Arizona republican., 1918-03-27
WESTS|DE WORK
 |SPROM|SEO BY
 COUNTY BOARD
Extensive Trip Through Fast Growing New River and Agua Fria District Taken By Supervisors

Roads and concrete dips for the rivers in the Agua Fria district re- quested by property holders will be built the officials say, work possibly to begin within 90 days and to be rushed To completion. The board or super vsors. after a trip of inspection through the district, yesterday form ally requested that a petition, signed by property holders, be presented for definite action. This petition will be ready for the board next Monday.
 The supervisors were the guests of committee appointed by the Glendale town council on trip over the coun- try to the west which is rapidly being reclaimed from the desert to meet the demands of Arzona's greatest agri- cultural region for more elbow room in which to expand, from its center at Phoenix.
 Beyond the Agua F'ria river the sup ervisiors and others in the party saw 1000 acres planted or being planted to single crop by the southwest Cot ton company on it's desert tract which In all comprises 130O0 acres. Here The Southwest company had 5000 acres n cotton last year. adding 1000 this year. It would have planted more but could not find sufficient labor, accord Ing 10 information furnished the super risers.
 For miles upon miles the great desert as level as a dance floor unfolded to he view as the party in it's three auto mobiles sped along. Here was seen what is considered one of the greatest assets Phoenix and contiguous terri tory possesses, a country which is soon to be built up as an outgrowth of the Salt River Valley, a region which, roughly speaking, covers an area of F miles north and south and six miles east and west, beyond the Agua F'ria -iver
 Beside the big cotton company there are numerous smaller property owners and homesteaders dependent upon ade- luate roads and river crossings. Glen dale people co-operated with these in bringing the matter before the board of supervisors.
 The party included C. W. Peterson chairman of the board; J. R. Bradshaw and w. K Bowen, members of the board; Harold Bargman, county en- cineer; w. & Montgomery and R. P Davie of the Marinette Land x Cotton company; J. P. Nevitt of the South west Cotton company; W. w. (BilD Cook and Mr. Martin, land owners; and the Glendale committee which com prised Charles Green, A. A. Carrick and w. Twinch. w. N. Windes of the Pa rific Creamery company and w. s cioldsworthy, general agent of the San ta Fe. were to have gone along but al lhe eleventh hour sent regrets because of other business requiring their i'm mediate attention.
 The route chosen was out the Buck eye road to Cashion, Coldwater anC Avondale then north to the Agua F'ris townsite of the Southwest Cotton com pany. This company has constructed about 26 miles of road north of tho Arizona Eastern tracks at it's own eX- pense. The main road from Avondal' to the Agua Fria townsite was found oy the supervisors to be in excellen condition for purely a graded road. is of double width, with a fill in tn, center so that one side can be open tt traffic while the other side is bein. watered from the irrigation ditches.
 Directly east from the Agua Fri; townste, a distance of about two miles 3 desert road strikes to the north t, the Santa F'e railroad, in the vicinit, of Marlnette, distance of about eigh miles. It is proposed to have tn county grade this road, which it i roughtly estimated. will co.t $200 mile. exclusive Of bridges. Only a fev small bridges will be necessary. as seer 1y preliminary maps. It is also pro posed to have the county build a roa, rom the point where this desert roa, turns north to the Agua F'ria river an, )ver the river. with concrete dips, t connect on this side with the road nov built past the West End store to point three miles south of Glendale.
 The other proposition placed befor he supervisors was the constructio, of road, with concrete dips. iron his north and south desert road di -ectly east across the Agua Fria am New river, connecting with the roa running directly east to Glendale These dips, it is estimated. will cost $ foot.
 The travellers were the guests of tn Marinette company, through Mir. Davi and Mir. Montgomery. at their ranch a Marinette. Here to illustrate tn growth of the country lying beyon gravity waters of the Salt River pro feet Mir. Davie from his pump hous tower showed his guests 2.O6O acre