Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-23

,IlSAHL i. @aatH&s ft| ~ tiIi 1871 ''t
Undoubtedly Arizona is land Of
opportunity. Dams conserving food
waters for irrigation during the dry
season are turning many sections of
the state into productive lands.
Even Indians are benefiting by
these dams. But the white man is
doing the planning and most of the
/ work. OF Arizona it may truly be
said that 1.-The wilderness and the
dry land shall be glad; and the
desert shall rejoice and blossom as
I the rose" - wee"
For a state with less than half a
million population, the accomplish
ments have been truly wonderful.
; The road system is said to be
unique in that no two highways are
similar, either in construction or
the nature of the country through
which they pass. On a single road
one may traverse a highly irrigated
district, a virgin arid desert, rug
ged mountains and ,unbroken fors
ests Of tall and stately pines, On
the desert rises the giant cactus, H
sahuaro, a plant that is peculiarly
Indigenous to Arizona. The. north
ern half is a mammoth plateau, ris-
ing in places more than 5000 feet
: abnye sea leyel. ~ In sHmMer thou
sands flock, to this part of the state
to, escape the extreme 90 heat of the
southern aseetionn4ute Among tile
scenic wonders are the 10 Grand Can
yon. of the. Colorado, a petrified for
est, ancient cliff dwellings, and the
Winslow crater. Industries of the
state include. gold and copper min
ing, herding and agriculture Ph6e-
nix is not only the capital of the
state, but the center of u the Salt
river valley, II irrigated o. by. wa ters
impounded by the. Roosevelt dam.
The Coolidge dam, east OF Phoenix
has opened another rich agricul-
tural- district. We risited~this dam,
also The Cave eCreel1 eda.nl.aswhicha Is
about 20 miles north of Phoenix
~. Jan. rs 1--WE left Phoenix for Yu
ma. where we staids week, visitins
Son Both sides Of the international
boundary and getting ours first
glimpse of primitive Mexican life
dogs, dirty women and children.
sand six inches deep in the streets,
and not even a, cold drink of water.
But we were to see more of this as
we continued on our way4
4 Feb, 2 we left for 3, Los Angeles.
It was desert most Of the way, with
the temperature. 100 r.. In. Imperial
Nalley,~wflicl is' parity below sea
level. In Los Angeles we register
ed at the F'igueroa hotel, 939 South
Figueroa street We had a good
room at reasonable rates and were
rufte comfortable during our stay.
4 Los, Angeles 20, years ago was
still a winter resort. barely emerged
from the pueblo State u Today it is
the fifth city of the United States,
with a population nearly a million
more than in 1 91'6! J FITS marvellous
growth is not only al matter Of cli-
mate, but is due to the expansion
of the oil industry and of agricul-s
ture, and to the. opening OF the
Panama Canal. How every body
makes a living though, is a mys,
terry. Unemployment the first Of
the year averaged about thes SAM,
as in Cleveland and other eastepnl
cities H@~
/ awe took. t,th5st t8 Is9 9nt5 N,nica
San Redre, Pasadena1 dand fother
nearby towns. We were. not dis
posed to go far aiield.. "A real estate
firm took US, With other fpros-
pects,' in a large bus to "a new al
lotment between the, Goodrich and
Firestone rubber factories east of
the citY.f: We liste9edt a lecture
on Che Iwonderfuf 'obporthnity TO in
vest dnI this dust b EusaiI Oest ate, but
Me~-Xers--not persuaded Ito tile ex-
tent or a down payment, ana left
the city with its opportunities, as
TREY may be- TO ,others1 Of a. smore
dfspositioh@i F" =
uiSail on Panan,A Nait ssstealber
So far we were but sightseeing I
and, edtsfisgi ntardt6fyatola csrtain
eslBfnt tifamiliisHis 99ltbsi ainp we
jodfneyed to Wilmington, r,thes port
efAios Angeles ana from there SAIL
ed at11P ri pp 5bs, Ranfrlma MP NJ sssMaitf
5: SIS. s. ..tsl El Salvador s. San .EEapcisco tot
New York, Captain H. Steph ehsdns 4
At<last WEI were really pM our fway,I
sailing seas we had never seen ami
places that had previpusIyb p
been knpwp only as pamesy 1 lSla
Ites1s> sxltlkraGagE - Je Ma
board ship wifi the cuoi oceah Iaifa
and the salt spray brushing oI;
cheeks. The sea was fairly salm.|
but the weather was cloudy ami Iiaia
,lined to coldnesss 9gFhg firsxs daNl
out we seldom were in sight tiil
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