The Coconino sun., 1925-09-18


say time because time has been ticking along just about the
same in arizona as it has in @ southern Cafon had
all the time there It had sleepy traditions Tito Of time running back
time but amentedy short of capital Los Angeles
to pueblo for the lack Of capital Blue ruin confronted the
survey agricultural productive resources Of the
territory that properly can be @ described as southern California m
lateral irrigation could make the lands the southwest produce
Angeles Angeles metropolis Of the Pacific
aon Of than 100000 The suburban cities growing faster
than the figures % from the school @ int
creased Of million within the past year writer in
Angeles recently his opinion that the metropolitan territory
3 destned to ave population
TALLY the population of the city Of London-whn the lives Of the
Why southern California % forward - with strides rides almost st
the rest of the great southwest?
What stemmed the outgoing tide which was drawing Los Angeles
valley regions California under intensive production
productive and her mineral
erng on earth R Capital and confidence
and 1 Is % 0 en W
ment Of the IN multitude Of wise % a ] of o the thwsst to e
'g Who m than "a a9y other responsible the
California Of today From what can see and hear IN the an o
ngton truly belongs title of the empire builder
California John Miller started build the southern Cali
fona Edison company these 0 two ianc na 1Gug e ha @ @
hundred and fifty millions dollars addition to all the local money
territory served by the electric transportation and
the outWfs & ha BY e re n the securities Of these organ
aos would have found other investments outside California
Without transportation for the little jerk water service % rem
Santa Ana Whittier Monrova Redands and River
Hnron u e spread great web Of his
this territory forming these cities into with their
natural metropolis the prosperity began Thousands
of people sincerely can say that the gay ea1 ee d
sss pE9apsy saf bsssn rssa INTO ''''' 'o"" '" p'i
Henry Huntngtos capital backed py s ancae rra ha.
form! Faith that poured millions into ~ and spikes IKE t a
high erra harness the water courses to supply the
In Arizona guiding hand point the way to such
Tremendous @ southern California has
At Phoenix the fastest growing city in the STATE ne
by connecting the adjoining with the capital city the the
Angeles although smaller scale perhaps Inc
the rails Of the Phoenix trolley may taken while
those the Angel @ City s and % bou aIe npas no % E'' m 0
rdroned by the Huntington electric railways the ranches
with extensively responded the call Of poduc
towns extended their their borders and they
saD ge 5f With and m bo things I Which go hand in hand with high
standard Of American life Quickly they began to ABSORB @ se s surplus %
the the children Of these new COM
From the manufacturing and production Of south
99 @ 5anGe na PfunE m Wba ns han
6 90 ooo en wears ~ ago gau the Of M % inns
What manufacturing possible in southern California?
liable for export Ec power chiefly the high
supplemented by electrical eA
panson of southern California.
Today the private electric corporations OF southern ana ceqTa
supplying for 5000 factories which employ M
them annual wage OF SoOOOOOOo
bringing sale to other cities $4o
ON the sale o their output
territory today 1750000 of seml-ard land
irrigation which, according to standard
statistics supporting 100000 and producing $2OOOoo IN
annually
What's the matter Arizona? Irrigation? Not mucfher
only points It's shy on the two
southern California has Capital and confidence Al
by possibilities
all of southern California YET
Of the Colorado idly down to the
gulf power lines of southern California Edison
which the reports tell of is just
mencing 100000 would than Arizona east
and west II north and south.
years Grand filed the Diamond Greek dam
te begin work. but federal
still whheld and is fully six since the Edison
this lost electricity
Since Mr. Grand made his filings and ready to start develop
fully billion dollars have been put into the dev
pmen Of the Pit river project by San company
the northern of California; central California by the San
Joaquin Light and Power the San Joaquin and Kings
and by the Edison Big Creek the San Joaquin
Kean counting large developments which have
by the Southern Serra no county and by
the American and by the Great Western
the Big Pumas county basin Eastern
enrhng California crowdng it with
only mnngwhch dag
with