Imperial press and farmer., 1902-01-11
Desert Development.
Supervisor James A. Jasper Makes a
 Report.

Report
 The san plrgu Tribune ut December -.d pulpit she's au extended account ot ,h, up ug Super, isor James A. Jas- p,t thtougu thc ucscrt end ut thc county. and hts comments un the de ,,.upmguts there being made. NIT. Jasper Is au active county omcial who na, h.s heart lu the work ut faith fully serving the public, The report says
 supervisor James A. Jasper Is m the ,.I tuuAS. aIrlNnE here from hts home Satutuay night MT Jasper when seen anu asked about hls in prvssluus Ol the report ot the grand jury which recently took occasion tu cvusurr the Board ot supervisors for an alleged dcrclction Of duty In tn, matter uf allowing the claims ot the county CuustAOlcs for the arrest ol hobus. Mir Jasper inttmatcd that the board had done nothing that was not imposed as duty by the statutes ol the State. and seemed surprised that the grand jury should have seen h' to undertake to place the responsiOil' ity for whatever was evil in the prac' rice of arrcsting tramps on those wh' were tn no manner responsible Tor IL From what Mir. Jasper stated, it wou appear that the incident ts by nc means closed. as the diplomat would say. SO far as the supervisors are con cerned. at least. which means that iu all probability an explanation will foI- low as the the duties and position ot the Board ot Supervisors in the premises
 Desert Roads
 An interesting matter broaChed Dy Mir Jasper in this morning. inter view was embodied m the request which he says he has received from the managers of the old King Minin. Company. at PtCacho. for d road from Yuma to the location of their plant some thirty miles distant
 Mr. Jasper says that there are com paratiyely few people in the county who realize the extent of the work that Is being projected by these peo pie in their section of the Colorado desert and the increase in taNabl' value II will mean to the county wheI 1t is completed.
 The communications which he ha- received state that the company nov has twenty three carloads of rails an' machinery which are to be used IT the const ruction of a railroad iron the mines to the Colorado River an' the installing of a reduction works a the latter point.
 MT Jasper states that the Compan. has said that 1t Is In great need of road SO that this material may b moved to where 1t is to be used. an, that the offer has been made on IL part to make check for s2OO0 to as sist in the construction of such roa provided that the county will put Ii a similar amount
 The supervisor of the Third dstriC is of the opinion that the county vii hardly be able to cooperate with in company to this extent however muc such action might be desired. but a the same time he states that he is go ing at once to make personal investiga ton of the situation with q view [ accomplishing whatever Is possible i tho matter
 The Imperial Country.
 Another road matter which Mir. Jas per declares needs tho immediate al tention of the county authorities Is highway from the southern extremit of what Is known as the New Rive country 10 a connection with in Southern Pacific railroad.
 Mir Jasper states that it is we known fact that tho railroad in que' ton has not given the country be ter deal In the past than it has bee absolutely obliged 10 do. neyerthelei