Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-02-10
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County Surveyor H. B,
Strickler Writes Interest
ing Facts from Phoenix
will Make Even the Deming
Boosters Sit up and Take
4 Some Notice.
Phoenix Ariz.. Feb. 1. 1911,

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EDITOR GRAPHIC:
As a number Of my friends re-
auested information from this sec
tion Of country, II occurred to me
that perhaps could write a letter
to your esteemed paper that would
be interesting TO many.
In comparing conditions here with
Luna county II is not my purpose
10 condemn this but TO praise that.
f Not that | love Phoenix less but
Deming more. Not that | think
less Of the Salt River Valley, but
more of the Mimbres. II is graft
s flying to see land sell for 5000,
$500, and $1,000 per acre, where
hay and grain are about the only
profitable crops. where the summer
climate il almost intolerably hot,
and the water all more or less
brackish or salty. where potatoes
& and vegetables perish almost as soon
as harvested. and apples cannot he
successfully grown, and citrus
4 fruits only in certain favored spots.
4 say il is gratifying TO see real es-
tate command these prices. when
we have surrounding our progress
i've little city thousands. yes, hun
dreds of thousands of acres of bet
ter soil. capable Of growing every
thing that grows in a temperate
zone of superior quality that will
keep from season to season. with in
exhaustible water, the purest and
best, winter climate equal to any
in the south and a summer climate
not surpassed in the United States.
What do we care for citrus
fruits when an apple orchard taken
one year with another will bring
more than oranges in the most ia.
vored orange country Of California,
without commercial fertilizer and
with less water and less cultivation!
II land in the Salt River Valley
is worth $500 an acre. and ] really
believe 1t Is. then what is land worth
in the Deming district. am SURE
there are many people in Demins
today who will live to see land sci
readily at $1,000 per acre for miles
around the windmill city which viii
soon have a population of 10000
and factories Of various kinds t
keep the people employed at Twin,
wages.
On Jan. 25, with small corps o
helpers, | started to survey tn
Hassayampa river country, som
40 miles northwest. The weather wa
ideal and some nights we did no
deem II necessary 10 erect our ten
but slept out where we could see tn
stars twinkle all through the beau
tiful night. The first night W
camped thus will not soon forget
Mosquitoes, the largest ] ever say
made night hideous with their dror
ings. All the mosquitoes had e'
met up with prior to that even
ful night sang tenor, but these wa
bled bass something like a big> blu
bottle fly in the springtime. "
wrapped ourselves mummy like
the blankets, but could not shut OF
the awful roar and when the
lighted on the outside Of our cove
Il felt like heavy drops Of rain .bea
ing down upon us. They SCENE
to be lacking in that lightfoot ma
ner Of attack possessed by the ordi
airy bird Of this family and II was
great relief when the gray OF NOR
ing dawned and our nocturnal Wis
ors winged their way TO the lone
mountain gorge where they cou
spend the weary day In comfort al
quiet repose.
Arizona possesses many things
which she has reason to be pro
and which other states might enjs
hut her January mosquitoes are y
of these. Respectfully
II. b. STRIcKhER.