The Coolidge examiner., 1946-07-05
{. of E. Sends Out
Literature; Cites
Benefits in City
Pertinent facts about Arizonas
precocious baby city cited in
letter sent TO all members Of
Chamber OF Commerce.

letter sent TO all members Of
Chamber OF Commerce.
Seeking cooperation of members
Ia advertising Coolidge. the Cool
idge Chamber OF Commerce has
sent each member a copy OF its
descriptive booklet Coolidge. 80
b. c. TO 1944'. with note asking
that II be forwarded to some friend
or acquaintance, or some one In
terested in coming to this section
OF Arizona.
A mimeographed sheet accomp-
anies each letter extolling the yir-
tues OF Coolidge as the business
center OF the Casa Grande valley.
A number OF pertinent facts
about the city where the sun al
ways shines" are included in the
mimeographed sheet which may
well be cited for newcomers TO this
area and for some OF the old timers
who have forgotten them or were
never aware of the advantages 10
be found here.
The letter states:
Coolidge. in the heart of the
Casa Grands Valley of Pinal Coun-
~. Arizona. is located 65 miles
northwest OF Tucson and so miles
southeast of Phoenix on the main
line OF the Southern Pacific Rail
road and paved State Highway 81
between California. Phoenix and
Tucson. Arizona. and RI Paso.
Texas.
THE temperature reaches about
llO degrees in the summer and
about 30 in the winter when there
Is a little Ice for a few nights but
no snow. Altitude is 1406 feet.
There are about $500 people in
Coolidge. and about 1000 people IN
the adjoining farming districts.
Coolidge. a new and fast growing
town. is only Is years old but has
made steady progress even during
the depression.
THE principal crops are alfalfa,
cotton. barley and oats. A great
number OF high grade beef cattle
here are raised on alfalfa. barley
and oats IL Is also a good dairy,
bee. and poultry country Nege
tables and family gardens are
easily grown all year.
Coolidge has two fine grammar
schools and a high school with
buildings valued at more than
$500 900. Some rural schools have
lately joined with Coolidge. the
pupils being brought in by buses.
There Is well equipped and
and approximately l50 business
firms. The bank in Coolidge with
deposits OF about SO. 400. 900 in
dicates a progressive community.
There ois a well equipped and
stated hospital and other medical
and health facilities. The Grey
hound and All American Bus lines.
each have stations here. A modern
food storage plant has been com
pleted recently. Coolidge was in
corporated in September. 1945.
Gravity water from the Coolidge
Dam costs $3.50 to $500 per acre
foot per year. About sos OF the
cultivated land is irrigated from
privately owned wells. A 20-inch
well and equipment will irrigate
about 800 acres. depending on the
depth OF the we'll Water is lifted
from rs TO It's feet, depending on
the area. AS the rainfall is very
light all farming is done by irri-
CATION. Unimproyed land near
Coolidge. which may be purchased
from SIS 10 S35 per acre TO be irrl-
gated by wells. costs $40 to $40
per acre for clearing and levelling-
Improved land sells from SIS to
S225 per acre.
Because OF the dry climate and
low humidity, this section is splen-
did for persons suffering with arth-
ritis, sinus, asthma and bronchial
trouble. A great number OF people
who came here with a small
amount of capital are today among
the most successful of this state.
Purchase of property in this val
ley is one of the best investments
to be found anywhere. AS there
are prospects for added irrigation
water by construction OF another
large dam, there is increased de-