The Imperial press., 1904-09-10

ttsat'ttvr tu tltU --iulv buuulrs AuN WltW ' tluugs oi duullv strength. h. uot underestimate this new -iuund
 strength viuirv that in the next on-
 Watd step toward the king TOW ui : ,uldic ownership. you have thc match. ' less aud unsurpassed ability ui uuc ui ualurv's uublvmrn.
 : refer to uuc whom yuu all know - 70. c who tr,,m now on i- uut only your . aS~N-iatc. but an apicut champion "i . thr cause that i- sh dear tu your hearts 7 .-l r.icJ iu uuc wliusv rugsc,l, inherent . honesty ui purl-sss' stauhs iuur-Squarv . Go every brccEc that blows, A mau who was hrm when uthrrs ialtcrCd-a mau ' W loo is tue lrTsuuiiicstiuu ui mauline~- --a man N h,s>~ long years ul devotion io tue lml-.rial canal system, Nnd whose untold struggles iu it's behalf. has Kim ilcsi an undNins fire ut love in hi- great heart and soul tor this mighly effort oi hl~ iiiv'- Nork-thi- enduring monument to tsssi,.rily--the reclamation ut u dc-- rri. ard waste, that thruugh his un- iaitcring efforts. and the efforts ot hIs
 ,-., viat,-s. Is now beginning |" bud and ilpNer with iulhllmcut ot hopes iruiiun.
 refer ,o the Honorable Anthony II flrlcr. President oi the California De- vrlopmeut Comlg,ny Justice demands And comlcl- me tp say that, iu my lud. = uicmt. this Valley iu its dimensions north ant south. east and west, is not large enough to tiud single spot where an historic tablet could bc erected that should not have vugraVcn upon II the name ot Anthony II Heller.
 Hr is man who hAs proven by his lab,rs that b. i- prc-cminent among those who have become eminent as master builders oi thls gr,-at Imperial canal sy-tem--a man whose financial genius has measured the depths of every exigencv, and risen to the height oi every Cccasiuu-a man possessed oi untaiuted purity. Napoleonic ability, and unsurpassed courage. Remember, gentlemen, criticism is rasy-art alone is iiticull
 may be par,loned for saying that Mir Iiebcr Is gentleman whom have intimately known and loved for twenty y.-ars-ind-esi. II is my sincere belief that he is gentleman about whom, w hen truth Is spoken, only eulogies will iall from the lIge of men.
 In conclusion. let me say that the Imperial Valley is as yet only in the morning ot its development. The sun has hardly rg,ldene,l your eastern hori- Epn-the nine thonsand people now residing here are the advanced guard oi a mightier civilization coming after indeed, as vet yOu are only occupying ' the front portAls oi vast colseum-a coliseum abounding with unexplored vaults "i favorable surprises, of match . le-s opportunities, anI oi incom parable
 wealth.
 ! This is indeed marvellous Valley
 ii is ieeming with tirel'-sS and de- : iermined people. Your fortitnde. in dee-i your very presence here. stamp
 you a. a people possessed oi courage
 ous spirit nsurpas-e'l,-a restless en-
 ergy that knows no iaIlure-a people ' rho will admit of nn defeat. and fl l read>curIectly the Handwriting, you
 Nill be satisfied with nothing less than : suIeTlatiyr success.
 Lofty ambitions and noble aims have
 ever bern rewarded, while sterling man
 hood, seasonesl with high morals and
 an exalted christian fortitude. will
 surely lead these. people onward and
 upwarl to certain and splendid victor
 i.- in the struggle for public ownership
 of the Imperial canal system, and in
 their laudable contest for commercial
 greatness.
 CAMPING ON THE DESERT