Arizona republican., 1899-12-21
PROSPERITY IN THE EUCTEYR
A Trip Through the Buckeye Country,
 Offering Good Opportunities.

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 carefully noted the influences at work ] in developing this new section, its prosperity. and made careful inquiries with the view of giving to the readers of The Republican throughout the ter ritory and the United States an accu- rate idea of what can be accomplished there.
 Probably no district in the west or elsewhere in the United States offers better returns for investment of capital or for hard work and enterprising methods than in this. but recently, des- ert valley of Buckeye. The water sup ply is the Buckeye canal, which is taken from the Gila river. The canal is a most reliable one and the company now owning 1t is in a healthy financial condition and very popular with the users of water. As an illustra- tion of the possibilities of the land here a brief reference to different ranches in the community will make it clear to all.
 Sixteen miles out from Phoenix, just at the edge of the desert, you come to W. c. Moore's, an old-timer, hospitable and kind hearted, who owns 2S0 acres of rich bottom land. which he irrigatesi with a large steam pump. He has been located here nine years and owns Q valuable tract of land. Here travellers stop for the night. and her they find feed for themselves an teams, and the best well water f. many miles east or west.
 Sixteen miles west of Moore's and over the desert you come to the town of Buckeye. situated in the land of milk and honey. alfalfa and perpetual running water. The place is not large. but is favorably located. As yet there are but two stores. E. F. Smith keeps a general stock consisting of dry goods, groceries, hardware, tinware, some clothing, and such other articles as are needed on the ranch. He does quite an order business in special articles, has been there one year, likes the coun- try and the people and has succeeded beyond his expectations. MT. F. Kell also keeps a general store and is post master, giving general satisfaction in both capacities.
 Mrs. E. E. Smith furnishes meals to travellers at most moderate rates and of excellent quality.
 II. Nj. TCothaker and partner conduct saloon and blacksmith shop.
 At the Lee ranch, place of 240 acres of wonderfully level land owned by the business manager of The Republican, two and a quarter miles west of town, things are progressing in good shape. Here 100 head of cattle are kept in fine condition on eighty acres of alfalfa and cane and large stacks of alfalfa hay attest to the wonderful producing qual- ities of the soil. This is but 2 young ranch: another year will find it one of the best in the territory.
 James S. Day, who for twelve years has steadily abided by his faith in the district, is now reapirg a just reward for his enterprise and foresight. He owns 22O acres of land. almost entirely devoted to alfalfa. Last summer he put up several large stacks of alfalfa hay and pastured 400 head of Hereford and Shorthorn cattle of his own rais- ing He has calves less than Q year old that will easily tip the beam at 300 pounds, and right here is fine illus tration of the value of this land when once seeded to alfalfa. MT. Day keeps an average of three head of cattle the year round or two acres of alfalfa. As this pasture is always in demand at S1 and S1.25 per month per head, he re- ceives an income from his land, with small expenditure for labor of not less than SIS per acre Der head of stock pastured. As water is fur nished every day in the year at s per inch it can be readily figured that the net income from alfalfa land in the Buckeye district can be made a liberal one. And the intrinsic value of the land, as an investment, is close to the S100 mark. It now sells, in the raw state, all under water, for $10 per acre.
 Not only cattle, but hogs, do well here. P. Ii. Benson has a quarter sec ton which he is fast getting into al falfa. He now keeps 100 head of hogs and fifty head of cattle and horses on fifty acres of alfalfa. His stock is prospecting and he is rapidly accumu lating Q competency.
 W. B. Drummer landed in the Buck eye country with Q family and s2.5O in cash four years ago. He took home stead and has had hard fight in mal,- ing a start, but is now on the road to prosperity. He has some alfalfa in and is putting in more. He has a good team, some stock of his own, and has quite a bunch of cattle to pasture for others. He now takes the Republican, Herald and seems to be in line for rapid promotion.
 As the settlement grows new indus tries are developed. Geeter & Venote this season started a sorghum mill twelve miles west of Buckeye pOstOfice. They have just finished q run of about 1000 gallons. Next season they are planning to turn out about coco gal Ions. They will plant Kansas cane They have no trouble in disposing Of the product of their mill at 50 cents per gallon.
 One of the most important enter prises in the territory will be started next spring in the Buckeye, or Airing ton valley. MT. Walter W. Cooke and his uncle, MT. J. H. Franklin of Cali fornia, have located here and brought with them about 16O head of heifers. selected from the best milk strain of California cattle. and will start dairy