-- homestead works across the river, which most folks know from 1892. this works was part of the homestead works. it was also a bessemer steel plant. it was built by one of his partners at one time that they had an argument, whose name was andrew, and andrew had a carnegie, and the bessemer steel company was his cool of his vengeance. the people that owned it along man was afraid it was going to fail, so they asked carnegie to buy him out, she did, and that became the carnegie plants. and what carnegie did at homestead's he went into a very special kind of open rocks partmaking called basic steelmaking, and that does not mean basic fundamental steelmaking. it means chemically based steelmaking. the significance of that is you can remove bad materials, andaminants, from the scrap the iron. you can remove phosphorus, and sulfur. all the open hearth production was made from scrap and cold pick iron. produced ar plants lot of scrap, which had little or no utility. but if you put it in a basic open hearth furnace, you can use it. all of this material that wa

>> yeah, "homestead ii." >> jimmy: homestead ii, yeah. >> mm-hmm. >> jimmy: "horizon 2" is a good name> sequel. >> jimmy: sequel! [ laughter ] okay, i can be in that one too. just letting you know, i'm available, almost too available. [ laughter ] but i love the idea of this because this could be -- i think this could be the future. this is it. >> yeah, it's pretty interesting. essentially, the idea is that all 5,000 people are put into a a state of hibernation. they, like, suspend all metabolic function, and they can, you know, essentially freeze you. >> jimmy: in this pod. >> without damaging you, and you can stay asleep for hundreds of years and never age. >> jimmy: what it does, it takes, it takes a hundred and -- >> 120 years to make the journey to the new planet. >> jimmy: to get to homestead ii. >> yeah, you sign up for this thing, you fall asleep, you wake up, and you've got four months to go. and you're going to party on this cruise line and start a a new life on a new world. >> jimmy: yeah, but the bummer is -- >> the bummer is -- >> jimmy: you guys wake up -- >> we wake up 9

at a place that is now called mill avenue after the mill that he built across the street from his homestead. hayden's sonull was born in tempe and went on to attend the arizona church here u.s.mpe, then became first congressman in 1912. later, senator from arizona until 1969. hayden is-- so carl truly a son of tempe. barry goldwater lived in scottsdale. he always had a strong relationship with university. ultimately, he brought his papers here. we have been very fortunate to have these great archival resources for our students and faculty and visiting scholars. inspection,able for research, and interpretation. carl hayden, third is 57 year career in congress, first in the house of representatives and the senate was known as the silent senator. he had the reputation of being the workhorse, not the show horse for his work in congress. very goldwater -- barry goldwater was a longtime senator and many described him as the show horse. what that really means is when you look at carl hayden's career, he was responsible for cosponsoring and writing a huge amount of legislation that benefited the ci

at that time there was the homestead act, which was a lot that allowed people to come out west and get 160 acres and start their own farms. if you are a u.s. citizen. so, that was a big incentive for him to come west and become a u.s. citizen. he started his farming operation here, which he was not allowed to do back in his native denmark. he came here very early on. here in tempe, a small number of farmers were starting to show interest in this area right around the year 1870. he was amongst that group that came here and started to figure out how to farm productively here in the salt river valley. over the years, he was able to grow his farming empire. acquire more land, acquire more business opportunities. by the year 1892, he was a very prominent businessman, entrepreneur here in tempe. that was the year he built this house. not a typical farmhouse for our territorial arizona. this is the type of house that you would build if you really made it. it was a showpiece. when this house was built, people took notice. there were articles in the paper calling it the most elegant home and a

after jimmie johnson earned his record-tying seventh championship at homestead-miami speedway, members of the nascar community and fans will be in town to celebrate the legendary champion for a week of events honoring the champion, the festivities will be capped off by the nascar sprint cup series awards banquet this morning at ((demetria obilor)) >>> and the best play ground on dirt takes place in las vegas tonight. today is day one of the 32nd annual national final rodeo in las vegas. this year's prize money will be 10 million dollars. earlier this week there was the walk of champions over at the south point known as 'vegas cowboy central' the competition goes goes till december 10th at the thomas and mack center. and coming up in the 5'oclock hour 8 news now reporter michael stevens will be live at the thomas and mack for the the average age of a homeless person is 9 years old. my dream is to help kids living on the streets with education. charles what's up man? -whoa! how can we help? -ah man! wait, is that a basketball player? yes! -wow! my heart's about to jump out my chest man.

