Arizona republican., 1893-06-17
A GROWING CITY.
The Thriving Metropolis of the
 South Side.
Why the Prosperity of Tempe will Grow With That of the Sur
 rounding Country.

Tempe is prosperous little town oI l,5OO inhabitants, situated eight miles from Phoenix in the center of the Salt River valley, region unexcelled in fertility or variety of indigenous semi tropical productions. Nestled at the foot of Tempe Buttes, from whose alti' tudinous heights, a view of the valley that equals in wealth and excels in ex. tent the historical tract observed by the great Lawgiver, while standing on the declivity overlooking the promised region of milk. honey and grapes, Tempe is read fly designated as the gateway 10 the highly favored agrIcul- tural paradise.
 To the south and southeast vast areas of golden cereals, now undergoing the process of harvesting and threshing is . pleasing sight while the roads leading to the town are lined with teams and wagons employed in conveying the merchantable article to the immense warehouses for storing and shipment later in the season.
 Correlative to the grain fields, are the alfalfa meadows from which the second cutting is already in stack. The long ricks of hay thickly scattered through. out the enclosures. give the country the appearance, at a distance. of a success sion of villages with verdant lawns be- tween the massive buildings, inter- spersed among the grain fields.
 A look toward the east and northeast shows the orchard countryin the center of which, Mesa, neat and rapidly growing town of good promise, is plain ly visible. In this section, the farms appear smaller and while there are many fields of grain, meadows of hl- falfa and pastures of greater or less ex- tent. in which sleek horses and fat cattle are peacefully ruminating, the greater portions of the farms are de- voted to fruit growing. Here is the paradise of the gentlemen of agricul- ture. Vineyards of raisin grapes and orchards laden with apricots, peaches, oranges, figs, dates, almonds. and every variety of fruit grown in frostless re- zion, are grow in shipping quantities, while the vinecellsrs of the Hill City are famous throughout the southwest.
 All this country is tributary to to Tempe. he only shipping point in tue NdlltN sOuNl Ol Ddll hlNtI' iut growth of any portion of the visible area described means increased busi- ness Tn Tempe and Insures it to remain the metropolis of the south side,
 Besides the agricultural wealth which will always insure the maintenance of this osperous town, Tempe is the ed ucational center of Arizona. The terri torial Normal school, an institution of which every citizen may well feel proud, is permanently located here and new building costing $25,000 will he erected in the near future to accommo- date the growth of this training school. The public school building, which is an imposing structure, is sufficiently large for a town much larger than the pres ent one and is monument to the good judgment and forethought of the liberal men who were instrumental in it's erection.
 Nothing stands in the way of the pro, psrIty of the town at present that cannot be easily remedied by con certed action of the enterprising citi. gems and with concerted action on the part of those interested in the welfare of Tempe. The next year will mark vast strides in the way of increased growth and business. street car line is already in operation and although the town is small, is paying invest ment and great convenience.