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Imperial press and farmer., 1902-04-19

smile. And so of many other condi- tions which differentiate the boom which is just beginning to disclose it's proportions here from those which have preceded it.
 At no time in the history of the United States has there been such a marvel of settlement as that which has characterized Southern California during the past twenty years. There have been greater movements of pop ulatlon, but the nOmaQlc multitudeS, who have rushed into Oklahoma and other places opened for promiscuous settlement, have had nothing in com- mon with the selected multitudes who have poured into our semi-tropic land. In those countries prosperity will be built up on the most primitive agri- cultural lines. Here civilization will take on it's most complex and charm ing forms; and the boom which has just set inf boom indeed be it's proper name-will last forever. Founded on manifold, precious and di- versified production and industries, and vivified by the growing commerce of the just awakening Pacific. it will be a marvel of progress and prosper ity which will know no set back
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-04-19
THE COMING BOOM.
RAILROAD BUILDERS ARE INVESTING THEIR MILLIONS TO BRING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN TOUCH
 WITH THE WORLD.

Weekly, which forecasts the great commerce which will grow up at this distinctive port of Los Angeles. Our railroad situation, already immense in its continental proportions, prom isesN to become not only colossal but cyclopean. We are going rapidly for ward in ali iiines of production, and we have a hundred lines of support and assurances of prosperity to one which existed in 1SS6S7, If any one had told the oldest inhabitant in 1SS6-S7 that in 1902 millions of dollars in gold would be yearly taken out of the Ransdburg mines, located on the very track of the road to the old Inyo and Independence mines and to Jones' mines at Panamint over which Nadeau's siXteen-mule teams were wont to trek he would have been laughed at for his pains The same fate would have met him if he had
 said that, in this year of grace 1902, hundreds of oil wells would be spout ing oil in front of Los Angeles most aristocratic park, and within a stones throw of the Sisters Hospital. If the visitor to Fulton Wells in 1886 had
 been told that in 1902 spouting wells rivaling those of Beaumont in the State of Texas would be hurling riv- CTS of oil upwards to the empyrean, he would have smiled an incredulous
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-04-19
BELIEVES IN INTERVALS PROSPECTS.
DEVELO LOPMENT IN EVERY LINE IN THAT WONDERFUL
 NEW DISTRICT.

Do you know they go fishing out there in the barley fields?" inquired Mir. Atwood with something of a twinkle in his eye. Well they do. Really, 1 saw man go out with a sack and bring it in half full of fine salmon trout. The fish came out of the Colorado River, and as the water is distributed among the 300 miles of canals, the fish are finally stranded, and they go out and catch them in the fields when irrigating.
 "I was over to D. G. Writings 320- acre ranch, which is all to be in al- falfa. l think they will get six or seven crops a year, against five here in this valley, and in all the fields saw no indication of alkali that would frighten me. In fact, while had some doubts before going, l could conscientiously advise any man who wanted to go into ranching, particu- larly on big scale, to go to Imperial. Of course, it is hot there, or will be in the summer time, but that is the one objection. For people who do not seriously object to this, and who want to get where there is. soil and water to make things grow prodigiouSly, Imperial seems to be the place."
 Mr. Atwood is one of the leading and reliable citizens of San Bernar- dino county, a good judge of farming
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-04-19

c. A. Atwood is back from I'm perial, says the San Bernardino Sun, and like most of the other people who have made the pilgrim age, he came back a convert. Not that he invested heavily, for his pur- pose was rather to sell than to buy, looking for the possibility of a mar ket for hay until the Imperial crop is harvested But he went a doubter, and returned firm in the faith that unless every indication misleads, lm- perial and the country surrounding it is destined to become one of the most thickly populated, as well as greatest producing sections of the State.
 Just as level as this floor so far as appearances go," said Mir. Atwood in describing the valley, with seem ingly the most productive land as far as one can sec and 100000 acres more on the other side of the Mexi- can boundary, which has been pur- chased by the company, under a Mexican grant.
 And they are testing everything. It is something of an experiment. to say just what crops will produce the most profitably, although everything seems to be growing wonderfully. saw the finest barley that I ever saw in field some of 1t heading out all ready, and while that is yet to be demonstrated, believe 1t will be of
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-04-19

