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WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION Directors Meeting Tucjulay— Quiet Time l-*or n I'cw Weeks tixpected Thr Kxittl of dlrccton »'f tt»o Imperial Vulley Wjitrr l*>»rV A»P*lalloti n»ct Tuc*tlfl> at tho< fikvof Imp-rial Water Ca*. No. 1, Chairman Holt prr*Sdingt The memben uf the bnanl cooaidered pome mnt<rii> of routine .ml detail, l«nt found little urn iMislnesii t«» j»a*« Opon. Mr. Ward, the comj«nr'« attorney, ftatc^l that pending further prr^ic** «>f the work of the .\*«<<"iati<'n. In* w«»nld m»t ri|«cct to rrcrixeany com|»cn»atk>n for fictxicr* n* Ir^r-il a«l*iwr «<f tl»c com* jiAny, thij* arrangement to continue through Oct'drr and Norember, or until fUch time prior to that date a? the active work of the company br entered intocr until some other mutually -«•:«■ factory Mlary arrangrmcut l«e aim-ed uj*»u. The members nf tl»e Uxird f»<*l tltat daring: the i>«-xt tJ^irty ur ?ixty dar», the attitude of t^e porernmeiit with n panl to the qu»-*tit»n of jmrrha^e of tin- California Development Oompany'i pn»|>'rtir* will l«c div'arrd att*l that ll»« future w««tk of the Wat«*r t"?<-rV A*?«> ciatiod can thru be more clear!*" deter mined. Imperial to be Imitated A Times San Pieyo di-j»atcli ?ay«: G<*ne»*l Manager Psckanl «»f the- I>»ner California Company «iy»» that surveyor aiv alKMit leaving Ku««-uada f<»r the Col orj»<lo River f««r the j»nrf«»*« of laying out I!CO,OX> ocrrs on ned >»y the company below the international boundary, the ptif"|*..»se l«eiug to o|«en it up fur teltle mrot. He My* that a naJer tritem similar to Utatof lni|«ertal will l»e establialtrd. He does not think that Uie corentroent irrigatjuu a* plaiin*xl on the Anitrrican eide of the line will interfere with the development of Mcxicau proj>erty tribtt* tAry lo the Colorado. Dates From the Mcadlns At the imperial I-ai-i Conifiauy's office in Los Angel*** b banging a mag nificent L'Uiich of dates frwu Uai*J«<u' lit-ii liii», wher»? water fr»itn the CV»!"ra« do riter is firtt received into the Ira j--ii.il canal ejrttrm. The bunch cun laiiif haudie«U <<f berries an<l such as are rij«e ate of la«ci«*aj ta»te and show that the Imj-erial coantrjr will ripen gc«od datea. The |olm brariti£ them wax planted by Holt Haulon of the family after whom the ht*adiug was named. The Imperial country want* a rail rtuid t" the c<a»-t and are taking tli.it the j«*«»ple or h?an Un-go helj* them in the matter of getting a line to our har bor. The lui|**rial country if a fiant in tire if not in yean* and have j».it tl»e right bort of men there; men who do not t-are Ui co back and *it down and wait for *om«-one el*** to come alon^r and do uliat tbej<*oglit lo *b> UietntelTrf. If the ttt«ople of ."an I>iego and National City will now tco ahead and J*'iin force* with tho*e of Imjit-rial, a railroad can Ik; put through in a vt-ry ►Lori time. Why not have the Imperial t»lkl inve* tij;a*te tli»* Electric Trunk Line system and t»rt> what they think ab<>ut it? We. nee^l a line from that IrCtlotl as badly as they do and ou^ht t> have iv No doubt Vuch a lin«« will be the next irn tkortat't improvement to come. — Na tional City Newt. Our former old ctti ten, M. Robinettj whohav l»een traveli»«« f"ri»«»m«« ni<mt!tl rt»turn<*d Ttiewlay and i« Igafu at home in I ihjh'iiul HeoMiivlaud near Hluc THE MAN AND HIS PLAN Warm Word* t»f Praiw I'rom the San IHf go Inlon To «a» a ihinjl well l!» au art |«»**r**»d ht Imt f«*w v. in. O'ii»|MlrttivrJ> . l<» «,x « ..1 llilnn and «»v it well t* an iccbtui4ltltnnttit »tilt ni<r»» n»»v. In ln# a*ldrvM to tho Kunnrr*' limti lute Thut^Uy, \V. K. W IMfl dtinun i>ti«t«d U\9 ability tv P|<ak butli «i M and p.%^l. Ho l»Ur|%»rtiHi tugi»e lo thi« j<c«»,'lc » f tho ValUy a "iip« i<le.i," an«l in •■• doing ho hit* | initial i>ut t<» I lit 111 an opportunity which they lUouUl IM»I iv -.