El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-27

TWENTY ONE million dollars from
a product that was a mere expert
ment a few years ago Is this sea
sons record IN a single southwestern
community, the Salt River valley o
Arizona. ia the growth Of long stapli
cotton The passing seasons crol
was on 10000 acres. The next is q
be from 10000 acres. and the return
at present prices, will be around $685.
100000, or about the value OF the cop
per product Of 1913 from the stated
ton
Five years ago people laughed
At talk Of growing cotton IN the
FL Paso valley. In 1913, some
cotton land melted a. high a.
two and q half bales TO the acre
md there VIII be 1880 acres in
cotton around Fl PuHo this year.
according to estimates
Ten years ago Fort Worth was
about on the southwestern edge OF
the cotton belt In Texas. Last year
almost as much cotton was grown
west Of Fort Worth as the rest oi
the state produced
The old belief that cotton viii only
grow where It Is hot and malaTial
and miasmic has been dispeued.
A Cotton Town
What cotton has done for the
southwest is best shown about Phoe-
nix Lltchfield, about % miles west
OF Phoenix, on the west hank Of the
Aqua FRA river. IS q good example Of
what the Industry Is doing. Litch-
field has sprung I'd over night, and
IS a wonderful new town A water
works system is being put in sewers
are being installed, q Catholic church
and 2 fine school have been built, a
beautiful park has been laid out. and
set with Ehrubbery, a community
house, called THE Wigwam," has
been erected, IN Pueblo village style.
and real, practical, up 20 the minute
city has arisen in what was 10 months
the explanation The land has been
cleared, shallow wells sunk, the
ground leveleds and, pumping with
the cheap electric power secured from
Roosevelt dam. $1,000 acres Of rich
soil are being reclaimed
II gives IN example OF what
might be done with some Of IRE
high land about FL Paso, II cheap
power from Elephant Butte dam
were provided for the pumping.
The 1920 cotton acreage OF the Arr.
Eona valley viii be greater than the
total acreage In crop within that
valley when the Roosevelt dam was
finished in 1911. when no cotton was
Alfalfa In Second Place
Alfalfa has dropped TO second place,
taking with Il the valleys noted
dsiryiug industry. All other agrf
cultural Industry has dropped TO the
also mentioned" classes
FarIn lands have Quadrupled in
value along with the quadruplinE
OF the value OF their product.
Alnunl leases are eaEerIy sought.
Scientific agriculture IL studied
as never BEFORE for some men
have achieved the ability to grow
Two bollH OF cotton where their
neiEhhors grow but one.
Nothing but Pima is grown IN the
SAT- River valley. where the growers
have become convinced they are help
Ing IN production OF the highest grade
% cotton known on earth Just what
would De done 20 2 man who tried 70
grow short staple there q not known.
No one has tried Il. The short staple
growers have gone to other fields
especially TO Yuma, where splendid
results have been secured With Ne
bane, Durango and other varieties
that stand out well in comparison
with the Gulf states product. Short
staple IS grown in the FL Paso valley.
did very vel. with good crops and
high prices. But even they are look
Ing toward the Pima ss possibly a
better producer OF profit when the
southern fields are extended to cover
the after war demand for ordinary
cotton
TIE Pima Area
There Is coming appreciation OF the
TACT that while millions OF acres viii
grow the short staple within the
{ nitec States there ara only 6 few
hundred thousand acres that have
conditions suited 70 the growth Of the
Americanized Egyptian or Pima cot
ton.
Oddly enough. experience IN cotton