Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-31
PROMISE LAND
As SEEN BY 4
TRUTH SEEKER

"Ehe tourist in Arizona soon be-
comes the settler" says the last Blue
Book of that state. From a wonder
land to be visited for u month by the
traveller it easily becomes a home
land to be enjoyed for a lifetime bv
the citizen says Charles D. Merrill
in the Rural World
No one can understand the vast
ness, the richness, the charmingness
of this youngest of our states, who
has not personally traversed it-who
has not with his own eyes seen the
mountains that ut hundred miles
appear only tenth of that distance
away alleys of a million level acres,
that seem only like a few sections of
land in the middle west-rivers that
are ribbons on the landscape, spread
ing into lakes of blue water and
miles of green verdure under the sun
niest of all skies-cities that spring
from the earth in all modern COM
pleteness as your train rushes upon
them.
Up and down this new common
wealth for days anG weeks Won must
go before you get into mind the
seventy three million acres of its
Superficies-300 acres for each man,
woman, child and Indian within its
borders.
Dream Come True
You must compare it with other
states and realize that it contains an
area equal to nine o. our smallest
states. You go over a portion of its
5000 miles of roads, and get at least
a passing glimpse of its wealth OF
mines and cattle and forests and
planted fields. You taste its deli
cious fruits and breathe its vitaliz-
ing air, and hear the story of its
latest achievements from the lips OF
its builders. You feel the pulse OF
the new life and hope that armates
the residents. You study the local
relics of the oldest American civili-
cation, and compare them with the
newest You thread the jagged
r"esAs Of the mountain strongholds
of the strongest savages of the world
and look into the most stuDendouS
chasms of the earth, and then go
home and pinch yourself and medi-
tote for solid days and say out loud,
1T is all a reality-it is a dream
come true"
Thus you win herceforth ne able to
enjoy for yourself and to tell others
with accuracy of the hopeful and en-
cOuraging and helpful facts of pro
gress and development in our Old
Newest West.
Into the Future
What of the roads by which to
reach the cities, valleys, mines, for
osts and scenerv of this vast state
The S. P and Santa Fe provide rail-
ways from end to end and cross
lines in several places. and the pres
ent 5000 miles of public roads is fast
being extended under the good roads
act of the state. The Ocean to Ocean
highway already traverses the whole
distance east and west. The Ma
tionai Highways association is CO.
operating with the legislature in the
proposed 1900 miles of national high
way that will reach all parts of Ari-
iona Speed the day of good roads.
What of the irrigab!e and irrigated
lands of Arizona, the larder of the
people? There are over 100000
such acres irrigable and 100000 now
under water. The United States
reclamation service has spent S14,-
100000 in dams and canals already
in Arizona, and a half dozen great
private projects are under way.
What of the livestock industry in
Arizona? On January /, 1917, the
value of the cattle was $4,000, 600,
and during 1915 the increase in the
dairy herds was the greatest in the
United States The open climate,
making it easy to produce successive
crops of forage, and making It I'M
IitItSSeilN " Uullu CADeIiSlNt SHELTERS
for cattle, are all in favor of this
industry for profit and the so, 100000
acres of grazing land provide for vast
numbers of range cattle
The United States department of
agriculture reports for 1915 show
$4,000 horses, 100000 cattle, 1.S50,00O
sheep 10000 swine-total value s49,-
100000. The wool crop last year was
100000 pounds. Stock raising still
10 in ri
in value of annual product. the lat
ter industry being now by far the
first and amounting last year to
S2OS 600.
Riches of Mother Earth
The richness of some of the mines
exceed belief, especially in copper.
About half of the gold and more than
half the silver are derived from the
copper mines. Arizona produced last
year over 80 per cent more mineral
values than any other state Mon
tana standing second, Utah third.
Nevada fourth and Alaska fifth. The
mining dividends of Arizona last year
totaled SS5,O00,000.
And there IS nothing small about
the forests OF Arizona. which cover
5000 square miles in the north: and
within the whole state 14S00,00O acres
of forested area, which the United
States government has reServd from
sale-a greater area thar is reserved
in any other state in the union The
forestry service estimates that the
trees available for lumber would yield
six and one-quarter billion feet OF
lumber. board measure, and more
than fourteen million cords of fire
wood. The mills in northern Arizona
cut over 100000 feet of lumber
annually. These are said to be the
largest continuous pine forests in the
world, and being in reserve are the
guarantee Of wood and water for the
whole state for all time.
The great allyear round crop,
which is revolutionizing the life OF
Arizona is alfalfa. 1t produces a cut
ting in three months from planting,
and thereafter every sixty days At
So to SIP per ton the gross revenue
per acre is from $50 to $40 per acre,
and when cut for seed-two crops a
year-it yields as high as $125 per
acre. The Arizona seed is considered
the finest and brings the highest