There is no question but that Southern California is BOW entering upon another period of great business activity and development, as well as speculation, by the side of which the period eliminating in 1SS6-7 was a holiday.
 No section of the United States has ever been the theater of so great pro posed railroad developments No sec tion of the United States has ever be- come the center of such concentration of capitalists for development work as has Southern California during the past year.
 H. F. Huntington has come here to make more effective the work of his great railroad combination in the de- velopment of this country.
 Senator w. A. Clark has been here to make this country the center of his great railroad and sugar beet opera tions, backed by his millions.
 H. E. Huntington has come here to reside in order to construct the most extensive system of inter-urban cleo
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-04-19

the best grade for brewing. And l saw some that l believe will harvest 80 sacks to the acre, which is big yield.
 Rice, cane, Egyptian corn, alfalfa, small grains of all llinds-in fact, all most everything that grows out of the ground seems to be growing well at Imperial, Between alfalfa and Egyptian corn, l believe it will be a great country for both cattle and hogs, while the possibilities are be- yond dreaming about.
 And in material advantages they are already we'll supplied Here" said Mir Atwood as he pulled a crisp tive-dollar note from his purse "is bill issued by the First National Bank of Imperial-a national bank away out in the center of the Colorado des- ert
 There is now gathered a fund of $30.00 in cash for the grading and bringing of the railroad from Flow ing Wells to Imperial w. F. Holt. president of the bank, is also presi- dent of the railroad company, and when the grade is built, if the South ern Pacific does not lay the track, the road will be bonded and the company build, equip and operate it. How ever, they hope that the Southern Pa cifC will take it over.
 At Imperial l also saw the survey ors for the San Diego X Eastern, and the chief engineer told me they had splendid grade all the way from San Diego to Imperial a distance of 125 miles, and they pushed on from there to Yuma.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-04-19
operations, and his report has stirred
 up new movement towards Imperial.
Municipal Ownership.

The City of Chicago has recently held a special election which is very significant in it's results as refecting the trend of public sentiment on some very important public questions.
 The vote on the question of muni cipal ownership was about 150,000, the largest ever boiled in the city in a special election. On the question of taking over the street railways by the city, 124,594 votes were cast in favor of the proposition and 25.9S7 against it. On the question of municipal owner ship of gas and electric lighting plants there were 124,190 affirmative ballots against 19,447 negative votes. This result-about five to one-is all the more remarkable because the transit and lighting companies are said to have used their best endeavors to de- feat the proposition.
 Still more remarkable was the vote on the initiative and referendum. On the question of submitting to pop ular vote the nomination of can didates for municipal offices the result was about eight to one in favor-125,- 0S2 to 15.S61. The movement which ended in these astonishing results was begun only three months ago by an organization called the Referendum League.
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They are all Leaving.

w. F. Wilsie leaves for Imperial Wednesday morning. His family has preceded him. George Cuplin has started overland for the place and Walter Hall has just returned from there. This looks as if Oiains were interested in the new country.-Ven- tura Free Press.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-04-19

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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

!. London, Aug 16.-The Berlin corre-'
>spondent of the Telegraph recounts some
of the characteristics Of the crown prince
whose name has been linked with that of
Miss Gladys Deacon. He says that the
crown prince is known to be very chival-
srouss towards young ladies just as his
grandfather, Kaiser Wilhelm l., was in
his younger days. The crown prince plays
lawn tennis with them. He is also said
to be extremely susceptible in the pres
ence of a pretty face. It is said of him
that so great is his impressionability
that he falls deeply in love with nearly
every good looking girl he talks to. He
then becomes very sentimental :, It is
said that he is always falling in love but
at the same time, the ~old adage about
there being safety in numbers was applied
to him. :, : =. ~ =. :. - :. - S :
Mrs. Deacon is a daughter Of the late
Admiral Charles H. Baldwin, u. 81 NJ,
and was New York belle at the time Of
her marriage to Deacon in 1879. Shortly
after their marriage the Deacons moved
to Paris. where they continued to live
until the time Of the scandal that broke
up their family life. They moved in the
best society and Mrs. Deacon was ia
vorite everywhere.
Deacon himself, was retiring by nature
and Of a somewhat eccentric mind, but
their marriage seemed to be happy -Four
children were born to them, all daughters
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
The CANADIAN PACIFlC.R R,
Wonderful Growth of Wonderful system-The Road Is
Practically Canada aud Is Being Run on a Very Con-
servative System Comparison With Some of the
American Systems. - !. III **.=" 8 <<>S:~z

