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6 ON TO IMPERIAL. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PAPERS RECORD THE MOVE MENT OF THE PEOPLE TOWARD THE COMING COUNTRY. Last week we gave a large number of clippings from exchanges which re flected the movement of the people from all parts of Southern California towards Imperial. And still the clip pings come in, and we this week pre sent another oatch of them to show the great public interest felt in the settlement of this country. Gone to Imperial. J. A. Aikens has gone to the Im perial Land Company country with a view of locating. He has disposed of most of his property here to his for mer partner, R. B. Mullen.— Tempe (Ariz.) News. Moving Everything. Lamont Tyner goes to his govern ment claims on the Colorado Desert, near Imperial, on October 16. He will take a carload of stuff ready to begin life in that new country. He will take four horses, two cows, wagon, imple ments, etc. — Pasadena News. Shipping Lumber. The Escondido Lumber Company made a shipment of lumber to Im perial this week for J. W. Van Doran, who is going to build on and improve his desert home. — Escondido Advo cate. Decided to Acquire Land. C. E. White is one of the latest who have gone to Imperial and decided to acquire land there. — Pomona Prog ress. Fitting Out Teams. . G. W. Denny is fitting out teams preparatory to going to Imperial to locate on his land. — Escondido Advo cate. Imperial Correspondent. We have an interesting letter from the Imperial country, which came too late for this issue, but will appear next week. — Compton Enterprise. Ten Horses and Mules. Mr. Van Doran of San Marcos passed through Escondido Tuesday afternoon with his household effects and stock, on his way to Imperial, where he will locate on his land. He will work ten head oi horses and mules in con structing ditches for the company this winter. — Escondido Advocate. Two Carloads of Cows. P. T. Banta of Mesa, one of the sev eral comprising the Salt River Valley contingent to the new agricultural community of Imperial, Cal., shipped two cars of cows to that point this week. In the same shipment was a lot of poultry. — Phoenix (Ariz.) Stock man. Another Party. Another party of emigrants bound for Imperial City, passed through here last Saturday, — Tempe (Ariz.) News. Vast Irrigation System. G. W. Donley, local agent of the Im perial Land and Water Company, has an advertisement in this issue, to which attention is called. If you de sire information about Imperial lands and water, consult Mr. Donley, and he will be pleased to furnish you with descriptive matter, maps, etc., per taining to the great region in the eastern part of this county which, un der a vast irrigation system, is rap idly settling up. — Escondido Times. Busy Cutting Sorghum. Everybody in Imperial is busy cut ting sorghum. It is said that the yield is from five to seven tons to the acre. — San Diego Tribune. One Hundred Thousand People. It is estimated that not less than 100,000 people will be added to the population of Southern California by lue settlement of the irrigated tracts of the Colorado Desert alone. — San Bernardino Times-Index. On a Large Scale. Today J. H. McKim sent to Imperial fifteen mules and horses and a com plete outfit of farming implements for land at Imperial. There were three large loaded wagons, with a driver for each and a cook. The outfit went overland and Mr. McKim will journey to Imperial by rail in a few days. A number of head of stock belonging to D. R., John and William Crawford went through here this morning and are to be sent to Imperial by rail from Ontario. The Messrs. Crawford are going to their 7000-acre tract with a carload of stock and goods. — Pomona Progress. A Mammoth Undertaking. It appears that every nook and cor ner of Southern California is furnish ing recruits for the New River coun try at Imperial, on the Colorado des ert. It is announced that more than 100,000 acres of land have been pur chased from the government. Water rights for this land at the minimum price of $11.25 per acre will furnish the Imperial Company $1,125,000. Part of the money — several hundred thou sand dollars — is cash in advance, the balance remains on interest, payable in installments. An enterprise that sells over a milion dollars' worth of water certificates in so short a time is a phenomenal success. Investors say they are entitled to an inch of water to two acres. At that rate the company has sold over 50,000 inches of water. In carrying water a long distance the evaporation in the hot summer on the desert is very great. To distribute over 50.000 inches of water