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Saturday, May 15, im.
THE WEATHER
l)al«' Max. Tern. Mln. Tofn. Hum.
8 07 78 32*
9 97 75 8]
10 or. r>9 34
11 92 58 30
12 R9 57 10
•ll'j.fX' T9 50 45
14 80 66 30
WATER IN THE RIVER.
Mean Dally Oftßo Heights and Dis
charges of tho Colorado River at
Yumn, Arizona, for tho week ending
Saturday, May 8, 1909.
Date. gage height, discharge.
May 2 23.00 3G.900
May 3 22.70 32,400
May 4 22.85 33,600
May G 23.25 39,200
May C 23.45 41,700
May 7 23.35 40,000
May S 23.05 37,200
FRANCIS L- SELL.EW,
Project Engineer.
SAN OIEGO BACKS OUT.
The latest information from San Di
ego is to the effect that the Chamber
of Commerce excursion to Imperial
Valley, which was announced and for
which the citizens of valley towns
have been making preparations, is off
again. The committee that sent no
tification of -the excursion talked
about 150 to 200 In the party, but it
seems to have turned out that it was
only talk and that not enough tickets
could be sold to make the thing go.
San Diego talks a lot about Imperial
Valley as her "back country" and
about getting the business of this re
gion, but while she is talking Los
Angeles sends business men here by
the trainload and picks up the trade.
McINTYRE SENTENCED.
Dr. B. Mclntyre, •oivvicted recently
by a Jury of selling whiskey prescrip
tions to well persons in violation of
the city ordinance, appeared before
Recorder Havens yesterday for sen
tence. The Recorder imposed a fine
of $150, with an alternative jail sen
tence of 75 days. The Mclntyre case
was prosecuted by the marshal and
the city attorney without the aid of
any hysterical reformers or special
•ounsel, and the trial occupied but a
part of a day.
FARM IMPLEMENTS IN DEMAND
An indication of progress in recla
mation and improvement of farm land
' in the valley' is the increased demand
■ for farm implements. The Delta Im
i plement company reports that sales
have exceeded expectations and that
two carloads of machinery in excess
of the supply estimated to be sufficient
are now on the way. Other implement
houses report active business up to a
week ago.
SPECIAL RATES FOR FARMERS
Special rates for parties of fifteen
or more from all points in the valley
have been made by the railroads for
farmers desiring to attend the meet
ing in El Centro on May 29.
Secretary Doming, of the State
Board of Examiners, and representa
tives of N. W. Halsey & co., W. R.
Staats & Co., and Barrall & Co., land
buyers, were In Bl Centro yesterday
to bid for the Imperial High School
bond issue of $50,000.
JL. W. .Hollis expects to leave Sat
urday morning for Santa Cruz, where
he goes as a delegate to the Grand j
Aerie of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles.
M. Lyon, of - cantalonpe shipping
fame, has come to Imperial Valley to
look after details preparatory to ship- j
ping melons ' this season. His head* j
quarters will be at Brawley.
-DlHtrict Attorney John M. Eshle
man returned from Redlands Friday
morning. .
LEROY HOLT, President, Paid up Capital
TRUE VENCILL, Vlce-Presldont, ' .„•- f\f\(\
J. V. WACHTEL, Caller. ! $2 J,UUU
The First
El Centro, California
Eivery accommodation consistent with conserva-
tive banking extended to customers
GREAT WEST FAIR CIRCUIT
Opportunity For Breeders to Exhibit
at Five Big Shows.
It l« Anticipated that n great, many
breeders of hordes, entile and sheep In
the East and Middle West will want
to show their stock at the Seattle
Imposition, nnil in order to give them
an largo a field as possible while In
tho West, tho State Pairs of Callfor
til;i, Oregon, Washington and Idaho
have fixed their dates so that they can
all be taken In l>y the exhibitor in one
general circuit.
The California State Fair will open
in Sacramento on the 28th of August
and close on the 4th of September.
The State Fair of Oregon will open
sit Salem, September 13th and close
September 18th.
Tho Pacific National Live Stock
Show will open at Portland, Oregon,
September 20th and close September
25th.