>> show me homestead two. >> homestead two is the fourth planet. >> where are we? don't you agree the many critics who have panned this film? >> okay. it is a given that the situation is absurd. and it is a guy who wakes up on, in the middle of a 125-year flight. he colonels out of suspended animation. he ends up romancing the only other passenger, the human being who comes out of suspended animation. there is really nothing they can do. they can't go back into it for some reason. no one on the crew is awake. it is absolutely absurd. but, but, but. there is something really moving to me about this situation about, two people being thrown together into this little pressure cooker. and betraying each other and falling in love and i don't see how anybody can resist jennifer lawrence, who acts her art out in this movie. she goes through so many emotions. wonder, alienation, love, rage, finally making peace with her situation. i had a blast during it until the admittedly really crappy ending. although i think when people box themselves into a corner, filmmakers, they ha

las vegan kyle busch. (( )) kyle busch/driver of year;"yeah we did have a great year, top 4 got to homestead and had a chance to go race for a so successful year all around, we had some wins won brickyard, contended and did what we needed to do and look forward to next year... there not awards you set out for and look to.. the only ones you set out for and look forward to is that championship." nascar officials were toasting a brand new title partnership.. old timers will remember when nascar's premier series was called the winston cup series... then sprintp sponsor. and it just so happens that las vegan kurt busch drives the monster engery number #41 car and he feels monster energy will bring a little more fun to nascar. (( )) kurt busch/driver monster energy; "it's what they do at track to activate what to do at the midway. you may not see a lot of fans in the stands 20 minutes before the race because there will be tons of things going on beyond what the track is going to provide... so it'll be fun to see what they do to build on the finally ufc fight fans are gearing up for this weekend's

those first homesteaders, a fortune right under their feet? >> how could they have known?out it? >> you are right. it takes tools and skill, the freedom to explore, invent, discover. you think of the gold rush, all those people racing for the hills, some of them passing right over a treasure a thousand times more rich maybe. >> maybe. ♪ neil: it seems as though everywhere you go, people are passing along reports of the latest depths. i hear she's down to 5000 feet. down to 8255. and then the day came when they got down past 11,000 and the drilling stopped, the end of the line. ♪ neil: the word spread that if there was any oil, this would be the last depth where they could hit it. from my house, people came to -- from miles around, people came to watch, just a thin pipe sticking out of the ground over an empty pit, and everyone waiting. this is the payoff. or is it? ♪ neil: a few moments, and they will be throwing open the valve. ♪ neil: we stand fair, our eyes glued to that pipe. will it just keeps spilling its thin stream of muddy water or will it gush forth the white foa

the outdoor nativity scene at the maple homestead in frederick caught fire tuesday night.spread to dozens of bales of hay nearby, creating the huge flames. crews though were able to put it out quickly. no one was hurt, but there was some smoke damage to the barn. firefighters say the fire was accidental. developing now... racist graffiti found at a school and a library in calvert county maryland. police say on december 12th, they found the football stadium at calvert high school in prince frederick vandalized with a swastika symbol. then four days later on december 16th, more reports of damaged property about a mile and a half away at the calvert county library. someone had written "k-k-k" in one of the men's bathroom stalls. anyone with contac the calvert county sheriff's office. some must see video this morning out of southwest washington.. police are looking for four men behind a violent robbery. take a look. you see them enter the c-v-s on fourth street near the waterfront. seconds later, they attack a guard. you see a woman - protecting her children as it unfolds. in

kyle busch/driver of year: "yeah we did have a great year, top 4 got to homestead and had a chance to go race for a championship.. wasn't quite able to get there in the last 25 laps or whatever. so successful year all around, we had some wins won brickyard, contended d next year... there not awards you set out for and look to.. the only ones you set out for and look forward to is that championship." ((chris maathuis)) after being away for what seems like forever, tiger woods is back playing competitive golf. playing in the hero world challenge tiger was impressive through 15 holes... but then ended up with 2 double bogeys over the final three holes to finish 1 over, 73. 17th place in the 18-man field. he's only ahead of justin rose. this was tigers' first competitive golf event in 15 months after back surgery. earlier tonight, jon tritsch showed the events surrounding the national finals. one round in the books... from bare back to steer wrestling... great run and two groups are tied. team roping was impressive... and in bare back.. 18 year old wins round one... his name is a classic.

