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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-01
DESDE HUMAcAO
El Casino -BaiIes. -Tea,re.
Afirmado de la caIIe
de Ia Carrera
UN LOCOMOVIL
UN LOCOMOvIL
Carne y leche. DE Yabucoa.
Folleto de la causa de Do.
nes. I'm business

FL <Caaino do Humacaos trata de
llevar q efecto en- sus salonss cuatro
bales de mascarss incluso sl dc ri.
nats, pero bales puraments de csrns.
val.
-Sigue agitandoss 81 proyscto ds
fabricar un teatro, edifcio que NOS
hace notable falta. No obstants al.
gunas personas opinan que convlsns
dejar dormir dicho pro yscto hasta que
las Centrales de Roig y Toro empisceu
q convertlr las cafias en- dollars.
-Tamblen hasta ahors resulta
proyecto el afrmado de Ia Gale de la
Carrera, porque 90 necesitan muchos
csrros para trasporlar 10 piedra los
pocos Que hay piden I'm ojo de 10 CO.
70 por hscer ese trabsio. Es precise
pues, esperar q que 90 desocu pen los
tales vshfculos.
-Gracias q 10 Pdjara dc don Roio
como 10 llama al pueblo oil ..Locomovil
que ha empezsdo funcionar para
trasporisr msquinarias desds el puer.
10 q 10 Central de Juncos, % ha re-.
Tornado el pueute del cAmlno de 10
Playa, que en- los primeros visjes de
ests aparsto 80 resinti6 por algunas
parties; como que no eataba preparado
para sguantar tan enorme peso. Igual
lie pssa q los pafses, q los pusblos y q
los hombrea: cuando se les echa enci-
ma una cArga mayor do 10 que pueden
sgusntar, 50 handen.
-Hsce algunas kemanas venimos
comiendo blena carne dc novillo q 20
csntavos kilo, sin sebo nj piltrAfas,
gracias al cello del Oiclal de Sandal
|y& 10 comisi6n de subaats, no pu.
diendo decr otro santo dc 10 leche,
que 90 mala en- extreme cara,
Con Ia aperture do Ia oarretera
de essa ciudad d Yabucoa nos vemoa
frscueutemente favorecidos con las vi.
sitas de muchas bsllas y simpAticas
sen .r.tas y y buenos amigos de 40 uel
pueblo. Pronto resultsra que ae to-.
me como paseo ese trayscio, que antes
era un viaie penoso.
-Hemt oldo decir que dsnsro do
breves dlaa vAa Ia Luz pdolica un 70.
ileto que contiene toda la celsbre au
50 de Dones, con Ia investtgac Ga he
cha yor oil Hoa. Attorney Gsnar Al,
de Ia denunciA contra el Fucsl Apon.
o..
| En- verdad, que ~ leClura resuits.
RI On extr mo interesants.
| So dice que un proh0mbfe. cal
do ha ofrscido el puesso dc Alcalds
de ests ciudad, en- las pr6ximAs cleo
cione', un ioven inesperso, recien
inssalado squf, siempre que spronta
para los trabaios de propaganda, 10
suma de 1000 dollars. Por supussto,
que la com sion de tsl n'gocio result
taria Itsliana, 90 declr; chento per
chento, &C mo gsnsncla moderate oar s
ell prop8ganiist..
| Y aqui viene bien el dich1 vulgar
de 81 10 ve,.,.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-01
10 De PONCE.

