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The Imperial press., 1905-05-20
THE BOND PROPOSITION

ELSEWHERE in this paper will be found an account of the meet ing between Mir. Heber for the California Development Company ana the directors of Imperial water companies, for the people, and the proposition made and action taken by that meeting. The PRESS believes this to have been the most important meeting that was ever held in the Impe- rial Valley. In the past there have been meetings to the accom- paniment of barbeCued meats, brass bands and oratory, but there were no tangible results came from them.
 The meeting in this city last Tuesday was different from all others that have ever been held here, in that it was a meeting for business. Discussion along the old lines has been exhausted; the rights of all the parties are clearly defined and fully agreed to. Neither the California De- velopment Company nor the peo- pie are claiming any greater rights than justly belong to them, and all conflict along those lines has ceased.
 Now, that there is no longer any disagreement between the two forces, 1t were well to con- sider how common cause may be made by the united power of both the people and the California De- velopment Company against both the forces of nature that must be curbed, subdued and made to do the bidding of man in order that we may have water Ill right amount and on demand, for the carrying forward of the work of retaining the desert and the making of it to blossom with the homes of men, and also to thwart the schemes of certain powerful and interruptions parties who are conspiring the wrecking of the California Development Company in order that they may secure e control of it and resume their sway as dictators over the people of this Valley.
 By the carrying out of the plans outlined at last Tuesdays meeting, it will be rendered inn possible that ever again can the Imperial Land Company, or any one else, control the sale and dis posal of the public lands in this Valley. By the return of the water stock to the Imperial water companies, such high'ha4ded
The Imperial press., 1905-05-20

Mrs. Taggert of Holtvlle visited friends at Imperial several days the past week.
 Mrs. Earl Heber left Wednesday morn at Los Angeles.
 MT. Holman and daughter, Miss Lucille, spent several days at their ranch near Eastside this week.
 Cards are out tor musical to be given by Mrs. Shepherd and her pupils at her residence next Tuesday evening.
 now have full line of refrigerators, ice cream freezers, water coolers and the celebrated Barns Economy cooler to keep your milk, butter, etc., cool and all at rock bottom prices. A. l.. Hill.
 A crowd of the young folks had most enjoyable time "Wednesday evening on d hay ride, driving several miles out in the country and returning, after which refreshments were served to the crowd at the residence Os Verne Mitchell.
 Will Lyons, an expert machinist and clSlHccI lIOlH LOdI rIdllClSCO, came III last week to take charge of the com bined harvester and assist his father, $. E. Lyons, to harvest his large fields of grain south of Imperial and across the line.
 I. l.. Wilson, manager of the National Lumber Company which has succeeded to the business of the Whiting Lumber Company, is again able to be out after pretty hard tussle with broken leg and the plurisy. His many friends are glad to see him around again.
 It is reported that the amount of water coming into the Imperial canal from the Colorado river is increasing, and an effort is being made to close mp some of the intakes. We hope it will be successful for Imperial Valley IS now getting abundance of water.
 Invitations are out for dancing party in the new ware house, cOmpli- mentary to several popular young ladies by Elmer Peck. The band is to furnish music, there will be short literary program and the remainder of the even. ing will be spent in dancing.
The Imperial press., 1905-05-20

