The Imperial press., 1905-08-05

aud will take trip to the Hawaiian Islands for his health. Mir. Gray is popular and successful young business man. and his many friends hope the trip may completely restore his health which has been shattered by too close confinement to business. Mir. Shapard will continue the business at the old stand.
 MT. Carter of the Imperial National Bank, in explanation of the item in the last weeks PRESS concerning the action of the Anne .ican National Bank of San Diego in regard to checks drawn on it, states that it has been the practice of the San Diego banks to charge ten cents for cashlng their own checks, no matter how small, and ten cents per hundred dollars on the larger checks. Mir. Carter's bank in cashing checks on San Diego banks has only charged what the San Diego banks demanded, and in no case has this scheme of dlscounting it's own paper been resorted to by tie banks of the Imperial Valley. We confess that this kind of banking is new wrinkle to us, and we cannot understand why the San Diego banks have adopted it. It is the same as dis counting their own paper. They must want to be certain that Imperial Valley will have nothing to do with them. The action of the American National, however, raises the embargo so far as that bank is concerned and makes 1t possible fJr our people to have an account in San Diego without. being held mp. This applies only to this bank, however, all the rest of them maintaining the quarantine against Imperial business. So if you send check on any other bank in San Diego to discount it, for the bank on which it is drawn will discount it when it reaches them. It is hoped this action of the American National will lead to the same course by all the rest of the San Diego banks. Such illiberal busi ness policy has been prime factor in keeping San Diego in sack-cIoth and ashes tor so many years, and now with the resurrection of the city and its awakening from its long trance. it's banks should not stand in thesway of progress.
 The Summer Exodus
 The hegira to the coast seems to be setting in stronger and stronger all the time. The pioneer conditions and newness of things still obtaining in our Valley makes it considerab ble hard ship on the women and children to spend the entire summer here, so from early summer till late in August there is a continual exodus for tue coast and | the beach resorts. The railroad to accommodate this business has arranged a round trip ticket at less tfan full fare rate, good untill November 30, with stOpover privileges west of Cotton. Some idea of the demand for this ticket can be gathered from the fact that up to date more than 4000 of them have been sold at Imperial alone and proba- bly more than 5000 in the entire Valley. The record was made July six, seven, and eight, when more than two hun dred people per day went out. On ex- cursion days, which are Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays, the average number going out is about one hun dred. This liberal patronage to the railroad is indicative of number of things. It shows the kindly considera- tion which the Imperialite bestcws on
 his family, sending them to spend the summer at seaside beaches where they can enjoy all that is best in life while
 he stays with the job of conquering the desert and braves the horrors of ''sum-
 mer wldowerhood." It also shows
 that the people of this Valley are
 prosperous and making money easily else they would not be able to furnish
 the means necessary for the summer outings of their families. The sub- stantial improvements being made on their ranches by the farmers of this
 Valley proves conclusively that the