& North Western, s4s,o 900; New York Cen
tra, s66, ,O00, 900; Lake Shore $29 600 00O; Erie,
$s9 100000; Atchison, s44 900, 600: ALL of these
properties mentioned will show increased
gross earnings for the year 1902, but,%as far
as partial reports indicate none of them will
show as great a percentage of increase OF
gross earnings; as the Canadian; PACIFIC com
pany. The estimated earnings for the North-
ern Securities scompan nie 3for; the fistaA yesr
just passed are as follows it::: *
Bur1lngton ~ ss4s. 700 eOOsQQQ
NortneTn racine Al S0VSt!sa
Great Nortnern seO9
The Canadian Pacific railroad is pract1cala
.ly Canada It serves practically all of ,the
settled parts Of that country between Que
bee and the Pacific. ocean. !. The. most re
Emarkable features Of this remarkable deyel-
opnent Of a remarkable country and a sre-
markable railroad in the last few years is the
| tremendous expansion of the wheats'growing
belt through Manitosa and iE4o the Sas-
katehewan. territory and the mineral de-
velcpmert in Alberta and Britshs5 Columbia:
Canadian Pacific: has not reached its full de,
velopment, and swe may expect to see con
tinued increases in its earnings fer several
years to come The territory taserves is too
vast aud .the varfetsessof ts9tgafic ttoo :diver-
sihed to be affected auYerselE ~ any other
than 4 most general and. widespread .busi-
ness depresSi0uti ~ ~ ga.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
ABOUT The CROWN PRINCE
He Plays Lawn Tennis and Is Very Susceptible to Pretty
Story Of the Troubles of Mrs Deacon Who Was
the Daughter of the Late u. S. Admiral Charles II.
Baldwin. ....>.. .. g.. -"

and were named Marie Gladys, Ida Au-
drey, Dorothy Evelyn and Edith Flor
ence. i = -. : -
: AS soon as Deacon" had been released
from the prison by President Carnot he
went to Paris to bring suit for divorce
and for the custody of his children, who
till then had remained with the mother.
He also brought a similar suit in New
York. ~-"t -, 81
Mrs. Deacon tried to head him OFF by
a counter suit, but failed. He secured
divorce and the custody Of all the child
rem. but a settlement was shortly after
ward affected by which the two oldest
girls were left with Mrs. Deacon.
In 1896 Deacon returned to this coun-
try with Dorothy and Edith. Mrs. Dea-
con stayed in Paris. and for some time
there was much talk Of a marriage be-
tween her and the Count Louis de Tur-
enne-a union that seemed very des1r-
able to that nobleman because Mrs. -Dea-
con was credited with having personal
income Of more than $4,000 a year.
Deacon developed symptoms; Of mental
disease shortly after his return, and had
to be confined in an asylum at Somerv1lle.
Mass. Previous to, that Mrs. Deacon and
the other two daughters had also returned
here, It, was said at the time that they
had come at the request Of Deacon. and
soon the world was told Of q complete
reconciliation between husband ana
wife.
Deacon died In the asylum on July s,
1901. BY his will his estate, valued at
$40, 900, was equally divided between his
daughters.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
" SOMETHING ABOUT THE .sHPBUiLDiNG TRUST !.

