Arizona: A winter resort in 1898


I was looking through a pamphlet that I have called "Health Resorts in Salt River Valley Arizona" which was printed in 1898, and my eye was caught by a description of Phoenix by the Honorable Whitelaw Reid, who spent his winters there. As you can imagine, he was very enthusiastic about Phoenix as a winter resort. He rented a house that's still there, on 7th Street and Monroe, now called the Rosson House.


He seems to be someone whose opinion you could trust, and he describes Phoenix from personal observation.


He goes on and on, in flowery language, but I can sum it up for you: the weather was nice, and it still is in Phoenix. If you get a chance, go enjoy the winter weather in Phoenix. You can stand on the same veranda that the Honorable Whitelaw Reid did, and if anyone asks you what you're doing, you can just say that you're soaking up the sunshine!




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