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The Imperial press., 1904-05-21
CALEXlCO TO YUMA Railroad Concessions Secured
 from Mexico TO BE BUILT IMMEDIATELY A Matter of Great Importance to the
 Imperial Valley

The Mexican Herald confirms re- port mentioned last week of the grant
 ing by Mexico tO the southern Pacific of concession for railroad from Cal exico to En-cnada. This project seems doubtful of accomplishment, for there Is no apparent need of such road but m connection herewith k another mat ter of more probability and oi greater of the Imperial branch from Calexico to Yuma, which will place us OH the main line of the Southern Pacific overland route and raise us from the rank ot q branch to that of great transcontl mental trunk line.
 Concerning this latter the Herald says:
 The line must be completed in six years and this will be an easy task, for the extension + but elghty-twO kilo- meters in length. It begins at Mexi- cali, small town in what was once the Colorado desert, now III the heart Oi the country which Is being irrigated by the lmperlal Land company, and goes III an almost semiclrcular path to Hanlons, Cal, striking the main line of the southern Pacific at point about equally distant from Pilot Knob and Yuma, west of the Colorado river.
 "Thc new railroad will be built im mediately,' said Mir. Naugle last night. "It will be easy of construction, as IL contains but two heavy curves and Is over what Is a remarkably good natural road bed, so that the construction will cost very little. The road begins at MexicalI, which is forty miles from Old Beach, on the Southern Pacific railroad A branch of the Southern Pacific, known as the Imperial branch, now runs from Old Beach through Imperial and to Calexico, which Is the southern most town of the American tract Of land owned by the Imperial Land company, of which A. II. Heber Is president.
 1t was through the development and irrigation oi this land, and the intro duction of 100000 settlers by President Heber's efforts that enabled Us to first build the branch railroad from Old Beach. Now, through the further de velopment of the land on the Mexican side by the Mexican corporation, of which Mr. IIeber k also president, the branch is to be extended through the Mexican lands and they will have an outlet to the east as we'll as the west The road has been so planned that it will be equidistant from both north and south boundaries of the immense tract of 300,0OO acres of land, which k embraced in the concession of the Mexican Irrigation company, and it is expected that this will rapidly improve the country. It begins at sea level and ascends to an elevation of ll2 feet at Ilanluns.
The Imperial press., 1904-05-21


 in the cause of government ownership of the water supply, the following dele gates appeared: For lrrigating District No. l.; |. ". Gleason, k. D. Me Phcrrin ". \. Edgar; No. |, Mir. Wills of Braw- ley; No. 5, Frank x. Chaplin; No. :, w. T.. Holt; No. s, Mir. Miller; At large, F. D. Havens There was also present Shirley C. Ward, attorney for No. 5,and Mir. Ulrry.
 l. w. Gleason was made temporary chairman, and k. D. McPherrin tenn porary secretary.
 MT. Ulrcy and Dr. Lombard were also made committeeman d, large.
 On permanent organization, w. F. Holt was made chairman.
 The meeting was divided upon the question of secret or open ballot, but the former finally prevailed and under it the following were elected: First vice president, l. W. Gleason; second vice president, F. G. Ravens; secretary, k. D. McPherrin; treasurer, F. N. Chaplin assistant secretary, F. G. lIa- vens Shirley C. Ward was engaged as counsel for the committee.
 On motion it was resolved that ma. jority of the committee compose an cx- ccutive committee.
 Moved that the chair appoint a com mittce of five, of which itself bc Il mem Der, to form Il constitution and bylaws which should be acceptable to the gov ment Carried, and Mir. Holt named as the other members, Mir. Wills, l. w. Gleason, F. C. Ravens and r. N. Chap lin.
 MT. Gleason submitted the articles of incorporation of the Salt River Valley Water Users Association, which had been approved by the government.
 Mir. llavcus read letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to the coming visit of Mir. Newell and others, here, and it suggested that at that time water users be prepared to submit to those officials succinct statements of any cause of grievance against the wa ter company.
 Mir. Ward also read copy of a letter he had written to the secretary of the Interior.
 President Holt read letter from Mir. Smythe relative to expenses of the cam paign, and it was resolved that the sum of 5000 be placed at his disposal to be forwarded in amounts as occasion re quired. This k to be contribut d by the various companies and not by per sonal subscriptions There is already $975 appropriated by the companies.
 Mir. Gleason suggested as n basis for compensation to the Development Com pany by the Government, in case of purchaser sum based upon the net earn
The Imperial press., 1904-05-21
VALUE OF CROP Farmers This Year Receiving
 Large Revenue HEAVY HAY SHIPMENTS Over Half Million Dollars Will Adu- ally Be Received for Products
(Reproduced)

