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IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
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Entered a» »econd-cla«s matter March 3d,
15P6attlie pontofllce At El Ceutro. California,
■ nder tlie Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
THE CONTROL OF NUMBER ONE
At various times during the
past year and to numerous per
sons I. W. Gleason has stated
that under no circumstances
would he again be a candidate
for President of Imperial Water
Co. No. 1. In fact, last year
when he started out on his an
nual stunt of "saving the valley"
by soliciting proxies to keep
himself in power, many of those
whom he approached told him
frankly that it was time for him
to let go; that the people in the
valley were tired of him and his
regime and he had better drop
out while he could still save his
face. To such he made the state
ment that a sinister combination
of blind pigs and lawbreakers
had organized in the valley and
were pushing the candidacy of
T. P. Banta for the Presidency
of Imperial Water Company No. 1
and therefore it was imperative
that he be re-elected or else the
valley would not be saved at all.
In cases where this story was not
effective and did not bring the
coveted proxy, he would promise
to resign by. mid-summer and
drop out at a time when the mat
ter would cause little comment.
To such people he admitted
that he was doing wrong in
thrusting himself upon the resi
dents of Number One against
their will, but justified himself
by arguing that the people of
the valley hadn't sense enough
to run their own business and he
alone was able to save them from
the domination of the law break
ers and blind pigs. * After mak
ing such a campaign of deceit
and misrepresentation, he was
able to control enough votes to
return himself to power at the
annual election last January. At
that election the falsity of his
pretenses was clearly shown, as
Mr. Banta was not 'a candidate
for President of Water Co. No. 1,
nor for Director.
But Gleason had the proxies
and could and did reap the bene
fit of his chicanery. Since then
he has talked a good deal about
resigning but has been careful
not to do so.
He has now announced that
he is again a candidate for
President of Imperial Water Co.
Nc/. 1, so the stockholders will
again be regaled with his story
of the great and wonderful
things he has done for them, and
how their interests are in danger
and he alone can save them.
But his story has become as a
tale that is told, and won't bring
the proxies as of yore. The old
crowd who for so long a time
predominated in the affairs of
this valley have passed away,
and the people of Number One
believe "the tail should go with
the hide,' 1 and will relieve Mr.
Glcason of the onerous duty of
"saving the country" at the
forthcoming stockholders meet*
ing in January.
There are many men in Water
Co. No. I who can discharge the
duties of President of the com
pany, and whose work will not
accompanied by such a din of
self laudation as to get on our
nerves.
Scat!!!
EL CENTRO'S BUILDING BOOM
The closing of the intake and
restoration of the water supply
in this valley to a safe basis,
naturally had a profound effect
upon the public mind not only
outside of this valley but with
in it as well. A great many
of our people had been delaying
improvements they were ready
to make on account of the water
situation. Now that all that is
happily past and the water is
secure, improvement is noted
everywhere. The farmers are
pntting in their crops in a little
better manner than they have
been, they are putting in more
alfalfa, building more and better
fences, buying more dairy cows
and gettting more hogs than
ever before.
Here and there new houses and
barns are being built and on
every hand evidence is seen of
the restoration of confidence
among the farmers of the valley.
While this is also strikingly
true of the farmers it is also true
in a most remarkable manner in
the town of El Centro. Here the
sound of the hammer and saw is
continuous from morning till
night, and the number of new
buildings going up is increasing
every day. Aside from the work
that is being done on the bank
block and the opera house build
ing the new brick structure of
the El Centro Foundry and Ma
chine Shops is nearing comple
tion. Work is also progressing
on the ice plant, too, and the ce
ment floors are already in for the
freezing room, machinery room
and two of the great ice storage
rooms. The ice plant will be
larger and better than the one
that was burned and will turn
out more ice and have nearly
twice as much ice storage capaci
ty. The immense market for ice
that will be provided by the great
cantaloupe crop that will be pro
duced not only at El Centro, but
at Brawley and Holtville and
possibly at Keystone and >Heber,
will provide a home market right
at our doors for every pound of
ice that can be manufactured at
El Centro. The brick work on
the bank building and opera
bouse will be finished in a very
few days. Meantime the comple
tion of repairs on the Inter Urban
railroad bridge over the Alamo
at Holtville will again render
the brick supply at that point
available and this brick will be
delivered to the ice plant and
Contractor Peterson will go ahead
with the erection of its walls. He
will be followed by Superintend
ent Cooper with his crew of car
penters and trie ice plant will be
built in record breaking time.