in and on the homestead. which actually finds a home in a lot of mythology. people that own a gun usually shoot themselves after that to your more likely to be killed by somebody that you know. are you married? watch out for your wife. she may kill you. [laughter] so they have that narrative that is indebted many ways which we can talk about that but again control people have a bigger problem be coz day talk about background checks even if they are abiding by the second amendment and this is well regulated background checks are popular. but that does not pat pat up. because american pest to imagines so differently as a more compassionate collective country. and i do think one way to say m. modern country with a medieval problem. this does not have been anywhere else. that might be a powerful message. i used to think that to one to take seriously as a collective endeavor they need space sorry decent education one woman on the south side of chicago was a physician. she said but the parents put them in a cocoon they drive them everywhere. when they drive them to

. >> we are in transit from earth to homestead 2. you will arrive at approximately 90 years. >> what? >> we land on homestead 2 in 90 year, three weeks and one day. >> how long ago did we leave earth? >> approximately 30 years ago. >> i woke up too soon. >> oh, the whole premise of it. [ cheers and applause ] >> woke up too soon before the other passengers. you and jennifer, you're the two main ones that we see throughout the entire film. >> right. essentially, yeah, we're these two passengers, there are 5,000 people on this ship but all of them are in a state of hibernation and due to this miss earous malfunction in our pods, we wake up 90 years early and so it's the two of us and we're in isolation and, you know, going this android robot because -- >> brilliant. >> he plays this humanoid type bartender character who is in -- >> i'm glad there is a bartender. that's a long time. >> wouldn't be so bad. and we're so desperate and longing for any kind of human connection we try to find that with him and so there's a lot of like comedy

. >> host: and return to what is the decades go by the former homesteads conclude they live there and are now high rise buildings. >> guest: it isn't feasible but when the prime minister had a very serious discussion during the presidency of george w. bush if they actually exchanged ideas about some limited number begin to both return and i think it's going to end up that way. so having the fund that would be dispersible only in the event of an agreement to meet that need would create a tangible incentive for the two sides to proceed because they wouldn't have to worry about doing this after they reach an agreement from the standpoint of the united states, we strongly support and are committed to the security. one of the reasons that united states policy believes under several presidents that a palestinian state makes sense is not just that they ought to have their own state but it is that it would enhance the security. many israelis and americans don't agree on that, but that is the american policy. that is the basis set forth by president george w. bush and us each team made at jeru

so he had to go .ff on his own he had opportunities here in the west and at that time, it was the homestead act allowed people to come out west and they could acquire 160 acres and start their own farms if they were a u.s. citizen. if there was an incentive to become a u.s. citizen and start his farming operation. he came out to the arizona territory very early on. a small number of farmers were starting to show interest in among theand he was group that came here and started to farm productively in the valley. over the years, he was able to grow his farming empire and acquire more land and more business opportunities. prominente was a businessman and entrepreneur and that is when he built this house. farmhouse forical territorial arizona. this is the type of farmhouse you would build if you really made it. when this house was built, people noticed. articles calling it the most elegant home in the salt river valley. it gave hope to local farmers because if someone can farm in the desert and through a lot of hard work and build a house like is something they can aspire to as well. the town w

he's riding his motorcycle to homestead, florida while filming with his head camera. he splits lanes, which is illegal in the state and seems to enrage a driver. >> when i clutch out and start going forward, he aggressively comes on my side and then passes me, you know, fast. in my head i'm like, i'm on a motorcycle. i don't understand the necessity to do this. as he goes ahead of me, i'm kind of agitated. as that happened, he gets up and he cuts traffic off. at that point, he's like opened the door and has his whole body out, and it looks like he's going to come out. and he looks at me with a stern face, and then i just smack his mirror. >> tensions are about to boil over. >> coming up, the road rage begins to spin out of control. >> he's like next to me at 100 miles per hour. >> and later, an expectant parent's harrowing ordeal. you're nowhere near a hospital and the baby is here. >> oh, my god, it's coming out! he gets a lot of compliments. he wears his army hat, walks around with his army shirt looking all nice. and then people just say, "thank you for serving our