The International Live Stock Show
at tho Seattle Exposition, for which
$100,000 has been appropriated for the
Livestock Department, will open Sep
tember 27th and close October 9th.
From Seattle, Eastern exhibitors can
take in Boise, Idaho, on their return.
Present prospects indicate a pros
perous season on the Pacific Coast, in
which event the fairs will be largely
attended.
STAWBERRY FESTIVAL.
The Indies Aid of tho Methodist
Church will hold a strawberry and
ice cream festival Saturday night of
this week at the Palm Roof Garden.
Cake and sherbet will be served in
addition to ice cream and berries.
SKATING PARTY.
boys of the Central Union High
School chartered the skating rink for
Friday night of last week, and invited
the girls of tho school and a few
friends from "outside to a skating
party. Twenty couples participated.
FLORIDA'S MELON CROP.
Cantaloupe Acreage Increased and
Movement of Crop to Market
in Progress.
In the Chicago Prxnl'ice News of
May 8 a dispatch from Florida says:
The cantaloupe crop of Marion co'ni
ty will "be about 200,000 crates, or
over 400 cars, quite an iucrviso over
last year's shipments. They will be
gin to move in email lot.d May 10, and
carload shipments by May 20, and con
tinue until July 1.
The first shipments of cantaloupes
next week have been soM hi quit* a
few os»ses for $2 and $2.50 craie f. o l\
track. They are carefully «rn«lr. 1 as
to size and run 27, 30 43, '.A and
64 to a crate, and are loaded 400 to
600 crates per car. The average price
per crate last year for cantaloupes
was $1 but this year ths quality is
much better and no doubt t'e mel
ons will command a higher averago
price. The crates cost the grower about
15 c net and a greater part of them
used are manufactured in Ocala by iho
Ocala Manufacturing Co. This season
will average about 60 crates to the
acre if weather conditions remain fav
orable.
J. J. Richardson, of the Richardson
Construction Company, of Los Ange
les, has been in the city for the past
few days. Mr. Richardson is inter
ested in the Yaqui Valley ot Mexico,
and Is interesting people m that coun
try.
J. W. JeDnings, a business roan of
Brawley, and Miss Inez Miller, who
resided in Water District No. 8, were
married last week at the home of the
bride by Rev. A. H. Croco, pastor of
the Brawloy Presbyterian Church.
WANTED — Parties to harvest on
shares 200 acres of alfalfa one mile
east of Holtville. Call on or ad
dress Ed Blcir at ranch or J. A. Mc-
Cause, two and a half miles south
west of El Centro. ■ 6-3t*
IMPERIAL VALLEY PREBB
EGYPTIAN COTTON
Results of Experiments In Growing
Long-Fibre Plant In Colorado
River Region.
Experimental cultivation of Egyp
tian cotton by tho Kureaii of Plant
Industry la summarized In the official
report for 1908 as follows:
During tho year 1008, 61 1-2 mil
lion pounds of Egyptian cotton were
Imported into the United States. Tho
averago price paid for this cotton on
the Boston market in 1908 was 18.07
cents per pound compared with 11.11
cents for Middling Upland. The to
tal value of tho direct importations
from Egypt was more than $11,560,000.
Spinning and weaving tests of the
liber produced at Yuma, Ariz., In 1907
were mado t by three American mills
which use iarge quantities of import
ed Egyptian cotton. The consensus
of the reports on these test indlcatss
that tho acclimatized Mlt Aflfl grown
in Arizona compares favorably with
tho better grades of this variety im
ported from Egypt.
In 1908 about 40 acres were plant
ed to cotton of the Egyptian typo in
the Colorado River region in southern
Arizona and southeastern California.
Nearly half of this acreage was on
the Plma Indian Reservation at Saca
ton Ariz.
Direct comparison of the'behavior of
Egyptian cotton from newly imported
seed with that from seed grown for
several years in the Southwest gave
further evidence of the necessity for
acclimatizing this type of cotton bo
fore good yields and a high quality
of fiber can be secured.
