Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-04-05


chamber Of commerce has prepared anC
Published the following list OF question:
and answers. Any information no
contained herein win be cheerfully
furnished by addressing, Bruce Perley
secretary OF the chamber OF commerce
Phoenix, Ariz.
|. Where is the Salt River valley
In the central part of Maricopa county
In southern Arizona, comprising the
land lying on either side Of Salt river
between the mouth of the Verde rIveI
"a tributary and the confluence Of the
SaL river with the ella river.
2. How large is the Salt River val
ley2 The valley proper is some fifty
miles in length and averages fifteen
miles in width, containing $50 square
miles, aggregating 48O 00l acres OF irfi.
gable land, surrounded on all sides By
the foothills OF adjacent mountain
ranges.
8. How does this section compare
with other parts Of the territory? The
territory OF Arizona is OF q generally
mountainous character very rich in
mines, timber, and live stock, while the
Salt River valley is devoted to agricul'
tnre, horticulture and live stock ex.
elusively.
4. What is the climate? The terri,
tory being some $50 miles in length,
north and south, and the altitude oi
the northern portion being from 5000
10 1900 feet, while that OF the Salt
River valley is but 1850 feet the ter
ritory presents great variety at cli-
mate. The climate Of the Salt River
valley is semi.tropical, with little frost,
no snow, and moderate rain IN the
winter.
S. How low does the thermometer go
In winter2 Very rarely below freezing
point, 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
8 What is the summer temperature ?
In July, August and September from rs
20 lO2 degrees, sometimes going to llO
degrees. The nights are always pleas
ant.
7. What is the average temperature
BY season2 U. S. signal reports, cover.
ing ten years, from 1877 to 1887, show :
Average spring temperature. .. 7O.5
Average summer temperature. 1913
Average autumn temperature. rs
Highest temperature. ........llh.b
= Lowest temperature. ......... % 5
Average annual temperature. 722
3. How does the heat affect one? 4
temperature OF 90 degrees in the east
srn states is far more prOstrating aud
DANGEROUS than the highest Iempera-
ture experienced in the Salt River val
ley.
9. What is the cause of the differ.
ence? The absence OF humidity in the
atmosphere.
10 What is the average rain fall?
Six and thirty-seveH one-hundredth
inches, confined principally to the win
ter months,
IL. Does it rain continually during
the winter? Only a day or two at a
time, with intervals OF weeks OF cloud
le-s weather.
IL. Are tine storms violent2 Thun-
der and lightning are very rare. Cy-
Clones and wind-stOrms are unknown.
l3. Are earthquakes ever expert
snced? Slight shocks have been known,
but not az frequently as in the Missis-
aippi valley.
"A. How are lung and throat diseases
affected by the climate? Most favor.
ably; this valley 10 natural sanitarinn.
Fhe worst cases, both from the east and
west, come here with the most beneficial
results, many OF them being peTman-
emily cured. The climatic dcsideratum
in pulmonary seases is mild and dry
climate. Southern California has
mild climate, but il is not dry. Colo
RADIO has a dry climate, but it is not
mild. The Salt River valley has a eli
Eiate at once mild and dry Eminent
specialists now recommend the Salt
River valley In pulmonary diseases.
Is. Do malarial or epidemic diseases
prevail? Less than in any other part Of
the United States. The dryness Of the
atmosphere il uniavorahle to the trans
mission OF disease germs.
10. Are there any poisonous reptiles?
Yes. in the adjacent mountains, hut ir-
riyaiion drives them away from the
cultivated lands.
II. To what productions IL the val.
ley adapted2 TO all those Of all the
eastern and northern states. besides
many OF those OF tropical countries.
Orange Judd, editor OF the Prairie
Farmer, after visit to the Salt River
valley, says of its soil, editorially:
"Most of these valley soils are the ac-
khhih'hbNN NhNhlhEn llOhl hlN sur
ing hills, made up Of the dne particles
that have been, during countless CEN
turtles, disintegrated by frost, or the
chemical action of the atmosphere.
the water he Che farmrr) uses is also
charged with new fertility, thus pro-
duced annually and gathered from the
sides OF the mountains scores and hun
dreds Of miles away, go that every flow
ing OF the land benefits it This
Is nn theoric idea. We have seen thou.
sands Of acres here growing crops that
rival in luxriaure those found in the
famed valley OF the Nile, which derives
IL viviiying liquid, hearing iertilizing
elements, from the far off lands in upper
Egypt and beyond. This valley
OF the Salt derives its righteousness
from the mountain regions OF interior
arid ARIZONA"
The special committee OF the United
States senate, report 92S, part l MAY
g. 1890, page so, says: "Within our
border there cannot be found soil 20
uniformly fertile and so capable OF
varied production, under irrigs don, as
that OF the ella, Salt and SaLta Cruz