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THE IMPERIAL PRESS PUBLISHED SATURDAYS AT IMPERIAL, CAL., BY IMPERIAL PRESS PUB. CO. P. O. HAVENS, Editor & Manager SUBSCRIPTION ' One Year §-^ - [;-y} - $1.00 ADVERTISING RATES -» men... . ...••.•.•«•.••••... ................ .<p i .uu 2to 22 inches (J^ page), per inch.. .75 22 incited (J^ page) 10.00 45 inches {% page) 25.00 90 inches (full page) 45.00 £-5?" Watch the subscription date on your paper. The number of our paid circulation will be furnished on application ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MATTER SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. 1905. IMPERIAL'S PROSPERITY That a new era of activity and development is opening up in this Valley :s apparent to every one. There has been a very marked improvement witliin the past two weeks. The merchants all re • port increased sales, the people are coming into the Valley at the rate of about fifty per day. Va cant houses iif Imperial are net ting scarce, and those tliat & are still unoccupied are already rented and will be,tenented irTa short time. We are informed by Mr. D. R. Stevenson that the arrange ments are all complete for the erection of a new and complete ice plant at Imperial, and- that in conjunction with this a modern up-to-date creamery will be in stalled. Also that a capitalist is in the Valley now who is ready to furnish the farmers all the money they want to buy dairy cows, put in alfalfa and get into the dairy business. That this man will loan his money on such security and at such rates, the farmers can deal with him and still see something in it for themselves. Mr. Steven son said this man and his terms would be made known to the dairymen at their meeting next Monday, and he felt confident the outcome would be such a lx>om in the dairy business as it had never had anywhere. We suspect this man will make it a condition with his loans, that the dairyman shall patronize the Imperial creamery and ice plant, for very likely he will be inter ested in the entire operation. Such a course would be a sub stantial thing to do for the town and one that would be -very much apprecinted by our people and business menl The people of Imperial must be loyal to their town and support all movements for its development and the fur-! therance of its interests. Every j effort must be. put forth to secure! the location of the high school j here. A meeting in the further- j ance of. this movement will be! held at the office of the Imperial I Land Company on Wednesday, j October 4, at which time the! petitions bearing on the matter j will be prepared and pat ties se- i cured to circulate them. This work is under the direction of the j Chamber of Commerce. | Then there is the Agricultural Experiment Station — Imperial is the proper place tor that, too. This Experiment Station can bej had if we go after it, and that it! will be> gone after goes without; saying, for the people of Im- ; perial are aroused and united in • the work of building up the town and are not going'to permit any opportunity to do so to pass unnoticed. The construction of a bridge! over New river northwest from town will bring the great deposit of building stone and sand, re ferred to elsewhere in our col umns, to within easy access to this place and that will give Im perial a big advantage over the j other towns of the Vallay in the matter of first-class building ma terial. While the other towns! of the Valley all have their advantages and are each backed by good country surrounding them, Imperial is pre-eminent in general advantages, and with ! its central location ' and substan- j tial lead will easily distance all I its competitors and continue to be, as it always has been, the Hub City, the capital of the desert Empire and county seat of the future Imperial County. ! For An Experiment Station Imperial Valley has "made good".^oii' every proposition that it has ever had . to face, and it has been done single handed and without promotion or help i from any public source. The pioneer i farmers took up the work of redeeming this Valley in the face ot the most dis couraging advice and pessimisti" reports from tha government soil experts. By their perseverance and loyalty to their work they have demonstrated that there was something the soil experts didn't know. They have shown that Colora do river water and Imperial Valley brains will make crops grow, where the rules of the book say the seeds won't 'germinate. Our farmers have done a "great work in overt urn ing the set formu jihis of the doctrinaires and proving that, there is more in irrigation and culture than had been supposed by the bookish attaches of the soil survey. But there is a very great work the govern niunt can do iii this Valley and one that will benefit yot only the people of this Val ley, but those of every arid state and all i the west where similar