The new machinery is expected
to ariive by or before February
Ist and Mr. Fronime, the master
mechanic, expects to have the
ice plant in operation early in
March next. In addition to these
buildings a brick store building
will replace the present postoffice
and other brick blocks are under
consideration. So much for the
business and industrial buildings
now under construction.
The movement to build dwell
ing houses has begun in earnest
and during the present week work
has been begun on no less than
four pretentious cottages. Those
being built for W. E. Downing
and I. E. Casncr arc being built
by J. h. Travels, the well known
Rcdlands contractor and builder.
J. \V. Lindsay is building a cot'
tagc for himself on Olive street,
near Sixth and J. L. Travers has
bought a lot on the corner of
Sixth and State streets and will
build a home for himself as soon
as possible. In addition to these
a number of temporary houses
have been built for immediate
use by the occupants until suit
able cottages can be built. Alto
gether eleven dwellings houses
arc now contracted tor in El
Centro and will be built just as
soon as possible. There is an
air of thrift and stability about
our people and the restoration of
confidence is a fully accomplished
fact so far as they are concerned.
El Centro has responded more
promptly to the improved condi
tions than any other town in the
Valley. This is no more than
should be expected however, for
El Centro is the best located and
most progressive of all the Val
ley towns.
RECLAMATION WORK
Chief Engineer Reports Rapid Prog
ress. Success of Laguna Dam
Assured
The following assoclftted press dis
patch to the Los Angeles Times is of
Interest to our readers at the present
time, as It Is the first authoratlve state
ment from reclamation service In
dicating that the Mexican intake threat
ened the Laguna dam. Now that the
In take Is closed the work on the Lagu
na dam is being rushed just as fast as
possible and it Is given out that they
expect to begin diverting water about
January Ist, 1908. During the com
ing year a great deal of canal construc
tion work will probably be done in the
Yuma valley and on the Indian reser
vation on this side of the river. The
dispatch is as follows:
-WASHINGTON. Nov. 19.— F. H.
Newell, chief engineer of the reclama
tion service, has returned from an in
spection trip, having examined the
condition of construction work In Cali
fornia, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho,
Washington, Oregon, Arizona and New
Mexico, Newell said this morning:
"In general, work Is progressing, fa
vorably and construction has reached a
point where results can be seen. The
chief drawback at tha. present >tlme Is
difficulty In securing competent laborers
"There is a small army of laborers
tramping backwards and forwards
along the railroad lines the greater part
at present being headed, of course, for
California and the Southwest in general.
'/The largest work of reclamation
now in hand is the Roosevelt dam in
Arizona, the foundation of which Is now
In and Is approaching the' river level.
If the floods In Salt river do not occur
for a month or two the foundations,
which cover about an acre In extent,
will be above the water level.
"The Laguna dam on the Colorado
river Is being successfully pushed by
J. G. White and company, New York
City and Its success Is now assured
through the closing of the break In the
Colorado river."
Billy Hollls has succeeded in raising
the sum of one hundred dollars by
subscriptions among the working men
of the valley for the purpose of buying
an artificial leg for Charley Hlckson,
the young man who lost his leg In the
railroad accident at Imperial last sum
mer. The leg has been bought and
paid for and Hlckson who has just
beendlscharged from the California
hospital at Los Angeles, expresses
deep appreciation for It. Hlckson was
In the employ of the Holton Power com
pany at the time of the accident and
Mr. Holt nas generously paid his ex/
penses while In the hospital.
