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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1910)
f. I In i !f m n a" f i. 5 FURTHER inPRESSIONS OF THF LLOYD C. THOMAS In my former letter 1 spoke mostly of tlio trip from Alliance to Phoenix, After having been here n month nnd having spent practically all of that time In the valley surrounding this city I can speak more fully regarding the land and products. For the man with a ftrir amount of energy and common sense, but with little money, and a largo or growing family, tho small farm in the Salt River Valley offers the BEST op. portunity for subsistence, for healthful development and for acquiring an en joyable home and a competcuco for old age. In my trips through the valley in our little Ford automobile day after day 1 have seen mounds, the ruins of Pueblos communal buildings, where these ancient people lived. The an cient irrigation ditches can be traced for miles and the land is so very level that it gives one the impression that the whole valley was leveled by them. We have driven for miles and miles and miles along beautiful boulevards lined with palms and shade trees of various kinds. The roads are all kept in good condition and as there is prac tically no rain it is easy to keep them in 'fine order. Automobiling Sb very popular, there being over three hundred autos in Phocuix. Our little Ford auto is kept very busy every day taking prospective pur chasers of "ranches" out over the' val ley for the Dick Erdmans Real Estate & Investment Co., with which I am now connected ns Secretary. This firm has the reputation of being one of the best in the valley nnd a large busi ness is transacted by them. We are at present opening up an addition to Phoenix on the north near the Govern ment Indian School. This addition is located near one of the car lines which tadiatc throughout the valley from Phoenix and the land is selling very fast iti five acre tracts at $300 per acre. 1 his price, of course, seems high to people in Nebraska where land can be purchased for $10 per acre, but when yon consider and remember that five to ten acres will support a family CANTALOUPE PACKING Ready For More Orders 'It never rains it pours." That is about the wav it g&es in a printing office. During the I Mat few ! weeks we have beon up ngHinct it" harder in trvlng 'to fill our ordei fui job work than at nnv other time in a earj;st. Our foreman ws Inul off with isickucvs for about three ueaUs. which with an extra lot of rush oiduru for printing complutuly swainpud us While customers do (not like to luvo their orders delated, thov do not feel any worso about it than does the printer, who is tr iny to maintain 0, re putation for filling orders promptly. Wo are happy to say now, however, that we have secured additional help for our office. Mr. Kniest has resumed his position in the office as foreman and assistant editor, we are getting our work cleaned up and are now ready for additional orders for job printing. UsBWBBnHHnHiMlS!9:Ki'V'u"TlBIMn W.PtEBHP'-'Hv-IIIHRP-lr'TrsH SF v Jtf WBE "BABABABBBAK SJt "aaaaaajBTCX rTW"d3J ' aaaaaaaaaaaaj WBE I and that this same land is worth from $500 to t 3,000 per acre when put into fruit, and that it pays from 200 to $1,000 per acre with practically very little work when In fruit, the price is indeed low. Land around this addi tion is selling for as high as $1,000 per acre for raw land. By raw land I mean land in grain or alfalfa. As soon as the Roosevelt reservoir is com plctcd, which will probably be during this year, no one will be allowed to hold more than 160 acres and the val ley will eventually bo divided into five, ten, twenty and forty acre farms. The fact that crops are grown here all the year and that six, seven and eight crops of alfalfa are cut must be considered- Tho fact that the amount of IRRIGATION SCENE IN SALT RIVER VALLEY land is limited, there only being about 250,000 acres under the reservoir, must be taken into consideration. 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There arti probably many btalliou owners in Nebraska who do not under stand the provisions of the now law designed to stop the practice of adver tising grade stallions a pure-bimls. If the o.vner of a stallion dona not possess theceitificute of registration as issued by the association in which his horse is tecordod, he should correspond with the secretary of that association to procure a duplicate, if the original has been tot. The associations recognized by the U. S. Department of Agriculture are as follows; American Association of Importers and Breeders of Belgian Draft Horses, J. D. change would certainly be delightful. Nearly alt the different fruit trees are in blossom and the weather can be compared to June weather In Nebras ka. We have had no windy weather at nil since coming here and only a small breeze one morning which the people here seemed to think was a big wind but would hardly have been noticed in Box Butte county- If there was wind this would of course be a dusty country. The main boulevards are kept sprinkled so that the dust will not be raised by the autos and other