soil and climatic "conditions obtain. And that, is to es tablish an Agricultural Experiment Station. Congress appropriates money liberally for the use of the Statt? Agri cultural Colleges in this work and we learn that there was an extra appro priation given to California during the preset) t year of $30,000 for this purpose. ! There is nowhere else in the arid west j where such .typically/ desert conditions i are present and in no other region is so large or so successful an irrigation work being done. Here all the unsolved problems of arid region agriculture and horticulture lare present and ready for] determination. What we need is a complete experiment station that can hike up and test all the different plants, mains, fruits and economic trees that have been found by our agricultural ex j plorers in other psirts of the world where | the climate and soil is similar to ours ; and which promise to be successtul here. I They should also conduct irrigation in vestigations and look into the matter of drainage. Such a station would be i j highly appreciated by our people and they would be glad to co-operate with the government officials in the matter of establishing it and iri its work after il was established. We are certain that a tract of land and free water" could be secured for the site of the experiment farm and all the government would be asked to do would be to put up the build ings and maintain the work. The man to confer with regarding this matter is Professor E. J. Wickson, Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Berk eley, California, and we snggest that the Chamber of Commerce take this matter up with him at once. Professor Wickson was here with the Irrigation Committee on June 10th and got some idea of our country then and we hove reason to believe he will be willing to listen to our claims and will do what he can for us in this matter. The fact that funds are available . with which this work can be done makes the present a j very opportune time to urge the matter. { The value of such a station to our peo- 1 pie and Valley would be very great. Just think what it" would be to have the government reporting on our early grapes, our cantaloupes, our immense crops of alfalfa and money making crops of alfalfa seed. Also onr hogs and cat- , tie, as well as the dozens of valuable! plants they, would introduce and adapt! to our Valley's production. Let an . or- 1 gauized effort be made to secure the Ex periment Station. There is plenty of money to support it and imperial Val ley is the proper place for it. The gov ernment shonkPdn all the}' can to pro- j mote our welfare now to even up mat ters for the "knocks" they have* given us in the past. W. V. Hardy, the United States Hy drographer, is having a little less stren uous time with his work than he had while the water was rising and he had to measure the rivers flowing through this Y f alley. All he- measures now is the canals and some flumes he has in stalled to see how much water is used on certain tracts during the year. The work of measuring the run-off of water in New river and Salton channel has been discontinued by the government. Water has been measured in this Valley now for nearly three years by the gov ernment hydrographers and enough data has been secured to show what the loss is by seepage and evaluation. So, now th*-*y measure the Colorado river at Yuma ami, again below the Imperial heading, then measure the water in the ditches in this Valley, make the deduc tions for seepage and evaporation, ac cording to the tables they have prepar ed and the rest of the volume is being discharged into Salton Sea. They call such a table a "rating curve." There is no more correct or painstaking work done anywhere than ' is done by Uncle Sam's boys in the Reclamation Service and the work done in this "Valley is as good as the beat- The Creamery. Matter Last Monday afternoon there was a meeting of the Dairymen's Association and the imperial business men, at the vacant room in the Water Company block. _ This'meeting waa held by pre arrange^ on both sides and it was disappointing that more definite pro gress was not made. The dairymen met by invitation from the business men, to consider a proposition froiii them regarding the creamery business. At the appointed hour, the room was 'well filled and the business opened by President Wilsie of the da ; rymen stat ing the object of the meeting. It was* then stated what the offer of theEl Gentro Townsite Company was, and Mr. Banta on behalf of the business men,- made an offer-to do just as much for the dairymen as the, other people proposed and some better under cer tain conditions. There was an evident uneertuinty v of,iiiifid among the dairy men in regard to just what they wanted : some advocating a co-operative cream ery and some wanting a stock •company with limitations on the amount of slock one person could own. • After a good deal of discussion pro and con on this matter, Mr. Banta pro posed that the business men would build such a creamery as the dairymen wanted and soil it to them at cost with out any cash payment and only charge eight per cent on the notes. By this means the dairymen could organize any kind of a company the}' choose. This appeared to be about -to brim; matters to an issue, when Mr. Chase, who owns the creamery that is now in operation, took the floor and told the dairymen that he was not altogether a hopeless proposition. Jle reminded them that he came into tlii.