The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-05-29
Salt River Valley on Climb
To Prosperity; Reports of Ruin
In Rich Arizona District Refuted

assembling tho old tried and true
biddics II going ON. Three per
cent more land has paid Its water
assessments than the year OF the
big boom. Water costs money here
and farmers don't buy Il 20 wlgric
their toes IN. These figures mean
that 2 per rent more land Will
actually be under cultivation.
NV Conc HACK.
The cows are coming back. I have
seen fine herds wading belly deep
In the prctticst alfalfa In the world.
Armour A. Co. n getting ready 20 re-
open one Of the big canned milk
factories CLOSED BY the cotton craze.
others will follow.
Thousands of acres arc being re-
seeded TO alfalfa intermixed with
enough barley 60 insure a crop his
year. Grain IL coming into IL own.
Hogs again grunt Contcntcdly In the
old home my; sheep roam the wide
places; turkeys gobblc and chickens
cackle their matutional lay. farm
produce n again crowding the tin
can of the board.
Maricopa county with less than
90. 600 population IL spending $500
600 for good roads. The city OF
Phoenix with 10000 population has
thirty miles OF pavement and II
building many more together with
half a dozen fine publlc buildings
and hundreds Of homes. Public
utilities are expanding ns fast az
they can raise the necessary funds.
and falling behind IN their efforts
OF n growing community.
Ranks Stronger.
The Phoenix banks are stronger
than ever. They have more deposits
than they have eve had except dur
Ing the boom months when every
y was draped with "a pad Of cot
ton. Vice President Thompson of
the Phoenix National bank tells me
that there IL al present on deposit
in the leading Phoenix banks about
$4,000. 900. which compares with
| 100000 four Year, x and ii
only IS. 10000 less than In the
peak year OF 1920.
Best OF an Is the spirit Of tho
public. II there o. a man. woman on
child In the Salt River valley wi'iinP
to admit defeat he Is living a hermit''
| life far out bon the desert. some who
were rated at $500. 600 a year axe
have put aside tho Limousine and
abandoned the luxurious corners OF
the hotels and clubs. They are back
In tho fields learning anew the truth
OF the biblical admunition that bread
Is TO be eaten IN the sweat OF the
brow.
REIMBURSEMENT Period.
Times will not be very flush this
year. Fewer people will spend Their
summer and their dollars In Los An
gcies and at the beach resorts. They
will be too busy coming back. The
valley. itself isn't coming back be.
cause u has never been away.
! am not quoting statistics thi,
time: only facts Facts dcducod after
% trip over tn" valley and into a.,
highways and bywnys. and 81 is onlN
fair To the nlc spirit of cooperative
% confident citizenship To- rcfutt
the subtle propaganda which has
found ~ way Co the coast.
The Salt River valley has felt the
reaction incidental TO the nation.
wide readlustment of business NJ
more than other sections have fcll
II. I douht " she has felt q "a,
much as Detroit and Akron In spit,
OF her Acknowledged error with m,
cggs. and as for n permanent dis
uEuration ~ may be safely prcdlctc,
that within three years she can looi
"a cotton boil right Ia tho eve an,
tell 10 10 gu 20 blazss.
At the chamber OF M ~,
pcptimiStic secretary. Harry WEIGH
Wa discovered making some aston