Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-27
Elder J, G, KimbaII Returns From
Arizona and Mexico,
CONDITIONS ENCOURAGING
with the Dronth Broken the lrriga-
ton Problem IL solved. Big Mex
lean Land Deals

First Council OF seventy mas JUST re-
turned from tour OF Arizona and
Mexico, whittier he went some time ago
in company with Apostle Hyrum M.
Smith, Sister A. +, Hyde of the Relief
Society and Sister Julia G.. Brixen Of
the Young Ladies' association. The two
former visited all the Stakes IN the
sections named while the ladies cut
out one or two of them from their itin-
erary for reasons which made such
action advisable.
Elder Klmbal says they had most
enjoyable tour, but regrets very much
that owing to dlphtherla being RAM
pant In Snowflake no conference could
be held there However, splendid meet
ings, he says, were held In the St.
Johns and 81. Joseph Stakes In Ari-
zona, the former being held at ST. Johns
and the latter al Pima and Thatcher.
In connection with these conferences,
the Young Mems and Young Ladies' as
sOcations met In convention and re-
celyed valuable instructions from the
visitors There was also conference
of the Maricopa Stake at Mesa and
one Of the Juarez stake at Juarez,
Mexico. Meetings were likewise held
at Dlaz and Dublan. also one at Clifton,
Arl2ona's great copper camp, TO which
district the visitors drove by team from
ST. Johns. distance Of perhaps 100
miles. Returning they went to Callfor-
mia, being met at Mesa by Elder Robin
son. president OF the California mission.
who accompanied them to Los Angeles
and San Francisco.
PEOPLE COMMENTED.
In their travels the visitors found a
spirit OF contentment In neary every
section visited Particularly Is this the
case in old Mexico, where the people,
though striving against great diff
cultles. are imbued with determine
tion to do everything that may be re-
Quired OF them. The Saints Of Arizona
are also in good spirits as they feel
that they are being richly blessed in
their endeayors TO build up the coun-
try and make II fruitful and habitable.
The drouth which has threatened the
south for great number OF years
seems now to have been effectively
broken and the people OF both Arizona
and Mexico are highly pleased with the
encouraging prospects that are now be-
fore them. At st. Johns and Mesa the
outlook was perhaps never better than
II Is today, and while the Saints are not
getting rich they are living their re-
ligion and have sufficient faith ir
Gospel to believe that their efforts
In keeping the commandments of the
Lord viii not be In vain, nor the prom
rses of His servants be without fulfill
ment
BIG LAND DEALS.
In Mexico President Anthony W.
Wins is doing a good work. Recently
he secured tract OF 10000 acres OF good
lend at Dublan. and work on a canal
to MI up the natural reservoirs Of the
country and bring the land under cult
walton and settlement, will be begun In
very short time. President WINS has
also secured tract OF land in Sonora
for similar purposes, while as agent
he has just negotiated the sale OF 2.200.-
600 acres TO a wealthy stock firm COM
posed Of Meycans and Americans
Mexico has just been visited by a
heavy snow storm which Is something
prospects generally speaking. are all
that could be desired The great draw
back there, however. is the low price OF
silver which is the cause Of low wages
and consequent scarcity of money. But
DESPITE this condition the Mormon"
colonies are prosperous and nice mod
ern homes are being erected
OUTLOOK FOR WATER
In the 81. Johns stake, Arizona, the
same happy condition of affairs OBJ
tains. The outlook for a good water
supply Is excellent and with the reser-
voirs recently built at immense cost
there is every hope that the irrigation
problem Is now practically solved. In
the midst OF the greatest discourage.
ments the people have worked with I'M
firing energy and deserve credit for the
forts they have put forth.
YOUNG PEOPLE Progressive.
Throughout all the stakes visited the
young people were found to be OF a
thrifty. progressive spirit, and where
Church schools have been established
wonderful advancement Is being made.
There are fine school buildings In 81.
Johns, Thatcher, Juarez and Diaz, all Of
which are doing much for the young
PEOPLE. In Mexico great missionary
work Is looked forward 10. and the
yCung peopl4 Of the Church are fas.
Earning the Spanish language In pre-
paration for what Is expected in thl
direction Among the 100000 Indians
ir that country the Gospel Il Is be-
llcyed, viii be preached with good re-
Sults
THE CHRISTMAS NEWS"
Elder Kimball was much pleased with
the Christmas News" He took occa-
sion to compare 1t with the big Sun
d9y dailles OF San Francisco and stat
Oh without equivocatlon that they did
not begin to compare with last Sat.