« Valley in last April and bought t lie creamery from Mr. II age with t lie express promise from the dairymen that he should Have the business as long as his work and treatment, of thorn was satis factory. Me then wanted to knov if there was- any dissatisfaction and if so, what was die cause for it, and promised Unit it should bis removed. lie offered to furnish the dairymen with 'milk .testers, so they might test their own | milk, and asked them to select a maul and put him in the creamery as their representative, to see th'ut all tests! were properly made. , I Several of the men recognized the obligation they are under to Mr. Chase and expressed a desire that he be enter viewed and an effort made to secure satisfactory terms from him. After quite an animated discussion a cpm mittce consisting of Messrs. Webster, Haskell and Allen was appointed to confer with Mr. Chase and with the Imperial business men and the El Centro: people and get the propositions offered by these various parties and re port; ft) an' executive session of the Dairymen's Association to be held at the same room in the Water Company block on next Monday; afternoon, October 2, at 1 o!clock, • I While the meeting was in session the \ discussion took quite a wide range and while some of the talk was not quite to the point it was all "for the good of the | order", and was'very interesting. One j of the best speeches of this character! was made by Mr. M. H. Sheets, who lives out near Mesquite Luke, and is] strongly opposed to any move to lessen ; the ereamerv business of Imperial. ; Mr. Sheets said that what this Valley ! needed was more dairies and more; daiynien instead of more creameries. I He told the Imperial business men that ; what they should do would be to help! the farmers get their farms into alfalfa j and then help them get good dairy \ cows. That if they did this they would \ promote the welfare of Imperial by I promoting the welfare of the farmers around the town. That if there were i .____— — _ ._ — only enough dairymen dose to linjieriaH there would always be a creamery here, j and if the business men of Imperial; always sold their goods the cheapest the farmers would always come to this town to trade. He told of a man in his ! old home in lowa who loaned $300,000 j to dairymen to buy cattle with and! never lost a dollar of it. ■ There was a genera! tendency among j t! t dairymen to deprecate the sugges- j tiou that there was anything either: antagonistic or otherwise in regard to! any of the towns of the Valley in their i movement. It is but natural that a i dairyman would prefer to have" a creamery as close to him as possible for the time he spends on the road adds to ] the cost of his cream. They know, however, that more dairies is what is needed l>efore their j wishes can be realized. It is freely! stated by those in position to know,! that bhe outcome to be expected will be j satisfactory arrangements between Mr. I Chase arid the dairymen, and no further/ agitation on* their part concerning more creamery facilities at the present time. ] E. E. Kasor of San Bernardino is in the Valley for a few^ days thisweek. B. G.-Bartels, who has been employed on the Sisson ranch for about two months, retnrned this week to Santa Frank Barbours wife and family arrived in Imperial this week from their summer home at Banning and now occupy 'the Ernest Heber house on G street. A. H. Rehkoff was in Imperial Tues day niuht to meet hie sister and sister in-law, who came in on the evening train from their old lowa home, on a visit to Imperial Valley. Rev. H. C. Mullen left for Los Angeles to attend the annual con ference of his Church, which meets in that city this week. Mr. Mullen's pas torate in this City has been very suc cessful. During his work among the Methodists here their new Church edi fice has been erected and the member ship built up to its present- strength from a very small beginning. , G. W. Denny and family came in I Wednesday night from a month stay at Loa Angeles and Escoudido. While out he made final proof on his land. Like Charley Fernald lie failed to stay here jdnrinjr August and sweat all the ;m; m- I purities out of his system, so he is j suffering from severe boils which have !so prostrated him that he has to go on crutches: We hope Imperial climate