Bankhead Military Highway ties border posts to camps
The Bankhead plan envisions a permanent borderland route linking El Paso to Yuma with new posts and improved camps such as Douglas and Naco. The Borderland corridor will support military mobility and government traffic, with a formal highway announcement expected within thirty days.
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Arizona
New Mexico
el Paso
Yuma
Douglas
Naco
United States
Mil
Hereford
Fort Huachuca
Nosales
Bankhead
Warren
Cocniti Bishee
Silver Producers Hear Grant of Mint Aid and Market Rebound
News notes praise for Senator Pittman and Director Ray Baker as discussions on a proposed mint buyout and government price controls unfold. It cites costs to produce silver in mining states, the impact of past embargo threats, and current open market prices around 1.04 to 1.11 per ounce with Baker held to an appropriation under Pittman’s bill.
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Pittman
Nevada
Ray Baker
U.S. Mint
Salt Lake
Denver
Emmett D. Boyle
Ada
Baker
Dream City in Desert Mines Planned Near San Bernardino
A Los Angeles Times article describes an old Cripple Creek prospector guiding Mrs. Thomas Cornish to a desert peak east of the San Bernardino mountains. They envision a vast mineral city rising from ore rich crests, with plants absorbing ore feeds into a new process promising no tailings or dumps and a $45,000 initial plant employing 300 to 400 workers.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
San Bernardino Mountains
Thomas Cornish
Stratton Independence
Cripple Creek
Cornish
Production and Savings Drive Capital for Growth
A thoughtful editorial argues that increasing production and saving are essential to build new capital for industrial expansion. It notes war lessons on savings through stamps and liberty loans and urges workers and managers to save, as aggregate savings fund factories, railroads, utilities, and trade, boosting wages and feeding growth.
How to Beat the Oil Game Advice from Copper News Editor
The Copper News editor in Ajo warns readers about oil stock schemes and outlines two risky paths: stay put if a failing company means no loss, or diversify by buying many oil stocks to improve odds. He cautions against gambling with essential funds and urges due diligence on directors before investing. The piece ties investing to duty in the Fifth Liberty Loan.
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The
Copper News
Ajo
Silver's Marvelous Rise Boosts Mining Prospects
The El Paso Herald notes silver’s price surge from around 1.03 to 1.19 dollars, while copper lags. With removal of restrictions, supply and demand drive movements, aiding silver ore shipments and northern mining ventures as dormant firms awaken and expect profits within months.
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el Paso Herald
The Man Who Blows Up
A Yuma Sun editorial criticizes Seattle Mayor Ole Hanson for harsh actions against perceived threats from the I W W. It defends his cool handling under pressure while condemning his recent aggressive stance and likens his rhetoric to provoking violence.
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Ole Hansen
Seattle
Hanson
LW. W.’s
Ole Hanson
Yuma
Fertilizer use and low wages in Eastern agriculture
The article notes Orientals employ diverse fertilizers to boost yields and that Western visitors to Japan and China are surprised by the high farmer inputs given low product prices. It explains wages are kept very low, suggesting a law where labor is pushed to subsistence, influencing agricultural practices.
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Japan
China
Coal Exports Plan Prompts New American Trade Conference
A coalition of coal exporters and allied groups met in New York to form a committee chaired by Dr. Henry Mave of the American Mining Con, with Van H Manning of the Bureau of Mines and Mr. Thoma of the American Wholesale Coal Trade. The group aims to draft a harmonious plan for American coal exporters and report findings to a forthcoming general conference.
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United States
Congress
America
New York
Henry Mave
American Mining Con
van H. Manning
Bureau of Mines
Thoma
New England Sees Vast Water Power Development Ahead
A 1918 New England analysis notes 100 potential dam sites in New Hampshire and nearby areas that could save coal usage by shifting to hydro power. It cites Massachusetts, the General Court, and state officials on unutilized water resources and an estimated million horsepower possible, while current coal tolls rise with incomplete development.
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New England
Ow Hampshire
Water Power of
New Hampshire
Ne Ut
General Court of
Machusetts
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Nature and legality of hard cider and prohibition debate
A discussion on whether possessing hard cider during formation breaches the time prohibition act, with arguments on labor and intent. It covers Republican views on the League of Nations, potential famine in India, and notes Cochise road work and governmental spending on roads.
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India
Cochise
State Road Department
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Cochise County
Coal Exports Organization
League of Nations
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