Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-08-01
OFFICIAL STAGGERED
BY MORNING MAIL
U. S. Reclamation Service Receives
Twelve Letters From Fair Ladies.

An official connected with tie Phoe-
nix office of the United States &ecla-
nation Service was surprised and de-
lighted yesterday morning when he op-
ened a letter of inquiry from a fair
person in De Kalb. Illinois. who said
If possible / would like to have you
give me a little information about your
valley. l have heard great deal about
1t, and would be perfectly delighted To
correspond on the subject | am of
practical turn of mind, and my
thoughts are continually turned to a
plot Of ground which might prove suit
able for n chicken ranch. Please reply
at once" etc.
Smiling at the unique epistle. the
official proceeded to open the remain
der Of his mail. He was again sur
prised when he opened another letter
from De Kalb woman. who request
ed n similar favor at his hands
Strange he thought. that we
should receive two letters of inquiry
from the same town in the same mail.
Very strange" Forgetting the pecu-
liarity of the coincidence, he turned
with determined expression to the
lie Of letters still be fore him.
Another letter from n De Kalb wo-
man" he vociferated. Every woman
in the city must have a taste for the
Salt River Valley | can see right unw
that that little town - De Kalb is
going to be depopulated when these
ladies migrate. and their admirers
come struggling after theri"
But the third letter was only a fore
taste, n bare indication of the pile of
pink effusions he was doomed to open.
for befo - lie had finished his mail he
had perused an even doben Of letters.
all from women, all from De Kdlb. and
all asking for information about the
Salt River Valley. Phoenix and Arizona
Il can't handle all this cOrrespon-
dcnce alone" he said to his as ;istant
Just step down the hall. please. and
ask Mr.. Spr3gue TO step up This way
He wiz be abb to -v~.te suitable let
tiers to these curious ladies. It will re-
quire a man of experience with the fair
sex to discharge this duty satisfactorily.
Just ask Mr.. Sprague to step in"
Thinking that he had escaped the
drudgery Of di, Eating twelve letters to
twelve fair ladies. he settled down to
business. His assistant returned a mo-
ment later however To say, that Mr.
Sprague would find it impossible to
assist him in the natter
I'm that case u will send them over
to Harry Welch at the Board of Trade.
Mr.. Welch is sure to say the right
thing, $50 the letters were taken to
Mr.. Welch
1t is Thought from the text # one of
the lettc"s that the writer is a teach
or, and wants the information about the
valley 10 use in her classes Another
plans t5 start a noodle factory, and
seeks a suitable site for the kitchens.
The majority. however. are ANXIOUS to
get into the chicken business. having
read in leading ladies' magazine that
il is easily possible to clear ten thOus-
and dollars a year on two acres of
ground when sanitary chicken houses
are erected, and good scratching pro-
vided.
One correspondent said. Il have read
that woman in New York state made
eight thou ;'nl ,l'llar; on chiclt ; in
New York. Why could I not make
twice as much in the salt River Valley,
where climatic conditions are so much
better? I should think that n chicken
that laid two eggs a day in New York
would lay at least three, or even four
a day in the Salt River Valley, There
is money in it, am certain. and would
greatly appreciate" etc.
The answering of the inquiries is now
out Of the hands of the Reclamation
service, and Mr.. WEIGH will attempt
to paint glowing word pictures of the
almost unbelievable recommendations of
scientific chicken raising in the Salt
River Valley
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