Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-13

for irrigation.
On this side many small valleys are
irrigated by large wind mills, but the
south Is hiiiy and is not adapted to
general farming until you reach Eu-
ciada, where there is large area of
fine agricultural land developed and
under a stable form Of government.
There is fine all-the-year-round eli
mate along the coast, not so hot as
in the Imperial valley.
Agricultural land around San Diego
is very high, from $3.50 to $500 and
even $1,000 per acre.
While the setting of the route from
San Diego to Tia Juina was strange
palms, oranges, lemons and grape
fruit trees, and at this season Of the
year roses and lilies and thousands
of other kinds of flowers--we felt
| ourselves back on the banks of the
Wabash, when we heard the Mexican
pond canaries singing the song that
reminds US Of the birds we were fa-
miliar with in days gone by. Again
the gentle sting of the mosquito
seemed duplicate of those that fire.
quent the Animas valley in summer.
In undue season the long legged spec
les are around these parts. At Tia
Juina, when we were shivering for
our top coats we had inadvertly left
behind, they made their presence
felt.
The many Durango and San Juan
wanderers we met in and around San
Diego, all, like the college professor
who having caught "the back to the
soil" fever, turned farmer for a
whole year before coming to town to
renew his old acquaintance. When
asked how he liked ranching, replied:
"The finest in the world, if fellow
only had way to make living" All
are agreed that this is a fine place
to stay if fellow only had some
way to make living.
Coronado, across the bay, the home
of Spreclles and the great Coronado
hotel, nestles among the magnolias in
pepper and palm bordered avenues,
with the perfume -ladened atmos-
phere, where the geraniums climb
and envelope the trunks of the date
trees; where the lawns are carpeted
with blossoms, is Il veritable paradise
on earth and must be place of
pleasure, indeed. Through the sea
son, the four hundred odd palm
matched tents, are occupied. But
the place all belongs to Spreckles.
His money built it and San Diego,
too, for that matter, SO we must pay
for these luxuries by enjoying them
Why not? He has put electricity,
water and trollies all over the coun-
try. One may live ten miles out and
still be suburban, with all the con-
veniences of the city.
have covered this country in an
automobile and trolley, cheaply.
/ have been all over the city and
to many points of interest in the
country through the courtesy of c.
+. Herr of Durango and San Diego
and find the country networkcd with
fine hard, smooth roads, made so by
crowning up narrow and dragging
after rains.
If we want to attract tourists and
especially the now popular and ever
increasing sight seeing auto tourists.
| who leaves his money in the country,
we must have roads through the San
Juan basin. Our opportunity is now
opportune, too, as | found across the
northern Arizona region, as far east
as the Grand Canon, fine roads, re-
Gently constructed, covering most of
the distance to the Needles. When
we get good roads to Gallup our
country will soon spring into note,
for ours is the most feasible route
to southern California.
1t is the tourist southern California
is after for he is the liberal spender.
The fine homes of San Diego belong
to the retired wealthy. For winter
home this is unexcelled, but for a
summer home no place compares with
the mountains and valleys Of the San
Juan basin and Californians know
and acknowledge this, and are only
too anxious to help US make a way
for them to come and summer with
US or so we may go and winter with
them.
The Gallup route is now in the pub
lie eye, and we will miss the oppor-
tunity Of our life If we allow the in
terest to die out, or be diverted some
other way.
realize that our sister country to
the south is tax-ridden to the limit
but will, at my own expense grade
and crown the roads across my land
Will each person living on the way
do as much?
Is so, and others near by help on
detached stretches of road, we will