Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-03-07
SNOW TO SUNSHINE.
A New Era of Prosperity Sue
ce DIS a Depra ssing Period.
The Stranger has Come
Within her Gates.
Homes are Springing Like Magic
From the Pl In. An Interes-
ing Letter Full of Hope
for the Future of a
Grand Valley.


Grand Valley.
From an elevation OF five thousand
feet amid pine clad mountains and a
snowy atmosphere to one of sixteen
hundred, ~ to the summer land of the
Casa GrsDde valley, in the short space
Of few hours Is q contrast sufficient to
sati fy the cravings OF any diecontended
mortal who longs for change. Really,
the warmth and sunshine is something
deligh tful after q northern experie ce-
and justifies all ever said CT written
about the climate OF Arizona. No Won
der We all return-who go away-nor
would We know how to appreciate Casa
Grande-yes, l repeat it, Casa Grande
i: we always remained here, nor would
We realize the change that is made dur
ing q six months absence as now.
Your correspondent has had little to
say for long time, about Casa Grande.
Times have been dull and all have borne
the depression OF business-golng from
bad to worse-snd almost losing hope
at times. Even the old chronic croak-
ere we're silenced. appalled, at the con-
dition Of affairs so much worse than
they had ever dreamed. Even whiskey
gave out-nobody could aft I'd to GIT
gloriousy drunk-and nobody was rich
enough to treat "every body" as in days
Of prosperity.
SALOONS CLOUD UP.
boarding houses cloud down, leaving on
ly one a. monument to past time.
People picked up their frame houses
and crawled onto government claims
and made homestesds leaving tie town
apparently des. rted, yet not SO really,
for Nth their making of homes has come
an ADDED prosperity to all the region
round about and hope has come back
this time to ABIDE. So 10 the six months
pact, the stranger within the gates"
hIds that many settlers have moved IN
within that time and that in all direc
lions Casa Grande is now surrounded
with prosper US ranches.
A long time ago
THE CITIZEN" PREDICTED
That some day our locality would be
one Of prosperity, and We were request
ed to paste the item containing the
prophecy 10 our hat. | believe from the
appearance of some of the hats they are
still in existence. but that the prophecy
exists only 10 memory, but the predic- |
ton is being fulfilled. We have ag-in |
begun to repair and fix our old adobe |
houses, and even to ornament them DIS
an expression of our hopes, and are b |
no means respondent even Il the court 1
;onvenes no longer in Pinal, which re- !
minds me that here we have bad DO |
water trou bles or lack OF canal water, :
as we have the reservoir
THE LARGEST IN THIS UNITED STATES
Upon which tn draw. Thus within
radius of five mi ,es around Casa Grande,
he rsuober- are cheer ully clearing and
their holdings, alfalfa II b =
ing planted and large acreage Will be
devoted by different owners to almond
orchards. 1t 10 said on good authority
hat by fall a colony of industrious pool
pie will he placed on land in near proxi-
nifty to this place. Government land
is alrea ~ becoming scarce. 80 much has
been eptered Guri. & the past year. Few
changes have taken place during the
past SIX months in the town it-elf.
Charles Holburn has moved bis place of
business from Florence here, and occu-
lee the Reed residence as a saloon, the
R. eds having moved cut to their ranch.
Fernando Maldopado, our merchant
has gone to Central America to buy cof-
fee, but leaves the store 10 good hands
Under the management of Mr.. Arriola
the business is we'll conducted. w. g. /
Smith is also in the store. We are soon
to have q drug store and physical
We have q real estate office managed
by Judge Hoicomb. The school is in an
UNUSUALLY PROSPEROUS CONDITION
brought about by efforts OF the able
and efficient teacher. Mr.. Rodman.
S xty to sixty-six pupils stteL d every
day; more grown children are in attend
sDce than ever before. The school
hou~e is too small, it is q miserable
adobe and has loLg ago o1tgrown its
II We must be outrageous
ly tAxed-let it be for something sstis-
factory and for some good purpose
Let US have 60 d school house. The
postoffice a,urishes With Miss Minnie
Mar-bsll as post mistress, whose fai t.
full services to the public are fu ly
appreciated, in evidence OF which Il
to that effect signed by large
OF ciI Izens was recently circuI-
ated in refu' alton to compliant made
by meddlesome persons to the effect
hat she was not at her post all the
time. / presume the parties making
The compliant did not understand The
necessity OF meal hours, or Of rest. Be
sides such an amount OF business 10 this
office would OF course require the con
slant and unremitting attention Of the
post mistress all the time. Perhaps
though. il Miss Minnie could have been
the position might have (
been wanted BADLY for some else. Very
good positions have heretofore been
stepped into by simply making a COM
plant.
The mining interests still continue to
ADD TO THE PROSPERITY
If Casa Grande, and are improving. The
Golden West still progresses and on
several properties chlOridinR is being
lone. A reservoir of considerable ex-
tent, to receive the waters of the Santa
Cruz, is now being constructed by Mr.
Forbach near his place west Of town, in
he valley Of the Santa Cruz. Another
has been made south, twelve
miles of town by the Loss B Others vho
have land under cultivation in tn It
$50 acres helm in barley. Quite
a mum Der of Salt River valley people
hsve come here from the neIghb rhoOd
~ Phoeniy tn settla and h We taken np