Manana publicaremos nue.
vos detalles y nos ocupare-
mos con amplltud en- el inca
lifcable atentado de que fue-
ra objeto en- aquela cludad
nuestro buen amigo Ell Lcdo.
Luis Llorens Torres.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-01
Il FOTOGRAFO SR, MOSC|ON|

Hemos sido obsequiados por el
h&bil intsligente fot6grsfo stfior
Moscioni con vistas fotogra6cas de
los ent'erros de las malogradas sef1o.
ritSs Dslila Pamr Aurora Sal.
dana.
Dlchas fo!ografils han sido pues
tas & 10 venta en- el despacho de dicht
srtists, ftents & Ia plaza BAldorioty
Damos las gcaciss oil Iefior Mos
cl0ni por aus obseq uios,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-01
AMIGOS DE- la ISLA

Aver tuvlmos el gusto de confsren.
eiAr detenidsm snte con nueatros dis.
tipguidoI correliglonarioE don Arturo
c, G opzale2, alcalde de Lsres, don
Eduardo Abreu y don Liborio Bello,
vscInos de inf ljo en- los bSrrlos An.
geles y Santa Isabel, de Umado.
Hly saludam0s de nuevo { esos
amigos, scompsflsndo'sS sl doctor
sein, que lleg5 Anochs TJdol vlenen
para tratar el Aaunto Dc Ia asgregG.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-01

Sc abri6 10 sssi6n & las dos, pre-.
sidiendo sl sefior Matienzo. Toma :
ron asiento veirte y dos delegados.
El aecretario ipform6 que no 90
hsbfan recibido en- su o6cina las pc.
ticlonss y comuuicacionss del dfa.
El sefior Matter 70 snuncis que 10
CAmara continuara discutiendo sec.
cI6n por sscci6n 10 Ley Municipal.
Sc aprobaron con enmiendas des
de los articulos SO al 9l sobre respon
subilidad del Contsdor municipal
obligsciones dc los Ayuntsmisntoi
aserca de las Jeyes, estatutos y ords
nanzas que sfsct,n Ia salud pdblica
Los asliores G sndia y Carri6n ma
nifsstsron que los artfculos sobrl
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-01
ASAMB[EA LEGISLATIVE
CAMARA DE DELEGADOS
Session del dia 81.

obras pdblicas, fueran aplazsdos pc
ra ser discutidas hoy.
Ell se1or Carri6n anunci6 una In.
terpelaci6n contra el departamento
del Interior, ror Ell abandono en- que
80 hallan los caminos en 10 isla. Di'
10 tambisn que este asunto estaba re-
lacionado con 10 prensa que I'm dia y
otro seialaba deficiencies sin que lal
quejss tsngan el mas mfnimo resulta'
do.
Sc invirtieron cuatro horas en- Ia
discussion y enmiendas do 10 Ley Mu-
nicipal.
No se trataron otros asuntos
Hoy se rsunira la CAmara & las dol
para terminar 10 refsrida ley munici
nal,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-01
SER0R|TA FALLEC|DA

Anoche fallsci6 on esta clud&d,
deapues de una prolopgada dolencia, q,
Ia sprecisble { Inte'igsrta serorisa
Clotilde Aceuedo G OF sleE, iobrinA { q
los esposoS Guillermety-G ona slez
Hoy & las dieE de 10 msfianase efscIu6
ell entlerro al que asisti6 nuueross
concurreucia
Reciban sus fAmilisres la EXPIRE
si6n de nue., tro esame,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-01

cl6n de los barrioE q que antes nos
rtf,rimos y que pertenecen hoy &
Utuado.
Sc sguArdA de uu m 1msntl q otro
una comilion de UtuadO para YER 81
q possible Ilsgar 4 un asusedo iuIto.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-01
FL DOCTOR MUNOz DIAL

Este querldo amigo nuestro que,
como diilmos aver, acaba de regeesar
de uu largo visis, fiGta dehuitiva-
mente su rssideacis On San Juan, don,
de tan alta reputasi6n goSA por suS
me 'itos numerosoS en- el trAtamiento
de muchos casos difciles
El doctor Mu1oz DfAE 81 uno dc
nueslroI me iicoS mas competentss. Y
la notIcIa de que ha de permanscer
entire noIotros, seta muy grata, no 90
10 para 81 ampliA clientsla, Sino para
ell pdblico en- general, que le conoce J
le distingds.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-01
DESDE COMER|O
Lsqitima y razsnada exposi'
ci6n sOhre Ia carretera
do aquaI pueblo.
A NUESTROS DELEGADOS
Lucha de veinte amos. .-Dicha
carretera es la unica espe-
rama de aquel pueblo

