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4 NOT A DESERT NOW, NOR IN DANGER OF FLOODS Imperial Valley, With Its Thriving Cities, Amply Cared for by the Natural Drainage Channels of Alamo and New l.ditor Kxiuniner: The flood waters of the Colorado river, nhould any come into the Valley from the overflowed lauds near the river, ore amply cared for by the natural drainage channels of the desert, towlt:— tliu Alamo and New rivers, wli'cli could curry all the water now flowing down the Colorado river. There liiih been no Htrenuous fi^ht for homes, there has been no call for help, no cry for "more men, more workers," except from th" vast agricultural and dairy interufltH in the Valiey who oft tinicH lind it didicult to secure the nec essary lit.lp, so rapid has been the prowth of these industries. The people are not alarmed, nor in there the slight est apprehension that h net 111 1 an mi possi ble state of affairs as flooding the entire Valley could ever come to pass. It was n well known fact that the Colorado river was subject to Hoods in the summer time, asHiirint, the aettlere of ample water for irrigation in the glimmer months when most needed, and the California Development Com pany has made ample provisions to care for the surplus of such flood water should any find its wuy into their canal system. It has constructed its system with that condition in view and has complete control of such waters as enter its canals at the heading on the Colo rado river. They can care for these floods at any time of year or for the x — .. — ~— —^ — — It m I UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT flpanpf! anil S 1 Renovated | I THELMA Btdsni 1 I HOTEL Rooms $ 2 Per Week and Ip S I IS BATHS » * YA 25CTS » | Cl Modern | 1 ncEQAN & lock Prop. Dining Room I S£ PAY fOR WKM YOU O£T S i . EUROPEAN otl WIIAT you m rOR } % The Best The Market ©| SIR ni A IV I Affords At Popular Prices ©5 $X r'LMIN c «^ Free 'Bus To and From All Trains §§ IS - .- . ©9 whole year should they continue that long. From a desert years ago the Imperial Valley now has* over one bin. died thous and acres, in growing cropH — wheat, barley, alfalfa and summer crops ; it Ikih an irrigating syHtein siiflioient to thoroughly irrigate all this and more; it luih growing dairy intercHtH, Hiipport ing a creamery making one thotiHaiid pounds of Ini Her per day; it has thous andH of head of cattle and hiigH that are being fattened for market upon the feed which is ho easily and cheaply grown. Tliis Valley is destined to be come the greatest Htock country in the Southwest; it will be a grape and raisin country; it will produce the earliest melons and vegetables, and will feed the whole of Southern California. The City of Imperial has been built Up from nothing to more than one thousand inhabitants in less than three years J it luih large business interests in all lines; it ranks third in volume of business of all the cities of Southern California on the line of the Southern Pacific; it in an incorporated city, with graded streets, cement sidewalks, no saloons, and is sure to become one of the important cities of the State. Culexico, Silnhee., Heber, llottville and Brawley are all thriving towns with prosperous futures before them. The desert iH a thinj. of the past, the land reclaimed, of abundant crops, cheap feed and unexampled prosperity, has taken its place, and it will soon be a veritable empire in the Southwest. — Examiner. It isn't what a man is going to do that adds to his bank balance. tMI'KUIAL PRESS Communicated] An Important transaction Mr. V. 0. l'aulin of the [iiijwrjiil l-nn<l Company haw hold to A. 11. Ilebcr'f the California Development (/oinpaiiy all of hia mluuvm in tie hi.