The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-18

the Board Of Trade building specs
mems in pans of the different xarie.
Tues Of son. 10 be sure it ali looked
alike TO Just sand but they tell
ime there are many varieties o. son.
lbnt an productive. They have begun.
Tie raising OF cotton with marked
Success so far though as agriculs
turalg products are concerned alfalf.
Is king in the: Salt River Valley. A
former Fairment man, Mr.. Musgrays,
told mesthatSa friend Of his cleared
$4,000 last year from alfalfa growIs
on o.. acres Of land. IN this valley
there aret65,oOU acres in alfalfa.
stock raising, cattle, sheep, horses
is a profitable business, While bod
culture and ostrich farming 81 are
likewise carried on extensively. TGSI
largest ostrich farm Z in the United
States issa few miles from Phoenix.
The dairy business Is flodrishins ana:
never ate better butter nor. dranls
letter milk and buttermiik than Il
have had here. Now, this is no
black tothe farm lecture, but may
be these items will interest Mr.. Live
lN He ought toStake a lively interest,
in everything agricultural. They
shear sheep out here by electricity.
They have regular strengthening
stations where thousands are shorni
ip one day. Now: a word about this
wonderful valley. saltsRiver Valley
located in Maricopa county, in South
Central Arizona, is about forty, miles
in length east and west, land from fif4
teen to thirty miles wide. The irri.
Gation project includes 240, 900 acrsg
Of land. and the source or lead Of the
system is the Roosevelt Dam, that
|naryel bofs constructive and engineer
ing skill. The dam is located about
EY5 miles from Phoenix, but it Is; tool
Ehrge a subject to undertalt Id de-;
l;scribe. in a. letter. 1t not only sup
plies water, but electricity for this
Great region which! has fulfilled the
Eprophesy, THE desert shall rejoice!
and blossom as the rose.
Phoenix, thetcounty seat Of MART;
copa county. and capital of the state
tan honor that Tuscon and Prescott
have shared with Phoenix) is a city,
ef 10000 people exclusive of tourists
and healtli-seekers: who flock. 10 ,,lis
valley of!sunshineiinttli tile winter. The
population isialmost as varied inykind
as 2are tile products of the valley
Mexican, Indian, japanese, Chinese,
negro and Anglo-saxon of every type.
The city is; divided north and south
by Washington street, running east
and west. South Phoenix is the old
part Of the city and is largely now
occupied by Mexicans.' North Phoe3
nix is new and beautiful with its rose
gardens, palm drives and attractive
Homes. The, citysis divided east and
west by Central avenue running
north and south. On one side are
streets named LIST street I'd street and
so on. On the other side the streets
IRE called avenues-1st avenue, I'd
avenue.and SO on. Central avenue is
the boulevard ofithe ,eity-very wide,
well paved and brilliantly lighted. 1t
is paved north for nine miles reach
sng to the. mountains, and the intcng
tion is to'pave it south to,the noun;
tains having a boulevard from eigh-
seen to twenty miles in,length.
Phoenixshas sewage system near
y!completed which cost.$s4o, oooand
Its paving contract being rapidly
pushed will cost 100000. There are
some very'handsome public buildings:
The State House built Of native stone.
granite! and tufaiis very attractive.
Il is modelled after old Southern ar
ohitecture, and it is surrounded by
aapark with grass plots and flower
beds, and lam told that insMay there
ere wagon loads tof La France roses.
IL that park. The Union High school
;roup Of buildings, four in number,
cost 4$250,o0o. and their ward build
ings are re, most handsome. THE Fed
eral building cost sf72, 900 and there
ere other fine structures such as tbs
Y. NJ. c. "A. !. the Woman's. club; the
Carnegie Library and the W. C. T. IL.
building Is no .instpn;f,cant ana II.