Arizona daily citizen., 1901-11-04
TUCSON'S
MANY
CLIMATIC
ADVANTAGES
The Finest Winter Re
sort in the World---
Some of the Many
Inducements.

Location of Tucson. -lmmediatclv on
the line OF he Southern Pacific K. X. in
the SoUt hcTn part OF the Territory of
Arizona. aud on The edge of the Santa
Cruz Valley, lies the Ctty of Tucson.
That il Mas first Settl,.d several centur
les ago has hltlc to du with what we
have 10 say here. dut vet its story full
of adventure and romance lends an in
iescrbabic charm the old town
Evidences of Thtltt.-lts antiquities
are, however, fast disappearing before
the march ni progress. The adobe walls
that formed the battlemeuts OF The old
Mexican Pueblo have crumhlcd away
and the mission ruins are falling to
pieces. Prominent public buildings.
churches, stores and handsome modern
residences have been erected with beauti-
iul gardens, flowers and shruhbcry sur
rounding many 81 tho latter. Old streets
have been grated, new ones iaId out, and
Other Improvements made which give q
thrifty appearance 70 the CIT.
Foreign Element ,~Di IFS population
however, consisting oi about ten thou
sand people large Mexican clement re-
mains. and its presence gives foreign
air Ia the community as also do The
adobe buildings ~ which they mainly
dwell
Topography The location of the city
in "A vast nuibhillratfr as II were, sur
ronndcd hy hctutiiul mountains. and
resting unticr tic canopy nt the ioVeiest
~ hiac skies, s beautiful The splendid
roads III The HiCiuitv make driving and
hioyelme an cspocai pleasure, In every
direction charming mountain Nlews
greet the eve. and AT the sunset hour
gorgeous ard resplcudeut eoloTs cover
the western sky, the departing OF the
sun casting shadows upon the tops 81
the mountains which fairly enchant one
Public Library Tucson has well
selected library.
Hotel Accommodations. The hotel
accommodations are ample, and for
those Jtre icrring them there are cottages
and rooms for rent AT reasonable rates.
Tucson as a Health Resort.-ltis rs how
ever OF Tucson as n health resort ot
which We wish To speak especially here,
and fiFst oi all LEI ns say that il IS sit uat.
I'd almost iu ii c centEe Of the climatic
belt recommended hy the United States
Medical Co1uirissi as the most favor.
aidc region IN the I nited States for those
afflicted with pulmonary ailments.
Attitude Above the Sea The altitude
oi Tucson is about :, Al0 feet above the
sea. and this L., the way seems a medium
altitude particularly suited To those sui
1criue irom sn,h dcscases.
The Rainy season. July, August and
>cptemher constitute The so-called
RAINY season but the rams during
these nIontus. when there ARE any. while
they are often violent are nothing more
sham showers. 1t soon cieaTs on and
the sun comes out as bright as ever. In
ulv OF this wear there was scarcely any
RAIN. In NO country are there so many
DAYS Of sunshine as III Arizona,
Exceedingly Small Raintall.-At Tue
son he rainfall for the whole year s only
about eleven inches. Some years II is
not even as much rs that. During the
nine months, October to lune inclusive,
1915 thcIc were hut twenty five cloudy
DAYS and nine of those were IN one
month.
Tcmpernture.--Du the months OF
!unc. lulv and August the average tenn.
pcraturc is about 80 degrees, but there
is so little humidity in the atmosphere
that no Inconvenience is experienced.
There being but limited irrigation III the
neighborhood Of Tncson there is no
humidity produced III that way, as rs
notably the case in the neighborhood OF
Phoenix, where agricultural develop
mcut has through the aid OF irriga ton
reached great stage. The fall, winter
aud spring months can be compared
with the Italian cline Flowers bloom
during the entire winter months.
Wonderful Dryness Of Climate. There
is nothing more remarkable about the
climate Of Tucson than its dryncss. II
is ptcnominal There no such thing AZ
what is called sultry weather as IN the
east recent visitor TO Tucson Joking
" remarked that not even the aims
seemed damp" Ii is fact that the ci
/ feet OF heavy shower is observable for
/ but few hours. III this dry climate
sunstrokcs arc unknown. The dry air
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation o.
/ the abundant perspiration. AS mat
/ ter of course the supply of fluid must bt
maint aimed, hence one drinks a great
deal of water here.
! Good Water at Tucson.-Evcryonc IL
aware Of the Importance ofgood water
and this Tucson certainly has. More
over, there are two ice factories whlcl
supply any quantity of beautiful ice.
Effect OF dry Climate on Tcmperature
Another effect of the extremely dry eli
mate is that the sensible temperature !:
far less than that recorded by the ther
mometcr would indicate. Some CLAIM
that there is difference of as Mach al
| fifteen degrees between the sensible tenn
pera turc and that recorded by he ther
/ momctcr.
Climate the Only Cure for Pulmonary
! Disease. 1t is admitted that no medica
treatment has yet been discovered tina
will cure pulmonary consumption. Th
ONLY cure is that of climate and in Tue
son the warm dry atmosphere seems t.
I've especially cflicacious. AS to the specia
advantage which its climate offers TO
the relief and restoration Of those suffer
ing from pulmonary complaints. not
what different prominent physicians o
the city say:
Tucson. in my Judgment, posscsse'
advantages over all the resorts of r'vac
uuaintanCc, else should not he here.