Arizona republican., 1908-04-04

and that supply was a continuous and never failing one. as the Buckeye peO-
 pie had demonstrated. He spoke high
 ly of the Arlington country and turn
 ing to the Salt River valley said there was more irrigable land than in all southern California. excepting Imper-
 ial valley. What impressed him the most was the certainty of the eXten- sive increase and development in az ficultural resources, both in Buckeye and under the Tonto. The governor s remarks were loudly applauded as were the addresses of the other speak CTS.
 Testimonial Talks.
 w. Q. Trout, recently from Califor- mia. but now transplanted to Buck eye. gave an honest testimonial to the Buckeye country. which he had visited five years before he permanently To- cated He had found California not what he had expected and had discov- cred what he termed in StUdebaker language, in the Buckeye, an ''Isser," that is, region not has-been, nor a will-be. but one that is now the best in the country. E. A. Fowler thought llldL d Dt'lilf W llt Nbulh StA Np Sht III n feast was entitled to the finest roads to be made. He said that good ave nues Of communication were as much needed by the citizen who used the wagon. as he who used the devil-wa gOn. All roads led to Rome. and Rome grew to be one of the greatest. There were a half million acres of irrigable land in the Salt River valley. to which Nih Bullard had annexed Buckeye. and good roads in any country were the gauge of the civilization.
 Another interesting speech contain ed the testimonial of J. R. Gipson to Buckeye. Alfalfa seed, he said. was one of the greatest products. the pro- duct which would make Buckeye fam ous. The soii was peculiarly adapted to production of alfalfa seed of the finest grade, and as the years went by it would increase there in commercial importance. In 1906 as much as 700 pounds had been raised to the acre. in picked places. but 20 acres average over 400 pounds per acre. The profits at this rate were record breakers on the amount invested. In 1907 q half million pounds had been produced in Buckeye and he estimated the yield of 1908 at over one million pounds.
 C. C. Green, also of Buckeye. spoke on the dairying interests of the valley which he said, were on the increase. The was a growing demand for dairy products and more dairy cows were being added to the stock now on hand. He said there were at present 1900 cows in that section averaging better than & per head to the rancher He said $73.75O each year in pro- duce went to Phoenix. or $6.145 per month. which would double in a few years. The experiences of the Buck eye ranchers were most convincing and were a valuable feature of the There were others who might have added word, but time carrying the program out in full.
 Mayor Coggins was introduced and gave an expression of thanks in be- half of the city of Phoenix to the cit izens of Buckeye who had made the day memorable occasion, one which would result in much good to all the people of MaricOpa county. John Nor ton then added to the weight of evil dence in favor of Buckeye He re- ferred humorously to an experience he had had in cattle buying by phone in company with MT. Heard
 He said his experience of 15 years had proven that no section could put more fat on range cattle. than that valley, nor as cheaply. the expense of feeding cattle there being much less than in other sections he was familiar with and the cattle industry was one of the important ones to Buckeye What they need is railroad facilities which he believed would be had in no great length of time. John Orme came forward to say a good word for the work of the supervisors to make 1 good roads and said that the $26.00O had been expended for the benefit of all the people, to the best of their