Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-03-04
The Last Leg Of
The California Trip


The California Tril
As we were leaving Ell Pasc
/ we had q final look at the tow1
which marks the point where
Texas, New Mexico and old
Mexico join. Theoretically 8
man can stand with one foot or
Texas, one on New Mexico anc
place his hands on Old Mexico,
but since the monument wet
erected, the base of which is
about twenty feet square, the
interesting feat can be perform
ed only in theory, but is a point
Of some interest to the tourist
as he wanders around for the
purpose of seeing unusual
things. So it was that early in
the morning we had our last
glimpse of Texas and also of
Old Mexico and passed into
New Mexico, but there was no
percepted change either in soil
or climate until we approached
the town Of Deming. Here we
eaw evidences of good soil and
good farming.
The day was ideal and the
fields were so fresh and green
that we were reminded of the
Iowa spring days. | am sorry
TO say that the beautiful and
fertile land was limited in area
al the way across the state and
my guess is that for every acre
Ssof really good tillable land there
was a thousand acres of surface
90 rough and barren as to not
be worthy the name of land
The same may be said of the
state Of Arizona. Of course
much Of the rough land fur
nishes pasture in very limited
amounts per acre, and also val
liable minerals and metals, so
that the two states have a pro-
per and really large place in
the sisterhood of states thus
helping to make of the United
States, q vast and Independent
empire. Deming and Tucson
are the only towns on the line
ia New Mexico, in which there
are any attractions for the
tourist and they both appear to
be vide awake and right up to
date. ~s-s.-i ~ -. '''s 7
We stopped at Phoenix, Ariz
two nights, and had ample time
Is see the city and quite a little
Of the surrounding country
and we remember our visit with
great pleasure. Our pleasure
was greatly enhanced on ac-
count of the visit we had with
Mr.. and Mrs. Parslow and
Dorothy We found them splen
didly located in a new fiat and
it made us all rejoice to see
them looking so we'll and to all
appearance feeling as we'll as
they look. As usual we had an
auto ride not only in the city
but out over country roads
among the farms and I was
greatly surprised to see the in.
'sdisputsble evidences of good
farming. The Salt River Val
ley is truly great garden spot
and with plenty of water for
irrigating it is destined to be-
[ come one of the richest spots on
i searth. The building of the
bfamous Roosevelt dam practic-
. cally insures the promising flu.
ture of this valley. If any of
aur Iowa friends are looking
for q change of location and
want to get into the next best
place / would advise an investi
CATION of the Salt River Valley,
But don't buy anything without
seeing it for there is a vast
supply of Sucker bait" ready
for suckers and may add that
there is an abundance of active
and shrewd manipulators of
the s'bait."
Arizona became a drv safe
the first of January, 1915, and
we noticed several empty build.
ings on which the signs told the
story of what had happened.
noticed an item in one of the
daily papers concerning the
changed conditions and the sig.
nificant remark was made that
there had not been a single ar
rest for drunkenness for more
than ten days, a condition thai
was unknown during the reigr
Of the saloon power. | talked
with several men about ths
change and everyone testified
to the benefits resulting from
it. In one Of the largest stores
Of the place | fou nd gentle