The Morning Sun from Yuma, Arizona • Page 11

THE XOEXIXG SUK, TOtA, ABIZ, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, Somerton Gadsden Wellton Andrade i HiTPC 4 I i to San Uiego, its seaport. Mr almost anything else you wish at I InVl A A 'Sinclair said: 'ho same late--all -varieties of citrus i ITIIAJI 1 I I A rum Cactus To Cotton fruits; Thompson seedless grapes DESERT EMPIRE "How best to describe this amazing land, which grows practically everything growuble. produces up to an acre and Is still awaiting the bulk of Its human population, is a nueBtion. Wor.ls and phonographs are poor ways to picture an instantaneous transformation from cactus to cotton--greasewooil to grapefruit--sagebrush to sorghum Illack and while are no sharper ton- San Diego People Boosting For Development of Yuma's Garden Spot. The following story which ap- Beared In the San Diego Union of trust than this land before and after Sunday.

February 12, was written by watering. Insert one season aud W. H. Patten of the Patten Ad- cane 10 reel.high tho next! vertlslng Service who is representing a large number of San Diego people who are interested In developing the Yuma mesa as well as large holdings up tho Gila river as far as Wellton. We understand that similar stories will appear from time to time in the San Diego and lJs Angeles papers advertising the wealth which Tin! miracle of a land, thirsty since time began, repaying millionfold the gift of a drink of water.

Common water, spurned by many In spite of the ISth amendment, tho one thin- needed to sorout an amazing list of crops, tropical In their prodigal pro. ductivlty. "Let's RP.I an actual view of this SOMERTON NEWS liner than Fresno's; superior to age-old Arabia's across the world. "All kinds of live stock and poultry arc big money makers here. Thousands of head of cattle are shipped in every winter to fatten on the.

kaffir. mllo maize, feterltn and hi-i building an addition and remodlingi officials. Little Coxey Ham, son of Chas. Ham and wife, has recovered from a recent illness. thesa rich properties are as- eoc-ialei'i a number of local men among whom are, Walter Winn.

Hoy White, Bill Baker snd Jack all of whom are very enthusiastic over the progress being made. The party reports every protection imd assistance possible are Fred Jester is busily engaged in given ihe Americans by the Mexican GADSDKN NEWS SATIRE AND WORSE (By Leland C. Lewla) gera stubble after the grain has I the Bert Garvln house west of -Orchard In tlie Yiunn Valley. may be made from citrus culture and! wonderful land In the Yuma valley. carden crops on this wonderful! Leaving sunny San Diego early in the morning, we later pass through El Eentro, head of celebrated Inv Less Than' 200 miles from San Diego, less than six short hours by train or motor, lies land as gracious perial Valley, the amazingly successful development of which Is proof positive of what our 'Amer- to the agriculturist as the flood lean Nile' Is bound to do.

We lands of ancient Egypt with their "double" crops a year. This is the Yuma section of Arizona, now the Jocus-polnt of land-seekers because the opening of the San Diego-Arizona railway: has given It speedy access to San Diego--an ocean port call for its products. Two shining ribbons of; rail have thus created a new and profitable paradise. A group of San Diego business men and financiers are already developing' this new agricultural El Dorado lying closer to San Dtego, Its seaport, than does Santa Barbara, at Yuma, Arizona, In the afternoon of the same day, still a sunny one So steadily sunny, In fact, is this region that the Southern Pacific hotel at Yuma offers free meals every day in the year that, the sun doesn't shine. liomls Already Pared "Our objective Is another few minutes' ride.

We are traveling on paved roads, the surprisingly good Bankhead ocean-to-ocean highway, which gives settlers on these lands the accessibility of a city suburb. A few feet away stretches the main line of been harvested. This is one of the best methods of pasturing yet devised. of the succulent alfalfa fields are also used for pasturing during the three winter months. The best alfalfa seed In the world is grown here.

