Arizona republican., 1921-11-11
A Progressive Town,

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 A Progressive Town.
 Glendale is a town of some 2.so0 people, of modern business buildings and homes, and IS rated one of the most progressive cities of the state. It is classed as an agricultural center because of it's location in the heart of one of the rich farm regions of the west, and its several industries are closely allied with agriculture.
 Some of the features which make he town attractive to strangers are: Its climate Is as nearly perfect as ;an be found in this country.
 Its water supply is among the pur- est in the state.
 It has a large business section and firms which handle all the ordinary products which may be obtained in city.
 It has several fine residential dis lricts.
 It's schools. both grade and high, have a high educational rating.
 It has a number of progressive churches.
 It is connected with Phoenix by interur5an railway and by paved highways, making it possible for peo- pie who work In the city to live in Glendale.
 Its taxes are among the lowest in the county.
 Its prices are as low as those oi any town in the southwest, and 1T many cases lower.
 Business District Modern.
 The business district of Glendale consists of ten blocks of modern structures. There are nearly 50 busi- ness houses, all of them alert ant progressive, including two banks several general or department stores garages, offices of all sorts, meat mal kets. groceries, lumber yards, etc There also are mills and cotton gins 8 great creamery plant, closed a present, and other industries.
 One of the brides of the town is it. large city park, a wide space O iawns, shrubbery and trees, with tht municipal building containing the jus tice court and public library in it. center, surmounted by a 100 foo fIagpole with a powerful light on toI which serves as a landmark for mile. around.
 The city government has 1T em ployes, including those of the town owned water and light systems. Pc lice officers are on duty at night al well as day, thought seldom needed and an efficient volunteer departmen with modern equipment furnishe. protection from fire.
 A large proportion of the people O Glendale own their own homes. Ther' gre many fine houses, and abpndan trees and lawns make the town at tractive. The principal streets are tt be paved soon.
 Churches We'll Represented.
 Churches have a large part in ere ating the excellent environment o1 the town. There are eight congrega- tions, the Methodist, Baptist, Chris tion. Free Methodist, Nazarene, Chris tian Science, Church of Christ anC Catholic. All have their own struc- lures.
 For civic organizations there ar' the commercial club, the Woman club, the Farm Bureau, and others all working to make the communit! bigger and better. The Woodmen o the World, the Odd Fellows, the Ma sons and other fraternal bodies hav lodges, and there are many socia and church organizations.
 Glendale is practically synonomou with Glendale district in valley par lance. The district directly tributar, to the town consists of 10000 acres 0 the finest farm lands in the world most of it the noted "Glendale Loess soil, a 40 per cent silt and sand Ioam high in natural fertilizing prop critics. Practically all crops can b grown with great success.
 Noted Farm Region.
 The district contains hundreds c farms, occupied by progressive an experienced farmers, the men who ar the real backbone of the valley. Cot ton, dairying, poultry. cantaloupe! lettuce and other produce, and grain are the major industries.
 The wonderful climate of the vale is shared by Glendale, with the resul that new residents constantly are be ing attracted to 1t by the mild win ters. Average temperatures over periodeof 40 years are: Winter. 52 l spring, 67.3; summer, S7.9; fall, TO The average number of days of sun shine a year is PCT. Average hu midity is 40 per cent; average rain fall, eight inches, average wind velo city, four miles an hour. Fog is un known.
 In addition to having the ideal ell uatic common to all cities of the Sa River Valley, Glendale is credite with possessing one of the pure! domestic water supplies in the stat Analysis by experts of the Universit of Arizona, of Glendale's water SUI pIv reveals the following:
 Total solids at 110 degrees C., pt 100. 900 parts, S1.00.
 Chiodires, per 10000 parts. 5.6O.
 Alkalinity, per 10000 parts. 0.S2.
 Nitrogen in the form Of nitrites nitrates, none.
 SuIphates, distinct trace.
 Riagnesia, distinct trace.
 Lime. distinct trace.