The Coolidge examiner. [volume], March 07, 1930, Image 1

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Casa Grande Valley
Like a Blanket.
VOLUME ONE
Out Where the Sunsets Light Life’s Pathway With Gold
TED HEALY®SS
The land of Manana, where the
Gila River Flows has given way
to the “Land of Today Where
things Happen.” Within the short
est time on record a rapidly grow
ing little city has sprung into be
ing where less than four years past
jack rabbits, coyotes, and wild cats
held sway protested only by the
pioneer farmer and rancher. A
change has taken place in the semi
desert landscape that amazes even
the most enthusiatic California
booster for it has come about with
out, so far, the assistance of capital
other than that of the moderate
means of home seekers.
Big capital is now investigating.
For where is there a better op
portunity to make money grow?
There has been well grounded
reasons for the rapid advance of
Coolidge up to date. Its location in
the heart of an incoming agricul
tural empire, its transportation
facilities by rail and highways, the
richness of adjacent soil and su
preme climate conditions.
All these things have accounted
for the fact that within the space
of three years it has been selectted
for the building of cotton gins, oil
distribution plants, a lumber dis
tribution center, hospital, electric
system plant, for machine shops
and well equipped garages that
take care of the needs of repairs
all over the valley.
Flans have been completed, or
are in a tentative shape for the con
struction this spring, of a fine Ma
sonic Temple anti many other
buildings.
COOLIDGE PAPER
SCOOPS WORLD
Fr«H from the press the first issue of the Coolidge Examiner, a pre.
publication souvenir number, was in every respect the Official paper of the
dedication. It was replete with valuable statistical data concerning the
dam. The first copy off the press was placed by Ted Healy in the hands
of the Ex-President, the second was given to Chas. A. Stauffer, publisher
of Arizona,* greatest daily newspaper, the third to Will Rogers, America s
celebrated humorist, and the fourth to Rev. Dirk Lay, the faithfulul
champion of the rights of the Pima Indians.
Copies of this issue, which is a valuable souvenir, has be € n mailed to
all newspapers in the state, advertisers and friends of the publisher. Over
two hundred were distributed at the celebration.
Lions Club
Holds Snappy
Meeting Thur.
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The Thursday. March 6th, gather
ing of the roaring Lions was full of
life from start to windup. Doc. Jack
son kept his live buneh of boosters
busy during and after the fine chic
ken feed.
Business relating to the advance
ment of Coolidge went along on
snappy lines with all present taking a
hand in spicy, but practical sugges
tions.
Guests present were C. K, Mc-
Clure, A. J. Dunaway and Ted
Healy and Mrs. Bruce Boyd
Masonic Meeting
The newly formed Pima Masonic
Lodge of F. & A. M. met last night
at the Coolidge Community Church
to pass on the By Laws; also to dis
cuss other matters pertaining to the
new Masonic Temple, the construc
tion of which will be commenced
within a few days. The huilding will
be two story, the second story of which
has been designated as a Lodge Room.
W. H. Frank and R. Freedman
have purchased the local laundry and
have changed the name to Valley
laundty.
Services Sunday
Services will be held at Coolidge
community church Sunday morning
and evening, 11 a. m. and 8 p. m
Sunday school at 10, Christian En
deavor at 7 p. m.
E. M. WARD, Pastor
The
Coolidge examiner.
* ■ Also it is definitely known that
! outside theatrical interests look
upon Coolidge as a point to include
’ in their lists to book attractions
that will necessitate the erection
of a beautiful theatre.
The business, professional, and
‘ men in the mechanical trades, with
with fellow members who are
; farmers, havealready established a
Masonic lodge, and a flourishing
Lions club holds regular meetings.
Within a few weeks time the Wood
men of the World are going to es
tablish a camp. The Rotarians are
in Casa Grande so there is a move
ment to start a branch of Kiwan
ians in this city.
Western women folks are noted
i for their enterprise and ability to
create ideal living conditions about
their homes and communities. The
well organized Womans’ Club of
Coolidge, has already accomplished
wonderful work, and have inaugur
ated well defined plans to make of
this a beautiful city. It Is surpris
ing how much they have accom
plished since the organization of
the club some two years past. They
have a comfortable club house
where well attended meetings are
held regularly.
For advancement Coolidge can
1 not be rivaled so just let your mind
reflect on the great possibilities
for the future here. The world-wide
publicity given to the dedication
of the Coolidge dam has an unlimit
ed value in bringing homeseekers
and Investors to this favored sec
tion.
l)o you know of any part of
America that has a brighter fu
ture?
THE DEDICATION NEWS
The dedication of the dam was
one of the greatest event that has
taken place in Arizona. Almost
everyone in this little city was there.
} The committee in charge of publi
city circulated thousands of leaflets
' announcing the resources of this live
ly city, performing a good job. The
committee in charge of this work was
Messrs. L. S. Craig, Gerald Town
-1 send and A. C. Stockton.
L j
R. J. Jones fulfilled with satisfac
■ tion his duties on the reception com
mittee as local representative appoint
ed by the governor.