New York, Ang. 16.--Mr. Nixon, who has
engineered the consolidation of the ship
building companies, makes the surprising
statement that $37, 100000 worth of ships
are now under construction in the yards
of the seven companies that go into the
trust and that they have contracts lin
hand for $13.000,00O more. The most of
these are no doubt naval vessels for the
government, but it is the more surprising
because the trust does not include the
Cramps or the Newport News yards, the
largest in the United Stat es, which are
probably doing as much business as all
the rest combined. It does include, how
ever, the Eastern Shipbuilding company:
of New London, Conn, which was organ
lied BY, James ]. Hill to build the four
sleviathans he designed for the trans-Pa-
Scif1c trade of the Great Northern railroad.
These are to be the largest ships ever
built in the United States, nearly as large
as the Celtic, and even larger than the
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
New York, Aug. 16.-The stockholders
of the Canadian Pacific have not received
an increase in their dividend, as was ex-t
pected, but, instead, they have received a
very gratifying report from the Officers
of the road. It is supposed that the COM
pany will need big surplus to inaugurate
certain improvements, some of which are
already under way, and also to meet the
expense which will be entailed by the
Installation Of the fast steamship serv-
ice to and from Europe. Like the Mil
waukee and other high class American
railroads, the Canadian Pacific is pur-
suing very conservative policy, and has
an eye single to the future development
not only of the dominion itself, but also
Of the railway and it's feeders = The New
York Commercial Advertiser says: -. =.
: The total gross earnings of the Canadian
system-that is, the Canadian Pacific, the
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic, and. the
minneapolis, st. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie
for the fiscal year of 1901 amounted to s37,-
,4S9. The gross earnings of the same prop
critics for the year just ended aggregate $46,-
416,010. The size of these total figures and
the proportion Of increase in gross receipts
: in a" single year indicate the tremendous
strength and growth of the Canadian Pa
,cit1c company. In the year ending 1901, the
Milwaukee earned $42, 900, coo gross; Chicago
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

Kaiser Wilhelm H. which was:7 launched
for the Hamburg.Ameriean line at Stet-
tin yesterday %FsSsi -: ri: ~, - = $50, 7,
The new trust, or the United States
Shipbuilding company, as tit is officially
known, has the largest and most complet Q
plants In the:world. 1T Itsincludes the Beth
lehem Iron works, 5whichsf furnishes the
armor for our battleships and which res
fused to go into the big steel trust, ;sEEIt
also includes the Union IRON works Of
San Francisco, which built the Oregon
and gave thesgreatest boom tos the ex-
port of American machinery that ever
happened. Ittis "a singular but a. signifi-
cant fact that the Oregon sis; famous. in
every port Of the universe: Millions Of
people neyersknew that we built ships un-
til after the hattie OF Santiago, and IT is
strictly true. that the Oregon did more
to create a foreign demand for American
machinery Of all kinds than all the direct
efforts that were ever made, ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

At p. IN: the Indiana tars returned to
their launch The last two of the boys
to arrive were feeling quite happy, and
at the approach to the boat landing they
stumbled over a fruit stand. ~ Curses from
Its negro owner provoked an alteration.
Take. that" shouted one of the tars,
striking the mana terrific blow, 1mme-
diately fight was on. other H negroes
rushing to the scene and taking "a hand
in it, while the other indiana boys went
to the assistancesof their comrades. Fists.
bricks, coal, anything that would serve
as ia weapon was used by both sides.
The news Of the fight, spread rapidly and
soon the sailors were far outnumbered,
and the negroes began to close in. But
suddenly cheer rang out, and down the
hill at full speed came the boys Of the
Hartford and the few from the Massa-
chusetts. and the negroes. seeing them.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
SAILOR BOYS HAVE A FIGHT All TRINIDAD

New York, Aug. 16.-The crew of the
training ship Hartford, recently arrived
at the Brooklyn navy yard from a six
months cruise in the West Indies, tells
of stiff fight that occurred on March 15
between the natives Of Port of Spain,
Island Of Trinidad, and the crews Of the
Hartford and the battleships Indiana and
Massachusetts. The officers of the Hart
ford had little to say beyond admitting
that a fight did occur, but the sailors tell
an exciting story.
The three ships were lying in the har-
bor at some distance from the shore. The
weather was fine and the port watch Of
the Hartford, $50 strong, about SO men
from the Indiana and ten or fifteen from
the Massachusetts were given liberty
ashore. They separated into groups on
landing and started out for good time.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

