Imperial press and farmer., 1901-11-09
ON TO IMPERIAL.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PAPERS RECORD THE MOVE MENT OF THE PEOPLE TOWARD
 THE COMM G COUNTRY

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 100000 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, 1,125,00O Part of the mOney-several hundred thou sand dOllars-is cash in advance, the balance remains on interest, payable in lnstallments. An enterprise that sells over million dollars worth of water certificates in so short 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 5O.0OO inches OA distance the evaporation in the hot summer on the desert is very great. To distribute over 50,0O0 inches of water over the Colorado desert is 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 To- 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 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., l. and A. R. R.
 When the Los Angeles, Imperial and Arizona Railroad builds it's stand ard guage line from Yuma, says the Los Angeles Express, through the I'm
 
 Colorado delta is likely to be the live Hest and most progressive portion of Southern California. As is known, about 500000 acres in San Diego county will be reclaimed by an exten- sive and important system of irriga- tion gates from the 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 I'm perial canal system Sun.
 Delta of Richness.
 The Imperial country is still hitch ing it's wagon to star, and greasing the wagon as it goes along. MT. T. H. Steinmeyer of Jamul, has recently re- turned from that delta of richness and says a MT. Jones is raising immense stalks of sugar cane, stalks as large as one arm, and still coming. What an imperial" country! And as Kip ling has it: Were 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 "date with peach all of the time.-California Fruit World.
 Three Loaded Wagons