^rt In grviptiiK. Hi* idc.t, if utit* i--»- 1. iiieau* tv them j>i-l the tlifli-rvuci* [itrtnn not iticcwdiitg and •ttccrss. I'ndrr riUlillK tir\ iimol.iuc> <• th c people of thi*Viillrjr aru wholly at the mrrvv of a railway %.»i {••rati'tn, uhuh will uoubtlesa tax tfie }*rudiicen »»( that '•»•"< t<> their utiiiikM cajvu'ilv t>» |«iiv. It will take a \cry l.irye ilico i«f tlifl r.inclim*' crops to |«ay fur the moving «»f thrin, In^-ati-'e lllCltJ i* llOConi'|«titioll in lratts|iortation. Mr. Wtlsfa i^uiit* out that the Im perial pe*»plfl ii->vr alrt-aily, in v vi-ry • hurt -;-.»»«•»«: time, iOitVil iOttie UH.*hty pr«»t»lfiu»— piubleui* Mviniu^ly ni«>re ilifßcall than the project l»e BUjrgvat^i that ul c*Htatfttctiii)S <> r.nln.iy fruin the Valley to Southern California'a bc»t Itarbur. tr tlie people of the Valley will take holt! of the railway project with aa much %i. v and determination n& they \mw the ntlier tiiattefl \iial tii tlivir in tercts the "n«w idea" may have fruitiun in the very near future. Kvt-ry rancher, every resident ami eterjr land owner in the lui|«rial Valley haj a |*ers»nal intvrvst in this inatler. Men wh«» have «•• iiucceflatfullY orercoiue the other 1 1 i:li»-«i 11 11»1 1 »- — wl.irh have eon* froutrtl them »h<»uhl !«• able to make ••unetliiug uul of Mr. Wibjie** Itt^gta^ tiotts. if the |><r»ple of the Valley will tnk»* thii uialter u\> in rarmrst they nill n'n»l the citizens of Sail I'itv" ready nud ra£er to o>-o|«erate witlf them. Then* is no rt-i««*»n why a n»a«l I tying the Ini |»-rial Valley f«»r its fi-eder and San Die^o for it- terminal c uM n«>l l>e luade a '£*m»\ dividend \x\y r. Truin|«ortnli"U L< non the vitnl i-?ue K-f-»rv the de«ert farmer*. Wil-ie h««» pointed thu way. Let the |»9U|4e act." New ilrnss In Imperial Valley I. K. Hush, of Ini|»Ttul, «in in the city rrcentlv tratii'acting boat ness anil ruritirtg with friends. In cnvrr-aiion with a Facia reporter, Mr. Bu*h tohl of the imiiiy voitdera of a new variety of gra*«, -asd to !•• nalivv of the lm)»*riul country, the value of which has but re cently bvn discovered. "This grass," said Mr. Hush, "tir-t made its tip|<eaniure in lh»» alfalfa ti- !'!•. and it- ji«-rai»teiit growth niosed thy farmer* t"bec*»m»* greatly cuiicvrned, as tii» y f cured it w««uM booh ruin l!;eir fie.ds. Ki|«eriment<* ucre then made, with tin* malt that Mi* have learned that the* u«'u variety of l»fl i- n\\»t'n>r in luatiy r«-«j>-ct- to either alfalfa or timothy. It l««»ki xyry much like lini- Otlir, but is tal!«-r ami much nn-re nu tritious. lam of tin* opinion thai it i • ii-:.inily relate<] to the gramma ttliicli ie growii so extensively in Ari zona. "I hare a larp? fiehl of the new pro duct, which 1 rut every twenty t«i tw**n« ty-t »n»- day*, and it vi*-l«N fpini two nn<l • •tie-half t<> two ami threc-nnart**rii ton* i-r acre at each cutting. It i»a d«cid#-d warm \v»-ath»-r gra»-, an<l ran only !*• cut to jrood nd van *.«;:»• from May until the ir**t>\* com«. During the remainder o' the year it lie* perfectly dormant. 1 havt* experimental with the article im a h-'\ U>r lor-.-- ati'l rattle, nn-l ih»« io ►ult* have be»«n highly frali^fartonr In every ref»i*» # t, tin* «t«<-k thriving upon it in a manner that put- all other feed in the background.— Fact*. It i« relate*! that at Rotitli Pa^adona the other evening O»nsfrei»iuan Me Jjirldan t>>-van f "I trill now tell you what ilih Democratic |>arly ha- done." Mli.-r.tjjr-.il the liiihtn w»-nt out and it remained dark for t«ciity-flve minute*. iVrh.ip* that exfire«*^*d it an well us words, after all.— •l'aetadeiia New*. It look* now an though W. K. WjNie «a- to I-** tha modem >!•••■»■• to |r«d Han Diego mil of her f««rty vram uumlerinw* in Ihe Wilderm-ftu of liH'latiou into the l'T"tu\*iA Imui\ of O'fjiniuuiration with her out«.j.|." di»trict#. Po mote it lx» ! I.MPKtIIAI. NlK?** GERMAIN SEED CO. LOS ANGELES, CAL. . _ ' aW^WacVk^W^k^W!^^!!!^ fc«!_>*W^!** mzWWzm W!%|,i j Farm Cream, Ncwmaik's Hawaian Blend |j fi Special, 3 for 25c. Coffee W i 1 I THE . c jCASH STORE i | H. R. ANDRE R i Groceries and Crockery, B j Gents Furnishings jj v Hats and Shoes R A First^Class Goods, Right Prices and n i Money Refunded if Not H Hi as Represented H