Arizona republican., 1911-03-12
VALLEY SHOW
At OMAHA
How an Arizona Booster
Pulled OFF Good Stunt
new COMER'S ENTHUSIASM
H. E. Hursh Knows What
Publicity Means for Good
Thing and Is Willing AL
ways to Do His Part of
the Work.
new C0MER'S ENTHUSIASM

III. +. Hursh who may now be re-
gdrded as one of the live wires of
Phoenix though he has not yet ceased
calling Denver his home, received
notice yesterday that the 1911 dates
for the Omaha land show would be
October Is to rs. That IS very simple
statement, bu, there ~ a pretty good
story behind it, in fact two of them.
One is ready for the telling now and
the other can only be limited at The
one that is ready for telling explains
why Mr.. Hurst was given the inforna
ton above recited and why H. is re-
ferred 10 as o live wire The other is
just the barest reference To tho North
Salt River Valley Irrigation company,
of which Mr.. Hursh is president and the
business of which has brought him into
this community and made him an Ari-
IONA booster.
Late last fan the attention Of Mr.
Hursh and his business associate in
Denver, Or. Hcnney, was called To an
irrigation project in this valley that
appealed to them as 4 very likely one
for exploitation and it's came to pass
that on the second day of January Mr.
HurSh dropped into Phoenix to spend
ten days in an investigation of facts
and conditions. He was quickly con-
WINGED of the feasibility OF what he
came to look UP and was amazed of
its climate and the fertility of its soil
as evidenced on every hand. His bust
ness completed he loaded himself with
various and sundry exhibits, all that
he could carry. with which to show his
friends further east what this valley
was made for. and left for his Denver
home
Arriving there and learning Of the
Omaha land show he decided to visit
it and see what the Salt river valley
was doing for itself II should be eX
planned for the benefit OF those who
do not know, that the Omaha land
show was conceived By ". o. Palsy
and G. c. Rosewater. together with the
interests behind the omaha Bee and
the Twentieth Century Farmer. two
newspapers OF wide circulation in the
central west Its purpose was TO aid
in the settlement of the southwest.
which is in great measure tributary to
Omaha In a general way the project
is identical with that OF the Chicago
land show. where this valley had an
sAnlDlt. ana lDc Los AnEtitS idhu Si'H
that will Oxen shortly. All these cities
hope To benefit materially by building
up the great country intervening.
The Omaha land show was held in
the after part OF January. Mr.. Hursh.
enthusiastic over his newly acquired
Salt river valley interests. supposed OF
course that he would find a fine Ari-
IONA exhibit on display and. with DIR.
Henney, he approached it in great Glee.
only to find that there wasn't an cX-
hlbit. a picture card, or line of litera-
ture in evidence showing that there is
any such place as the Salt rive: valley
II only took him pair of minutes to
decide what to do. Though he had new
or been here but ten days in his life.
and had hardly got the ink dry on the
papers that testified to his interest IN
these parts. he decided to get in the
swim"
He happened to he personally ac-
uuainted with Mr.. Buckley. vice presi-