visited with Mir and Mrs. Carl Brown at Calpxico on Friday of last week.
 Christian EndeavOr Society
 The Christian Endeavor Society of the Christian church now takes pro- nounced part in the church work and adds greatly to the corps of workers. Though only organized q shor, time they have a large membership, com posed mostly of the young folks of the church who take charge of and conduct the meetings in an entertaining manner. Last Sunday evening the meeting was an excellent one, and good program has been prepared for next sunday night, to which all are invited to attend. Six thirty o'clock p. m. at the Christian church.
 From Mr. J. W. Corwin, who has one of inc largest vineyards in Imper- ial Water Company No. l, we learn | that tlIe threatened injury to his vines by cut worms and leaf hrppers did not materialize and that his vines are as | fine as any he has ever seen anywhere. They are wonderfully grown in size to be only two years old anl are loaded with grapes. It is believed that the vineyarp will average twenty pounds to the vine, throughout. The success of grapes seems to be established, all the vineyards in the Valley are doing well.
 Erwin R. Fairbanks of Imperial and Miss Della R. English of Ukirh were marned in Los Angeles last Saturday afternoon. Mir. Fairbanks is our pOpu- lar assistant postmaster, and a rising young business man of our town. Miss English has spent two winters in lmpe- rial, has taught in our public schools, and been q popular member of our best society. She is cousin of Mrs. F. G. Ravens. The newly married couple will visit in the northern part of the state till about June lst, after which they will return to Imperial. The PRESS joins wile circle of friends in extend ing congratulations and best wishes.
 This is the last week of school and Imperiars rising generation has been kept on the hop-ski ip-and jump getting ready for all the examination exercises, graduations and such other things as usually accompany the closing | days of school Imperial is certainly tu | be congratulated on the high character l of its schools. Prof. Norrish has made an excellent principal and he has been ably assisted in the work by the teachers | in the other rooms. There were not sufficient funds raised by the school tax | to defray the expenses of the last school term, but Trustee Edgar circulated a subscription and quickly raised the nee essary amount. Our schools are Onr pride, and long may Imperial lave schools of which she can be justly proud.
 The latest report from the U. $, Hydrographer who measures the wat, at the Colorado river is dated May l7 and at that time there were 5393 second feet of water beieg diverted from the Colorado liver by the two intakes in Mexican territory into the Imperial | .,S follnwS. ITnnar IaoIin,r (,,.,r
The Imperial press., 1905-05-20
Excursions to Portland Via the SOuth-
 ern Pacific

Commencing Friday, June 2nd and each Friday during the Lewis and Clark Exposition round trip fare will be f42:O5; Leave Imperial at ;27 a. m ecah Friday.
The Imperial press., 1905-05-20

on sale for trans leaving lmpprial d :27 a. m. Sundays, Wednesdays an Fridays. Good for return trip witlIi ninety days. Stop overs allowed yves of CUlton either way.
 Mrs. Fl. Sangster, the milIiner ant dressmaker who started business few months ago in the Garner building has been compelled to join 'orces witt Mrs. Harry Dyke on the dressmakinj , department in order to keep up witl 1 the demands of the ladies of Imperial
 We believe that while the alfaf; ranchers are telling their stories, MT Hector White, who owns one of tn, incest ranches in the Sisbee neighbOr hood, should be heard too. Mir. Whit, rented five acres of his alfalfa for one month for $25. We think that beat any renting proposition so far hearc from.
 The H0ltvile Tribune is before us and we congratulate Brother Baker ol his enterprise and the people of Holt vile on reaching the dignity of having a newspaper to herald their progress The Tribune is well gotten up, is newsy and deserving, and we commend it t the people of Holtville and the Valley generally.
 The Southern Pacific special steamed into Imperial Wednesday evening made a tripovert he HolLon Inter- Urban spent the night somewhere along the line and returned to Yuma Thursday morning. Judging from the frequent trips of these officials to visit this part of the country, our Valley must be a very interesting part of California, or a Southern Pacific.
 w. F. Holt has rendered his resigna- tion as president of Imperial Water Co., No. z, to take effect and be acted upon at tine forthcoming June meeting of the board of directors of that corporation Mir. Holt finds his own business S, pressing that he can not find time tt spare to No. 7, and therefore prefers that some other member of the compan, located here in the Valley take up the work.
 The Spanish class that has been meet ing regularly the past six months, met at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Charles Preble Tuesday evening and adjourned for the summer. It is the intention of the class to reorganize in the fall with q number of new members for the benef lift of such beginners class will be added This seasons class have made remark a. ble progress in the language, and the evenings spent together were not only instructive, but the class formed one of the most social and popular clubs il town.
 From every farmer in the Valley comes the universal report that his alfalfa is doing as well as alfalfa coulC do anywhere, that it is clearly de monstrated beyond doubt that this is an alfalfa country par excellence It is also noticed that everybody who has anything to sell or trade is anxious to exchange it for hogs. Notice in oul classified advertisements "hogs arc wanted in exchange for dairy cows horses, mules, houses and lots" Hogs are coming to be legal tender in oul | Valley.
 That garden vegetables of excellpn quality can be produced in Imperia Valley in great abundance has beer shown by Mrs. Mercy and daughter, who live obout four miles northwest from Imperial. During last winter tn, PRESS gave Mrs. Mercy some garder seeds from the free seed distribution sent out by Congress. This week sI,
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-10

