Modern Don Quixote’s fight for Queen Creek cotton gin

Don Quixote had his windmills; James Ballentyne has his cotton gin.

But while the 17th century fictional character had only his sidekick Sancho Panza, the Mesa businessman has the support of his family and a growing Queen Creek contingent to help in his historical-preservation quest.

And, when you listen to Ballentyne, his dream to take apart, move and reassemble an old cotton mill building doesn’t sound all that impossible…

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