Reavis plots vast irrigation empire on Gila and Salt rivers
Santa Fe dispatch notes Reavis pursues the Gila Butte and San Carlos dams with a 50 000 cash start to deliver water, claiming a 20 000 000 investment and 500 000 000 profits via Casa Blanca Improvement Co. plans spanning Gila and Salt basins and Sonora. It details reservoirs, acre feet, and a Tonto basin tunnel to move water while alfalfa advances appear in Nebrask a fair features.
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Arizona
Bisbee Mine Prospering With Large Workforce and Smelters
The Bisbee mine dominates southwest production with daily output of about $6 000 and 700 tons of copper bullion shipped monthly. About 100 workers toil in reduction works and more than 300 in the mine, while four large smelters operate and plans call for more staff. A 12 000 foot long smoke concentrator is under construction to vent fumes above town, addressing previous offensiveness from sulphur. Battle receipts at Kansas City stockyards lag behind last year.
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Bisbee
Irrigation reform urged to reclaim Arizona desert
The article touts ancient irrigation methods used from Persia to Spain and argues for more reservoirs over canals in Arizona. It promotes storing winter water to convert desert wastes into fertile valleys, boosting population and prosperity in the Gila watershed alongside notes on related industry and other snippets.
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Prosperity Ahead for Range Cattlemen Despite 1885 Ruin
A well posted Denver stockman predicts the coming year will be the best for cattle since 1885 when winter harshness and falling prices ruined many. He notes fewer cattle across Colorado Wyoming and Montana though smaller growers keep steady herds in good condition awaiting firm prices. Stockman says big holders may gain while smaller farmers stay within breeding lines to reap profits as prices rise.
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Labor Commissioner Estimates Job Losses in New York
The Labor Commissioner estimates declines in various trades in New York. Carpenters drop 15 percent due to new machinery while buttonhole makers fall 50 percent and shift workers 33 percent. Other trades show reductions ranging from 20 to 62 percent across confectioners printers and wood carvers.
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New York
Twins Named Max and Climax Puzzle Father
A father recounts previous twin births naming sons Peter and I, then girls Kate and Duplicate, and now twins named Max and Climax. The humor centers on the recurring theme of unusual pairings and the father’s evolving naming choices.
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Max
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