years for some people to understand
just what is worth while in life. You
see, some of us nev grow up. Some
few learn all about this when they
are young, but to most of us the
learning comes through bitter expert
ence, sorrows that soften our natures,
griefs that make us see the terrible
weaknesses of the human heart-and
have pity for them. The mere knowl-
edge that few of us are infallible in
conduct or unselfsh in all things
should make us touch lightly upon
the shortcomings of other folks.
Rowe said:
Malicious SANDER never would have
leisure,
To search with prying eyes for
faults abroad,
If all, like me, considered their own
hearts,
And wept the SORROWS which thy
found at home"
After all, it is the kind of heart
that beats under your shirtwaist that
makes your words ~tattle, gossip, or
SANDER, or like sweet music to the
soul. If your heart ticks right it
will not bore other folks with sense-
less chatter, get on their nerves with
idle ~tattle, poison your gossip with
SANDER or in any way distress with
unkind words.
1t is a matter of being tactful.
Now, this talk on Talk is Chapter
One, and Chapter Two is on Tact,
and as they should always go together,
won't you please save this paper and
tack it on to chapter two next week?
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-10
Kindness to the Afflicted

Some of the sweetest Christians
and most cheerful men and women
are found among the "shut in" They
bravely bear their pain and try to
hide their infrmities and turn a
pleasant face to the world, and some
times those upon whom they are de-
pendent remind them that they are
burdens that must be borne with.
This of all their pains and sorrows
is perhaps the hardest for them to
bear.
To such, a kindly word or Sunshine
message or gift is doubly welcome
for the glimpse of love it brings.
These are all thev have to make life
endurable. Oh, if you only knew how
hungry they are for sympathy, how
eagerly they watch for kind recogni-
ton that seldom comes their way,
but fills them with JOY and happiness
when it does.
Oh, if you could know their de-
spair in their "hope deferred, which
maketh the heart sick" They turn
their faces away and pray, 90 Lord,
have mercy on me and give me
strength to bear what I cannot help"
Many Of these are children, some
little ones having to stay alone from
morning till night, the parents hav-
ing to work all day. Then how well
come a sunshine gift of toy, book
or kindly letter.
"Small gifts for loves sake;
His power can make
Great, by the touch of His hand"
The boy or girl, man or woman,
who cheers and keeps hope alive in
the heart of such, does more good
than one can tell, and in so doing
you develop your own soul.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-10
SeabOard Air Line R'y

The Seaboard Air Line Railway an
nounces the Inauguration of the "Shoo-
Fly" train, between Weldon and Raj
eigh with connections from Oxford,
Louisburg and Warrenton, commencing
Monday, OH.
The trains will be known as No. 2o,
Southbound, and No 80, Northbound,
will stop twenty minutes at Norlina for
breakfast and supper, aid will be ope-
rated daily Except Sunday, commenc-
ing Montay, January 9th, on the follow
ing schedule
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-10

