Arizona republican., 1908-04-01

tor but a strong believer in home mak- ing, and any straightforward man wanting to make a home can always rely on every possible help from his office.
 When recently asked to give his opinion to the general real estate sit- uation in the valley MT. Heard res- sponded, We are So, busy selling real estate and properly locating the home seekers that we have but little time to talk about it in this office. Our sales, however. during the month of February included nearly s60,000 worth of farm property.
 The most desirable feature of these safes however, is the fact that they will result in the creation of nearly a dozen new homes, and particularly gratifying is the type of new corners who are buying these homes, and the immediate improvements contemplat- ed. A summary Of our more import ant transactions during the last month will particularly illustrate this point
 Under the Arizona canal we have sold a seventy acre tract to Messrs. Schweppe and Field, both Eastern col lege men who for the past seven years have been associated with the United Fruit Company in growing tropical fruits in Costa Rica. On the advise of orange experts from California, they have bought this tract of lanl and are going to at once plant 1t in citrus fruits along the lines of the most improved and scientific practice.
 Ali nal is d forty acre tract west of Glen dale. which is now being improved ty the owner in an effort to make of it a model ranch.
 Under the Maricopa~ canal we have sold during the month eighty acres belonging to 0. II. Christy for s10.O0O to MT. Frank Hilder5ran. MT. Hilj- erbran proposes to erect on this 'anrh fine suburban residence and D make of the property an up t5 date stock farm.
 In the Buckeye communi.r. wc have sold over S20.000 worth Jf prop erty during the past m Onth. inrlGd ing one large ranch and four small ones. all sold to parties who are be- ginning immediate Improvements, and will be a valuable addition to the Buckeye community, which is already composed of some of the most pro- gresive and vigorous people in the Salt River Valley
 Continuing Mir Heard said: "Of course as you know. our operations extend through the whole Salt River Valley and during the past month We have not overlooked the Mesa coun- try. where an interesting illustration of the steady advance in property is shown by our sale. for S6S00.0O of the Norton forty acres one and one half miles south of Mesa, to MT. J. L. War ing. president of the Mesa bank. who contemplates building a fine suburban residence on this property.
 About eighteen months ago we sold the same piece of property, to MT Norton for s4OOO who undoubtedly se- cured bargain at that time, although it is unquestioned that Mir. Waring has also made bargain in the pur chase at the present figure.
 We have also sold the Nortons twenty-six acre tract of land which they will improve as their permanent residence"
 Asked as to whether he thought this desirable real estate activity will continue Mir. Heard smiled and said: Tn my judgment it is just beginning"
 MT. C. T. Hirst who has particular charge of our real estate transactions Is practically on the road with our auto all the time. locating home seek CTS. while Mir Day. in charge of the Buckeye business, is now running q weekly automobile excursion to that progressive valley, and in my judg- ment the tide of home seekers attract ed by the remarkable advantages of this section is going to continually increase. owing largely to the fact of the remarkable productiveness of our lands, the absolute certainly of our water supply the splendid and stead fly increasing demand for our products by the mining communities of this territory. far in excess of our ability to supply, and the generally desirable conditions of living in this communi- ty."