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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1896
Page
1
The Mesa Restaurant in Pomeroy Block Mesa City Arizona resumes service under new proprietress with top market meals and set tables.
New York ethnologist William Niven reports the discovery of Quechomulipan in Guerrero, Mexico, a vast ancient city covering about one thousand acres with temples, pyramids, and numerous artifacts. He describes excavations, photographs, and remarkable finds including an olla with pearl heads and kings’ crowns, and notes the site may reveal whether the city was Aztec or earlier.
A committee of investigators notes that years ago the United States exported 16.5 million dollars of cheese while Canada shipped 3.15 million. Last year Canada exported 13 million as the U Sexported 3 million. The loss is blamed on added cheese and slaughter house butter harming trust overseas and at home. Imports reached 86 million dollars.
Professor James Douglas president of the Copper Queen Company Ben Williams superintendent of the works and Walter Douglas left Wednesday for Nacosari to inspect the mine and smelter for leasing or purchase. Officials at Nacosari are expected to discuss a deal. The party plans a two week absence. A purchase would boost Bisbee supplies and may lead to a branch railroad.
Great activity in mining along the Colorado river with Stephen Dorsey and Denver associates investing heavily. They own mines valued at over half a million and recently acquired the Golden Dream group the Alcyon Ora Blanca and Noon day mines for 60000. The ore bodies promise strong value as development continues with an expected eight dollars per ton average.
The article extols profitable slipshod farming ending. It calls for efficient, quick maturing livestock and grain crops, and for farmers to use best practices, study others, and run operations with business discipline and updated knowledge.
Col. A. G. Brode, superintendent of the Walnut Grove Water Storage Company, has ordered machinery for the Hassayampa river site. He will deploy workers to lay the foundation for the rebuilt dam swept away by the 1890 flood. The water powers hydraulic mining and plans call for a large electric plant to supply nearby mines.
The claim owner in the Verde district is brightening up his copper claims and seeking to place them with moneyed developers. Outside capital shows strong interest and this winter is expected to bring several promising mine groups changing hands.
The article notes Jeannette L Gilder declares she has never worn an evening dress and has no intention to do so. It humorously contrasts this stance with a broader trend of feminine horror at fashion while balancing the claim with the fact she also never wears bloomers.
An editorial from American Investments Buffalo urges a shift in farming: reduce corn and wheat, increase hogs and small grains, diversify with alfalfa Kaffir corn and drought resistant crops. It calls debt liquidation, tax cuts, consolidated tracts, water control and foreign capital, forecasting better prices and a path for landowners to exit in good shape after years of low values.
Fatalities among Alps climbers already exceed the ten year total. Predigstahl in Tyrol, once inaccessible, has seen five ascents this year with two deadly outcomes. Alps riders ignore guides and rules, risking lives in ongoing foolhardy ventures. Meanwhile state laws require highway weed control but enforcement is lax, letting seeds spread from neighboring roads.
The copper project near Globe, backed by Dr. Ford and James A. Fleming of Phoenix, continues to improve with depth. It is not claimed to be a multi million proposition. A quarter interest was recently sold in New York to raise additional capital.
The article explains railway air brakes simply. It describes rubber pipes from the engine to air reservoirs under each car loaded to seventy pounds. Brakes stay open while air is in the reservoirs and release to close automatically when the lever on the engine is moved. The system quickly releases all brakes when stopping and recharges after.
A humorous note calculates piano key pressure to three ounces per pianissimo. It estimates the last Chopin Etude in C minor would require 6 780 pounds of force. The piece’s loud disturbances are blamed on plane bangers, and the statistician is hailed for finding a proper keynote.
Attendants note rising jobs at Globe as Old Dominion and Buffalo copper plants plan increases. About 400 workers now, with 200 more to be hired after year start, reaching 600. New 100 ton furnaces at Old Dominion have begun operation with highly satisfactory results.
In an old West Baden artifact a widow and a widower with ten children each marry and later share ten more. Their large brood remains mostly orderly until a clash erupts as their children fight among themselves prompting the father to intervene amid a vivid scene of domestic strife.
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