Some of the finest dairy cattle in the state are raised near Yuma, while the produce from the creamery commands top notch prices In the markets of Los Angeles and other cities. Tesa Lands Frostless "The word "mesa" means high level land and the undeveloped mesa stretching endless miles from the valleys, which aro already well in production, means a frostiest condition also, because the high and dry situation of these mesas does not generate the moisture necessary for frost. With an entire absence of killing cold goes all the agricultural nilvantages connected with go rare a gift to the farmer as perpetual warmth. 'Before the night that closes swiftly down 'over this sleeping giant of a desert--already awakening -we have returned to Ynma. We have seen an expanse of land stretching to flat as the ocean li-d and crying for cultivation, that will produce successfully over TO different kinds of wel'l known and highly profitable crops.

We have seen a now land empire stretching from Yuma eastward that will pour untold wealth Into and through San Diego and one that local men are buying following the opening of. the San Dieao Arizona Railway. Farmer Follows Rails "For, while empire follows the flag, it also follows the railroad Agricultural domains are dependent nn railroads their very birth When a railroad opens, wise eyes onen also. In this case, the opening of the San Diego Arizona cutoff to Yuma brought the Imperial Val- into San Diego's middle distance to the east rather than on Its extreme edge. What is behind Valley becomes the question--amonc; the wise--'Behind the beyond' In Leacock's humorous phrase.

"The richest agricultural sectloi of tho great southwest, at the end of the new railroad, is behind Imperial Valley, the section that leaders to financial, civic and development circles here in San Diego are buying, preparatory to the development of a new Imperial Valley pro ject. "The address is 'anywhere near Yuma, -where there Is sti! Hlenty of land other wise eyes who see these lines." ume his duties at the Sanguinetti ore after a week's absence on ac- 'unt of sickness. -t Mrs. Sara B. Waltoii accompanied her sister, Mrs.

Cora Barrett, left rly in the week for a visit lo OUK Beach, Calif. H. S. Simpson is a new employee the Caruthers State Bank where is now on duty. The new arrival Tils from Irdelle, Texas.

4- Clyde E. Harris, is among the la- iRt victims who is suffering from attack of the flu at his home inch southeast pf town. W. F. Ramsey, representative of he Caruthers interests In the val- 3y, has returned from a short busi- ess trip to Dallas, Texas.

4- The Frank Horn family are pre- aring to move from their ranch Grove on the Yuma Menu. Calif. Among those local men are Senator Leroy Wright, Col. Ed. Fletcher and B.

W. Sinclair. A typical development company in this nection -is the Yuma-Mesa Grapefruit Syndicate, the personnel of which includes such prominent development leaders as Paul Shoup, vice president of the Southern Pacific R. C. Oillls, vice president of the San Diego Arizona Railway; D.

-W. Pontius, general manager of the Pacific Electric system; Frank Carr, vice president and chief counsel of the Pacific Electric system; Gerald Fitzgerald, general manager: of the Log Angeles Terminal; Fred Shoup. coast representative. Associated Oil 0. A.

Smith, pas- the Southern Pacific railroad over which the Sunset Limited and a score of other trains daily roll from New Orleans to the coast, and return. Yet people are homesteadihg 'up North' To miles from a ruilroad and from food. "All around us stretches land aa flat as a- billiard table; plow-ready, plow-hungry- Mil" by mile it runs runs, runs to a horizon lost. In soft blue haze, or enda Imperceptibly at tho foot of purple mountains five times as far away as they look and 10 limes as enchanting as they are. Cash In Every Crop "Wo are now in the very heart of tho now 'empire', soon to be one vast, garden producing as high as Wellton News Items C.

H. Wisdom made a business trii to Yuma Tuesday. C. N. Sipes was a business visito In Yurua the early pirt of the week Mrs.

Sadye Carswell and son, Ed were Yuma visitors on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. M. Hughes mad a trip to Los Angeles the past week Lev! returned from Los An geles last Friday where he has bee Cor medical treatment.

Joy RUbsell arrived from Denvu last Wednesday to spend the wlnte with his father. Jack Russell. Arthu Sturm, of Oakland was I town several days last week lookin after his interests here. Two tank cars of fuel oil were re ceived in the valley this week, one go Ing to th Alliance Farms Co and th other to Geo. Allen.