bic. 1t Is a waste OF time ana a SLOW
numbering of ones self-respect. This
is tattle. There's a great big differ
ence between ~tattle, gossip and SLAM
der.
Lady Teazle said: 81 am sure I
have no i'll feeling toward the people
I abuse" And that is the way with
many other pretty ladies who talk
about their neighbors. There is no
resemblance in the world between
gossip and SANDER.
We like to hear about other peo-
pies ways and happenings, and if we
say we do not, we are humbugs-
everyone of US. What would our
newspapers be with all solid reading!
No personals? Pretty dry reading.
So conversation, without personali-
ties, may be blameless, but it is not
warranted to keep any n awake.
Show me the woman who refuses to
talk about people in a lively way and
I will show you the one left to her
own company.
Men love to hear gossip, and they
are nearly all retailers of it. The
practice has been condemned because
it has been regarded as near of kin
to SANDER. The one is the spice in
the dish of conversation, the latter
is venomo poison.
If the gossip begins to be a trife
unkind, a pleasant word will divert it.
The gossiping woman is apt to be
good natured, with a talent for
mimicry. / have rarely known one
who meant or made harm for any
one; knew a woman who gathered
up the news of the whole surrounding
neighborhood as unfailingly as a
magnet gathers particles of steel.
But there was this difference: Ev-
erything she heard passed through
her mind and came out purified and
sweet. A tea party or sewing circle
she attended was always twittering
With gossip and infused with charity
toward all. She was a little drab
woman with pale, nea~r-sighted eyes.
But I believe her way to heaven was
paved with roses springing upward
from the general goodwill she in
fused everywhere she went.
You say: "When | hear a person
speak of the peculiarities of other
people, l know they will say the same
things about me the minute my back
is turned"
To be sure, but she will not be
likely to say the same things if you
are the least bit original. Maybe you
will say something bright; if you do
she will repeat it, giving you full
credit, and maybe adding a word or
two of appreciation. / have known
gossips to do that. Or you may
speak a generous word for the man
who has stumbled or the woman who
has made a mistake; and it is the gos-
sin whose tonoue trembles with eager
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-10
SUNSHINE COLUMN
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF INTER
NATIONAL SUNSHINE SOCIETY.
MRS. ]. M. RANs1ER, State President, Hem
Jacksonville. N. @.
Talk and Tact II.

Jennie 81. writes: eve have tried
to have several societies here, but
they always get to talking so that we
don't do much and the society is
usually broken up"
Most and a lot of men talk
too much.
But we wouldn't mind that if they'd
think before they talk.
When you stop and marvel at the
speed of time. how the years fly about
IN their swift circling currents,
sweeping us on and on like the dry
leaves before an autumn wind, don't
you think it a great pity that so many
sweetly, precious moments are spent
in senseless tattle?
Sometimes I have listened to the
gibberish of half a dozen women lift
ing up and looking over the winter
gown controversy. | wonder if there
is anything under the sun more
beautifully stupid and hopelessly idi-
otto than a long drawn out minute
description of some other woman's
dress? This kind of collar and that
sort of trimming and a hounce ON the
skirt and a stock of blue taffeta with
a bit of lace-you know how it goes.
Yes, there is something more tire
some; that is, a prolonged analysis
of your friends last illness and min
ute descriptions of each successive
step to recovery; said address de-
livered by said friend herself.
| tell you, those men and women
who have time to talk such a lot
haven't time to work as much as they
should.
Talk
Dearie me, the world is full of it.
Some of it is fattery, some of it is
meaningless tattle, some of it is just
gossip and some of it is vicious, un-
kind and slanderous.
The very worst of all, perhaps, is
the N who never says, but merely
hints. The surmise of this is COM
m~unicated to somebody else. this sec
ond person takes the surmise as a
fact, the third one writes out an af-
fdavit and the things becomes m
thing actual. And all coming from
the person who does not talk, but
merely mentions.
No one can talk all the time with
out getting on the nerves of the peo-
pie around us and saying a lot of
things that you shouldn't.
Women themselves have it in their
w to do away with a lot of tattle.
I mean those who do not talk-who
only listen. But to many the fasclna-
tions of listening to tattle is as keen
as the joys of telling it. When there
are so many lovely things to talk
about, how strange that so many
ieweled hours should be spent in Civ
ing or receiving tattle.
l. 10
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-10

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The Bronx County Bill.