FL Conceio Municipal de este pue-
bio slev6 & ID Camsrs de Dslegados
un razonado escrito, pidisndo la ter
minaci6n del trozo de earretsra com.
prendido entire el kll6mstro ndmero s
y el sitio denominado <SAlto.s
Desde hace veinte amos este pue-
bio hs venido luch sndo por conse.
guir ESQ obra No hs solicitado otra
coss, y 4 cada legislature ha repsti i.
do tal solisitad, sln conssguir 81 OBJ.
isto.
Nadie 30 inserss6 por nosotros, y
no era de extrAhar, dado que 10 Ca
mara de representative estsba for
mada por nuestroa adversarios, que
nj por las promesas, nj por las anne
nazAs, nj por las psrsesuciones. pu-
dieron iamAs mAlear el sentlmisnto
patri6tico que palpits on esta comar-
ca.
Hoy 10 Camara % la represents
ci6n gsnuina del pstriotismo insular.
V su indifsrencia & nuestra deman q
no serfa consecuencla con los frmei
sufeidos soldados que lucharor
sismpre en- las filas de los partidoa
mks avanz ados, que prshrisron vlvir
sncsrrados en- estas montanas, perse
suidos encarniz ad am sn.e, sin ayuds
nj slo ulesa stenol6n del GJbier no,
volvsr las espaldas q la patria.
Comsrfo 90 10 msior region taba
salsra do Puerto Rico, psro sus cose
chss SON poso productivas, porqus
hay didculsades y psligros para o
capital oil trasladsr 81 fcuto & LOS
pusrt % do mar 8 4 otras plazss co
merciales por Was de comunic aci6r
tan insransitables como las que po
seemos.
Ycon eatas nueStro adelanto serl
negative, permanscsremo estacio
nados.
La carretsra 90 el 6oico faro d,
luz que 90 diviss en- oil horizo onts ds
nuestra vida economics.
Con ella, este sera un pueblo
prsnds faerts en- no lsiana epoca
Con e,ls, la industria y el conner
cio prospsrar&n rapidamsnte, enssn
shando su esfsra de aoci6n;
Con ella, 10 agriculture adQuirirs
IN gran impulse;
Con ella, en- 6u, Ia situaci6n pre-
CARA dc ciertos obrsros hoy sin tra
bsjo, meiorar& notablemsnte, porqu.
aer&u establecidas squf ia oricas d.
,sbaco que no 10 sstaa hoy, por O.
ditfcil aecsso ssta poblacion.
81 nsestros dslegados 80 tomsr
intsres por ests aSunto, esa obra d.
que veuimos hsblando rssultsra aca-
bsds, y ella ssrA IN grau bisn nc
solo para Com srio, sino para el pals
oorque euta carretsra pueds luego en-
uAlmsr CON IL Central por Aibonito
CON 10 cual 90 ganarisn h >rasea visi'
de San Juan & Ponce.
Espsramos que 10 CAmAra moi
Atisnds en- esta oeaston.
Caonab6.
Eaero Is de 1886.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-01
DE- yEGA-bAJL
Juan Miranda Conception.
De correos. La ley de
C0ndados
BELEN FORTEZA
BELEN FORTEZA
Bale suspendido. - Focos
electrlcos en- Ia plaza. I'm
enemigo de 10 amargo