It is a very difficult matter this year to determine even approximately what the revenue of the valley will be from the products of the soil, for the reason that 1t will come from a number of sources, some of which cannot be we'll estimated.
 k. F.. Toomey, local manager for George w. McNear X Co.,, has been looking into the grain and hay situa- tiOn, and he estimates that over II 900 tons of grain hay will be cut in the val ley this year. At valuation of s to $9 ton, this implies that about $125 900 will be received for the hay. Of this possibly as much as 10000 tons will be shipped to Southern California mar ketS.
 Last year about 100000 sacks of grain were shipped from the valley, for which the farmers received about $l20, ,0O0. But in May last year the price of barley was 65 cents, and now it is 92 cents in Imperial. The present indication is for yield about equal to that of last year, but the increased price should bring the farmers fully sl50,000, giving for the harvested grain and hay crop about $215 ,OOO.
 This revenue is far below what it was expected the crop would bring, but the shrinkage Is in large part due to the i'm portation of thousands of head of cattle, which were pastured on the grain fields. In some cases the farmers pastured the cattle on the fields by the month with out damage to the crops, but i'll other cases they sold the crops outright to the cattlemen for pasture at from $6 to $l0 an acre. It is probable that in the neigh borhood of S75 000 has been realized by the farmers in this way.
 The dairy industry is now estimated to be bringing farmers $, ,0O0 month, or $lO0, 900 year, and this leaves but $50, 900 lacking in the production of al- ialfa, hogs and other commodities to bring the total revenue of the farms of the valley to about a half million dol lars.
 lo NiAiNf AllSiif ic lo hN hNliGu tIIC mer crop of Egyptian and Kaffir corn, and it will be by far the largest crop of the kind yet grown in the valley. There is every reason to expect that the de- mand for the crop will be heavy, and that many more cattle will be imported to consume 1t.
 Taking everything into consideration, it is probable that the 1000 people in the valley will this year produce $70O,- GOO worth of grain hay, grain, alfalfa, butter, pork and beef, or $lO0 for each individual. This is an average of $500 for each family in the valley. l It is true there has been water short age which has tended to keep down pro- duction. It Is true that many mistakes have been made by farmers who are not accustomed to this kind of farming. It is true that the farmers have not had time to get their farms in first class con dition. And yet, in spite of all these conditions, the results are highly en- I
The Imperial press., 1904-05-21
Location of Mines

The following mines near the Escall- fer ranch. on the Warmers ranch stage road have been located, and the location filed with the county recorder; "Side- winder' and Hope" by James Ken ncdy, James Tucker and llopolite Escaller; Gold Bed. and Silver Prize" Messrs. Kennedy and Tucker alone.-San Diego Union.
The Imperial press., 1904-05-21

"SHALL Women Preach?" k ques- ton up before the Methodists. The good old "Methodys" may stop women preaching, but they can't stop 'em from lecturing.
The Imperial press., 1904-05-21
Imperial Band Practice

The Imperial Band practised togeth- CT the first ume Thursday night, at the Christian Church. There are l6 of the members with w. R. Sssonas leader.
The Imperial press., 1904-05-21

Lawyer Dodson of san Diego, came over Tuesday on business,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

Instead OF prosperity came disaster.
The tariff fostered high prices, bego'
extravaganza and speculation. Lands
advanced TO unheard Of prices, lar De-
yond their true value, where II was
impossible for the owner TO produce
enough TO pay interest on the invest
ments. The banks under Shaw's ex-
hilarating promise Of continued high
prices loaned TO the land and stock
spectators on boom estimates OF val
ues and those that are able are still
paying interest Other bankers specu-
lated with their customers money;
some OF them have paid the forfeit
with their lives. Secretary Shaw Is
still talking high prices and prosperi-
ty and is, as the leading member on
Roosevelt's cabinet. TO stump the
country for the republican ticket
Stand pat is his slogan and prices will
still advance and the republican tarin
Is panic proof, all you voters have 10
I do is TO "let well enough alone'-that
4 Is vote the republican ticket. Dollar
whea, and 60-cent corn is the result
Of the benefcent republican policy.
Fools rush in where angels fear 10
tread and Shaw is 10 rush IS speeches
at the poor dupes who will listen tc
his vaporings. and other bankers viii
speculate until the inevitable comes. u
Shaw is followed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09
AMONG GEORGIA CRACKERS.
xybe, the "sunday Lady" Came
There Was "a Scramble Tor the
Family wash Basin.

