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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1917
Page
12
The Benson Signal lists publication details with editor C L Rucker and notes second-class matter status dated May 22 1906. Subscription is two dollars per year.
The article notes that present ruins act as bankable funds for a dry farmer if land is in good condition. It reports ongoing street improvements with crossings receiving attention and plans to colonize a large Pima county tract south of Tucson with small farms. A company will supply pumping water and make improvements. It also mentions soldiers in Southern camps facing soft drink dope issues with adulterated beverages replacing real liquor.
Orders from Washington to close all saloons a few hours before the boys depart for training camps were broadly disregarded across Arizona. Washington appears ignorant of the bone dry conditions prevailing in the state.
Engineers finish field work on graded road from the New Mexico boundary to the Pima county line. Office analysis proceeds as plans are formed for a long awaited bond issue. The statewide push for better roads is expected to yield strong support in Cochise County.
The text extols enthusiasm as the key to unlocking latent abilities. It argues knowledge and judgment exist but remain untapped without placing heart into thinking and doing. It condemns enthusiasm as mere display and urges proper, substantial application.
A quotation from J Ogden Armour urging maximum genuine enthusiasm as the force capable of moving the world. It praises energy and drive as unparalleled in achievement and influence.
The State Bureau of Mines maintains a twofold publicity system: internal state service and external outreach. It shuns red tape, promptly shares important mining information with newspapers, and writes Arizona mining stories for national technical and financial outlets. The bureau also acts as a broad information hub answering inquiries on mining, metallurgy, geology, mineralogy, and mining law to public and investor audiences.
The article extols the American infantryman’s gear as the finest in the world, detailing a field list that includes rifle, ammunition, bayonet, entrenching tools, belts, haversack, tent halves, canteens, eating utensils, extra underclothes, socks, laces, comb, toothbrush, soap, and towel, highlighting efficiency and design driven by science.
Describes the standard squad kit carried by eight infantrymen including spare clothes, footwear, and personal items. Notes winter adds overcoats and sweaters, plus extra gear like jack knives, pipes, tobacco, and other niceties. Total weight can reach seventy five to eighty pounds yet is praised for efficiency.
The Arizona State Fair promotes conservation and development of state resources as a six day event November 12 to 17. It frames the fair as crucial for national food supply, economic efficiency, and state growth, presenting attendance as both patriotic duty and enjoyable learning and entertainment.
Texan parties lease the Babocomari grant near Elgin from Dr. Eli Perrin of Williams Arizona and will move about 3000 cattle from dry Texas districts onto the property. The note cites mining claim owners relieved from assessment work during military service per a joint resolution.
Alfred P. Thom, counsel to the Railway Executives' Advisory Committee, urged federal regulation of railways before the Newlands Joint Committee. He argued national defense and efficiency require federal control, with a plan for compulsory federal incorporation and a Federal Railroad Commission to set rates and oversee interstate commerce.
Farmers market listing from J. A. Gum at G. C. Woods place offering radishes lettuce beets turnips new potatoes and peas plus fresh ranch eggs and frying chickens at 30 cents per pound live weight.
United States Land Office announces Samuel D. Emery of Benson filed for final three year proof to establish his homestead claim for SW Section 12 Township 14 S Range 20 E Gila and Salt River Meridian. The hearing occurs September 27, 1917 before U.S. Commissioner L. V. McCourt at Willcox. Witnesses: D. W. Isaacson Morris Shepherd Melvin Burnette B. J. McKinney.
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