Ha del ado de exlstir don Juan Mi.
rauda Conception, el honrado y labo
rioso artssano, de cuyo sstade de gra.
vsdad dimoa cuenta hacs dies.
Fsrvisnte religloso en- sus Green.
cias, fu6 siemprs un busn esposo, un
buen padre, y un constants amigo.
Modelo de constancia en- 81 trsba.
10, propuso, haee dos 8 tres aiios, 6
acaso mas, levantar en- 10 plaza do
nuestra villa, un sdihclo dc mampos'
tsrfa. igual & los demsa coniiguos que
90 ella 90 encuentran, sin mas ayuda
nj capital que sus e,fusrzos.
Por 10 que he dido decir, Ia csfda
de un andAmio tae el origen de su
corta entermsdad que hoy 10 llsva &
la tumba, sin que hsya podido YER CO.
ronados sus deseos cen 10 termina
ci6n do su obra.
-Haec unas semsnas recibi de los
Estados Unidos una caiita conteRien.
do a'gunos objstos, y segdu su esta-
do, me parsci6 que hahfa sido abrier.
to y maltratada. NADIA quiere decir,
| porque vi que ninedn obisto faltaba
dc los que me rsmitiAn,
-Hacs cuatro 8 cinco diss que he
rectbido con alg1n rstraxo una carta
dc Cabo Roio, cuyo sobre venla abier.
| TO , enteramente destrozado, y con
una nota en- uno de sus margenes que
dice: <Received damaged by, y ls ST.
que estampado I'm sello que dice;
| Ponce squad, y no concluys por que
dar fuera del pspel; y adeu d, en- el
centro dice; Ian. 2' 1905, Westh; de
| modo Que el dsstrozo, aegdo parece ha
dedido tsner lugar 90 el srayecto dss.
do Cabo Rojo al punto en- donde indt-
ca aquella nota.
iNo po irfa el honorable admins
trsdor de correos hacsr que no 90 re-
pitan aquelIos caaos que tan NAL aien
tan en- uu aervicls tan importants co.
mo eseS
Sc considers dlgna do APPLAUSE
lla correcta actitud de 10 mayoria on
| la am ara de Representatives, respecto
& posponer sin considerable, la ley de
Condados.
Ell insspersdo fallecimiento de-
Ila ssforisa Bsl6n Fortexa, ocurrido
On B arcslonsts, hs aldo ssntido en- 60
| to villa, no aolo por aus dsudos que
aQuf residen, sino tamble | por todol
| sus amigos que en- gran ndmsro ella
tenfs v que 10 ha5fan conocido desde
gu infanoia.
Rsciban sus desolados padres ,
hsrmanos, 10 mismo que don Juan
Fortezs y 81 dissinguldA f.milla, 10
sincera expression de nussiro sentido
| pssame.
Como demostraci6a do condo
lencla, por causs del fallecimisnto
do Ia ssfiorlts ForeSs, dc Barcelo-
nets, la iuventud de nuestrs villa
s1spendi6 el bale que para aver no.
che tenis psoyectado.
-ss me hs aaeg lrado, por Quisn
pusde sAberlo, que sn estos dias q ue'
dArGn instalados los cinco fJcos que
han do iluminar nue,tra plaxA.
Las amarguras de 10 vida hoy
uensn ca nusstro pueblo 10 tsnaz con
tendierts en- sl i6ven Ricardo Monta'
Hez, que con suS trabsioS dc confts
Iria rsposterfs hs venido & f,rmAl
una rcvoluci6n cue vlene echando pol
terra todas las altiguallas de loi
besitos, los msrsngtses J los piononoS
SuS trabaios, por 10 que h, vlsto J
Ihs saboreado, son excelsntsS, sor
pertectos, como obra de arts J d.
buen guaIo
CoRRESPONSAt.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-01

ma recompsnsa de hHbsr tN pusSso mu.
chaS vecss la vida, en- defsnIa de los
ideAlsI sust,ntsdoS por Ia revoluc.on
referldA,
Con rsSpecto ( la Conducta del
doctor del Slls en- Puerto Rico, sole
pusden ig aoraris, rspito, los que ma
liciossments qu!efa1 hScsrlo, 8 lei
i'm ports POGO que Ia verdad ssa c)no.
cidaS
Su sit). .. D.,
R. del VaIIe.
san Juan, Elsfo 81 de 1896.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-01