Mrs. C. E. Welsh and cbildre spent several days the past wee with her mother. Mrs.

L. C. Smith Yuma George Allen of Solma arrived las week with a carload of rooted grap cuttings for his mesa ranch which is having set out. Bill Mulligan, foreman at the Ma. kay road camp, had the mlsfortun to have a gravel trap cave in on him laying him up with a eevnrel wrenchd back.

Palm Drive on the Ynnm Itosn. senger traffic manager, Pacific Electric linos. Trustees of the syndicate are T. W. Pontius, J.

E. Franklin anil W. Sinclair. Its holdings comprise ISO acres in Unit United States reclamation project at Yuma. In an interview regarding the importance of this new agricultural cra- per aero in cotton, $300 to $600 per acre in alfalfa--seven cuttings to $1,000 pp acre in Bartlett pears; the same if planted to 'ribbon cane', or 100 bushels of hurley per acre with two tons of milo maize on tho same ground the snme year, the old favorite truck garden, per aero, or Mrs.

W. H. Ray accompanied her father and brother-in-law, ar visiting Mr. Ray out at the min south of town. G.

M. Bridge of Somerton aud J. I Hamilton, county agent, accompnnle by their wives, motored up Saturda evening to assist us in the formin of a Farm Bureau. Mr and Mrs. Levi Nelson and thn youngest children, left Thursday S' Safford, to visit their son, Lafe.

Kelson is in very poor health and Is hoped the change will benefit him A number of the farmers of vallpy met at the school house Sa urday evening aud organized a. Far Bureau local wiHi the following officers: Has Hovatter, president; C. M. Hindman, vice-president; Mrs. Hindman.

secretary-treasurer; Sudlow, W. H. Metcalf, Ralph Eaton and Frank Murphy, directors. -i- -i- Mrs. Harry Humphrey is among IP large number of victims sufter- with the flu during the past week.

W. B. McCain, who was con- to her home early In the week ith the flu, has recovered from her A largo number from Somorton at- nded the Elks dance on Wednes- ty evening at the lima Elks Club in Walter of Santa Anna, CaL, who has been a guest of his mother. Mrs. Robert Glasscock, for the past ten (lays left early this week for California.

-r -i- is reported Guy Musgrove has leased the George Motta place north of town. This is one of the finest ranches In the Somerton vicinity. Mr. Motta left the last of the week for his home in Woodland, California, after spending several weeks here looking after his ranch. Manager Ewing is able to in which the Mclnturff's have sold this valuable piece of property to Mr.

and Mrs. J. B. Watson and wife, recent arrivals in Somerton, who are already occupying the house while the James S. Garvins occupy the remainder of this place.

E. M. Parks is among the, out of town arrivals in Somerton this week. During his visit here with his relatives the Parks families, and his sister, Mrs. Ben Sherp, he is conducting a series of meetings at the Nazarene church, which is very poorly attended on account of so much sickness in the valley.

A party from Somerton left at four o'clock Saturday afternoon Tor a hunting trip to the Gulf region, where they arrived by sun down, and spent the night and next morning in huntinj. While a large number of ducks and geese are to bo found orthwest of town, to their homo in I on the waters, It is almost Impos- after a three years stay on iblo to bring out the birds without Mrs. David Butler Is visiting in Los Angeles. Mr. N.

Guthrii) Is riding about in a new Ford. Mr. and Mrs. A. L.

Hill are on the list of flu sufferers. Mr. and Mrs. A. li.

Liviisston have moved to Sumerton. Mr. Ahneldt shipped a half carload of lettuce on Wednesday. -t he ranch. Herman Sharpensteeu has returned Yuma, where he Is employed with lie Sluirpensten Grocery, at the uunty seat, after spending the past wo months nt the Somerton store.