Each year the residents Of Bronx Dor
ough appeal to the Legislature to pass
bill erecting that territory into coun-
ty. and, although 80 far the plan has
attracted but little attention, its promo
ters believe that in time they will have
success. The Bronx has an area greater
than Manhattan, with which it composes
the present county Of New York. It's
population is estimated at over 800, OOO
This Is increasing rapidly, and its growth
in the next few years will unquestion-
ably be great. Even now it's population
and the assessed valuation Of its prop
erty exceed those Of Richmond and
Queens counties combined. Only two
counties in the State had a population in
1900 as great as The Bronx, excepting
New York, Of which the borough forms O
part. These were Erie and Kings.
In support Of the plan for the erection
OF the borough into a county 1t is pointed
out that at present no legal action in
volving over $500 can be tried within
Its territory, and no judicial sale Of prop
erty in partition or foreclosure can be
held therein. The $40, 900 persons living
there have no courts higher than magis-
trates' and justices courts, and ell Of
their more important litigation must be
decided in the already overcrowded
courts Of New York county, situated in
Manhattan. This causes inconvenience
and loss Of time to litigants, lawyers,
witnesses and Others interested In legal
causes. Another cause Of complaint is
that the county ofaces are all in Man
haitian, The Bronx helping to pay for
their maintenance without securing
the benefits within the borough.
Many citizens OF The Bronx believe
that they could exercise a much greater
influence in political matters than they
now do II they could cut loose from New
York county. Under the present condi-
tons Bronx delegates count only as mem
bers Of the New York county delegation
in State and district conventions, liable
10 be bound against their wills by the unit
rule TO actions which they do not approve.
With a county government Of their own
The Bronx politicians would be able TO
build up q machine strong enough 10
place them in q position TO demand
consideration.
While The Bronx has many reasons
for wishing TO be made a county, tho
opposition TO the project is general in
Manhattan, and until this is overcome
the plan IL unlikely TO be carried out.
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Do Railway Director, Direct

II President TUTTLE Of the Boston and
Maine railway system was correctly
reported as testifying in Washington
that no railways had been chartered by
Congress, the Union Pacific and Northern
Pacific, TO which franchises were given
by the Federal Government some forty
years ago, had for the moment escaped
his attention. What was then enacted
by Congress regarding fixing rates may
bear upon the question which the Sem
ate committee is now considering.
II may perhaps be fairly tenable that
under the Union Pacific charter Congress
can act till that charter has been amend
ed, and can interfere with the rates fixed
by the directors OF the road. unless the
net income TO be applied 10 dividends
shall exceed 10 per cent. on the share
capital The Northern Pacific charter
seems TO put the rate fixing power abso-
lutely in the hands Of the directors 80
long as the original document remains
unchanged.
Probably those two charters are 10 be
ldhtll db an lhhlSoAADi VI INC KtleTdl
opinion Of the country regarding the
hands into which the rate fixing power
was 70 DO placed, subject OF course to
the common law which made the reason
ableness Of the rates demanded by COM
mon carriers, and liked by themselves,
always revisable By the judicial power
when complained against; but the courts
could only decide whether or not the rate
was a reasonable one.
The testimony recently given before
the Senate committee, il it has been &C
Gu rately reported, tends TO show that
directors do not now establish rates, and
do not even consider, as a rule, the facts
on which the reasonableness Of pub
lished rates depend.
Mr.. MoBAwETz and President FUTILE
did not, on that point, leave any doubt
30 far ss concerned the great railways
they represented before the Commission.
The existing usage in those companies Il
for theAhAreOvneIS, byproxy voting and
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direct voting, 10 choose directors, who
select a president, and he appoints trafiio
agents, who fix rates, make rebates and
determinations, with or without previous
consultation with him. That process
may. or II may not, be faithful eIecu-
ton Of the power reposed by Congress
in the directors Of the Northern Pacific
road, for example, which is probably 70
be taken as a fair example Of State
legislation regarding railway rates.
Whether or not tho modern execution
by railway directors OF the important
trust conferred on them by law has any
thing, or much, 10 do with the prevailing
discomfort with published railway rates,
rebates and determinations, Is one Of
the things the Senate committee has 70
discover. At the present moment it
appears plainly enough In the testimony
that railway directors do not personally
direct in such matters as the Northern
Pacific charter contemplated forty years
ago,
II Is 10 be assumed that railway share
owners desire that the rates published
or authorized by the officials whom the
shareowners select under the laws, and
who thereby become Government officers,
shall be reasonable and exempt from just
criticism; and, when the rates are pub
lished, that those shareowners do not
wish them TO be departed from till they
have been lawfully changed. The pre-
sumption, therefore, must be that il there
are unlawful rebates and determinations
they must come TO pass in violation Of
the interests and wishes Of the majority
owners Of the property by methods
which have little favor Of division and
silence.
It Is to be hoped that future testimony
before the Senate committee will illumi-
nate this branch Of the subject.