El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-23
WHAT WATER DOES FOR YUMA
1T WILL DO FOR Ell PASO

EX JAIER furnished from a big government dam IS
w doing for Yuma Arizona what it viii do for the
towns in the vicinity Of FL Paso when the effects
Of the Elephant Butte project begin fully to be et that Is
TO say when the recaimable land in the project
completely under cultivation.
Land water and farmers-hose are the three requisites
ana the Rio Grande valley vicinity has the first two
and is getting the third
Yuma, most of remember was nothing much but the
hottest place IN the United States ten years ago It was
noted both for its heat and its mosquitoes Otherwise It was
merely Southern Pacific division point and until wear
OF two before that time had been the location the state
pententary, which eventually moved to Florence
There little farming in the ver bottoms about Yuma
Iew thousand acres IN little spots here and there over
score Of miles, all
The Laguna project has made Yuma It began to feel
the stimulus as soon as the water available and has
Den eeng II increasingly ever since Farmers began
ing 70 yuma as they could get for the land
and It was but short time until all the best land available
had been taken It is big farming and fruit raising
district now with many thousands Of acres under cult
walton
In the town Of Yuma paved streets are replacing dusty
thorough1ares or muddy, according the weather and
ock buildings are taking the place Of the old adobe sruc
lures In the past few years buildings have gone I'D
where before and scores of new homes have been
DULL Nearly every one who has gone there has thriTed In
the proportion that his efforts warranted and II Is said
there Is generally distributed money to the SQUARE
in the Yuma district than anywhere else In Arizona
with the possible exception Of Phoenix and Eogaes
At the present time, municipal water system is under
construction and many other improvements under way
IN ADDITION to previous programs Of street paving three
oIs long sees are now being paved What is known as
the valley road to SummerOn is paved-14 miles of It
Cotton IS proving great crop the Yuma valley both
me long staple and the short The short aue now beu
picked tor the second time this season and the long sape
ior the rst The short staple is bringing the Yuma grow
ers 4 cents pound for cotton $50 ton for the seed
On board cars at Summerton The long staple VIII bring
close to 50 cents pound The acreage in cotton alone IN
the Colorado valley this year about 1900 acres The
yield is heavy and the gins are WORKING f1i fine "a m ~
crop ready for the market
Much larger than the cotton acreage that crop has
ot YET attained Its full popularity IN the Yuma district is
the acreage IN other crops-alfa grain cautaoupes
oen produce and the decduous fruits All this is in the
valley When the long delayed day arrives when part of
me water phoned under the Colorado from the California
SIDE IS elevated to the by means of pumps Yuma viii
nave ne lot Of orange groves for the mesa Is said to be
rosess and that is Of the chief requisites for oranges
lemons and grape fruit Citrus orchards invarsb mako
land worth $1,000 an acre OF more.
yuma has made great strides in the past decade and viii
DO even better IN the next Phoenix also has gained
greatly ever since the Roosevelt project opened the w.
Tor coming dollars IN the Salt River valley The FeDba1
Butte project VIII do as much for this region when its fun
POoes are reahzed It IS the greatest asset E. Paso
and the neighboring towns possess thourb ag vet t5
hardly realize It.