Salt River Valley, Arizona

Summary

A promotional pamphlet to entice people to move to "A Land of Sunshine, Health and Prosperity. A Soil Unsurpassed in Productiveness. A Country of Wonderful Opportunities." by the Commissioner of Immigration of Maricopa County.

"For sometime the tide of immigration has been turned towards the great Southwest and in recent years, by reason of the possibilities and opportunities offered in mining, stock raising and agricultural pursuits, Arizona, which for so long a time was regarded as a desert country, is now attracting the attention of the miner, the stockraiser, the farmer, the investor and the homeseeker.

The Salt River Valley, which is situated in Maricopa County, Arizona, offers special inducements to the farmer, the investor and the homeseeker; and the object of the publication is to call the attention of those who are seeking investments and homes to the rare opportunities offered here.

This valley comprises about 400,000 acres of very fertile land. The climate is mild, dry, and free from snow, ice, cold winds and violent storms. No cyclones, sunstrokes or frostbites. Of the 400,000 acres there are about 125,000 acres in cultivation.

Owing to the scarcity of rain, all of the lands of the Salt River Valley must be irrigated in order to produce crops. Dams are built across the river, and the water is conducted to the land through canals, ditches and laterals. When the water is applied to the lands vegetation immediately springs forth. It is difficult to make an outsider believe that for only a month or two vegetation is at a standstill, and that from four to six hay crops can be harvested during the season. Yet, this is true."

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Salt River Project Digital Library

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