will .soon fix him up all right. Last Monday morning':? train brought to our town five j-ou ng men direct from Illinois looking for employment. When they got off at the depot and looked around they were<juite a hit dishearten ed and had very small hopes of success here. Imperial was so different to what they juid expected or. had been used to in their eastern homes; However, they plucked up courage and came up town, where they found plenty of men look ing for farm hands. They were all hired out before two o'clock and each one gets forty dollars a month, board and lod<* ing. This looks nearly as big to an Illi nois farm hand as a job as cashier of a bank. There is a good demand for la bor in this Valley ami reliable hands can always get top prices. 11. C. Oakley is in the Valley for a few days and spent part of the time in Imperial. Mr. Oakley was a pioneer promoter of the Imperial project and has mad£ a fortune dealing in water stock and promoting new companies. Asa member of the Oakley, Faulin Company and the Imperial Land Com paq-, he and his partners controlled the California Development Co. in the palmy days of the Valley 'a promotion and many and profitable were the deals he engaged in at that time. At present he is looking after his large property in terests, having his lands improved and working to build up his property and settle up the Valley. He owns a large tract in the heart of the eatitaloiiire belt at Brawley and is one of the solid prop erty owners who has made his fortune in the. Imperial Valley. Imperial Drug Co. ™™li* For Patent Medicine, Combs, Brushes, Whisk Brooms, Chamois, Purses, Chatalaine Bags, Board Card Games, Face Cream and Powders, Talcum Powders, Fine Soaps, Perfume and Sachet Powder, Fine Stationary :: :: :; :: :: :: :: You will find the Imperial Drus Company the best place trbuy Drs. Holtzmati, DgOoofsts arid opticians IMPERIAL CALIFORNIA TELL YOUR EASTERN FRIENDS --'Colonist Rates September 1 5th to October 31st, 1905 . Prom Eastern lPoiri ts to California CHICAGO - $33 HOUSTON - $25 ST. LOUIS - $30 KANSAS CITY $25 NEW ORLEANS $30 OMAHA -• $25 Many Other Points in Proportion CHOICE OF MANY ROUTES from the Northern boundary of the united States to the Atlantic Ocean. Agents will receive deposits account tickets from the East. Inquireof J. E. CANNON, Agent, Imperial, SoMtherri l>aciHc NOTICE : The members of the Imperial Valley Dairymen's Association • are hereby notified to meet at the office of Imperial Water Company No. 1 at 1 o'clock -sharp, on Monday, October 2, 1905, to consider the-proposition of the Imperial Easiness Men, that of Mr. Holt and of Mr. Chase on the subject of creameries. Secretary Imperial Valley Dairymen's Association. The maximum and minimum temper* ature registered by the Government thermometer as given by Weather Ob server Dyke for the week ending Sep tember 28 was as follows : Date Maximum Minimum Friday 104 65 Saturday: 98 ; 74 Sunday 102 ..% 69 Monday..... 104 70 Tuesday 105 " 69 Wednesday ...... 106 72 Thursday ........ 90 65 Imperial Market Reports Barley per 100 * SO to 90 eta Wheat " "..!.. $1.25 Hay, Grain per ton $9.00 " " Alfalfa, baled ..*. $8.50 11 loose ? ..... $7,00 Kaffir corn Alfalfa. seed, per pound 15 eta Eggs per dozen .....,!:.: 25 eta Butter, ranch, per p0und...."....-... 20 eta Poultry, old hens, per poniiif..... 7 eta young roosters, r/'f V 9 eta turkey!?, per pound 12)^cts Hogs, live weight, per lb 4'< to 4?4 cts Cattle, live weighs, "" Sets cows: live weight,. per pound LL H > cts Los Angeles Market Prices Butter — Board of Trade Creamery, 57^ cents per two lb roll; Fancy Valley, 57, ! 4 ; Fancy Dairy, 47^; Fancy Coast Crejuney, 50; Storage, 50. F.ggs? — Local Ranch, 3<> to M 7 cts. ; East ern Fresli, 30; Eastern Storage, 27 to o0 ; Seconds, 123 ct^. Potatoes per cwt.— New crop, Fancy Local Burbanjksifl tosl.UO; Northern High land, $1 to $1.15; Woodward Island, $1.10 to $1.20;, Salinas, $1.25 to $1.50. Onions — New crop per cwt., Sityerskina, 50 to 75c; Yellow Dauvers, 75 to$l; Watsbuville, 00 to $1.10. Poultry — Dealers are paying, live weight for broilers, two lbs and under. 17cts per lb; Fryers two to three lbs. 16c; Old Hens, 14c; Old boosters. 14c; Roasters, 3j.< to 4 lbs, 15c ; Ducks, 12c; Turkeys, 20c. Honey— Extracted, Water White, 12 to 13c per lb; Comb, 6J« to 7}.< c; White 12 to 13c; Light Amber, s*.j to 6*~. Hay— Barley per ton, $14.50; Wheat, $11 to $12.50; Alfalfa, $!J to $10; Oat, $13 to $14; Red Oat, $!> to $11; Off Grades, $7 to $9. Live Hogs, bp^ to s)«c i»e ib. Live Cattle— Steeis, 4 \£. to 4? 4 ; Cows, 3»£c Sheep, $3 to $4 per head. Post Office Uours: Ba. m. u»7:.V> p. ni. Sunday 9to 10a.m. Mails close, East.: 3:40 p. m. West: 7:15 p-*m. *• HoUvillr. H»*ber and Calexico.7:lsa. ta. Stlsbee: Tuesday's. Thursday's, Saturday's*. Mails arrive from Ea3t, 7:55 a.m. ' ** From West, 8:05 p. ra. 11. K. Allatt, Postmaster.