Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-03-01
YUMA LANDS
WILL ECHOSEN
BY NEW METHOD
Scheme to do Away With Long
and Trying Wait in Line VIII
Be Given It's First Trial To-
day,

Los ANGELES, Cal. Feb. 2S.-The
largest available hall in Los Angeles
has been engaged in which TO con
duet the initial steps in the Yuma Ir
rigation project Land lottery tomor-
row The plan decided upon for the
allotment Of the Yuma lands is an en-
tireiy new one. and Representatives OF
the General Land Office al Washing
ton are here 20 observe It's workings
with view to its adoption in the fg-
turs distributor Of all public ,ands.
Early tomorrow morning the several
Thousand persons desirous OF Sling
claims will assemble in the hal hired
for the purpose Cards will be dis
tributed 10 them by agents Of The
government and on these the pros
pective claimants viii be required to
write their names and postoflee ad-
dresses. At any time during the next
ten days the applicant may appear at
The and of5ce in this city and. upon
being identified by the card, may make
application for any Of the I53 farms
thar the government Is to give away
The necessity for the new plan
arose from the anxiety Of the ciainl-
ants no be the first on the spot when
stllofu uaents were made. As carly a.
two weeks ago several hundred men
and women Ead aigoad fo-uad - line
before the land office mere, with the
evident intention uf sticking fast =
their posts unit the dag when he al
Ioo,cnts we're scheduled 10 ue made
In order 20 prevent The hardships
which mrst necessarily result from
such an endurance test seer Iats
Bauiaser directed that The new 2iaH
be adopted
The opening Of the Yuma ls.laA''''.l
nroiect to homestead entry VII hias .
the birth OF a new agriculture als
,rict in the southwest. whose grown
epd development are certain 70 d
raDi4. The project. which has beei
,o,,nlete6 by the government at al
,.,.ncn5itura OF about s5.O00,OOO, pro
,ids. for the diversion OF the Coie
Id River on both banks aeon
,welve miles northeast OF the 70"
or yuua 1t will redeem about a9'oo
acres OF pubic lands on me AIl@oD
side. -,o
Tbe Yuma valley lands are es2e
,.ll, adapted 10 the growing OF aiia'i
yvben The alfalfa acreage is sushcleHu
Increased. the valley is expected
haoop,e the feeding place for ea1'
!, transit. .Dairying is expected 10 .
ao,,a another profitable enterprls
a. stock requires little food othei '-l'
alfsifa The climatic condluons :
ovcaI,ent for poultry rasing ana oee
rha yur,a valley is destined also
taEa prominent place among =
so-+,crlt,ral districts of me sou
s+ Many decIduous fruits SUI
6ps apricots. piums peac1'
a,A Gives. may be raised
one hundred and seNen's -
ssrms II 40 acres each are 10 Do
,a.tod bv the government Inc ciial !
sotsovs: Ten dollars per a
~ land. which amount Is 70
iol ,.tsa 80 the Indians who belong
rassrvetion: S55 per acre ~
represents the pro rata oo.s 49,
i-r,gasion works; u PEI .
...,erapce and operation Oh '"e
Gov 1910: total. se6 per acre-
~ - terms will be mace ~
.s one dollar per acre
49, = to be paid for the illN
s..an annnn' ss'sS 3 per acre per am ann1m N
-. water right charges. az a,o.eran
- annually for actual lnS''l.s' ~ de,
- ,nterest Is TO be ctlzl 80 = Inc
vrets. The entry NC" -
lsT"s ,rTisaslc. win be reaured ., e ssSo. o.
,ss s.sh sis gsap q thereafter ,,sSo ss s am0 ?.
In other words. = "a Years IN wh
cost $4,000. with .sn sa.,s