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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1917
Page
4
The Benson Signal publication masthead lists editor C L Rucker and notes it is published in Benson Arizona with second class mail entry on May 22 1906. It states subscription price two dollars per year.
The text notes a proposed colonization of a large land tract in Pima county south of Tucson with settlers on small farms. The company would supply pumping water and undertake improvements. Street work proceeds with emphasis on crossings at intersections.
The Washington directive to close all saloons for a few hours before the boys depart for training camps was widely disregarded across Arizona. Officials seemed unaware of the state's bone-dry conditions and enforcement gaps.
Engineers finish field work for a graded road from the New Mexico boundary to the Pima county line and prepare office analyses. Officials expect plans for a long awaited bond issue and anticipate broad public support for better roads statewide, including Cochise county.
The author extols enthusiasm as the key to unlocking latent power, arguing that knowledge and judgment only reveal themselves when heart is put into thinking and doing. It condemns viewing enthusiasm as mere display and warns against underrating its practical value.
A quotation from J Ogden Armour extols boundless enthusiasm as the force that moves the world and enables unprecedented achievements. The speaker urges stirring genuine zeal within to realize progress and success.
The Arizona State Bureau of Mines operates a dual publicity arm, distributing mining information to state newspapers and international technical papers. It promptly shares valuable mining data to attract investment and serves as a broad information bureau answering inquiries on mining, metallurgy, geology, mineralogy, and mining law.
The American infantryman carries a complete field gear list showing the weight and variety of items from rifle and ammunition to entrenching tools, shelter half, canteens, eating utensils, and extra clothing. The article lauds U S Army equipment as highly efficient though noting its bulk.
The article details squad kit contents for eight infantrymen, listing extra breeches shirts socks undergarments and footwear. It notes winter gear add-ons like sweaters and arctics plus personal items such as pipes knives mirrors and flashlights. Total weight can reach seventy five to eighty pounds yet remains highly compact.
The State Fair emphasizes conservation and development of resources as a path to national prosperity. Arizona aims to be a major contributor, with war-era opportunities highlighted by the upcoming State Fair, November 12 to 17, offering six days of instruction and entertainment to all residents.
The note states that owners of mining claims serving in the U S military or naval forces are relieved from assessment work during their term of service by a congressional joint resolution. It mentions Texas parties leasing the Babacomari grant near Elgin from Dr. Eli P Perrin of Williams, Arizona, planning to run about 3000 cattle from Texas on the property.
Alfred P. Thom, counsel for the Railway Executives' Advisory Committee, urged federal regulation of railroads before the Newlands Joint Committee. He argued national defense and efficiency require federal oversight, with compulsory federal incorporation and a Federal Railroad Commission to set rates and oversee interstate and foreign commerce.
J. A. Gum offers radishes lettuce beets turnips new potatoes and peas with fresh ranch eggs and frying chickens at 30 cents per pound live weight at the G. C. Woods place.
Samuel D. Emery of Benson Arizona filed notice to make three year final proof to establish his homestead claim for the SW of Sec 12 Town 14 S Range 20 E Gila and Salt River Meridian. The proof will be before L V McCourt U S Commissioner at Willcox Arizona on September 27 1917. Witnesses listed include D W Isaacson Morris Shepherd Melvin Burnette and B J McKinney.
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