The Imperial press., 1905-09-09
IMPERIAL

Rev. LelZure or bfaWley was among the Imperial visitors Thursday.
 D. D. Pellatt is helping Mir. Lawrence get out the Standard this week.
 ". A. Edgar and wife have gone on a camping trip to the Julian country.
 Dr. Toprahanian made a flying visit to Los Angeles during the past week.
 Campbell Robinson of Walla WalIa, Wash, who owns a half section on the Esstside is in the Valley this week look ing after getting his farm put into alfalfa. Mr. Robinfnn is enthusiastic over Imperial Valley for alfalfa.
 E. R. Fairbanks has completed and is occupying his new 4-room bungalow cottage or. his ten acre tract north and joining the town. It is Mir. Fairbanks intention to lay out his tract for chicken ranch, having everything strictly up to date. There IS no doubt about there being money in poultry. All kinds of fowls thrive splendidly in this country, and MT. Fairbanks will have fiue place to keep them and will doubtless be very successful in his enter prise.
 We are in receipt of an elegant booklet entitled 'The Home-fnder" published by the Colony Investment Company PA South Spring Street, LOS Angeles This publication sets forth the beauties and advantages of the Imperial Valley m very able manner and is the very best thImg in the way of advertising literature we have yet seen It is splen-. didlv printed, is replete with clear and we'll chosen cuts and is a work of art Geographically. Mir. Heber is to be congratulated on his enterprise and we wish him and the "square deal" every success.
 w. V. Hardy received a telegram from the Reclamation Service officials asking how much hay there is to be had in the Imperial Valley2 What price it can be bought for, and what rate can be secured for it's shipment to Yuma? There is very little hay in the Yuma Valley and there will be a very large demand for hay during the coming winter. There fore, there will be a good market for all our farmers have to sell. This will be in marked contrast to what it was last year, when the farmers could not sell their hay at aIl The tide has changed, |, no doubt about it.
 City Recorder Peck is among us again after months vacation spent on the coast. Mir. 'eck says there is very marked change in the feeling of the people in lhe outside concerning our Valley. The general opinion now is that we are going to make a success of our enterprises and become great Val ley O rich farms and prosperous towns. This feeling of confidence isquite largely inspired by the vital interest the South ern Pacific has, not only in having the Colorado river put under control, but also the development of this great and fertile region.
 City Attorney G. H. P. shaw went to San Diego last Friday to get out an in- junction against the parties who are fencing up Imperial avenue. This seems to be ease of c"ld- -blooded hold up on the part of the land owners, who have been promising all along to give the right-of-way deed. but have de- iayed doing so, evidently waiting for the time when they could work their hold up to best advantage. Such property owners are detriment to any cOmmu- nifty, and the spirit shown by them has nn place in this Valley. The united effort of our people will make of this Valley a veritable garden, but the grafter must be east out like the serpent out of Eden.
 Squire -Orrick found out a few days ago that the Cocopahs have labor u lion equal to any the Los Angeles Times ever kicked about. He has been sui erintending the work of band of the "nobe red men" engaged in the menial occupation of cleanin" ditche>.