THE CITY OF YUMA 



Yuina is the County Seat of Yuma County. It is located on the 

 East bank of the Colorado River, eighty miles from the Gulf of 

 California, 250 miles from Los Angeles, Cal., and a like distance from 

 Tucson, and 200 miles from Phoenix, the capital of the State. It is on 

 the main line of the Southern Pacific Railroad, and is a division point. 

 Here all trains change crews, and in the town is located the round 

 house, repair and boilershops and division club house. About 300 

 employes of the railroad make their homes in Yuma. 



The population of Yuma is in excess of 4000 people. The federal 

 census of 1910 gave the city 2920. A recent census, made for the 

 purpose of securing free mail delivery within the city, gave a popula- 

 tion of more than 4000, and free delivery of mail was established. 

 The 1915 census enumeration of children within school age was 1130, 

 an increase of more than 100 over the census made one year ago. 

 The city is growing at the rate of 500 persons each year. 



The population is cosmopolitan. Good people from everywhere 

 have located in Yuma and made their homes here. They have found 

 health, happiness and business opportunities, and are making of Yuma 

 one of the most desirable places in the Southwest in which to live. 



The people of Yuma enjoy all of the modern conveniences of life. 

 A privately owned company furnishes the people of the city with 

 filtered water, gas for cooking and heating, electricity for light and 

 power, all of which is conducted to the business houses and residences 

 in such quantities as are desired. An ice plant of large capacity 

 furnishes ice for all domestic purposes and supplies ice for icing all 

 the thousands of cars of fruits and vegetables carried through Yuma 

 by the Southern Pacific Railroad. 



Yuma has no bonded debt, and owes only a small floating debt. 

 It owns several hundred city lots and other valuable real estate, the 

 value of which is in excess of $100,000. The city owns two large 

 park cites. One of five acres has recently been improved and the 

 other of twenty-five acres, lying further out, will be improved in the 

 near future. 



The business portion of the city is located in the valley close to 

 the river. The residence portion of the city stretches away on to the 

 Mesa and is on much higher ground. There could be no more 

 beautiful site for a city, and there is abundant room for expansion. 

 To those who want a place in which to live where there is every 

 opportunity for health, business and pleasure, with all of the material 

 comforts of life, Yuma opens its doors and extends an invitation. 