Considerable diversity in the shape
and productiveness of the plants, as
well as in the quality of the fiber
was manifested in various localities
In the Colorado River region where the
cotton was grown in 1908, although
the same general stock of seed was
everywhere used. This indicates the
need of local adjustment in different
parts of the region.
The highest yield obtained in 1908
was at the rate of 1 1-5 American
bales per acre on a one-fifth acre
plot on the experiment farm at Yuma.
At Sacaton the average yield for the
19 acres grown was slightly over one
half bale. Unfavorable weather con
ditions and a temporary shortage of
water for irrigation are chiefly re
sponsible for the low yields as com
pared with those obtained in 1907.
The fiber produced in 1908 was on
the whole somewhat shorter than that
grown in 1907, and the average color
was somewhat lighter. The strength
and fineness were generally satisfac
tory.
Experiments at Sacaton with futrow
irrigation indicate that at least under
some conditions this method may give
better results than flooding.
The development of the branches
which bear the bolls, and consequent
ly the productiveness of the plants,
was found to be largely influenced
by the time of planting and the way
in which irrigation is managed. Early
planted cotton gave in all cases the
best yields.
Between the times when the bolls
have begun to form and the first crop
ripens, water should never be with
held so long that the development of
the plans is severely checked. ' A
steady, even growth is the ideal to be
kept in view.
In the Colorado River region Egyp
tian cotton hybridizes very readily
with TJpland varieties. The fiber
borne by the hybrid plants, although
usually of excellent quality, differs in
length, color, and texture from that
of the pure Egyptian plants and hence'
injures the uniformity of the pro
duct.
A good stand and good quality of
Egyptian cotton can only be expected
on land containing less than one-half
of 1 per cent of alkali in the first three
feet of soil, although exceptionally re
sistant individual plants will produce
a fair quality of fiber in the presence
of one-half to 1 per cent.
ONIONS FROM TEXAS.
Old Stock on Hand Makes Dull Market
In the East.
A New York dispatch to the Pro
duce Ncwu, dated May 7, Bays:
"Neither Texas nor Bermuda onions
sold auy too well this week. Prices
were maintained at • last week's level
but there Is no snap to trade. This
weather this week was more favorable
but there has been a much larger
supply of old stock than was antici
pated. When the onion Beason opened
t il was predicted that old stock was
about out of the road and that it
would leave the field clear for Texas
und Bermuda but there are large
quantities of old Block which will prob
ably be in the market for a week
longer. Small Crystal wax from Tex
as are wanted and there 'are few
around. These are cleaved up $1.30
and $1.35. There are liberal supplies
of large white, which move slowly at
11.20 and $1.25. The New York trade
prefers the yellow onions, which are
bringing $1.20 and $1.25. Receipts
from Texas were heavy this week."
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To shoe the entire family with up-to-date, serviceable footwear at
extremely low prices. All next week we will give you a
10 per cent Reduction
on any pair of shoes in the house. No shoes reserved, this is not a
sale to force out old stock; we haven't any. Among the many
popular brands we offer you are:
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The Florsheim shoe for men. United Workingmen shoe for men.
Utz & Dunn shoe for women. Hamilton-Brown shoe for women.
Red School House shoes for misses and Children.
Your size is here. Do not (ail to take advantage of this offering of
the market's best shoes for the extremely low prices which will
prevail during this sale.
B. SALOMON & COMPANY
Classified Liners
Advertisements published under this
heading at the rate of five cents
a line per Issue.
:;;- FOR SALfc
FOR SALE— Fish Bros, wagon, 1 1-4
in. axle. Capacity one ton. Prac-
tically new. J. A. Fairchild, Heber
Hotel. ; 6-2t»
FOR SALE— I6O acres deeded land in
Imperial County, 1% miles from Cal-
cxico, at $125 per acre. We ctn
nell 40 or 80 acres at this price.
Terms one-half cash. Joseph R.
I/}ftus Company, 128 W. 6th St.,
Loh Angeles Calif. Member L. A.
R. B. 5-3t
FOR SALE-rCord wood, cheap. Q. G.
Hussey. 5-4t»
FOR SALE — Carload mules in any
way you want them, 1 or a dozen,
any size; reasonable terms given.