Mr. A1 Wilkie, appointed to
represent thic city, did so with c.edit
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COOLIDGE DAM DATA
Height of dam: 250 feet from
1 foundation to roadway over dam.
* Length of dam at top: 950 feet
' including spillways.
* L<ength of dam on bottom: 300
• feet.
J' Area of land submerged: 22,-000
I acres.
! Elevation roadway over dam:
I 2535 feet.
. I Rock and gravel excavation for
dam: 280,000 cubic yard 9.
j Concrete in dam and spillways:
I I 200,000 cubic yards.
1; Steel (reinforcing): 2500 tons.
Thickness of domes at bottom:
7 21 feet.
Thickness of domes at top: 4
feet.
Type of dam: Multiple dome,
consists of three eggshell-shaped
domes supported by canyon walls
and by intermediate buttresses.
8 Will irrigate 100,000 acres of
i.' land in the Florence-Casa Grande
_ i Valley.
Reservoir will be 23 miles long.
Impounding capacity 1,200,000
acre feet.
COOLIDGE. PINAI, COUNTY, ARIZONA. FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1930
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WOMAN’S CLUB HAVE
INTERESTING SESSION
The most delightful feature of
the social life of Coolidge is the
well attended meetings of the Wo
man’s Club which enjoys a large
and constantly increasing member
ship. Tho meeting held last Thurs
day, Feb. 27th, was no exception to
the rule.
After the regular order of busi
ness which included the taking in
to the club of Mesdames Emma
Hill, Phill Johnson and Bruce
Boyer the ladies present enjoyed
a nice program.
Taking as her subject a review
1 of song composers with a brief his
: tory of old time and popular selec
tions, Mrs. W. F. Love’s contribu
tion proved very interesting and
entertaining, as did her vocal selec
tions.
Mrs. Betty Kennedy, of the Desert
Woman’s Club, rendered two selec
tions, accompanied by Mrs. Wilkie on
he Piano.
The pleasure of the occasion
was heightened by a demonstration
of a Westinghouse electric range,
the enjoyable part being the fine
hot biscuits made by Mrs. Butter
field. These delicious biscuits
were served with sandwiches, jam
and hot coffee. During the inter
lude of the luncheon Mrs. J. F.
Eisenhart presided at' the piano,
playing entrancing numbers.
Members of the Coolidge Wo
man’s Club 1920-‘3O are as follow’s:
Officers: Mesdames P. W. Hamil
ton, (deceased) —President; Jas.
: Luthy—First Vice-President; E. T.
Clark—Second Vice-President; D.
S. Davis—Recording Secretary;
j Lillian Scott —Recording Secreta
, ry; Robert McLean—Treasurer;
W. E. Nutt —Auditor
Board of Directors: Mesdames
■ W. H. Farnsw’orth, R. J. Jones, W.
> Jackson, J. C. Payne, W. E. Pat
terson.
Other acting members: Mes
-1 dames Bessie Berquist, Rene Bloch,
J. B. Boone, S. C. Burt, Idele Beaz-
“PUBLISHED AND PRINTED AT HOME”
ley, Bruce Boyer. S. W. Bate, J. J.
Butterfield, Charles Cohen, J. Cal- j
lahan, J. B. Daly, A. J. Dunnaway,
T. E. Edwards, M. O. Evanstead,
Miss Alpha Farnsworth, Mesdames j
R. H. Ferrell, Mary 1. Gardner, A.
J. Germaine, Easley Gray, Ella *
| Greenleaf. J. M. Hines, Horace j
: Humphrey, W. E. Hull, Mildred
Hendry, J. F. Eisenhart, Hazel
JonesJ. J. Jones, P. T. Johnson,
Miss Elizabeth Jones, Miss Avis
Kirkland, Mesdames C. Kenw’orthy,
C. Kurrle, Ed Lacy, Mary E. Lane,
A. L. Lodders, John Lyons, W. F.
Love, T. H. Markham. L. A. Means,
Clayton Moody, G. E. Means, H. E.
Pinkerton, T. W. Price, J. C. Pow
ers, H. F. Palmer, Miss Margaret
O’Connor, W. G. Roche, Oliver
Stanton, A. C. Stockton, Earl Steph
enson, Misses Estelle Scott, Edna
Wilson, Edna Ward, Mesrames M.
L. Wallace, Margi Wilke, F. M.
Watson, G: W. Ware.
The club has made preparation
to attend the dedication of the dam
and take a prominent part in mak
ing the big day a success.
The Coolidge Womans’ Club will
meet a day earlier than their next
regular meeting in order to be the
guests of the Florence Womns’
Club.
IT’S CRACKED UP
Tom —“California is not what it’s
cracked up to be.” Joe—“Oh, 1
don't know —it’s had earthquakes
enough.”
COOLIDGE
THE CITY OF
OPPORTUNITY
(Extract from Arizona I*and and
Investment Co. folder.)
Coolidge is located in the heart
of the fertile San Carlos dam proj
ect watered by the new Coolidge
dam which is now complete and
will make available water for over
one hundred thousand acres of the j
best land in the Southwest. Aside
from the land watered by the dam,
there are several thousand acres
watered by pumping systems, as
there is an inexhaustible supply of
water ranging in depth from 20 to
80 feet.
