Arizona sentinel., 1917-01-11
GREAT IMPROVEMENT
 IN YUMA PROJECT

It less than five years ago that water first turned the great sphon canal at which time there was less than thousand the entire Yuma project in cultivation The crop value for that was something like $1OOOOO.
 Now note the difference. At the present time there are something like 5oOOO odd in cultivation with
 crop value this last year o upwards ot half million oo lars and from all appearances this will be doubled during the year 1917
 No section of the country earth make better showing for section earth has the land and growing season. that be found right here Yuma project And yet this isn't drop the bucket compared to what Yuma will be three years from By that time pract cay avery in Yuma Valley and the California side of the river will be cultivation and in addition to that the great Yuma Mesa will be least partially planted to or anges emons grapefruit tangarnes dates and figs all o which known thrive and produce tree and per acre than any other section of the civilized globe be- cause this is the only froSteSS belt in America
 Land values increased something like 25 per cent dur ing 1916 the price of 1915 and there every reason why the prices much less than would be obtained any other section for like values The reason for this lies the fact that the outside world has not yet been convinced of the richness of soils the value O everlasting sunshine Yuma is known throughout the entire world as the hottest place in America This is almost true from the mercury standpoint but it be borne mind that the heat in Yuma very different from the heat elsewhere When the mercury creepS up to 5 higher as it occa Sonaly doe there almost total lack of humidity which that 15 in Yuma about par with 85 in Chi cago and other mddeWeStern eastern cities. he truth of the that Yuma heat her greatest asset and should be exploited from end of the country to the other It gives growing season that cannot be boaSted of by any other section of the United States for while the great Imperial Valley somewhat outSrps in heat yet it has an amount of humidity unheard of in Yuma and dur ing the winter months it gets cold over in Imperial Val ley that frequently freezes the off of the brass mon keys who heretofore have governed the rgang system of that marvelousy rich secon Without the daily shine for which Yuma justly noted Yuma would be very much like other sections of the Golden West But have sunshine every day.
 The biggest hotel in town the New Southern Pacific, adverses free meals every day the doesn't shine As long the house has been running and that dates back nearly forty years has been necessary to give out these free meals for time during the day Old Sol always to the of Manager Frank Ming and saves him from living up his promise The thing be said of the Riley Garage where free gasoline every day the doesn't shine of it's standing advertise mentS.
 With the vast amount of new acreage being brought into cultivation every day. with abundance of the best rgatng water in the world with every citizen the pro- ect mbued with the idea that this is the garden spot of all the world it little wonder that Yuma Project forging to the front by leaps and bounds which that within very few years the city of Yuma will boast of population of 25 GOO or more.