El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-18

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the automobiles.
Thatcher's Reception.
From Pima to Thatcher the run was
through the rich valley, irrigated by
the waters of the ella river, the SPLEEN
did county road, wide, hard and smooth.
leading practically every foot of the
way down shady lanes OF cOttOnwOOds
and willows.
At Thatcher, which is the seat Of
the ella Valley Stake academy and the
headquarters of the Norman church for
the valley, the school children greeted
the FL Pasoans with a band and by en-
thusiastlc cheering and waving of flags.
Between long rows of children. hun
dredS Of them, Justify cheering for Ell
PasO, the autOmObuists drove to the
academy, where the population had col
lected to meet and greet the visitors a
magnificent display of apples, pears,
flowers, preserves and other valley
products, even livestock, mad been ar
ranged IN the open air and many OF the
fruits and flowers were distributed as
souvenirs as the visitors left. 1t was
one of the most delightfully."- enthusi-
asuc receptions the FL PasOans have
received and it was WhOle-hearted and
sincere. The Ell .PasO band played sew
eraI selections for the tOWnSpeOple, as
= the train arrived about the same time
as the autOmObiliStS.
Through Rich Valley.
From Thatcher to Stafford the run
was again made by automobile through
the rich valley, which is about two and
Of it under cultivation. Thirty-twO ca
malls irrigate the land, on much OF which
two crOps-One grain, one Corn-are
produced Just now a tine crop OF corn
Is maturing on much land from which
the farmers have already harvested
from 40 TO 90 bushels of barley TO the
acre. The fifth cutting of alfalfa has
been secured from most Of the land this
year; II viii be secured from all of il.
The lanG under cultivation sells from
Sl25 an acre TO $3.50 an acre.
Enthusiastic EveryEvhere.
At Stafford where the visitors had
stopped the previous evening for q visit
they stopped again long enough to be
photographed Wednesday afternoon
and then the automobile ride continued
through the same rIcl, shady valley to
SOlOmOnsVile, the county seat. where
a short stop was made. The train was
taken again at SClOmOnSYiue. while
the valley people returned. In their au-
tomobiles to their respective homes in
the beautiful valley TWenty-fOur au-
tOmObiles were used in this excursion.
many of them owned by active farmers,
and these We're only d small part of the
machines owned in the valley.
Wherever the people were met in the
valley, they We're enthusiastic in their
reception to the FL PasOanS and all the
Of welcome, even when met singly
along the streets, showing that they
had been previously coached in their
parts and eVldenclng the real interest
Of their elders in the visit of the II
PasOans.
sanatOrium for Stafford.
The people OF Stafford are very en-
tEusiaStic Just at present over the dis
cOVery of arteSian water four miles
from town with a temperature of 124
degrees, and they held a meeting last
night TO complete plans for the estab-
llShment OF q SanatOrlum near tho
town, the water to be piped from the
well. Several thousand dollars were
pledged for the enterprise yesterday.
The Stafford people are about as much
disappointed, however, over losing the
courthouse fight as they are elated at
the discovery Of this water. In their
fight to move the courthouse from Solo
and they must wait several months De
lore they can commence again. Pima, {
Thatcher and SOlOmOnsyille Joined in
Stafford, the former two be-
cause they do not wish Stafford to have
it, though it would be nearer to them, :
and SOlomonsvile because it wants to
retain the county seat site for itself. I
the depot, while Stafford is at the
depot Stafford is also the largest town {
in the valley.
No Prisoners in Jail.
The people of the whole valley are /
very proud of the fact that they have /
no prisoners in their jail. They declare
that the jail has never been inhabited
since the creation of GreenIee county
two years ago, which took M6renci and /
Clifton out Of their county confines.
Water System For Stafford.
Stafford will within the next 10 days
have q water system. The piping is now
about completed The water is brought
in from the Graham mountains many
miles away and reaches the city with