Hartley Brothers Ice Company are ery busy delivering several tons of ce each day for the heavy lettuce roy that is being sent out dally rom Somerton siding: Virginia Keller is reported quite 11 with the flu, also little Virginia otmson is still In a serious condi- lon from the effects of the same malady. Mrs. Arch Lovett left again eaj-ly his week for Kentucky, -where her mother has been ill for the past ear. This makes Mrs. Lovett's third rip back to Kentucky during the iast year.

A. N. Waltrip and wife are th iroud parents of a baby daughter feigning pounds. The little miss reported as doing nicely. Dr.

Cain of Yuma-Somerton was in at- endance. J. P. Corey, who met with the paln- accident of slicing a part of his leel off, some days ago while riding stake cutter, is able to be out on the streets again without the use of crutches. E.

C. Killtbrew and family went overland Wednesday to Fresno, California where they will reside. They have been in Somerten three years and were located on the E. B. Smith ranch.

Albert Coate is reported quite ill with the flu at the Yuma hospital while- J. C. Hunter has assumed charge of Mr. Coat's transfer tracks operating between Yuma and Gads- Jen. Dr.

Paul R. Slberts of Pasadena has located in Somerton at Hole Williams. This will give the valley two doctors as Dr. W. C.

Cain gives Tuesday.s Thursdays and Saturdays to his Somerton practice. G. B. Hill, proprietor of the Fifty One Tire Shop in Somorton, return ed Wednesday from Los Angeles Mr. Hill reports the purchase of a machine in case you have no brains it.

will make them for you. We'll see the invention. J. W. Ragland.

manager of th Western Union Office, in Somerton Is reported quite ill. The people Somerton are very fortunate as messages are sent and received by his assistant, Miss Cleo Blair and Mrs Rngland. 4- T. E. Dempsey of the Abbott Gin will closo the local plant on Saturday, February 17.

after a most successful season. Mr. Dempsey and family will leave immediately for California points, -whore they remain till the fall season re-opens. hp assistance the party of the dogs. Those were Chas.

Martin (Written dally without poetic license. All rights reserved) Bill Hart'8 unsuccessful married career shows that as a husband, he is a good six-gun man. Moonshiners are complaining about tho high cost of sugar. There is always something to keep people from earning an 'honest' A man was arrested on his way lo the altar the other day. Well a Farm Bureau meeting next lion- short jail sentence is nothing corn- day night, the 19th.

4- Mr. Eggc-rt Holllng is the proud owner of a new Willys Knight car. Tlic bollie crop is still coming i a living, but it is believe) that it will all be piunt-d within two weeks. pared with eternal bondage. As the waistline begins to contract, moat hoboes come to the conclusion that the world owes them Several children, seriously 111 from the after effects of whooping cough, are now well on the road to recovery, -5- -i- Mrs.

Sylvia Van Leer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Floyd Willams, made a short visit to her parents. Several Gadsdenites attended Valentine party given by Miss Elsie Johnson and Miss Loucile Morton.

Mr. Turley Hopper and his mother have moved to the Hartwell place and will farm it this year. 0. n. Griffn, nephew of 0.

F. and R. N. Griffin, has been ill at his uncle's home south of town. Eva Tanguay is going- to retire again.

Well she is still a few laps behind Sarah Bernhardt In the matter of farewell tours. A movie stunt actor had a narrow escape tho other day. aud he can only trace his escape to the 'spring' suit he was wearing. A coast paper says that Its chamber of commerce is back of the fight on crime. What the crook wants to know Is, how far back? Heard on every corner.

"Say Mister, would you stake a fellow to a jitney for a cup o' Java, I ain't had nuttin' to eat for a coupla days." A bunch of metropolitan misers are telling how they earned their Lumber Company, has been on the list those sick with the "lu." The lineman at work on the Government line will have finished the job about Gadsden by this Saturday, tho 17th. Miss Sinclair will be in Gadsden ohnnie Speese. Ross Sharpensteen ind Mayor V. L. Hurt 4- Some promiscuous collections have made here during the past week-by persons who represent themselves as eing deserving, a' practice that most assuruly should be discouraged.

