Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-04-04

the-Rock and the ranch. On the line
of this canal, and not far from the
ranch is destined to be one of the
coming points of interest in the val
ley, namely, big drop in the new
crosscut, where will be constructed
and operated by the falling water a
$500 horsepower electric plant, one
of several constructions auxiliary to
the big Roosevelt plant. The location
viii, therefore, be interesting and
ideal in all respects.
The Rural Settlements association
is the parent organization which is
fostering what is known as the Max
well project, or Homecroft Acres, i'm
mediately southeast of Phoenix, Geo
IL. Maxwell being the moving spirit
in both as well as in other associated
projects. IL is through Mr.. Maxwell
the Rural Settlements association has
made the purchase of the Titus ranch,
he having been working To that end
for some time.
Asked yesterday concerning the
plans of the Rural Settlements in re-
spect To these two and other enter
prises, Mr.. Maxwell said it was the
purpose of the association to secure
various tracts in the west, pc .ps
several, in this valley, to meet the
varied needs of the classes the asso-
citation expects to settle in the west
from the congested districts of the
east, notably in Chicago. 1t is his
purpose to spend the coming summer
and fail in a campaign of education
in Chicago, designed To induce many
who are now barely making a living,
TO come to a country where they can
be both prosperous and happy and a
great deal better situated in respect
of climate. . He expects to find peo-
pie of all kinds that he will have to
satisfy. Some will want an acre
near town; some will want five acres
farther from town; some will want
ten acres still farther out, and some
will want ranches or big farms, and
some will merely want winter resi-
dences. II is the plan Of the associa-
ton to be able to settle all the small
er homeseekers on just what they
want, even before they come FROM
the east, If they so wish it, and the
larger investors or the surplus Of the
smaller ones may fill their needs in
the open land market when they get
here. Mr. Maxwell says he has such
in the success of the
plans for colonizing that he believes
he will send a lot more people here
next winter than he viii have acres
for in the holdings Of the association.
But, however that may be. the
Home Acres tract is cut up into five
acre lots, and it is the plan to cut 500
acres Of the Titus ranch up into ten
acre lots, making homes for ten fami-
lies. The other eighty acres is school
land, to be owned by the colony joint
", which is expected to organize
little colony association Of its own.
II is in alfalfa, and the proceeds Of
the alfalfa ranch will be for the reve-
nue. of the colony, or for its use as it
may decide, possibly for pasture or
the raising of a hay supply or what
ever is desired.
This is by no means the limit of
.he Rural Settlements association.
plans. Mr.. Maxwell says he has one
Dr two more tracts in mind that he
viii secure if he can for similar pur-
poses, but until he does so, he does
lot care to mention them or their
ocation, except that they are in other
1arts of the valley, 50 there viii be
he largest possible variety for the
prospective settler to choose from in
picking a home place. both as to soil
md as to the size of his holding.
The Homecroft Acres, as is now
quite generally known, is in fine
shape, and the plans are working out
very satisfactorily. The acres are
low on the market, but he is making
10 effort to sell them here. He