Arizona republican., 1906-03-22
IA $50. .OOO DEAL
 THE HANSEN RANCH
Sold to Henry Gilman a Wisconsin
 Sugar Beet Grower.

By a deal which was consummated in Phoenix yesterday title to the rancn located south of the city of Tempe nea~ kyrene and known as the Hansen ranch passed from the ownership of Levi Seass in whose name the title has stood for several months to Henry Gilman, a resident of Sun Prairie, Wis consin, a suburb of Madison. The high figure named as the consideration was secured by those making the sale by reason of the fact that five hundred and sixty acres of the total acreage of the ranch, which amounts to 1,129 acres. is planted to sugar beets, nearly three-fourths of which are fast near ing maturity About sixty acres of the ranch are in alfalfa. With the ranch, title to the pumping plant near by and formerly owned by MT. Hansen. also passes to MT. Gilman together with cold storage house with a ca pacity of three cars. The considera- ton named in the contract to sell is $5O,OOO
 MT. Gilman has for many months past been looking over the Salt River valley with a view of locating here He first came to Phoenix before tho holidays and remained here for some time. Later he returned to his home in Wisconsin and has since that time made two trips to the valley Between his trips numerous letters passed re- garding valley land and possible in. vestments. The beet sugar factory and the certainty of possibly raising sugar beets had much to do with infIu encing Mr. Gilman to come to the val ley for he has for years past been an extensive cultivator of beets
 
 garding the way he will handle his large acreage near Kyrene He him. self, he considers too old to actively engage in beet culture. being 7S years of age. but his grandson, Charles Ly man, at present located at Glendale is q beet expert and it Is more than probable the ranch will be placed in charge or a foreman to be overseen by MT. Gilman or Mir. Lyman IL may be that the ranch after the presen, crop is harvested will be subdivided and rented in smaller tracts l. Is estimated by those who are in a posi- ton to know that the present crop ot beets on the ranch Is worth S20.OOO
 The Kyrene pumping plant has n ca paclty of 5000 gallons Of water a minute and the canals are so arranged that 1t is possible to irrigate 20O0
  rounding desert land will be put under cultivation by MT. Gilman.
 MT. Gilman will remain in PhoenIS until the first Of May, when he wiii return to his home and make arrange ments for the bringing os his family the territory. They viii not howevcr. take up their permanent residence in Arizona until after, the summer las passed.
 Speaking of the sugar beet business MT Gilman said that beets are regarG- ed as the most profitable crop in NVis- consin. His own gross profits had been $95 an acre. He is positive tha; with the better facilities here Jhs profits will be still greater.
 The contract of agreement between MT. Seass and MT. Gilman was made on Monday MT. Seass was given until o'clock yesterday afternoon to with draw. In the afternoon Attorney J. Nj. Jamison. who was acting for MT. Gil man. was authorized to file it.
 MT. Seass will remain in possession until May 1 and care for the crops. part of the purchase price has been already paid, the final payment to be made before May l.
 Ii is further stated that MT. Gilman is ,only the forerunneT Of many other Wisconsin sugar beet growers who will shortly settle in the valley.