my great-great-grandfather homesteaded here. hup! let's go. let's go. the gate's that way.hat are you waiting on, maya? hup! sara, go on. go on. - we have 300 head of elk that come down out of the high country. they're incredibly beautiful. - i'm a fourth-generation rancher. when i was little, dad would let me have two cows out of the herd so i could have my own herd. - one of my favorite things is the redwing blackbirds. and then it's usually, "honey, honey, the redwing blackbirds are back," you know. this has been my favorite place i've ever lived in my life, i must say. - this, representatives, is on your watch. - people have called and complained to every regulatory-- - the house and senate considered legislation today directing president bush-- - today's witnesses represent oil companies that have made more than $36 billion in profits. - $120 a barrel. now is not the time for-- - there she is. [laughs] we call it our new neighbor. neighbor 907. - we are in a split estate situatioion where we own the surface and someone else owns the mineral rights. and what happens in

birthdays and family christmas celebrations they set the life sized fiberglass f to their maple homestead where their family has lived since 1877. >> what does christmas mean to you? >> the birth of christ. that's what it means. the birth of christ. the savior of the world. >> the fire chief said these kind of blazes are usually sparked by over heated lights or worn electric cords. >> you don't buy that? >> i don't buy that at all. >> they are con vinced it was arson. partly because it's happened before. >> it was just like hard to believe a second time. >> i knew it before. >> partly because their sign has been the target of vandals too. >> they egged it, spooned it, broke the glass, shot at it. >> arson or accident neighbors are coming together to help offering to rebuild the manger and scour the web for the now hard to find statutes. evil god has turned it out for good. >> reporter: now, the figures were inside a dome kind of of hay bails. it ended up being like an oven it got so hot inside that the figures were destroyed. there's no sign anymore that they were even here. live in frede

culture, homestead. you know, which actually has a lot of homes in american mythology, who men are. most people who are killed by guns actually shoot themselves. after that you are most likely to be killed by someone you know. actually what they're saying is are you married? then watch out for your wife, she may kill you. [laughter] >> guest: so they have the kind of narrative that is embedded in many ways in american culture. which we can talk about whether we like that near to or not but it is found in homes with of the kind of broader things. i don't think -- i think the gun-control people have a bigger problem because they talk about background checks which i think, you know, i think that's a sensible thing. even if you are abiding by the second amendment religiously and have a particular interpretation of it, it still says a well regulated militia. background checks are popular and -- >> host: a waiting period in. >> guest: all that kind of stuff. but it doesn't add up to, i think america has to imagine itself differently, and as a kind of more compassionate collective kind of

their former homesteads, something they can prove they live there -- >> guest: it's simply not feasible. but when prime minister omert, president abaz had a serious discussion during the presidency of george w. bush u what's called the annapoli process, they actually exchanged ideas about some limited number being able to return, families reunions, i think it's going to end up that way. so having the fund that would be in existences only in an event of an agreement to meet that need would create a tangible incentive for the two sides to proceed because they wouldn't have to worry about doing this after they reached an agreement. from the standpoint of the united states u we -- we are strongly committed and one of the reason that is the united states policy and the palestinian makes sense is not just palestinians ought to have their in the united states but many israelis and americans don't agree with that but that's the american policy. that's the basis of which our policies are set forth by george w. bush in a stroong speech he made in jerusalem in 2008. to the u.s. incentive to israel

ship and it host 5,000 hibernating passengers and traveled half speed of light to get to a planet homesteadwo. >> reporter: prior to arrival arthur is on board to help serve passengers with the journey's final three months. >> it the is refreshing to see something that is not a sequel or not based on something, it is totally an original piece of work. >> reporter: when things stop working the tensions begin. >> hello, is anybody here. >> do you know what is going on. >> nobody else is awake. we woke up 90 years too soon. >> reporter: now they are forced to unravel the mystery behind a major hall function, the greatest mass migration in human history is on the line. not long from now people will actually go into mars for one way, would you ever entertain that thought. >> nevery feel like all of our fears about earth why we're here should just get to mars are that earth will turnout like mars. mars doesn't have an atmosphere. there is no nature at all. we're just leaping to the worst case scenario. i would rather just lincoln to anything earth. >> yes. >> we're going to make mars habitable we

but it turned out she'd been left the entire homestead, all 240 acres of it, to be held in trust untilhe turned 18. not long after bambi inherited the farm, her stepfather charlie moved the family on to the property. her property. most everybody called him big charlie. bambi called him daddy. >> daddy loved hunting and fishing and he always had fish fries and oyster roasts. there was always people down at the barn. >> you call your stepfather daddy? >> uh-huh. >> easily do that. >> uh-huh. i have always called him daddy. >> big charlie was a deacon at church, and he started a small business selling and installing glass, converting the old tobacco barn into his shop. bambi's bomb diane worked as a secretary in the public schools. they were a respected, happy couple, salt of the earth. >> she was the backbone of that family. >> bambi's cousins jessica and amy loved their aunt diane. >> if your car literally stopped in front of their house or broke down, she would go and make sure you had a meal or you were warm and while she was doing that big charlie would be like fixing the car. >> goo