Anither Instance is reported here where arties representing themselves as icalers are making themselves obnoxious to a community of people vho refuse to be- hoodwinked Into mv such tommyrot and ignorance. The first lettuce shipment In car oad lois for Yuma County, went jut from Somerton siding started on Its initial trip, Wednesday Chicago. C. E. Wilson, local representative of J.

W. Morris Company, was on the Job inspecting the work of the trimmers, packing, ice- Ing and nailing of each crate. He is very enthusiastic over the lettuce outlook of which he states Is a very fine product, and come up to the standard. Mr. Wilson expects to ship out 200 r.aro during the next two months, the first shipment was gathered from Messrs.

Ahnsfeld and Fullilove. 4- The colored school seems to have fared much better under the management of Miss Charley Johns. Only one pupil has been ill recently When asked as to the remedies applied, it was found that each child was given a strong mouth wash and gargle each morning on arriving at school and a salve applied to the nostrils, a remedy which the general public might try out, as the hen! of the community is below nt this time. Almost every house has some member of the family ill. Several instances every one is in bed ranging in numbers from four to ten while no concrete action has been taken, Mrs.

Allison Tims is nurs Ing where her services are mosl needed during the past two months Among the social events during tho past week was the prettily ap pointed Valentine Party celebrated in the Sun parlors of Hotel Williams on Wednesday evening, when Misses Lucile Morton and Elsie Johnson were hostess, assisted by Mrs. O. Moss, to a small group of the young er set. Gimes and music, with for tune telling as a side line, occupiei their time till a late hour, when delicious refreshments were server to the following. Misses Marjort Sterling, Bernlcs Hanson.

Helen Wright, Ida Belle McCain. Anna Hall Verna Heard. Verna and Alma Gra ham, Susie Simons and Gladys Cas sells. Messrs. Fred Simons, Denve and Ivan Jeffery, Claude Baker, Ear Ham.

Rudolph and Wm. Westphal. Tuesday afternoon to help with the millinery work of the ladies of Gadsden. any mention of those they garnered In -wartime contracts. General Pershlng ought to be slated to head the hunt for Clara Pail- lips in Mexico, after his success somo years ago In catching the bandit, Villa.

On account of the large number? The Yuma Valley Woman's Chi' on Thursday afternoon for sc.ciii] meeting at the club room with Mrs. James S. Garvin. hostes for the afternoon. Cards wore en Joye'' by a large number presen whilfr others did sewing, crochetln of of tbo fin provalent during 1 and etc.

The funds derived at th the past week, the Soraerton gram-1 social meetings are used in the char mar school was closed Monday and I'y fund, of which there man reopened again Thursday morning: demands. Mrs. James Franklin with only about of the chil-lYnma. Mesdamps Olleson. Gallagei dren present.

Most of the tpachcrs H. Corey Ward. anid hes have recovered from the malady. Jack O'Mally who 1ms been hero The Irish Revolution has dropped below the standard the past favr. days due to rain getting Into the The high power line has been strung combustible warehouse and -wetting rom the drainage pumps to three: up the ammunition stores.

lies out on the Mesa, due east from adsden. The Barkley Bros, were saddened hear of the death of their father, given up mining for the more profit- Ir. Barkley, had not enjoyed able occupation of Judging by the 312 arrests for violating the Volstead Act the clti- zens of Tellurlde. Colorado, have nore egging. health for several years.

The Frauenfellcr home is completed and -veryone Jixig lanclsome residence. The Fergusons are enjoying the added advantages and comfort of their new home We have heard lota of nutty The first shipment of about a huu-j i by rafl i 0 ut tj, latest dred carloads of lettuce to be shipped wne re gome fty. detective" We saw a sign In a restaurant the 3 er ayi 'Eat'here once, and you'll ges it a never eat anywhere At least they shouH be" thanked for warning the public. rom about Gadsden, has been start- ed on Gadsden, has oeen tal how to catcll Crook8 ts way. The lettuce is of ex-' mo novc weren very cellent quality, crisp and tender After all.

far out of lenuer W.LII (itt ol unusually fiue flavor. i. i Someone has asked If we believe Mr. Ed. Lance and Ins wfe that the maha stockyards ta all 'bull' so that the meat barons can stuff in some loss exemptions end of town and it is prei to liad a vp.rigated history, being returns next month.

see permanent people take hold rte c-nd run this place of business. rront claims to be a gas specialist. The Los Angeles Examiner car- a small dentist's adv. on the page, in which the tooth Mr Thompson, from the University I wonder If they ever tried catching of Ariona. will be in the valley in earful in a shop.

