El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-24
COTTON CROPS
CREATE WEALTH
Ell Pasoans See Arizona Cot
ton Fields and Hear OF
Farm Congress.

couldn't accept $4,000 az his first an
nuai payment. He added that he ez-
pecred 70 pay the remainder the next
year
sloan planted ten acres in truck gar
. den and 80 acres in Egyptian cotton
The truck garden paid his living ex-
pense and also the cost Of growing the
cotton, leaving the cotton crop as clear
! profit.
Another Mans Success.
Max Cottreu. on his ranch south Of
I Tempe, had So acres IN cotton OF the
Pima variety. When he was asked the
other da- what the Weld would be
per acre. he replied that ne did not
know. IT Was not ali picked yet, but he
a. lready had 30 bales, and he was sure
of enough more to make the total yield
Of bale and q half
Mr. CottreH expects SO cents a pound
for his cotton, which. At bale and =
half per acre, viii bring him 500 an
acre. The usual cost for production.
that is wafer, cultivation. picking and
ing the most liberal estimate Of his
expenses. including such items as in
terest and every item that could pos
sibly be brought into account, his yield
will net him S2S5 an acre
stu Another Success.
J. 81 Chumley rented a tract OF 70
acres last spring and put a little more
than half OF il into cotton.
twas SO late when Mr. Chumley secured
possession OF the land that. IN the opin-
ion OF many, he would be unable TO
grow a crop. but the young cotton was
so promising later that the Tempe cot
ton exchange advanced money on II for
further expenses. and now cotton TO the
amount Of $4,000 has been realized.
Mr. Horton. living near Mesa, the
owner OF some land rented land near
by for cotton. He has paid the mortgage
on his own land and still has money in
the bank
Phoenix Grows Fast.
Phoenix itself. has grown rapidly
within the past few years and ike all
Arizona towns, refutes the old belief
that to vote liquor out of state would
kill II. The Adams hotel lobby is JUST
as busy looking as il ever was and the
only notable difference now from the
last time We were here IS that q bust
ness concern is doing business where
the art glass formerly marked the loca-
ton OF the hotel bar. Everybody seems
busy and everybody seems contented
and the women don't look a bit differ
before There are no more short haired
women than ever, in fact We did not
see any; neither did we see any OF them
running about IN trousers OF hear any
Of them making stump speeches on the
corner In fact, II IL the same old
Phoenix. only bigger, better and more
prosperous.
The merchants told US they have been
Ok business year tEe pest
IN their history. and the very appear
ance OF the stores indicated prosperity.
There are no dusty. shOpWOrn stocks on
the shelves. Everything IS new and
up TO the minute There Is no place
outside ii PaSo where you viii find
more automobiles on the business
streets. 4 noticeable feature is the
large number of country people in the
city today in their cars. loading up with
supplies for the farms in the valley.
Campbell To Stay In.
They are still talking politics quite
interestingly, but not 20 the exclusion
or disturbance OF business. The first
excitement has now settled down and
the business men generally believe that
the recount "a going to keep Campbell
n office as governor. II II doesn't,
they believe the contest and the close
vote Will have the effect OF considerably
SOLDERING" G. ". r Hunt when ne
comes back into office so far as busi-
ness is concerned They look for Hunt
to be much more conservative Z he
should be given the office BY the re-
contingency as they DO not think the
recount Is going against Mr. Campbell
our stay here was necessarily shorter
than any OF US desired, for Phoenix Is
a city where you can spend several days
and learn something new all the time
and enjoy yourself every minute. espe-
cially If you are interested in live. wide
awake people. a progressive city. the
Dtall1e5 nature ana = country -LNaE
il = paradise for agriculture.
school Sy5ctem n Revelation,
The school system OF Phoenix was a
revelation 10 the Fl Pasoans. Phoenix
has = group OF high school buildings
on n block OF ground that would be a
credit 20 any city. and its graded
school buildings are among the very
finest In the country. Like all other
Arizona cities. education has been given
much attention here.
Wa leave here early This aETa-uar-, g,
order 10 climb the hilr' and get into
PRESCOTT early this evening. We viii
climb up past the famous old Congress
mine, visited BY the late preside nt Nc
ki1ley on the occasion Of his tour
through the west: past Wickenburg.
one OF the famous mining towns OF the
early days Of the territory: through
Skull valley. noted as 4 fOrav ground
men were few IN Arizona across the
famous HasSayampa river. drink from
which is said 10 relieve man o. what
ever yeracity he may have had before
Drinking Hassayanpa Water.
N1ckenourg always keeps a supply
OF this water IN a barrel at the depot
where the tourist may drink After
listening 20 the conversations some OF
the members OF the present excursion
have been handing out 20 the people in
the cities visited. a ". Reeves has
come 20 the conclusion that II matters
~ A-N AAlSl NiAS IL I 41IelilS any
OF the water or not It cans hurt H II.
iris. and he has decided to drink a
gOodly quantity OF il
At Prescott, We are TO have a dance.
~ is ssid-that was the entertainment
three and a half years ago when we
were here-and there VIII be some
speeches, but the reception is to be in
formal The dance will be in the Yava-
pal CLUB, the leading club of the city,
and viii follow an automobile trip for
all the FL Pasoans up around the sides
Of pine-clad mountain that overiooks
Prescott and gives fine view at night
OF the lighted city Prescott Is I'D
among the pines and the mountains and
is called the "ClOudcroft OF Arizona"
We expect 81 to be cool, considerably