. >> host: and return to what is the decades go by their former homesteads to prove that they live there are now high-rise buildings in downtown. >> guest: is simply not feasible, when prime minister and the president had a very serious discussion during the presidency of george w. bush what is called the annapolis -- they actually exchanged ideas about some limited number and able to return, family reunions and so forth, i think it's going to end up that way, so having a fund that would be in existence, dispersible only in the event of an agreement to meet that need we create a tangible incentive for the two sides to proceed because they would have to worry about doing this after an agreement. from the standpoint of the united states we strongly support and are committed to israel's security. one of the reasons the united states policy believes under several presidents that a palestinian state makes sense is not just that the palestinians ought to have their own state, but it it is that it will enhance israel's security. many israelis and americans don't agree with that but that is the

at that time there was the homestead act, that was a lot that allowed people to come out west and get 160 acres and start their own farms. if you are a u.s. citizen. that was a big incentive for him to come west and become a u.s. citizen. he started his farming operation here, which he was not allowed to do back in his native. he came here very early on. a small number of farmers were starting to show interest in this area. right around the year 1870. he was amongst that group that came here and started to figure out how to affirm productively. in the salt river valley. over the years, he was able to .row his empire acquire morland, acquire more business opportunities. by the year 1892, he was a very prominent businessman, entrepreneur here in tempe. this is not a typical farmhouse for it territorial arizona. this is the type of house that you would build if you really made it. when this house was built, people took notice. elegantall it the most home and a salt river valley. saying it was very special. to local gave hope farmers, because if somebody can farm here in the desert throug

conociÓ al padre de sus cinco hijos trabajando en el campo de homestead, en la florida.engan Ánimo, fuerza, energÍa, valor, fe y esperanza, que todo va a estar bien, porque nosotros trabajamos bien duro en este paÍs, y enriquecemos y engrandecemos este paÍs. raÚl de molina: la noche del debate demÓcrata, lucÍa saltÓ a la fama, cuando con mucha valentÍa y fortaleza le preguntÓ a los candidatos si estaba en sus planes reencontrar a las familias que se habÍan separado por las leyes migratorias, como la de ella. enrique acevedo todavÍa recuerda ese momento con mucho orgullo, y quiso ser parte de esta sorpresa. raÚl de molina: le quiero enseÑar el mensaje que le mandÓ para usted. enrique acevedo: lucÍa, me da mucho gusto que estÉs en univisiÓn esta maÑana. querÍa aprovechar para agradecerte y decirte que tu historia nos ha inspirado a todos, en un aÑo muy complicado. atravesamos una elecciÓn que terminó siendo muy negativa, y tu historia nos permitiÓ tener esperanza y optimismo. te deseo lo mejor en esta navidad, lo mejor para el aÑo que estÁ por comenzar. muchas gracias por

in alaska native villages are seeking financial support -- support to relocate coastal homesteads away to higher ground. in rhode island under the leadership of grover frugate at our coastal resources management council and in coorps with the leading experts at the university of rhode island and the rhode island geological survey, we are well aware of what climate change sea level rise and storm surge mean for our coastal communities. s -- storm tools a free public online tool developed through this collaboration, is providing our city planners and concerned citizens with a visualization of the effects of various levels of sea level rise and storm surge on their properties. the coastal risk environmental index shown here will add even more specificity to the models working in storm tools. users can actually navigate google earth to see what flood damage from sea level rise and storm surge will look like on a building-by-building basis. the city of warrick, rhode island, featured here, is already using these maps in its future planning and its emergency planning. the rising tide calls f

in fact it's where my great great-grandmother homesteaded. and today is an historic day for the black feet tribe, montana farmers, montana ranchers and montana families. the black feet water compact will update decades-old infrastructure. it will strengthen irrigation for agriculture while also protecting habitat. i want to commend the black feet tribe and its chairman harry barnes who have been diligent and patient in seeing this settlement forward. i commend our state for its commitment to the black feet tribe in indian country, montana and i urge my colleagues' support in passage of this wrda bill. mr. president, i yield my time. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas city. more i want to call to the attn of my colleagues s. 290 passed by the senate committee on veterans' affairs. it's a bipartisan bill that was crafted by the ranking member, the senator from connecticut, senator blumenthal and me. it deals with accountability at the department of veterans affairs. mr. moran: this legislation has a number

