Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-08-02

IN that by no human possibility can
the occupant % one ~ these garden
farms fan 10 have On abundant water
supply whenever needed and 90 what
ever extent tho water may be required
The salt River Valley j. Ia the ccn
fral part ~ Arizona and the summer
Innate IL ~ course hot, hat with such
md az that embraced Boo thr tract r..
.rrcd to. with the ample and unfail.
u- supply 81 water Tor IT, cultivation.
.s.. summer heat aud hong growing
.,asO- make 10 possible 60 practically
,ucnrc In hot house culture out 81
,.oors. aud 90 mature crops go rapidly
that four or I've or even more ~ some
crops n year may b. produced from The
same land This makes possible a
rr,nt per acre from truck gardening
..d horry culture aud the raising ~
small fruits. combined with poultry
rH. sing on the same place that will
, Ied proht per acre wholly uEob
t.ushie lu more rigorous climate
The miners and great mining camps
~ the Southwest furnish an unsur
PASSED market Tor all the products of
-uch garden farms as those proposed
ou this tract 81 land.
\ THRIVING LITTLE CITY
The city % Phoenix. on tho out
sL rs 81 which this land a. located. BE-
ile capitol 81 Arizona and IL city
of twelve 20 fifteen thousand peoplr
81 fh excellent schools churrhes and
aII commercial facilities. one finds in
this southwestern city. and on the sur
rounding farms. men from all sections
20 the country. New England. the
South. tho Mississippi Valley and the
Northwest. There L. public school
Immediately adjoining the Rural SGT
Elements Tract above described and u
will b. the aim % the Association %
COOPERATE % make this n model school
A bcct sugar factory j. the most ~
cent addition to the lndustr - OF III"
Valley.
The land here described. which Il
designated as the Rural Settlement
Tract. has hccn suidiyided into uNr
acre plots. aud these VIII b. sold only
to those who are already skilled in
truck gardening. berry aud small fruit
culture and poultry raising. because u
is planned 90 make this initial colony
demonstration ~ tie possibilities Of
the salt River Valley FOR this class 81
agriculture. and 10 u desired that the
demonstration should b. made boy those
w no know how. Sales viii not be- made
| 10 parties who do not wish 10 actually
I live ON the land. or DO not know how
/ TO cultivate H. The Association pro
poses 10 cooperate with the pur-
/ chasers 20 insure the success of thc
latter, aud Tor that reason Is Offering
. The land 10 The Kind 81 customers de
/ sired al price -o low that IL Il a
chance rarely found 10y anyone who
| understands Intensive cultivation OF
"a small tract of land and wants sucl
"a home. Including the water rights
I'm the canal system and the pumping
plant, the land will be- sold iu i've
acre tracts for only $3.50 an acre IN
cash.
Anyone who may desire further par
ticulars as TO this land or any infor
nation as 10 the IIomecroft Movement
lis cordially invited 10 address Georg'
b If. Maxwell. 1903 Fisher Building, Chi
cago.
Sir. Maxwell Is the Executive Chair
: man of The National Irrigation Asso
= citation and the Executive Chairmanan
General Counsel OF the Rural Sol
: Elements Association, and the Dean q
the HomccrOftcrs Gild 81 the Tails
/ man aud is dcvoting himself 10 carry
ing out through these three assOci
q atoms the three great IDEAS which ar
! set forth az the beginning of this arti
: Gle.
: His success In the National Irriga