Honolulu, Aug. 4.-The Earl OF Hope
toun, formerly governor general of the
commonwealth of Australia, is a returning
passenger on the Miowara for England.
The earl resigned because of the refusal
Of the Australian federal parliament to
vote him $4,000 a year in addition to the
same amount he was receiving as gov
ernor general and which he said was re-
quired to maintain his office in the style
desired by him.
The earl feels bitterly toward the Off
!cials who caused his retirement. He re-
fused to discuss the reasons leading up
to his resignation and all interviewers
were referred to remarkable letter he
issued upon his departure from Australia.
In, this the earl says:
u had dreamed my dreams. L had formed
my ambitions as to your governor generals
position and as to the manner in which i
could best serve the empire and the common
wealth. However, was mistaken. Z But
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

cannot feel ashamed at having INDUCED my
fancy in the contemplation of these dreams
and ambitions, for surely they were neither
mean nor selfish. My constant desire has
been to place the office which filled upon
pedestal. This / did. not for my own sake,
but because / believed it to he the best way
to make it an Office of real usefulness to the
empire and one acceptable to the people OF
this country.
Referring to the refusal to allow him
$50, 900 required to maintain his estab-
tlishment, he says:
AS was inevitable under the circumstances,
certain matters which in normal conditions
would have been of purely private interest to
myself have been brought somewhat promi-
nently before the public. do not think that
need feel ashamed of the state In winch my
apparel has reached the public laundry; nor
have L any cause to complain of the manner
in which it has been returned to me.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

DR.. GUNsAULUstwANTEDs1 LONDON.
So {. LIondoln,:Aug. 1s;-The report that Dr. Gun
saulus of Chicago will succeed DR.: Parker
at the City. Temple is premature. but consul
stations haye, been held during the week and
-hescan evidently stay in London # t. he wishes
| to give up his important work in America
Dr. Glinsaulus' oratory and extraordinary en-
ergy and interest in Industrial education have
made a deep impression here. His American
friends think however he will make a seri-
oils mistake II he allows himself to be trans
planted TO an environment SO unlike what be
is accustomed to in the west.t <:2.t
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
/. BOSTON PETITION AGAINST a. STRONG NAVY

sn1a applied to education would support 5000
manual ss training sehools at: nearly SIT, 900
apiece throughout the United States: #
we believe that fits a needless extravas-
gance to take for this purpose anything like
S109 coo 600 out of the pockets. of the people.<
. Ne hold that the maintenance of vast
$machinery of war isnot only a serious bur-
1den upon the people,$but a positive menace
1 to the peace of the world: +! -. "a -: =
+, For more than aShundred years the United
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

New York >lAdg:. Citizens 81 Boston =fttB
saa Vicinity ,,,a withaqt + referenss e. party
STRANGE againstfs the, proposed .;@vast I'M
crease. of naval expenditures, Re: T. T.
To, the President, s$the Secretary Of the
Navy and the Members Of Cons gress-WeI re-
gret to learn that the estimates for the navy
for the fiscal year aggregate nearly $780,
100000. This is about five times the amount
expended only ten years ago. TheEnew esti-
mates amount to an average cost OF over sc
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
STREET RAILWAY WAGES.

Chicago, Aug. "a wage agreement asked
railway was signed lasts night by the repre-
sentatives of the company. The old scale was
1711 cents first year. Is cents second year
.1sh cents third year and 10 cents after.
third year. The new scale is 318 cents frst
six months and 20 cents after that
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

scattered and ran. in. all directions, al
though their numbers were still superior.
> There was an answering cheer from the
crew and the whole party rushed In pur-
suit 2f ths Aselng lHtsgro
who VIII Hti told the the story. .sWeealT returned med
to the wharf and then the natives began
to scollet again and to throw stones. We
charged them hut they ran and We could
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
.UEsrl

States has horne tho honorable tradition of
a nation wt1ach had mo need Of great arma-
ments. We Urge all who believe in Justice,
good will and humanity as the great safe
guards of the. interests Of the nation, to ex-
ert their influence to maintain this high dis
tinction. .....ss%5 S;ti!iEl.{5-:i .,.
This petition has the name Of Edward
Everett Hale at the,Eh head of it,; 81
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

Vienna, Aug. 16.--Elaborate financial
arrangements have long been maturing for
the restoration OF the currency of Austria
Hungary to gold basis. The Austrian
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

TIENTs1N GIVEN BACK TO CHINA.
Pekin. Aug. 16.-The. government of Tien-
tsin, which has been administered by foreign
ers for a long time, was to-day handed over
to viceroy Yuan Shih Kai. in accordance
with the agreement between the powers and
China..s Yuan Shih Kai made triumphAl
journey from Pekin to Tientsin.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
GOLD BASIS FOR .AUs UsTRIA-HUNGARY

financiers who are directing this great
operation require more gold, and are, it
is understood, willing to pay sufficient
Vienna.