560 acres of the finest soft soil In
the Valley, all In one tract, 560 shares
No. I water stock. This will make a
great stock ranch. Bert R. Chaplin,
Imperial, Cal.
We are expecting a large number
of land seekers In soon from Colorado,
Oklahoma and Texas. If you have
land for sale now Is the time to list It
with Ira Aten Land Co.
I have four 40 acre tracts of the
finest kind of grape, asparagus and
melon land. This Is patented land and
Is close to El Centro. Don't miss It.
Bert R. Chaplin, Imperial, Cat.
For sometime we have been carry-
Ing an advertisement of the McCarthy
company, real estate operators In Los
Angeles. These gentlemen are most
successful operators In their line and
we have been endeavoring to Interest
them In Imperial valley for some time.
Through our efforts they recently made
some purchases of valley property and
no doubt will buy more. They are now
bending every energy In promoting a
new subdivision they call Florence
Heights and report advance sales of
166 lots and have extended their open-
Ing dap to Thanksgiving when prices
will be advanced on all the unsold lots.
A long tralnload of mules, tools and
camp equlppage belonging to Shattuck
and Desmond, the well known contract
ors, passed through El Centro last
Tuesday, going to Calexlco, where they
will work on the Inter California rail
road. This is the railroad that will
connect Calexlco with Pilot Knob and
will probably become the main line of
the Southern Pacific across the conti
nent. It Is reported ihat other large
outfits will soon join them and that the
work of building this railroad will be
rushed as fast as possible. Now that
the water troubles are out of the way
this railroad Is a great necessity to the
Southern Pacific. It will be a great
advantage to this valley, too, as It will
put us on the main line and give us
much better train service.
I JUST ARRIVED:==
1 Our nice assortment of NATIVE GEHS have just been
§ received. Hyacinth, Beryl, Kunzite, Tourmalines, Topaz,
iAmethists, Tourquoise, Garnets and Australian Opals.
Aside from these we carry an excellent line of Jewelry and Silverware.
Everything which leaves our store bears a Guarantee of Satisfaction.
IMPERIAL DRUG CO.
<g Drugs, Jewelry and Opticians.
it THe Bank Is Next Door to Us*
I IMPERIAL, - -,-: CALIFORNIA
V We have just received by express a consign -
T ment of
| Ladies' Coats for
| Fall and Winter
| Wear
4* Specially adapted to this climate. These
4f coats are absolutely the latest thing in vogue
4? for material, patterns and style. Anyone
4? needing anything of this kind will surely
4* make the mistake of the season should they
4* not see these garments.
* NO TO PATTERNS ALIKE.
* PRICES $10.00 TO $15.00
A saving of 25 to 50 per cent over city or
catalog prices. It will be our pleasure to
show you these garments at any time. Be
jgs wise and come early.
♦js. We also have just received a new line of Ladies' Black Sateen
£T Underskirts; extraordinary good values from $1.00 up. In fact
Jf we have everything a lady needsinready madewearlngapparel.
tf Our notion department is complete In every respect; a look
«j* from you will make us both money.
* One and the Right Price to All.
I Valley Mercantile Co.
* 131 Cetitro, Cal.
Notice
To the stockholders of Cent
Creamery Co: \
Notice Is hereby given that the ar
nual meeting of the stockholders <
the Central Creamery Co. will be he
In Mr. Ira Aten's office, El Centro,
10 a. m.. Saturday, November 24t
1906. for the purpose of electing d
rectors for the ensuing year and at
other business that may properly con
before said meeting.
By order of Board of Directors.
C. F. Perry, Seci
Wilson has lots of calls fro I
parties who want to lease Imper I
Valley ranches. Come in ty I
Landlord and see Wilson about
if you want to lease your ranc I
At Thelma Hotel, Imperial, Cal I
Colorado River dage Taken At YuJfl
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