Miss Martha Berry, describing in
Worlds Work her labors among the
poor whites in the south, recounts thus
a visit to one of their houses:
would ride my pony for miles
through zig-zag path in the resinous
woods leading up to some isolated lit
lie cabin. The whole family would
come out and welcome me. And these
words grew quite familiar:
"Yonder comes the Sunday Lady!
Hitch yo' nag and 'light-light, and
come in. we-uns be pow'ful proud to
see you'll"
II was not always easy to Tight
and come in" because the doorway
was usually blocked with dogs. cats,
chickens and tow-headed baby. ly-
ing serenoly happy in the sunshine
in n rude wooden box which did duty
for a cradle. My appearance among
the children was always the signal for
n rush. pell-mell to the dilapidated
well. This pleased me very much, as
Il showed that my admomtions "a
wash and be clean we're literally car
ried out. There was always a scram'
bic among them to get possession o.
the family tin basin. Then, after
hasty dip. they would come forward
one after another. TO give a Towns
greeting TO the Sunday Lady" thei
little bright faces and caressin'
hands shining and dripping with water
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09
DRIFT OF PUBLIC OPINION.

Judge Parker is TO be congratu-
lated that the chief organ Of the
trusts. the unprincipled New York
Sun. bolts his candidacy Wheeling
Register.
-Banker Morgan probably doesn't
care whether the administration pub
licly reco gnizes him or not, so tha-
he gets the usiness-Cincinnau En-
quirer.
Jefferson was red headed. Par
ker kind O. shapes up that way. and
the indications are that Roosevelt will
be when the votes are counted.-N. Y.
Telegram.
Senator Tallaferro. OF Florida.
gives Chairman Taggart the straight
tip that mo condition will arise IN
the south which will need the atten-
ton of the national committee. -
Nashville Banner.
Now comes the startling news
from Washington that at the out
break of the Spanish war Senator
Fairbanks offered to resign his seat
\ in the senate TO go TO the front"
But he is too thrifty now to resign his
senate job TO go to the rear next
November S-Los Angeles Herald.
The dispatches tell us of a Mis-
sourian who recently died at the age
Of 81 without ever having seen a loco
motive But stranger things than that
happen every day. For instance
we've had attorney generals OF late
years VINO never saw the criminal
clause of the Sherman antitrust law
The Commoner.
A real live campaign issue; Do
the American people want TO "stanC
nat" on a tariff schedule and trus
conspiracy which enable our manufac
turers of steel rails to sell their prod
: uct. as they are doing, to tie CANADIAN
/ Pacific railway at seven to eight dol
, lars less per ton than they charg
, American railroads Y. World.
s The republican party believe
2 that the United States will be mad
4 greater. stronger and safer by COB
\ bling predetermined territory acros
0 the seas and mixing without cause \
a international difficulties. The part
b refuses TO cultivate the friendship {
e our nearest neighbors II wouI
n ostracize Canada and invite the enm
" of nations to- the south. II that
0 diplomacy. diplomacy is not wisdom
). st Louis Republic
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09
WEATHER SUITED PATRICK.
PhiIosophic Ceit for Who"
Thorough Drenching Had
No Terrors.

The weather often calls on the cour.
age of the philosopher. and he is but
n weak-hearted one who cannot find
some charms even in its least winning
moods Perhaps prolonged drought is
the most trying test Of the Mark
Tapley" spirit. When ones favorite
roses. Strawberries and laborious lawns
are burned day after day by relentless
sun. ii is hard to be patient with he
cloudless sky. Still worse is II when
the fields Of grass and wheat and corn
are threatened with total destruction.
The means OF life are as dear as life IT.
self. But fortunately in our climate
the severest drought IS tolerably sure
10 end before hopeless damage Is done.
Then follow the long days OF rain. in
which both man and field may revel
in the refreshing moisture.
Hot and cold, wet and dry. fair and
foul have their own charms for one
who loves nature One does not need
a highly imaginative spirit 10 do that
A truly religious man is sure 10 be g
grateful one. and gratitude has the
secret OF finding every day good day
An American lady was walking alons
a muddy Irish road in drenchini
rain. with some discomfort. in spite o.
overshoes. rain coat and umbrella. She
met an old man without the least pro
lection from the downpour. the waite
dripping from his hat and beard, ant
/ evidently soaking him 20 the skin.
Good morning. Patrick" she said
"This is bad weather, isn't it?'
Good luck TO We. miss fine SAT
day, tank God"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