--t mimed wh pmiiMoli; and Mr. lleher luih Hold all of his .ptnuk interest in the California Development Com puny, and Mr, Mrber rcliri'N [mm the Iniperiiil Land Company; The ueiii'iul n^tsiiey contract helvveisn the California Development Company, and the Imperial l,;iml Goiiipuiiy lihm been Biirrenderetl and canceled and the connection between the I wo corporations has been entirely Hevered. Tile California Oevelo'pnient Company, the owner of tbt! Imperial ('anal Hyntein will, in the future, vigorously piymTtite the completion of the Hyateni and will not place upon the market any new water fhsirerf for this time beiny, but will assist tlie Mexican Company to colo nize tint lands in Mexico and otherwise use it.H infliit'iioe to lill up tlie Valley with lionifHeelcrs. The liiijicrial Land Ooinpany, in nnr ri'iiderin^ itH contract, luih actjuired a block of water Htock in tin- various nni i tiiiii wilier com panics as now coiiMtitiitt'd and will conlinne its coloui/iili< n woil; and dispose of said water shareH on 1 1^ own accounl. Tin) fiiipi-riiil I.ihkl Com pany, the i'wik'l of llic towns now f.— tablisbeil in the Vulli-y, will al.so'lian de its town piopcity and will use its best endeavors tit improve and build up s;iid towns! Tlie bu.siiu'ss of Iho two corpor i ut ions having bei'ii Hegn'j, r atedj separate ' oilices will be innintaiui'd. Mr. lleber remains at the head of I lie California Development Company and Mr. Pauliii assumeH the control of tlie Imperial Land Company. I'oth will con tin no to use tb<'ir best efforts for the upbuilding of tlie Imperial Valley <vi the specific lines above named. DCI'nRT LAND, ,-|*,AI. PRCOF- • 1.-' ■■ AT.Cp 1 , Department <>f (tie Interior, tin I led M(nto Liimi Onice, I.oh Aii^eli-H, Cat., Ki'liiuaiv Noilcfiit li«irt)v nivcil U'at KT,IZA A. T.ll 1 .!!- MAN.'llf No 1254 Wilson St.. I.os An_rrl«-H, C-11., luisiiUil I'.'tUc ■'( Illlfr'lloll li> ntnkC (irnof (ill Iht ilos.m , 'hikl cJaliu No, HAJ. fuiiln- V) 14 <>i s,' ■ r -. Tv '■. 15 s. M 15 X, H. 11. M.. l»efc»n« tJ. S. i,, , (' OV.iCt'Vtl t,o« Ail'.i'lts. C;il.. nil Wrdllis- d;i\. tlif 2'Mli (l.iv of Mnrcli, l'»i>s. Slu 1 Millllt'x 1110 liillnw mc \villlf>M's 111 proVr Hie rmiipti i,- Irrlif 11 ion niui rcclnni.itloii or •■:\\<\ Innili Vri'A C I.ul'MKin of Nil, 1254 Wilson Si.. T.ns An«'c •!!•:-. Ciil : fnniK N, Cli.i pti n. <•! lih|mm i.ii, C.il ; <;«>•>. W. UnvlliiiKi.ol N<>. 1254 Wilson si.. I,iw AllA 11 iri'lmi C.'ilii M;ir> Il'.I 1 '. ll.'i v il.t'iil, of N... 1254 Wilson Sl.T.ok Aiijr«tcK.*C'nt, A. .1. CROOKBHANK, KejrMor. IV t) IS- ill. -ir IS f " ' 1 P. B. Morrell Imperial p . 1 J J ropnclor Express l>llonc3S from any part of the City or Country Ttunks and Baggage lo vn ! ' I :> iano Hauling, Housr IVloving ;. ___. . T II 1 L vox ail classes or BRBCK WORK see HARBOUR & PHTERSON Kstinuito* I'uriiished. Tliii-e yearn ex- perience in the valli-v. He^siered Shorthorn Durham Bulls MILK STRAIN, HIGHLY BREI> >N".!i i'ladc for Oilier Stock F «"iUtt BROS- ■' [iV^-RIAr rjAIMi, STKAKNH AND SWKKT, ■ Attorneys at Law, Imperial, Culi- f r : Practise in all the Oourtu of ihe State and before the United States Rej_ist('r. Land law, final proofs and contests of desert land enlrit'H a specialty. Bring your job printing to the Prkss