over the Colorado desert is a mammoth irrigation proposition. — Going in from Arizona. Two carloads of cows belonging to P. T. Banta were today sent out by special train. Mr. Banta is now lo cated near Imperial City', a section of Southern California, that is rapidly coming into prominence as one of the greatest agricultural sections of the southwest. There are thousands upon thousands of acres of land of incom parable fertility. Plenty of water is supplied from a big canal that taps the Colorado River. A number of Tempe people are now investigating this section with a view to making ex tensive investments there. — Tempe, Arizona, News. L. A., I. and A. R. R. When the Los Angeles, Imperial and Arizona Railroad builds its stand ard guage line from Yuma, says the Los Angeles Express, through the Im perial Settlements to Los Angeles, the Colorado delta is likely to be the live liest and most progressive portion of Southern California. As is known, about 500,000 acres in San Diego county will be reclaimed by an exten sive and important system of irriga tion gates from tne Colorado River, where the supply is more than abun dant. The work is being done by the California Development Company, which is generally known as the Im perial canal system. — Yuma Sun. Delta of Richness. The Imperial country is still hitch ing its wagon to a star, and greasing the wagon as it goes along. Mr. T. H. Steinmeyer of Jamul, has recently re turned from that delta of richness and says a Mr. Jones is raising immense stalks of sugar cane, stalks as large as one arm, and still a coming. What an "imperial" country! And ag Kip ling has it: "We're no dollar colon ials, we are the 'ome-made supply." Everything from sausage to sugar cane can be raised in Southern Cali fornia, all it needs is confidence to raise sausage or connect the waiting world to the tail of our kite. But we are going to be kite, instead of tail, as sure as Scott's "Dots" tell of the way to get homes here. And they are going to raise dates out there, too, right along with peaches, and it will be a "date with a peach" all of the time.— California Fruit World. Three Loaded Wagons. J. H. McKim has sent to Imperial fifteen mules and horses and a com plete outfit of farming implements for land at Imperial. There were three large loaded wagons, with a driver for each and a cook. The outfit went overland and Mr. McKim will journey to Imperial by rail this week. A num ber of head of stock belonging to D. R., John and William Crawford went through here Monday morning to be sent to Imperial by rail from Ontario. The Messrs. Crawford are going to their 7000-acre tract with a carload of stock and goods. — Pomona Progress. IMPERIAL PRESS J. JEPSEN & SON Wholesale Manufacturers of MARINESS Saddlery Goods, farmers' Supplies, Stockmen's Outfits Best Goods Lowest Prices 116, 118. 120 S. MAIN ST., LOS ANGELES, CAL. John Wigmore & Sons Co. HEAVY HARDWARE MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES Belting, Packing and Tools LOS ANGELES, CAL. FIRST NATIONAL BANK — ,=1 Largest National Bank in Southern California CAPITAL.ISURPLUS AND PROFITS - - - $730,000.00 DEPOSITS ..... . $3,000,000.00 i w b.m ♦♦ ■ rrrcnc Buy an( * se U Bills of Ex- . _ ... J.M. Elliott, LETTERS change and make Cable J ' C * Drake ' President Transfers on all points. 2nd Vice-Pres. OF Issue Commercial and W. G. Kerckholf, Travelers' Credits avail- W.T. S.Hammond, Vice-President CREDIT able in all P arts of tlie AsBt - Cashier world : : : : : : NO PUBLIC FUNDS OR OTHER PREFERRED DEPOSITS RECEIVED SEPTEMBER CIRCULATION OF THE Los Angeles Times FOR 12 YEARS. The following figures bhow the daily average number of copies printed, cir- culated and sold by The Times in the month of September, from 1890 to 1901, inclusive, a period of twelve years : DAILY AVERAGE SEPTEMBER, 1890, 6,7 7 2 SEPTEMBER, 1891, 9,177 SEPTEMBER, 1892, I 0,0 7 6 SEPTEMBER, 1893, I 2,2 4 I SEPTEMBER, 1894, 12,7 0 8 SEPTEMBER, 1895, I 5,4 0 I SEPTEMBER, 1896, I 7,6 7 0 SEPTEMBER, 1897, 2 0,0 6 0 SEPTEMBER, 1898, 2 4,5 4 2 SEPTEMBER, 1899, 2 4,5 5 8 SEPTEMBER, 1900, 2 6,7 3 7 SEPTEMBER, 1901, 30,1 59 At the time of the assassination of the President several extra editions were printed, none of which are included in the above figures for September, 1901. The average circulation of the Sunday Times for each Sunday of September 1900, was 37,393 copies and for September 1901, the average was 46,700. The circulation of The Times is growing faster than at any previous period in its history. The Times also prints a greater number of pages and more reading matter than any other daily publication west of the " Rockies."