C. P. Randolph, Meloland, Calif.,
Phone 496. Holtville' Exchange. 3-tf
FOR SAL&— Thorougnored and high
grade shorthorn bull, from 9 to 18
months old. Fine stock at bed rock
prices. O. N. Shaw, 4 and a half
miles north HoltYille. 48-tt
FOR EXCHANGE.
FOR EXCHANGE— Modern California
cottage, close-in location, on 2 lots,
50x150 each. Will exchange for N
ranch land. For further particular*
address R. J., Press office. 6-4t*
KOK tiXOHANUIiJ — Good dairy cows.
Want four good work animals or a
saddle horae. Crawford & Davis.
El Centro. 23-tf
j WANTED
WANTED— Poultry, all kinds, broil-
ers 22c, fryers 20c, hens 13c to 15c'
Highest price for all kinds from
shell to oldest stock. E. R. Stillens,
Main St., El Centro, and Dahlia
canal. 6-st*
.'AN'i'ED — New alfalfa hay, well
cured. Fred Fuller, Assessor's of-
lice. ■_ 5-tf
WANTED— Young Jersey or Holstein
bull, hi for service. Address M. B.
Campbell, heber, Cal. > 5-2t
WANTED — Woman to do housework
ou ranch. Must be good plain cook.
P- 9- Whltlng/f Heber. 5-2t»
WANTED — Colts and yearlings. Ad-
dress R. W. Campbell, El Centro,
one mile west, quarter mile south
of city. 5-8t»
WANTED— Man and wife, man for
hay baling, woman for cook. Ad-
dress Chas. Hammond, El Centro.
5-tf
WANTED — Woman to assist in house
work. Call at the Press office. 4-tf
WANTED— SOO Head stock : hogs,
weighing from 100 to 150 pounds.
W. C. Whiteßcarrer, Bl Centro. 2-tf*
WANTED— Barley or Alfalfa hay to
cut and bale on shares. Call on or
address Chas. Hammond, 1 mile
north of EH Centro, Perkisa ranch.
SflKtf
MISCELLANEOUS LINERS.
TO ALL REAL ESTATE AGENTS—
Please take notice that my runch
has been withdrawn from sale. F.
■I. Eddy. C-lt»
PROOF AND APPLICATION PAPERS
tor Government land prepared. Sam-
uel Marks, 441 Chamber of Cony
meree Bids.. Los Angelea, CaL, for
merly with County Clerk Elder and
late of the U. 8. Land Office,
PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER— N. Black
at Hotel El centro is prepared to
execute promptly and at satisfac-
tory prices any orders for ateno-
graph or typewriting work. 3-tf
OBN. SHERWOOD— 3 yrs. old. Race
record 2:28%. Only stallion in val-
ley with record, and tne honor of
whining five straight races aa a
threo-year-oldV El Centro 'Stables,
Saturdays; Imperial, Wednesdays;
at ranch, 1 mile south of Imperial,
on Duhlla, every forenoon. •!!. U
owner. t ■ s>tf
OHUIfI C. HARRINGTON, Land Grad-
er— oasflßsmeut work In all parts of
the valley a apeckrity. Imperial.
THE VALLEY'S NEED
In Hay Presses has been
satisfactorily met in the
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CLOSING OUT AT COST y*
We are selling off our vehicles and implements at cost Winona
and Moyer buggies and Birdsell wagons. The John Deere Implements.
Everything in these lines at cost.
We have decided to discontinue handling vehicles and imple-
ments and therefore offer you this exceptional opportunity of secur-
ing anything in these lines at cost price.
We are increasing our stock of shelf and heavy hardware, and
now have a stock second to none in the valley. ,
VALLEY HARDWARE & IMPLEMENT COMPANY
JOHN NORTON, Pres.; J. R. DUKE, Treas.; W. 6. HAMILTON, Sec.
PEOPLES ABSTRACT &
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H Imperial and San Diego county records • ■ II
m and of tho records of the U. B. JLand Of- , ■
g flee, and absolutely OUAHANTSUiIO to t»
■mMnm complete und accurate. «»■■■«■
U. 8. LAND OFFICE RECORDS .
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county checked right up to data. g|
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