Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-06-25
TIE M PIE. Scraps From its Past His
 tory. FIRST WHITE WOMAN. Transformation From Desert to
 Paradise. Splendid Inducements Offered to Home Seekers. Pheno m inal Sue
 csss of Sheep Raisers.

During a brief lay over at Tempe tC
 day all gleamed few notes possibly c
 interest. About twenty years ago C. l Hayden, Tucson pioneer of '58, pre-
 empted the present site of Tempe, and
 month later erected the Hayden Flour
 ing Mill, which is still in operation
 though improved from time to tune un
 til now it is one of the most complet
 in the territory. The latest improve
 ment was the addition of the Corueliu International roller. It wa 3 the second
 mill built ir the valley, the Helen Mil
 five miles below, teInR finished two
 years previous. The Haydeu is the only
 mill in this valley which is operated by
 water power, and it has a capacity oi
 one hundred barrels per day
 This point was first known as Hayden's
 Ferry. Soon after establishing the mil
 Mir. Hayden opened small store, which
 he las kept space in size with the steady
 growth of the settlement until today II
 ranks only second to Goldman & Go. < great general store at Phenix. To MT
 Hayden also belongs the credit of giving
 birth to the first newspaper here the
 Tempe News, now edited and managed
 by Kirk Miller. Mrs. Hayden it is claimed, was the first white woman to
 brave settlement in the Salt river Val
 ley. A number of other enterprises of much importance to the settlement were fathered by MT. Hayden and he still lives to enjoy the fruits of his hard labor, and delight in the progress and prosperity visible on every hand, the happy realization predicted by his wise foresight on the eventiul day he located on the lCnd. The immediate settle meEt embraces s thrifty population of about one thousand. There are half a dozen stores besides Hayden's, black smith shops, meat markets, and other branches of trade necessary for the com munity, including two banks, ihe oldest being the Bank Of Tempe. with 8 cash caplia al stock of S50,000. and officered by c. G.. Llningion as president, r. P. Daggs, wee President and Nj. H. Lining ton, cashier. The remainder of the stockholders are w. 4. Daggs, Chas. Roberts, c. T. Hayden. Robert Bowen, aud c. M. Linington. President Lin ington informed me that this bank Is soon to be merged into the First ''Na- tional Bank of Tempe," and that 1t will be in ull operation as such within sixty days. The business IS now large and lHcre Ising at 8 healthy rate. The Farm CTS and Merchants Bank, lately opened, has also an authorized capital stock of S50,O00 with substantial incOrporators. John s. Armstrong IS president, E.. G. Franklin berg, vlce-president and F. G.. Dodsop, cashier. There are two ilum- Der yards, the l.. W. Blinn Co.,, and H. w. Rider. By the agent of the former l learned that the settlement is lmprOv- ing rapidly as the increase of the lum- OCT trade unmistakably indicates. The sales of 1890 were 312,OOO it. while 179l shows an increase to 560,000 1t. This ratio is being more than maintained, During the first five months of this year, the sales already reaching over 100000 ft. The manager of the Ryder Lumber O., reported similar increse of his business.
 There are the three hotels, the Tempe, the Gregory, and the Arlington. Schools and churches are we'll fostersd. Besides good graded schoo's, here is the sea- of the Arizona Normal, as we'll as the most important territorial agricultural ex- periulental station. X large evaporat- ing and canning factory was established here last year, and preparations are being made to meet the demand in the increased fruit supply of this year. MT. Frankenherg, the manager, states that he believes the crop is of better quality this year. The early fruits are being shipped away 10 various points in the territory and New Mexieo and some as far as Chicago, yielding fair returns to growers. He estimates that one hundred and fifty acres of orange trees were planted in the vicinity this year. and about double this amount of other fruits. The cereal and hay crop is excellent. A careful estimate of the Salt River valley grain crop puts 1t at 26, 100000 pounds. 12,000,0 ,0C0 pounds on the Pne nix slde and 14,0C0,000 pounds on the Tempe side. It is not so easy to estimate the tonnage of the alfalfa crop now as only the second crop is beng harvested, and 1t is not known how much meadow may be turned into pas ture during the season. Much depends upon the summer rain fall. A good profit was reaped from the alfalfa crop last year, both in hay and the pasturage and the area of this plant is increasing more rapidly than ever h-reabouts. It is great relief from speeding on the train through the hot dusty desert to be suddenly ushered into this grand valley of venture, lined with a"enues of magnificent shade trees, dotted with homes, which are invariably surrounded with laden fruIt orchards of countless varieties. The contrast is wonderful.
 Tempe has strong inducements to offer the homese ekeT. The land Is cheap (almost a gift in comparison to prices paid in California localItit of similar advantages. Water IS abundant and reasonable lu cost for irrigation. Besides ali this the climate is remark ably healthful All citizens If Tempe freely accord to Messrs Shultz & Frank lin. real estate agents and immigration solicitors, much credit for their success ful efforts in inducing a most desirable Kansas colony to locate here, and still more on the way. While here ] met w. A. < P. T. Daggs, who are large sheep owners in this tereitory, having heads to the number of 10000. Being very practical men and having been quite successful, learned some facts concern ing their methods of conducting the business in this territory that might be of interest to others. For certainly if their opinion is correct that Arlzona is a perfect sheep country, and that there IS pasturage within it's border for million head more than it contains, the time is hastening when the domain utilized for thls purrose will be thus occupied. It IS generally 8 conceded fact that ID many portions of the territory cattle ranges are DO longer we'll suited for the