Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-02-14 | Page 8 | Arizona Has Climate and Soil

ARIZONA HAS I CLIMATE :'l AND SOIL ;j George Driver, of the firm of Wll- j L Ham Driver & Sons Drug company, has returned from Arizona, to which place J ho accompanied his son, William, a 15 few weeks ago, the son to remain in ty that locality for an indefinite time for J his health. Ufi Mr. Driver states that his son wa3 y much Improved when he left him a W few days ago and that he entertains j! hope of his recovery. Mrs. Driver and ; yj tho other children are now at Mesa M and will remain there for some time. 2 They left Ogden for that section about ; ? a week ago, ItJ The Arizona country, says Mr. Drlv- J er, is making rapid strides In agrlcul- ,t tural development and the cities In ; m the locality of Mesa and Phoenix are 3 thrifty Tho cllmte is delightful in H tho winter season, the temperature Si this winter ranging from 30 to 52 dV- .V grees above zero. F Phoenix has a population of onlv 6 12,000 but an Ogden man would think mi there were at least 25,000 people there, '.mm because of the activity and commer- 'lyi clal push. M Large tracts of land are being re- aiij claimed by the government, the Roosc- mli velt project being among the mam- mlj' moth' government enterprises of its Itt ldnd that are in operation iije Nearly everything that can bo pro- s !! duceu from the soil grows in Arizona, Qifl even semi-tropical products. Si j