The Imperial press., 1905-09-09
THE TURN 0F THE TIDE

THE TURN 0F THE TIDE That 9 very marked change in the tone of the newspapers and the public generally is taking place co0eernin4 this Imperial Valley is quite noticeable of late and where few months ago ali that was sought for was something yelEowand sensa tiona|, no matter how faI5sor malicious, now there appears to be a sincere effort to learn tllefaegs and tell the truth a5sn tztllele1s=
 Most of tlfe Tile ret published s5llefff this Valley ald the eonlitions 4rsy2il-.. .ing -here, was written by men wbo hE}sS. never seea-this eoU6FTy and fffa5in alF iderbrighter than bed blg concerning 1t. They imagined Imperial Valley and Salton sink to be one and the same thing when they are eighty miles apart and the crude errors regarding dis tances, directions, elevations, names and every other matter contained in these stories" were absurd in the extreme. 'Ihe .'space filler" would start in with his flood story by locating Imperial on the Colorado river above Yuma and the way he would have Salton river running up bill and the Imperial farmers all under water in the Salton sea would not worry him a Itte bit.
 This sort of thing held the boards for about three or four months, during which time every conceivable absurd story was printed and circulated con cnrning conditions in this Valley. How ever we are here yet, and the resolute pioneers of this Valley are going for ward with undaunted spirit in the conquest of the desert and it's cOnver sion into prosperous homes. No yellow newspaper story can thWart their hopes or turn aside their purpose. Now how ever, that the Colorado river is being put under control when 1t is onl question of month or two till works will be installed that will make it evident to everyone that our Valley will never again be m,naced by food or dam aged by a drouth, the papers are beginning to fall into line and publish really sane, carefully prepared articles and editorials on this Valley and con- diticns here obtaining.
 Last week the Riverside Press pub lished very good article prepared by Mr. Frank C. Russell, one of their staff and young newspaperman of much promise. Mfr. Russell spent three days in the Valley and used his eyes instead of his imagination. He visited Holtvile and the ranch of Wheeler & Go. on Eastside also Imperial and Brawley, but so far as. really seeing the Valley is concerned he did not see one tenth of it. But he saw some of it and gave his paper good truthful report of what he did see.
 few days ago the San Diego Union published an editorial on this Valley and conditions here obtaining. which was very intelligent and carefully prepared statement of matters as they are. There is a noticeable disposition on tine part of the rest of the papers to follow the course so we'll set by these two journals and we are hopeful that the era of extravagant stories and anv-old- thing -so-it-is- allie policy, that has been pursued toward our Valley, will now pass away and the grand and noble work of our stout hearted pioneers receive the need of honor to which they are entitled for their courage and faithfulness in carrying to completion the redemption of this great Valley from the relentless desert.
 Pioneering under such conditions as they have faced is nothing less than creating and so in very full sense the pioneer on this desert is creator and as such is entitled to honor and respect His work should not be belittled nor his efforts discouraged by the needless "knockers" on the yellow journals. Rather should he be honored and com mended for he is the builder of an empire that shall stand for all dime IOno after the yellow knOcker has been