Arizona republican., 1917-03-18
NOTABLE LIST
 SALES TOTALS.
 SUM s164,675
Homeseekers Flocking Into Salt River Valley Where Ranch Conditions Enable Them to Be Prosperous

When asked yesterday as to the con- ditions of the real estate market pre- vailing during the last two months, Dwight B. Heard replied that in his judgment there was no more convinc- ing illustration of the substantial char acter of the development going on in the Salt River valley than the large number of real estate transactions of the past two months, almost all of which mean new homes.
 In commenting on this matter MT Heard said: AS a matter of fact the most substantial asset this or any other community can have is perman- ent and prosperous homes and the Salt River valley is getting more of these every week. Our own transactions during the past two months are an il- lustration of this home making move ment.
 "One of our most interesting trans actions has been the sale to a group of Russians who have come here from Fresno, San Francisco and Los An geles, of 600-acre tract owned by MT Mckinney, MT. Patterson and some others, about ten miles west of town This group of Russians originally came from a little section in the southeast corner of Russia about 100 miles from Mt. Ararat. They are thrifty, sober, hard working people, accustomed from their childhood to pastoral pursuits, and many of them are quite expert dairymen. Since coming to this coun- try number of them have been work ing for the Union Iron Works in San Francisco; they have accumulated some money but are anxious to get back to the land, and they have bought this 6OO-acre tract with the idea of making it a community dairy propo- sition.
 Community Proposition
 There are over 300 acres of alfalfa in this tract and they are now putting in about 120 acres in cotton and the balance will go into milo maize this summer They already have erected oyer a dozen very neat little cottages on the land and expect to erect ten more; each family farming about 20 acres and keeping 160 acres for com munity pasture.
 Another tract which we have sold to others of the Russian group is the Dr. Stehman eighty, located about four miles west of Glendale. Since the pur- chase by Dr. Stehman of this property a few months ago, he has had it leveled and brought into first class condition, and the new owners are planning to make of it a dairy ranch and are now seeding it to alfalfa. Two new homes will go up on this property.
 Another recent sale of 80 acres is also located in the Glendale district and involves the sale of 80 acres for merlv owned by Dr. w. C. Ellis and has been purchased by Martin Osdale, who intends to materially improve the property and establish first class dairy ranch. MT. Osdale is trained dairyman, comes here from Kansas and originally got his knowledge of the dairy business in Denmark, which is probably the most advanced dairy country in the world.
 Will Have Model Farm
 IS. A. Patterson, who for many years has been associated with me in man aging what is known as my West Ranch, has recently sold his property to a group of Russians and has bought the adjoining very finely improved 80 acres and plans to make of this tract one of the most model farms in the valley. This has always been an eX- ceedingly productive eighty and the five-room house, with it's broad porches, is one of the attractive homes in that section.
 We have just sold an S0-acre tract just adjoining this to MT. Patterson's cousin, MT Logan, who has already es- tablished his home on this property and is planning to develop the land as dairy ranch.
 This search for improved dairy farms is going on constantly and among other sales which we have made for this purpose, is a 56-acre tract or the Roseveare ranch in the rapidly de- VelOpng southside district, which has been purchased by F. L. Hurt for dairy ranch and where another home has been developed.
 eThe district south of the Center street bridge is appealing more strong iv all the time to dairymen, and an- ether sale which we have made in the aveen district is that of the J. M. 1 Dowell 40-acre ranch which has been purchased by Mrs Susan J. Archer. 1 whose son. Charles Archer, will man. | age the choice herd of dairy cows on this property A short time ago we sold another S0-acre ranch in the La- veen district, that of J. N. Jolley, to David Reed who is bringing the prop erty into very sandpapered condition as a hay ranch. a''While the foregoing might look as if the whole valley was going into dairy- ing, other properties are being bought either for suburban homes or for cotton growing. Among our recent sales Of property for suburban purposes is the sale of the 4O-acre ranch of w. D. Full wiler on Northern avenue, about six 
 just been purchased by G. c. Taylor of Crystal City, Mo. Mir Taylor, who is one of the officials of the Pittsburg Plate Glass company, has been par ticularly attracted by the advantages of the Salt River valley and he and his wife will establish their permanent home on this tract. .1..
 For Cotton Farms
 Among ranches which we have re- +lxr r.. +bno xr-bn TO a them in cotton, is the E. E. Byers tract of 46 acres, three miles northeast Of Mesa; one of the old cultivated ranches in what is known as the Lehi district. This ranch has been purchased by J. C. Woods and is in a section where some of the banner crops of cotton have been grown. Another tract pur chased for cotton growing is what is known as the old Westover place con- sisting of 40 acres 'one of the oldest im- proved ranches on the southside. This has been purchased by Mrs. Louise F. Webb, who, in consultation with the government experts on cotton, is en- deavoring to make model cotton field of the entire property. She is re- modelling the house and making of it an attractive suburban home.
 We are constantly selling small properties either in the suburbs of the town or within the city limits, among which may be mentioned the recent sale of the E. T. Bowers suburban home to F. J. O'Brien, who is connect