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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1894
Page
2
The article notes a likely bumper fruit crop in the valley with favorable prices. It also reports on political commentary criticizing congressmen and referencing Coxey and Brown convicted for walking on Capitol grounds, while lamenting economic corruption and social inequities.
The article argues fruit growing is highly profitable in Southern California, citing net yearly returns of $100 per acre and recent offers of up to $600 per acre for mature orchards. It highlights Mesa soil and climate as ideal for peaches, apricots, and nectarines and predicts fruit farming will become the valley’s leading industry.
United States Land Office in Tucson announces William I. Horner of Phoenix Maricopa County Arizona has filed to prove desert land claim No. 1733 for the NE quarter of Section 25 Township 18 Range E before the District Court clerk in Phoenix on May 10 1894. Witnesses to prove irrigation and reclamation are Frethfias J. Netherton James H Bush Samuel Hall and Theodore P. Banta all of Mesa Arizona Frank W. Walls Register. First pub Mar 22.
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