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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1919
Page
4
The El Paso Herald contested opposition from the Daily Prospector to a planned El Paso to Phoenix road race. Debate centers on highway damage, legality, and local impact. Some favor the event to draw attention and tourism while others warn of road wear and political hurdles.
A congressional resolution urges authorizing the President to administer oil lands on public domain by executive order. The move aims to unlock resources in the West and California where withdrawals halted activity, separating oil land issues from relief measures for withdrawn lands.
The Minneapolis report notes farm produce up 116 percent over prewar levels and lumber up 73 percent. Commodities rise 113 percent and building materials 84 percent. Prices likely won t return to prewar levels soon, with a gradual decline and an eventual leveling pattern. It warns against waiting to buy building supplies.
A Tombstone report shows local residents have sent thousands of dollars to Texas oil fields for shares over the past month. While some holders profited, most losses outweighed gains. The piece urges wage earners to avoid oil stocks and suggests investing in a local silver mining lease instead, noting potential big shipment profits could secure financial relief.
Arizona and Cochise County may gain a comeback on road funding as Townsend in Congress pushes a highway measure. He argues states like Massachusetts California and Pennsylvania already spent heavily on state highways and deserve equitable compensation under a national system coordinated with federal standards.
A nationwide drive seeks nine million six hundred fourteen thousand boys eligible for Scouting, aiming to fund open access and extend training to all youths aged twelve to eighteen. The campaign runs June 8 to 14, inviting adults to become associated supporters to broaden program reach.
Tucson Citizen notes El Paso Herald and other papers mock opponents of the El Paso to Phoenix road race. It argues roads bear race damage, calls speed contests costly and out of date, and suggests an aerial race from Los Angeles to Phoenix for publicity.
A London Times advertisement touts a Canadian fruit farm for sale including a furnished house. It notes risks like frost threatening peaches and blight endangering pears, but emphasizes the buyer still gains the parlor chairs and other showroom goods.
The Tucson area road schemes face progress as firms behind the Tucson Phoenix and Tidewater and Verde Valley lines push ahead despite steel price trends. The Tucson Phoenix Tidewater line would run from Tucson west to the Gila near Florence, then north to Chandler Mesa and Phoenix, linking with Verde Valley at Mesa. Phoenix hosts a big packing plant and apricot shipments rise. Salt River Valley reports cattle exports totaling about $600,000 in two weeks.
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