The Arizona sentinel., 1892-12-10
IMPROVEMENTS EN YUMA.
Many GRuIIdings Going and LaEeIy Some Up--Ffne School GuiEdEng--1so6es.


 Yuma's horticultural future is peculiarly bright. The poor town has been much maligned as the hottest place i'll the United States. Now she retaliates, and makes capital out of her woe. If it is hot, it Is a good place for tropical horti- culture. The hotter it is the earlier her products, and the higher the prices she can command. So she will blossom out in the very early fruit line, and command very fancy prices. Last June 18th a shipment of Yuma figs brought seventy-fve cents pound in San Francisco. From MT. Dorrington's s little vineyard prices were realized that would open very wide the eyes of raisin and wine producers of California. The grapes were six weeks ahead of California. And the beauty of it is that Yuma can have it all her own sweet way. She is so very early, and her area 50 limited that there is no fear of rivalry from the outside and little from herself.
 Last week, about Nov. 2Oth, |. Levy plucked two ripe Navel or anges. They weighed a pound each.
 In the Mohawk valley, under the Mohawk canal, from 5000 to 4,O00 acres have been put under cultiva- tion. The settlers came from every part of the Union.
 About thirty new buildings, neat and substantial, mostly of brick or frame, have replaced those washed away by the disastrous rampage of the Gila on Washington's birth day, 1891. Adobe they don't like here, since the trick it played them on that day. Most of the houses were in only foot or two of water, away from the current, yet they melted down like so much sugar. Besides, adobe is a by gone institution, and these Yuma folks are full of progress.
 The latest work in the building line is a fine public school in four departments on Main street, residence building for A. Modesti, leading merchant here. The School-house foundations, of brick, have been completed. They are about 50x90 feet. The building will be finished about February. It will be we'll furnished in all particulars, and the lot set out to trees in readiness to open for the fall term of 1893. At present the school accommodations are made quate. School is held in church building, also in the armory build ing. The church building is near the railroad, track and on the side, opposite most of the Yuma homes. Hence many parents are fearful of the little ones encounteringthe cars, and the attendance is much di- unfinished, This will be obviated by the opening of the new school.
 The reason of the building by other material than adobe is not fear of it's again going down in floods, as 1t was highly exceptionable occurrence, but soon they are going to be "loaded" for more floods. A very fair levee has been constructed, the work being mostly done by prisoners, but that is not all they want, or all they will have. A surveying party is about completing view, and maps and specifications, to be submitted to the United States government, which will build fine substantial levee. Thus poor, burdened Ari- zona will be relieved of the re- sponsibility and expense of very needed work. Instead, one of the items of future United States River and Harbor appropriations will be Expense for construction of levees at Yuma, Arizona, B." Bids will be advertised. in a few days.-Tucson Star.
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