Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-11-06
THE CHANDLER RANCH

THE CHANDLER RANCH
The Salt River valley early
ton His engineers
knew the the phos
phorc soils, beds well the great
Off from the peaks to the east
Figures estimated compiled and dreamer
that of the Euphates; this long
became law and the first factor in
Americas call building manhood The great
Roosevelt diversion dams built
contribution to natures incomplete
assembage network of canals
watering prehistoric agricultural north and south of the
river 1t has become well read story perfect
nature achievement Best in the World
admittedly here for money was spared to
system and the experience of the Nile and
have constructors in the field
study the Salt River valley as sculptor studies ms model
been concentrated toward plan that Will
deliver rrigang share holders at
minimum cost of operation and maintenance lor century "
ct OF america the prd OF the nam h hh % f citizen
ship building these mammoth works
In the upper end of the valley and up
river lands located the famous chandler
Ranch" consisting of $4,000
In the year J. Chandler Mesa conceived the
of irrigang built what is known
The intake of this canal located
three miles below the Granite Reef diversion dam
wendell its with the least possible drop for
directly south 1t from this canal
the beautiful city of Mesa have received
their Hfe-giving waters up to the present time
There was reervorng system that furnished water TO the
result that the settlers did not get
throughout for at times the floods washed
ing TO the government to come and build them an adequate
sunni # was during Theodore RooseveIt administration and
knowing this opportunity of demon
the world the possibilities of the arid southwest when
The government that the
the big ranchers and all the settlers would
down their holdings to $50 acres the government bought
Consolidated canal and perfectly
they adopted it and used it in its entirety
Located in the center Of and surrounded by OF acres
is the of Chandler modern hotel
centrally located and facing the central park or plaza is to be
tin =, % h do,nonod into haanfr mark with ave-
in growth is but part of the general plan
Pacific Railroad have built their
railroad from Phoenix up to-
southern edge of the Chandler ranch lands nine
the of Chandler This railroad operates two
through Chandler to Phoenix the
capitol distance of % miles
developing
River valley naturally the power possibilities must
The here belongs to the settler well as the water
Years ago Dr. Chandler demonstrated 20 ms enre salacu1
that of water located underneath his lands In
in ~ th rate ~ zoo 600 Gallons aniece every
hours assisted his canal
furnishing his thousands of of alfalfa and
irrigating the land they
develop Chandler string
of wells each two and half times as large as
the Chandler wells and each with daily capacity of 800
inches, S5OOOOo gallons In ALL nearly 1OoOoOOO gallons of
pure clear sparkling water VIII pour out upon these Ius one
the other rrgatng water
wmch % degrees he year ouiu' III cas- I Vi ., zap -
frost this water when poured the land will raise the tenn
hnde lands decided ADVANTAGE over other lands of the VAL
under the Chandler ranch
lands will exactly the other lands in the valley The
power dam the
the irrigation
valley furnished free of adj
sdtional
the school is receiving
xhe pupils generally and it the nen
Chandler Chand
organized bonds voted and plans
considered the design of
model on-styl union school building.
Chandler extending distance of
mile through the Chandler
beautiful little of
beautiful boulevard this boulevard
in
farms along this boulevard planning homes cost
$4,000 and $4,000 Home seekers Chandler
ranch coming 1t beau
tiful You the all sides and
valley is entirely The valley is
of fields Towering alfalfa The lined
here
armed
the
Chandler Ranch unparalleled decduous
raising and vegetable gardening The semitropc climate
the almost continuous sunshine rich sandy loan soil and
Incompatible finest irrigation
the world, the
location the United