there was a whole period in the settlement of america where anybody could stake a claim and homestead piece of land. an awful lot of immigrants from your grandparents generation and mine benefited from that. times change. the idea of benefits change. benefits our grandparents got are not available to immigrants now. on the other hand, immigrants can get some benefits now that our grandparents did not get. it is a complicated picture. i try not to oversimplify it. host: carlos is calling in from florida on our independent line. you are on with tom gjelten. guest: hey, carlos. host: are you there? we will move into grade from texas. good morning, greg. caller: good morning. how are you doing? i am so glad for c-span. education is very good. you will hear me? guest: i can hear you. caller: anybody that gets rid of fox news that talks bad about their country and divides people, when i see c-span, you educate people. i don't know why you are not on the regular channels. i appreciate you. thanks to c-span. i cannot read. i cannot write. i am 57 years old. i grew up in an environment where i

. >> i guess you can never be too and don, our meteorologist, at the old homestead there. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> windy and cold today, high of 41. windy and mostly sunshine and more cloudiness built in. cold tomorrow with a high of only 38 degrees, and we will hit that right around tomorrow but won't be as strong, keeping it completely dry start to finish and high of 41 as skies become mostly cloudy. >>> that's your latest weather. >> fertile. >> i think you already visited. pharrell williams. inside e of good microflora that support good digestive health. the prebiotic fiber in benefiber? nourishes them so they can thrive. and what helps them, helps you and me every day. clear, taste-free, all natural benefiber?. nourish the goodness inside. also try benefiber? healthy shape. it's proven to keep you feeling fuller longer. un-stop right there! esh? in that washer with unstopables in-wash scent boosters by downy. because this scent lasts up to 12 weeks, which is longer than any relationship i've ever

there was a whole period in the settlement of america where anybody could stake a claim and homestead a piece of land. an awful lot of immigrants from your grandparents generation and mine benefited from that. times change. the idea of benefits change. benefits our grandparents got are not available to immigrants now. on the other hand, immigrants can get some benefits now that our grandparents did not get. it is a complicated picture. i try not to oversimplify it. host: carlos is calling in from florida on our independent line. you are on with tom gjelten. guest: hey, carlos. host: are you there? we will move into grade from texas. good morning, greg. caller: good morning. how are you doing? i am so glad for c-span. education is very good. you will hear me? guest: i can hear you. caller: anybody that gets rid of fox news that talks bad about their country and divides people, when i see c-span, you educate people. i don't know why you are not on the regular channels. i appreciate you. thanks to c-span. i cannot read. i cannot write. i am 57 years old. i grew up in an environment where

there was a whole period in the settlement of america where anybody could stake a claim and homestead piece of land. an awful lot of immigrants from your grandparents generation and mine benefited from that. times change. the idea of benefits change. benefits our grandparents got are not available to immigrants now. on the other hand, immigrants can get some benefits now that our grandparents did not get. it is a complicated picture. i try not to oversimplify it. host: carlos is calling in from florida on our independent line. you are on with tom gjelten. guest: hey, carlos. host: are you there? we will move into grade from texas. good morning, greg. caller: good morning. how are you doing? i am so glad for c-span. education is very good. you will hear me? guest: i can hear you. caller: anybody that gets rid of fox news that talks bad about their country and divides people, when i see c-span, you educate people. i don't know why you are not on the regular channels. i appreciate you. thanks to c-span. i cannot read. i cannot write. i am 57 years old. i grew up in an environment where i

at that time there was the homestead act, which was a law that allowed people to come out west and theyould acquire 160 acres and start their own farms. if you were a u.s. citizen. so that was a big impetus for him to come west, become a u.s. citizen, and start a farming operation here which he wasn't able to do back in his native denmark. he came out to the arizona territory very early on. here in tempe, a small number of farmers were starting to show interest in this area. right around the year 1870. so he was among that group that came here and started to figure out how to farm productively here in the salt river valley. over the years, he was able to grow his farming empire, acquire more land, acquire more business opportunities, and by the year 1892 he was a very prominent businessman, entrepreneur here in tempe. that of the year he built this house. this is not a typical farm house for a territorial arizona. this is the type of house that you would build if you had really made it. it was a show piece. when this house was built people took notice. there were articles in the paper c