Msrch and will go over the flocks about Gadsden. He will spend the Another one of the MacSwiney a JLAI. ut first three days in Gadsden. so as tn sisters is in an Irish jail. Those be here Farm Bureau Night.

On girls onght to come to Hollywood Tuesday he will be in Somerton and, and try the movies, because they on Wednesday at Rood, to attend the sure have had a monopoly on front Farm Burer.u. He will be sponsored by J. T. Coate, president of the Gadsden Farm Bureau and Mr. Hamilton, county agent.

4- The Gadsden Women's Club had the pleasure of meeting in tliplr own clubhouse for the first time. course the pleasure was somewhat mixed with the thoughts of the many improvements necessary before the club can seetle down in homelike surrounlings. After inspecting the house and considering all of its possibilities, the members reached several decisions as to how best go on i the work. All these questions had chiefly to consider ways and means, especially The men xcellent job in moving the did an house and resetting it on its foundations, and the Indies now plan to inako i' an ideal clubhouse and a credit to all the Gadsrien country. for the afternoon.

A delirious repast consisting of chicken wafers, coffee and c.ike. were for the past two weeks, has leased served by the hostess. Mrs. Wiley his ranch interests near contributed several dozen and will Itave shortly for Old Mexi- magazines during the past week for PO where he is Interested In the the reading circle, where there Is a mining game near Guaymas, largo demand for reading material. dining room, kitchen, ANDRADE NEWS Chas.

Ricks was in AndrF.de Wednesday, on 4 Jamea Cawlpy of Yuma. was a visitor in Andradf. Wednesday. A. M.

Brigps and F. E. Hrgley spent Tuesday in El CentTM. California. Mr.

and Mrs. F. E. Hlgloy were in Yumn on business Monday. B.

L. Cooper spent a few days with friends in Yuma week. Sherwood. Mrs John Sumlquist Yuma visitors Thursday. The Imperial Irrigation Compans has just complete! twenty-five thousand dollar building of modern construction, for the hous ng of the new Mrss Hall.

Mercantile Store, Post Office and Refrigerating Plant. The MJSS Hall Is equipped with a bake shop, page publicity. A Los Angeles daily announces that a realty firm Is building a Town of Girnrd. Suppose that it'll he another rival of Watts, their metroDolltal suburb, onf San Pedro wav. A Communist member of British Parliament said to Lady Astor, "I can stand all this from the men, but it irritates me when a woman butts In." My word, those Englishmen are getting rough in their Those Senators who are making such sport, of suggestion such as affixing a tin can to the President's dog "Laddie" seem to still he in that boyish age, when such acllona are considered tho wildest of follies.

A Xew Jersey priest has been finsd $1.00 for producing "The Play" in violation of the Sun- d.ny hlup laws. Thai makes good press agonting. and Its safe to say that at the next performances he ll have to put. out the Standing Room Only sign. Bay city dog owners have offered flSOO reward for the poisoner of their pet canines.

If they want to nave money, let them come down here and we'll help them refill their kennels from Borne of the many strays that whine around town. Mr. and Mrs. H. Frank Glynn and s-orp rooms and refrigerator boxes.

The dining room has a seating capacity of two hundred and fifty The second floor is used for sleeping quarters for the mpss hall employes. The MercanHe Store car- rips a full line of groceries and merchandise- The refrlgprating plant-was instaliPd by F. G. -Fanet Company of Los Angelps. It Is the very latest and one of the best plants on the market..