Discovery being inevitable. IL were
better to be prepared for defense, he
thought. before the alarm from the
exhaust pipe came As quietly as pose
sible he pushed the shelf upward cn
is wol-oiled hinges Fortunately. 2
made no uniF He rose slowly on his
bonumbod i'uis and stood upright IN
the tub The water was getting lower
and lower aud he had but a moment 10
decide upon plan sf action.
lie could now see the burglar who
was engaged in deyouring a lemon pie
sort which Mrs LOOMS made cspe-
cially well and Of which Mr. LOOMS
was particularly fond ANA which had
been intended for their Sunday din
ner II was as yellow as gold, and
4 topped with a beautiful, thick frothy
meringue. II the blood OF Mr. LOomIs
| had not been so chilled Il would have
boiled at The sight of the rouPh-look-
! lng rohber wrechng this masterpiece
81 pastry. and feeding with a knife At
that.
The time for action had come Mr..
LOOMS felt around for a weapon, but
could find none. He was In despair.
The last wave OF the retiring water
foated The big sponge against his
ankles. He reached down and grasped
it,
AS he Strengthened mp with II poised
in his hand, he was dismayed to hear
light step on the back stairs-Nrs
LOOMS was descending 10 see why he
had not come 10 bed. II was fear
ful crisis At that very moment thu
bath-tub exhaust emitted ghastly
gurgling groan. followed by a sucking
swirling Shrek.
The very worst had come, and Mr.
LOOMS. steadied by realization o
the critical situation. raised the satu
rated sponge with careful aim, and le
II fly. With a soggy swash II struc'
the burglar squarely in the back OF tn
neck. forcing the villsnous face vic
lently into the center Of the lemon pie
!. to the very bottom Of the dish
When the burglars countenance wa
withdrawn It wore a mask Of yello'
fringed with frothy white. from whic
two boardy eyes protruded with hol
r rsbla stare. They fell upon the ope
; doorway OF the back stairs, where
I plump matron in snowy white ju
q then sat forcibly down upon the botto
l. step. still clinging 10 smoking lam
n whose shattered chimney fell upon Il
- floor.
Then. as they turned in the directiC
'e from which the cold, paraly5inG missi
D had come and beheld the stark for
y OF Mr.. Loomis. their owner gave ute
Is ance 10 a cry very like that just EN-
ne ted by the bath-tub. and disappear
I'd through the open window The clio
A struck two.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09
signs That Will Not Fail.

shifting Of distinguished citizens from
one side to the other Is Of little signih-
cance. II occurs in every campaign and
on too small scale to be effective. But
when a republican candidate for eiector
in West Virginia withdraws from the
ticket because he will not support Mr..
Roosevelt. and a republican candidate
for Judge in the same state, who was
formerly a gold democrat, says that he
will support Parker and Davis, is Il not
unreasonable to suppose that the Incl
denis Indicate the loyalty OF West
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09
The olo RED scAooLHoUse.


a.. Am,
An nue. I'D rcd schooihouse on nc hilli
~ lt'N t''i Jay !" 'p"hNN N~''
yore
NF N'AiI F" NHen :" "'iNP an" '""f anu
tirn
N"rN Ma' '""e' 'o mount Wy
a 4tue maiden used 70 pose ISOLATE
know ,
tiri fNes they daz'u me wills '"Ntsu
great
ABOUT pemosthehes OF NlSei''
She used % wear pretty tn'for owl
'iras trimmed with Whh an"Nt hof
dainty neck
down
awrock
But heavens now ne'd t' ie"lo'e
The Willie her eyas they bored me
through and through
used 10 march a hundred thousand men
In quayering before those eyes OF plue'
And when nay mighty eHpf' h"u p''h
made
And 1 went marching phch uN'" my
seat
To my dismay saw her eyes they
St"aycd
Down 10 tho region OF my cluturlns
feet.
There from the vantage OF my ioya
IA note how very nicely and precise
The prettv golden plgtans they hac
crown.
For I Was brave behind my paradise
An mel There came day OF paruni
there.
THE schooidays they are ended anS
the tune
a. ~. n hore a sombre sounding air
IONS wears ago one afternoon in June
hpa w.e -iqnding iu the same old spot
n.fs ",N.. nxed On pretty maidei
trim
E,.h ppl.r within my being thr0hbini
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

