Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-10-01
What Yuma Means to Homeseekers

are justly proud. Eagles, Moose, Odd Fellows. Knights of Pythias and the Spanish-American lodges all have or
 ganized locals, and of the Masons, a i ] Yuma member holds, at present, the exalted position of Grand Master for the state of Arizona. The above namedI 1 lodges are very active and have donel
 a great deal to make the social life of Yuma as enjoyable as it now IS.
 But we must return to the business
 possibilities; for of business it has
 been said that "it is the king pin of all professions-the master profession because business is the one fabric
 woven out of all the entangled activi-
 ties of a community which go to make
 up society, and society is life" And
 for the business men who deires a
 location here, we will say that every citizen is a Yuma booster and is an
 ardent and active advocate of well
 patronized home industry
 For the farmer, Yuma offers per
 haps a wider range of opportunities
 than in any of the above named call
 ings The fact that a number of nota-
 ble industries flourish here leaves to
 each and every one his free choice of
 an occupation, and successful results
 have been enjoyed by previous expert
 mentors here. However, date growing,
 cotton culture and the cultivation of alfalfa, grain, etc., have all ceased
 to be an experiment.
 Farming must be considered one of
 variety of new industries which have ' been tried out and found successful in the past two years leaves a mar gin of free choice to the new settler that is found in no other section of the United States
 Cotton growing has reached a posi- tion so important in the industrial scale that the eyes of the state are now directed to Yuma, following the first output of a bale of cotton for this season in all Arizona Yuma is
 the natural home of the Egyptian long staple variety, and it might be wei.
 70 mention that the entire crop of
 this popular fabric product was dis
 posed of before it was grown, at a fancy price that defies any war panic l off H. growers of an inferior variety in ad- joining states are in a frenzy now . pending the non-sale of their output
 the long staple growers in Arizona are ? unperturbed, as they have nothing to S fear in that line since the transaction C has already been made
 Cattle feeding has found a place that is indisputably important in the rank and file of the successful indus
 tries for Yuma county. During the ' past eight months, over 25,0OO head '. of cattle have been shipped out ot
 Yuma valley for market purposes z which only shows to a partial extent | what is being done here in that line b Dairying is also a recognized in 0 dustry, and the facilities which make c it so profitable are among the mos Il important of the many attractions r. here.
 y Gardening, or truck farming. has T perhaps decided preference among : T number of our small farm owners who T find that the smaller produce com # mands a very favorable price on the a outside, and who appreciate the fac s that water is on hand, ready to irri ,r gate systematically and whenever i ie is needed.
 1 For the orchardist, Yuma offers al Q unlimited field of endeavor. The frui C that flourishes here ripens early: tht la season is long, help is plentiful, anC II they all command a price in the Cal te fornia markets that is second to none c The asset which the growth of al ', falfa brings to the farmer is one whicl
 would entice any farmer from hi
 supposed Eden in the Middle West
 and is at present the mainstay of tn 'U Yuma valley farm life.
 A number are interested in the silI II industry for Yuma, as it affords recrt r! ation and pastime that is both health 5l ful and remunerative for women an, n girls on the farm.
 E And for the young tradesman i il search of a home, nothing could b rE found better or more agreeable. Wage lC are good, living is reasonable, an $ well-regulated shops make the wor Il pleasant. The trade unions are all rer n. resented here substantially, and, althc e there are no organized locals for cal 2 penters, plumbers, printers, etc, ther he are both union and non-union shop b for the accommodation of alI
 $ Truly, the hand of Providence ha ,r- endowed our community with the rt