Imperial press., 1901-10-19


 side of Carter River through the towns o' Eastslde and Ganges. Co e connection with tho main line at Inn perlal. or some point on the main llne south of that town Work of grad ing the line from the southern Pacific in a s1uthcrly direction through the towns pf Ranchlta. Imperial and Pa riuga to Calexlco will be commenced ln few days. and his portion of the road will be pushed Co completion as soon as possible.
 Eishih.-From the best Information ubtalnlble. there will be 50. .UOu acres of land under the Imperial Canal system put under cultivation during the coming season.
 Ninth.-The towns of Calexlco and Imperial are already plated and the lots ln these towns are now on the market The towns O. Ranchlta a.d Paringa will soon be plated. and the building operations therein com mcncei. Another season will prob ably see Eastside and Ganges com menCed.
 This Is summary Of work thus far done in retaining the Colorado Delta and in developing the largest. and what promises to be the most hourishing irrigation settlement for general farming and stock raising to be found ln the United States.
 What of the products? It Is den- nitely known that alfalfa, barley and wheat will do as well here as any where: that more alfalfa can be grown to the acre here than in any other known section; that as d cattle and hog country. no section will pro- duce more feed for converting cattle and hogs into beef and pork. This will be the hrst staple industry.
 As 10 iruit. those fruits grown will be early Canteloupes and water melons are being successfully and pronta5ly grown at Indio and Yuma Ihes" crops have netted the growers SljO an acre. or more. the past sea- son. Pnd the markets for these prod ucte are fast being developed.
 IL Is believed that apricots. peaches. pears and grapes will do we'll in this cCGftry All such fruits will be from four to six weeks earlier than similar fruits grown in the coast valleys Of Southern California.
 IL is believed that the finest layer raisins in the world will be produced In the Imperial Settlements. for they will be cured by placing the grapes OH trays and then stacking the trays and not exposing them to the sun at any time before being perfectly cured
 All indications point to q rapid set ile.nent and rapid development of hss n ! nee. there must be q rapid advance ia prices. not only of ranch property. but Of town property also.
 One-fifth of the land that can be IT, rigated on the Un.ted States side of tho line Is already in the hands of the settlers and the other four-fi Is being taken as rapidly as the ir- rigation system can be extended.
 Prices Of water stock were started at $S.I5 per share or acre. with lib- eral concessions to those who pur- nased the first 50.0O0 shares. The Erice was then advanced to SHE'S, and on the first of October. 1901. the price was again advanced to $l5. and by the first of January next. the pros poets are that the price will go to s2O a share. This will be cheap, for the price O. such land. with such a good water right and so cheap water will not stop until 1t reaches $50. S75 or siOO an acre. and the advance under present conditions must be very rapid. The price of the land will still remain the same-$I25 per acre. The prices of the water stock will be ad- vanced so that 1t will keep pace with the price of land and water combined