TIE cleverness OF Iemuel G. LOOMS
was ingenuity raised to a very
high power. and il he had any local
rival Il was certainly his ingenious
hclnmeet. Lucinda l.. LOOMS, born
Laurence Wien they were married
the groom had reached his ffty-second
yesr and the bride had hidden farewell
20 the frivolous thirties-
AS nothing w develop a latent tai
cnt for labo aying devices more
thoroughly OF imnrt a more intimate
knowledge OF ones own peculiar traits
than living alone, he couple entered
upon their own experience unusually
well equipped In DO d these respects,
and ,heir house-hunueg was rendered
both easier and more difficult. They
examined a numb5. Of houses in their
little VILLAGE. and made he real estate
AGENTS a great deal OF trouble, but
thov knew SO well what would and
what would not answer their purposes,
mat thov were able 10 gve- prompt
and decided decisions after cne inspec-
ton.
lln1llN tho NWNilf itA AONtN -
two houses al about the SAM price.
Each was three squares from the
church which they attended and four
from the postohice and the interior
arranpoments of both were. IN the
main satisfactory Each, however
lad ono great defect The house on
-, ..r.af had no hall, the front
door opcncl directly into the sltlns
room while the Elm street dwelling
vim an ample hallway. had neither
bathroom nor any space that could o.
converted into one
which shall II be, LUCINDA
"whaf do YOU think, Lemuel?
., would rather that you would say
my dear ro, shoul
decide darling
swell. then. without either Oh US "
Gliding IT,. said Mr. Loomis' diplons
,,cai,y .let us each write our opinio
."'' n,oce of paper. and exchanf
them" 49,. toonis
Az LOOMS unfodcd his wite ; OPP
ION Win much curiosity ana read.
81 have always said ! would new
live. in a house which dld no' "'''
front hall or husband
slip: s - mo that
II has always seemed 70 M MILD ,
were building a house, ! wh
arst-ciass bathroom ana ~ wy, non
money had LEFT build the 0''' "''
could around i .a rose wi
Roth laughed heartily ana sO ano,h
ono accord TO give 'ne "ou'S
inspection
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09
ALTON BROOKS PARKER

He dweit within the hearts Of men
A golden scepter sealed his ips
TIL honor babe him speak, and then
From OF his partys foes he strips
Their strength-stripped by his golden pea.
Approved. maligned he fears no fight.
The leader OF a noble cause
Panoplied in his virtues bright.
unmoved by slander or applause
To Justify the frdeman's right,
And execute his countrys AVA
brooklyn Eagle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

The most dislnterested love Is. after
all. but kind Of bargain in which the
dear love Of our own selves always pro-
poses to be the gamer some way or oth-
err -Rochefoucauld
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

"The best after-dinner speaker ever
heard" says Senator Depew. was
Gladstone at So and next in order. in
my opinion. was Simon Cameron at go"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

Otto Wicke. a prominent New York
politician. whose check Is worth $780,
300. at one time lived on five cents a
iay and slept In the City Hall park.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

virginity to Mr.. Davis and the withdraw
al OF the gold democrats from the repub-
iicans2-philadelph Record
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09
The YELLOW MASK.
BY Charles Newton Hood.

Copvright 1900 by The Shortstory Pub
fishing company. An rights reserved.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-16
DISGRACE
KILLS HIM
Boer Patriot Broods Over Unde.
served Treatment and Finally
Takes His Life.
HE GAVE AWAY HIS SWORD
Contributed Fortune and Risked
His Life i'm the Cause OF His
Country but Was Accused
of Treachery.

New York, Aug. 15.-Brooding over
undeserved disgrace due to charges of
'treachery during the South African
war, James Curran, silversmith and
a veteran of the South African war,
formerly with the Boer army, has COM
mitted suicide in his Brooklyn lodging,
Curran was a native of Ireland. When
the war between Great Britain and the
Beers broke out, he was at work in
the Kimberley mines. He had saved
a small competence and contributing
this to the Boer cause, raised COM
pany of scouts of which he became
captain. This company was success
full for time, but in a skirmish be-
fore Ladysmith the whole company was
wiped out, all of the members being
either killed or captured by the Brit
ish.
Captain Curran was made a prison.
er, but within a week he escaped and
returned to the Boer army. There he
was accused of having led his men
into trap. He was found guilty and
was sentenced to be shot but escaped
two days before the proposed execu-
tion.
Making his way to Cape Town. Cur
ran took ship for America and secured
employment.
A few weeks ago Curran gave away
his sword, remarking to a friend that
he could not bear the sight of it longer,
as it continuously reminded him of un-
deserved disgrace.