Arizona republican., 1919-11-27
VALLEY AS MECCA
 FUR UTAH PEOPLE
 SEEN BY LESUEUR

MESA, Nov. 27-Confident that Ari- zona and the Salt River valley will be | a mecca for the gathering of number less people from Utah during the | course of the next J. ". LeSueur re- turned yesterday morning from Salt ! Lake City where hee has spent the | past two weeks attending to various matters in the interest of Mesa and | the state
 The western states irrigation con gress which met two days in Salt Lake | last week, the proposed new Latter Day Saints temple for Mesa, and the prop osition of interesting Utah people in the possibilities of the Salt river val ley, all shared in MT. LeSueur's time, and he returns more enthuiastic than ever over the future in store for this section of the valley
 As a delegate from Arizona, MT. LeSueur spent last Friday and Satur- day in attendance at the session of the irrigation congress, and together with the six other delegates from this state assisted in the perfection of that organization. Sixteen of the western states were represented at the gather ing and a wonderful spirit of cooper ation and unity was manifested by all of the delegates, which Mir. LeSeur feels will assist materially in the fu- ture success to be attained by the congress.
 Probably the biggest item undertak en on his visit in Salt Lake and which originally prompted his visit there. was the interesting of various capitalists of that city in 10000 acres of land available for farming purposes in the Salt river valley. While men of money are to promote the proposition, it is MT. LeSueur's idea to bring new peo~ pie into the valley and it is his belief that with the opening of this large acreage at least 300 families will be added to the population of the south side. The various financiers inter viewed are keenly interested in the project and have arranged to send sev- eraa committees here during the course of the next month to look the land over with view to opening it up for homeseekers
 Owing to the absencee of President Heeber J. Grant of the Mormon church who is at present in Hawaii dedicating the ne wtemple there, MT. LeSueur was unable to get any defin- | ite information on the site of the new half million dollar temple to be located in Mesa. A good share of his time last week, however, was devoted to 1 the temple in going over the plans for the structure wit hthe architects and arranging the report to be submitted l to President Grant upon his return next week. It is expected that an early 1 settlement on the temple site will be made then.
 Thanksgiving Day
 Though making no outward cele- l bration of thanksgiving today, Mesa as whole will observe it in the time honored way with turkey dinner, pic- 1 nic parties and other similar gather ings. The banks and stores will be closed for the day and the postoffice will be open only an hour this morn ing, immediately following the distri- button of the mail. The movie houses
 will run their regular matinee and evening performances and tonight the
 Woodmen of the World are giving their
 annual Thanksgiving ball in the K of
 P. hall. The Del s. Lawrence com
 pany which was scheduled for a show
 at the auditorium has cancelled its
 engagement for tonight and will ap-
 pear in Mesa one night next week. Duarte Found Guilty
 After making three trips to Phoenix
 in as many days, the Mesa witnesses III the case UT F. Duarte appeared in
 the superior court on his case yester
 day morning. Duarte was charged was charged with the robbery of sev-
 erai houses in Mesa and Lehi last sum- mer, and was found guilty at the tria yesterday.
 Special Servfces Today Special thanksgiving services will be observed at all of the Mesa churches today, some with meetings this fore noon and others with gatherings to.