Arizona sentinel., 1917-05-10
THE GOODYEAR RUBBER COMPANY HAS ITS
 EYES RIVITED ON YUMA PROJECT

On several occasions during the past couple of months the Goodyear Rubber Company has representatives Yuma to make investigations to the advsabty of that company becoming interested the culture of Egyptian cotton Yuma Project This is the company that has undertaken the cultivation of something like ten or
 fifteen of land the Salt River Valley having already expended approximately half million dollars in that locality The most recent visit of representatives of this big week ago today when several of the companys biggest here make care full investigation of the project
 Among those who were here on this last occasion Mr. Parker of the Goodyear Rubber Company Mr. Hudson expert cotton for the company he being other than the who originally introduced Egyp-
 an cotton in the United States and Engineer Code chief engineer Of the company partner of L. C. Hi we'll known here in Yuma, because of his long connection with the U S. R. s. of it's trusted consulting engineers.
 These gentlemen came to Yuma in response to an n- vtaton from Mr. E. F. Sangunett who never loses an op portuny to induce people of we'll known standing Yuma If Phoenix could induce this big concern to To- in Salt River valley Mr. Sangune could see no why Yuma could not offer the company just entic- ing inducements here When they reached Yuma the merchant prince dropped all business and devoted the entire day to showing the distinguished visitors all the project Mayor Geo. Michesen was with the party and helped Mr. Sanguinetti boost for Yuma Shortly after o'clock that morning the party entered Mr. Sanguinettis big touring and made bee line for Laguna dam der that the visitors might the of supply of unparalleled system Laguna dam and all it's works marvels the isitors They immensely pleas ed On the way and from Laguna dam the visitors shown all the Bard unit and Indian reservation
 Then trip down trough Valley. This was a revea- the visitors They had heard much of the wonders of the valley but free confess that the half had not been told them. They would like engage 10000 5OOO in the valley for the sole purpose of planting Egyptian long staple cotton. That shows what they think of this garden spot of the world
 Then to the mesa This was an eyeopener to the vsi ors There why every foot of this land should be planted long staple cotton according the vs ors for they believe be ideal cotton land especially for the Egyptian variety Mr. Sanguinetti showed them his two experiment stations the mesa one adjoining the ange grove and the other adjoining Mr. Hills grove. At these points Mr. Sanguinetti has of ground each being subdvded into three parts planted Me bane short staple Durango long staple and the other the Egyptian staple The greatest and attention being given each and when picking time Mr. San gunett will that every boil picked and in that way will be able tell accurately just what the will do from cotton standpoint The visitors were greatly inter- ested in the experiments and will not lose sight of them
 If the bill now pending in congress passes it may be the of developing lot of this land into cotton ke for citrus culture No step will be taken however to etad the opening of the first unit this coming winter for Project Manager Schecht has his heart opening up time the Goodyear people greatly interested in Yuma Project lands and may eventually bargain for thousands of acres to be put in Egyptian cotton next season.
 The Sentinel is living up to it's slogan as fearless