recorded. Some species near extinction and public locations are withheld. A pie social raises funds by weighing ladies and charging half a cent per pound.
The Southern Pacific announces orders for 28 locomotives 50 passenger cars 4204 freight cars all for delivery in the year's second half. It also orders two ocean going steamers and one tank steamer for 1917. Stations completed at Globe and Webster Arizona with new depots elsewhere in Texas Louisiana and California. Julius Kruttschnitt warns higher wages could erase economies from the year while Safety First reports no passenger fatalities in the year and only minor train accident deaths in seven years and eleven months. Mexico losses total over 2.5 million dollars since the Madero revolution began.
The Arizona State Bureau of Mines Bulletin No 18 titled Vanadium by P E Joseph explains the extraction difficulties. It notes smelting fusion hydrometallurgy and electrochemistry as methods with the latter two most economical, and the need for ore purity to avoid impurities hindering value.
A poem-like reminiscence expresses a wish to meet someone on the sunset trail. The speaker imagines shared adventures with a rider from the plains and longs for a friendly, rustic exchange. The verse invokes Western imagery and a homage to the name Robert V. Carr.
A ten year old neighbor saved ten cents to buy cucumber seed. He earns about $6 from his crop and keeps it. He buys a ewe lamb with $5 and $1 for himself. The ewe breeds twin lambs, now three sheep worth $20. Wool from the mother brings $245, saved as a bank start.
The Arizona State Bureau of Mines releases Bulletin No. 36 titled The Selling of Copper explaining the subject in non technical terms. Readers can obtain the bulletin by writing Prof. Charles F. Willis, Director, Arizona State Bureau of Mines, Tucson, Arizona. Call on gasoline distillate and lubricating oils from C. F. Moss.
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