Coolidge is located on the main
line of the Southern Pacific R. R.
and the Phoenix-Tucson Highway
and, although it is only two years
old, is now a thriving little town
that gives promise of becoming a |
city in a very few years. Located
as it is in the center of the valley |
it is the logical site for a large city j
and the shipping facilities will
make Coolidge atractive for manu
facturing enterprises. The land in
this valley is pronounced by soil
experts to be equal, if not superior
to any valley in the state. The
principal crops a the present time |
are alfalfa and cotton, and the
growing of lettuce has proven very
profitable in this valley. All winter
garden crops can be grown in
abundance, including cauliflower,
spinach, etc. As the country devel
ops, there will be many varieties
of crops as -the warm, dry climate
and abundance of water will make
it possible for man to grow what
he chooses. At Coolidge you will
1 find a hustling, modern little city
* springing up near the site of one
1 of the oldest cities on the American
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD
TO ORGANIZE CAMP HERE
Ernest L. Shinn, state deputy of
the Woodmen of ihe World, was a
visitor here last Friday while e»
route from Casa Grande to I’hoe- j
nLx. The gentleman will return
hore about the middle of March for
the purpose of organization work.
In an interview given this paper
the following facts concerning the
Woodmen of the World were ob
tained: The order has $254,500.00
invested in road and school bonds
in Pinal county. They have a to
tal investment in Arizona of $3,- ;
024,500.00, embracing investments
in school and road bonds in every j
county in the state
Mr. Shinn was very enthusiastic
about Coolidge and has a fund of
j knowledge relating to the active de
velopment in the past of the whole
valley and county. He stated that
ju lively camp could be secured
in Coolidge and the opportune time
for its organization would be while
the town is young and opportuni
ties for the local camp to secure a
site for its own building were good
from a:i investment standpoint.
The Woodmen of the World is a
power in Ihe investment world. It
has assets of $140,000,000.00, and
EX-PRESIDENT MEETS
FOUNDER OF COOLIDGE
One of the high lights in the dedication of the
dam was the meeting between Ex-President Coolidge
and Mrs. Coolidge and R. J. Jones, founder of this
little city. The meeting occurred in the ex-presi
dent's room in the Old Dominion Hotel after the dedi
cation ceremonies. Mr. Jones was presented by John
Towles of Phoenix, a personal friend of the ex-presi
dent's family.
It was a very interesting meeting, though neces
sarily short. Mr. Coolidge and wife expressed their
pleasure and listened to a short explanation of the
naming of the little city bearing his name.
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In line with the building program published in other papers during
the past few weeks comes word that the local hospital is planning to build
two more wings in the near future. This enterprise has been a success since
put in service to the public.
coninet. This old city was inhabited j
by Indians thousands of years ago
and is visited by hundreds of tour
ists daily, some of them from
across the seas. This ancient city
is known as the Casa Grande Ruins j
and is now a National monument, ‘
and courteous government custo
dians act as guides in this city of <
a prehistoric people. 1
There is much of romance in this
picturesque valley surrounded by
mountains and a climate that
, makes for health and happiness, j
Here you will find an abundar.
of sunshine and air that is pure, |
; dry and exhilarating. Here you will
find a virgin soil that will produce
in abundance with little cultivation
and where, if you plant, you are
sure o harvest.
There will be a rapid increase* in
land values and if you are inter
ested in this productive valley we j
I would advise that you arrange to
inspect it as soon as possible.
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WITH fine highways to Phoe
nix and Tucson, Coolidge offers a
wise business opportunity to the i
residents of those cities. They j
can build a home here the value ;
of which vail increase quicker
than in any other section of the
;state.
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Devoted to
Advertising the Best
Valley on Earth.
i ‘t- s membership in growing at an
astonishing rate. A camp in Cool
ings would In* a valuable asset to
jtlie city.
“DADDY” OF THE
SAN CARLOS PROJECT
It is the opinion of The Fxam
iner that to Thos. Weedin, de
ceased, former publisher of the
Arizona Blade-Tribune goes the
honor of being the Father of
the San Carles Project. For
over thirty years this sterling
and upstanding citizen of Ari
zona worked unceasingly for the
building of a storage dam in the
Box canyon of the tiila river.
BIG FEATURE,
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TO THE SUNSET
(By Mrs. Laura Eracis McMichael,
deceased. Mother of Mrs. Bruce
Boyer.)
Oh grand gorgeous pagentry,
Os sunset’s radiant hues,
Thou greatest panorama
Os earth’s trancient views.
Oh hallow of the golden light,
Around thy purple rims,
Thy gold and royal purple,
Might crown a Cherubim.
The flaming red and azure blue,
Within thy portiers fold,
Are embellished with the orna
ments
Os rich and burnished gold.
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; Transparent amber shades of light
Upon thy colors glow,
And blend the beauteous amarinth
Into the cloud of snow.
Through the darker shades of night
Thy beauties will conceal,
They’ll rise unto another day,
Thy glories to reveal.
O sunset of the Christian’s life,
Beyond the shade sos night
; Thy glorious resurrection morn
Will dawn eternal light.
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