Arizona republican., 1911-10-25
SELLING LOTS CHEAP
IN PROMISING TOWN
WENDEN WILL HAVE AN AUG
TON SALE OCTOBER %.
Town Trustee Under Authority of
Statute Will Recoup Town
Treasury.

mind for a long time; namely a lot
sale, October rs having been decided
upon as the date. 1t is to be an
auction sale. though not a notable
one. for the limitations of the law
viii keep il within modest proportions
1t is in effect one of the legal provi-
sions of town launching. little
later, if all goes well. it is planned to
hold big auction sale. for dispOsins
of lots to a number limited only by
the demand.
The sale at present in mind will in
vOlve merely a sufficient number of
lots to reimburse the trustee of the
town organization, who, under the
law is Probate Judge DeVane of
Yuma, in the amount expended 10
date in behalf of the town. \ min
imum price has been placed on each
available lot by appraisement, the
prices varying from SO to $ll0, and
as but a few hundred dollars is to be
raised at that time, only few lots
can be sold, but it is the best chance
that will ever be offered in that town
Of prosperity to pick up good holdings
at ground floor prices.
When the settlers in Wenden. hold
ing their little places by squatters
rights. decided TO perfect a townsite.
Probate Judge DeVane of Yuma
county was made the trustee This was
in accordance with paragraphs 4072
10 4103 of the revised statutes of 1901,
which describe the method of proceed
ure and authorize the probate judge
To issue title to the lots TO actual
settlers and occupants by pre- emption.
All remaining lots will be sold al pub
lie auction, to the highest bidder. the
proceeds to constitute a town fund
To be used for any town improvement
the citizens may choose To make.
Wenden as a village is not yet on
the boom for the time is scarcely
ripe but all conditions seem to indi-
cate that in its own good time and
season il will become an important lit
tie commercial center. All that is
lacking is the development of the ma
tural resources of the country that
surrounds il in every direction and
that is now being undertaken quite
extensively by men of means. Wen
denis birth was due TO the building
of the 4. & c. railroad and it was a
lively place during the construction
period It's activity was maintained
through subsequent years by the OPP
Grafton of numerous mining properties.
north. south and west of the town.
beyond the confines of Cuttings Val
ley. in which Wenden is the central
point.
Nobody regarded the valley itself as
worthy of consideration except to a
few cattlemen who had wells and
who grazed their stock on the wild
grass in wet seasons. permitting it to
fall back to the hills in dry weather.
1t now becomes apparent that while
the mining and stock interests will
always be a Wenden resource, its APP
parent prosperity will depend more on
agricultural development in the area
that Immediately adjoins the town on
every side These resources have al
WAYS been in evidence but the fur
nishing of a water supply has been
quite embarrassing by reason of the
capital necessary. Moreover. dry
farming as understood in recent years.
has demonstrated that more can be
done with less water than ever be-
fore There is an abundant supply of
underground water at varying depths
in the great valley that extends for
miles. and cheaper pumping methods
has made this more available than
ever before.
A goodly number of dry farmers are
now working their way toward sue
cess and though the process is slow,
most of those who undertake il these
days know what to expect and are
willing to wait. 1t takes longer to Sc
cure good revenues than in a better
watered country, but the land costs
but little and the products are val
liable, which evens matters. A more
Immediately promising feature is that
several men of ample means have
undertaken or are planning to under
take irrigation by means of pumping.
while others have adopted the still
more certain course of combining dry
farming with a degree of irrigation
by pumped water.
E Most of these undertakings are yet
in the experimental stage but in no
section is the situation more promis-
ing for success eventually for those
who approach their tasks with busi-
ness judgment and do not expect too
great returns ridiculously soon. The
climate is ideal for health and comfort
and though trifle cooler than the
Salt river valley. is still in sub
tropica region which with water will
produce almost everything that will
grow in the lower altitude, and some
crops. notably fruits. thrive better
than in the warmer country.
Still another string to Wendens
bow is the reported undertaking Of
water storage in a small way, by
the saving of flood waters that in the
wet season course down the erstwhile
dry washes that drains the great valley.
Wenden therefore, while still a mere
village by the railroad track, seems
bright with the promise of an early
awakening into commercial activity.
not with rush or boom, but with the
certain growth that attends careful
and nainstaking agricultural develop