conveyances. A marked peculiarity of this climate is the amount of saccharine developed in products of all kinds. By the help of the Agricultural Department of the Government, the luscious date has been imported from North Africa, and evidently has found the equal of its habitat: while one season's experiment with Egyptian cotton seems to have DRYING AND PACKING Conner Jr , sec , Wabash, Ind. 1 Cleveland Uay So;ijty of America, R, P Sturtcker, soc., So Chestnut avu. West Orange, N. J. American Clduslale Association, R. li Ogilvie, sea Union Stock Yards, Chicago. Proncji Coach Hors Society of Ameri ca, D. Ii. Willett, bee, 2II2 Michigan ave. Clu'cagp. I French Coach Horse Rgistr- Co,, C.C. Glnn. sc. I3IP Wes'ny av Colurqbus.Q. National Frenoli Draft Horse Associa tion of America, C. U Stubbs, sec Kair fiokl, I own. German, Hanoverian and Oldenburg Coach Horse Association of America, J. Crouch, sec Lafayette, lud. American Hackney Horse Society, A H Godfry, sec p. o box lit Madison Square. New York. Oldenburg Coach Horse Association of America, C. E. Stubbs, sec. Fairfield, la. Porcheron Society of America, G. W. Stubblcfield, sec. Union Stock Yards, Chi cago, 111. The Percheroa Registry Co., C. G, Glenn, sec. I4I9 Wesley ave. Columbus, O. SALT RIVER last season several carloads brought at auction in New York City the highest price ever paid for "Washington Navels," over $2,700 per car. No better lemons are produced anywhere; and grape fruit orchards have not been able to supply the widespread and in creasing demand for their product. Olives bear heavily and are a profitable crop. The Valley olive oil is pure and delicious. Almonds, peaches, pears, apricots, figs and grapes of various kinds thrive here. One of the most interesting sights which we have had is the big ostritch farm west of Phoenix. There are fourteen of these farms in the Valley and here are to be found more ostrich es than in all the United States be- PICKING ORANGES IN SALT RIVER sides. This one large farm has 4,000 birds, averaging in value from $300 to several thousand dollars per bird. The average income is about $35 per year per bird and as they feed almost en- tirely on alfalfa at an expense of not more than five or six dollars per year per bird it can be seen that this is very profitable. Here in this Vallev, the dairyman APRICOTS NEAR PHOENIX The American Breeders and Importers Percberon Registry Co, J A. Forne, sec. Plainfield. O. American Shetland Pony Club, M. Lev ering, sec. Lafayette, Ind. American Shire Horse Association, C. Burgess, Sr. sec. Weaena, 111. American Suft'o'k- Horse Association, A. Galbraith, sec. Jnnes-villt, Wis. '' The Jockey Club. I. E. Wheeler, reg 571 Fifth ave. New York. American Trotting Register Association W. H. Knfght. sec. 355 Deirborn ave Chicago. American Morgan Register Association, H. T Cults, hec. Louisville, Ky. American Saddle Horse Breeders Asso ciation, I. U. Nail, sec. Louibville, Ky, Certificates of Registration accomp anied by the fee of $1 each should be forwarded to Professor H. R. Smith, Station C, Lincoln, Neb. The W. F- M. S, will give a tea at the M. E. parsonage on Good Friday. ijA charge of 15 cents will be made. VALLEY can pasture his stock on green feed twelve months in the year; the new farmer immigrating here with bis herd of cows may in less than thirty days' time receive cash at the creamery for bis milk and cream. This last week wo looked over one farm of twenty three acres five miles from Phoenix on which the owner is living. He has eight cows and one hundred and sixty chickens. His income averages over $125 per month. Wheat can be sown in October, and the one thing that surprised me was that wheat, barley and oats are pas tured down to keep it from growing too luxuriantly until time to let it bead. It is fed down in January and harvested in May, the stubble immediately plow- VALLEY ed in, and corn planted on the same ground, which can be harvested the following October. The same is true of barley and sorghum, one cYop of each on the same ground within twelve months. One large beet-sugar factory is al ready completed at Glendale, nine miles northwest of Phoenix, with a capacity of 1,000 tons of beets per day. In a trip out near this factory yesterday I saw thousands of acres of beets just showing above the ground. A great deal of land can still be purchased for $100 to 150 per acre under the government canals- But settlers are coming in by the hundreds from all over the United States and they are staying. One-fact that im presses the prospective buyer is that many people come from California to the Salt River Valley to permanently locate. There is a reason. Manx- people have the idea that in a city like Phoenix, famed as it is as a health re sort, that you will meet sick people everywhere. This is a mistaken idea, for the sick have their sanitariums and they are no more in evidence than in any city of this size. As a gentleman from New York City said to me the other day, "If this climate is good for sick people why isn't it good for well people?" It will suffice to say that "the Missus" has gained seven pounds and is getting as brown as a berry. Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., March 11, 1910. New Cement Block Machine. t MP" iff dSrl We understand that the new cement block machine which has been ordered by Jnol Pederson has been shipped and will arrive within a few days. The first blocks turned out with it will be for the foundation of the new house which W. B. Parker will erect 'this spring at 310 Wyoming ave. "This house will be a six room residence and', as Mr. Parker is building it as an in vestment, it will he for rent unless sold when completed. Laymen to Meet in Omaha Men of all churches interested in tnihbious will meet in Otnahn, March 17 to 20 inclusive. Laymen of all churches in northern Nebraska and western Iowa will attend as well as hundreds of ministers. This meeting in Omaha is part of the gieat National movement started three years ago in Now York City. The opening meeting will he a big dinner in the Omaha Auditorium where plates will be provided for 1,500 men. The dinner will he served by the wo men of all churches in the city. After dinner, speeches will he made by some of the most brilliant and earnest men in the work and deal with "Men and Miskions," and "America's Responsibility." On the following days sessions will he held morning, afternoon and evening. Eggs for Hatching R. I, R. and B. P. R. hen eggs. Phone 418 or call at 519 Big Horu ave uue, Alliance. M. J. Baumgardner. it CHARLES R. HEIKE. Aecu'ed Official of the Ameri can Sugar Refining Company. heike Writ is denied Order Refusing Immunity Bath to Sugar Trust Official Decreed to Stand. Washington, March 15. The su premo court of the United States de clined to vacate the writ of error Is sued by Justice Lurton In the case of Charles R. Heike of New York, who was denied Immunity by the lower fed eral court from prosecution on an In dictment of conspiracy to defraud the government. ICE GORGE AT BISMARCK Steamer Expansion Is Wrecked and Other Damage Done. Bismarck, N. D., March 15. An Ice gorge, which formed In the Missouri river here, wrecked the steamer Ex pansion and did thousands of dollars' worth of damage along the levee. The west approach to the Northern Pacific railroad bridge Is under five feet of water for a distance of two miles and two coast trains arc held up at Mandan. The business section In Mandan Is under water. CUTS WOMAN'S THROAT Negro Attacks Proprietress of Grocery Store in Outskirts of Kansas City. Kansas City, March 15. An uniden tified negro entered a grocery store kept by Mrs. Mary Albert, a white woman, In the outskirts of Kansas City, Kan., and after slashing the woman's throat with a razor, robbed her of several hundred dollars and escaped. Tho woman, who was alone, fought with her assailant. Her wind pipe was severed and she probably wll die. SERIES OF COSTLY FIRES New York Town Suffers Losses of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars. Jamestown, N. Y., March 15. James town was visited by a series of most costly fires It has ever had, resulting in a loss of $800,000, tho death of one man and the serious Injury of three others. The buildings destroyed In clude the Gokey factory building, the Gokey business block, the new Sher man house, the Erie hall block and the J. F. Briggs block. MORE CROP DAMAGE REPORTS Wheat Rules Strong and Corn Ad vances on Good Buying. Chicago, March 14. Wheat ruled strong today under the stimulus of renewed crop damage reports and' a good demand. Corn also advanced, light offerings being met by good buy ing, and oats profited from the strength in other grains. Provisions touched new top points. Close: WJieatMay, $1.14',; July, $1.08. Corn May, C54c; July, 6667c. Oats Mny, 45c; July, 4343y4c. Pork May, $2G.15; July, $26 05. Lard May, $14.22; July, $14.07. Ribs May, $13.02; July, $13.50. Chicago Cash Prices No. 2 hard $1.1341.14; No. 3 corn, ClVAc; No. 2 white oats, 47M:(848!.c. South Omaha Live Stock. South Omaha, March 14. Cattle Receipts, 1,500; irc higher;, good to ch'olco cornfed steers, $6.7507.75; common to fair cot ifed steers, S5.2C ((16.00; cows and, heifers, $3.006.15; FtocUers and feeders, $4.006.60; calves, $4.00(g8.25; bulls, stags, etc., $4.00f.75. Hogs Receipts, 5,100; 5c lower; a spread of $10.3010.4C purcr-nsed most of tho hogs, as com pared with Saturday's bulk of $10.30 10.35; tops reached, $10.50. Sheep Receipts, 9,000; 10p higher; western wethers sold up as high as S8.00, Mex lean yearlings topped" at J3.bo and Mexican ees went at $7.90; all of these sales are the highest .In the his tory of the local trade. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, March 14. Cattlo Re ceipts, 22.000; 5(g) 10c higher; beeves, $5.2568 40; Texas steers, $4.75-5.90; western steers $4 80 6.60; stockera and feeders. $3.006.25; cows and hoifers, $2.65C.00; calves. $7.50 10.00. Hogs Receipts, 25,000; a shado lower; light, $10.4510.S5 mixed, $10.5010.95; heavy, $1056& 10.95; rough, $10.55(3)10.70; good to choice, $10.70010.95; pigs, $9.60 10.45; bulk of 6alos, $10.7510.90 Sheep Receipts, 14,000; steady; na tlvs, $5.0008.10, westerns, $5,500 8.10; yearlings, 7.358.75; lamba, $8 0009 65. ' elKRmiflSKiDIIA i 1