E pAtentado puerorrqueh msyores hs obpdo en-
America atus
del est6msgo Ia buena ~
Es 81 patent zado popusid smia por
que oas parties evsndo Ia vida la ssud
enfemo fsta de utc6n
sts de g6buoa q - FO-
EnaS soeras casadas las SPdor sJn
m podoAs curaS6n de tod aqueas snermdadsS
estAn exouestssoor o preston ega
Direction DOMINGO MARTINEZ Francisco 5O Box ee San
Iuap Pto Rico De ValA sp todN lAI boleaI "
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-23
MARSHALL FIELDS ADVICE
Embodied in His Words to Youns
Man Who Tried to Sell
Him Bonds.

A young bond salesman for New
York house interviewed the late Mar.
shall Field In the spring Of 1905 with .
view to selling him number Of Penn.
sylvania railroad guaranteed bonds,
yielding q little less than four per
cent. Young man." said Mr.. Field.
relates Worlds Work. you are only
wasting my time and yours. like
your bonds. When the trustees Of my
estate come to investing the interest
on my investment hope they will
buy that kind Of bonds, but I am a
business man, and do not care to put
large part Of my surplus In a fully
developed property any more than
should care to buy out q business
enterprise that seemed to me to have
reached the limit of its growth, no
matter how solid 1t might be. Your
bonds are too good for me-" Mr.. Field
1t will be noted, invested his surplus
on the same principle upon which he
built up his business, namely, to put
the money where It has chance to
grow.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-23

THEREICNOF
DARKNESS
ASTORY OF THE HEHEBREWPEOPLE'S
STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM
BY the ''Hishway and Byway" Preacher
~ >
{Copyright, 1905, by w. s. Edison


Scripture Authority-Exodus 10:21-
%. Psalm 78:49.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-23
WOMAN TREASURE HUNTER
Has Visited Wild Regions Never
Before Seen by Any Pros
pectoT.

&AVCOAQa0A0O VAA1y W Ola AAAA0A AssAA0
breed, Lillian K. Malcolm, a woman
mining prospector in Nevada, claims
to have discovered in the foothills OF
the weird Funeral mountains Of Death
Valley ledge OF rich copper and gold
ores on a ridge that towers 5000 feet
In the air. Once Lillian Malcolm, ac-
cording to her story. in the San Fran
cisco Call, crossed the Chilcoot in
Alaska, alone, In her search for gold.
The railroad mad not been built that
has since minimized the difficulties Of
Alaskan travel in the Chilcoot region.
Miss Malcolm declares that the tour
Of the Funeral mountains was more
hazardous than her lonely journey
through the Chilcoot years ago.
mo white person had ever visited
the spot where viewed the great cop
per deposit until I made my way
there" she said. Il have never before
seen such ruggedness in the mountains
as the Funeral range presents.
have been . prospector ten years. and
have passed much Of my time in the
mountains Of Alaska, Colorado and
other places where there are mines.
The Funeral range Is the worst Of
any. I made up my mind that I
would search for gold and copper In
the foothills Of the Funeral mountains.
I was compelled to cross the range to
get where I wished to 60. had no
fear, but there were moments when.
IN climbing. did not dare to look
back. but only kept right on.
There were many places where .
misstep meant sure death. All there
was to do was 10 60 ahead. Once
started in. there was no way to stop
without confessinR defeat. Finally,
found what was looking for. At first
could hardly believe my eyes.
had reached q point about Is miles
from the lines Of the Clark road and
16 miles from the line Of the Borax
Smith road. when the ledge loomed
up immensely.
Then l was happy. have studied
minsralogy. geology and other lines
leading to mining, and I have done
assessment work with my own hands
In q SHAFT 60 feet deep. In short, my
experience has been such that I be-
lieve that I am competent to know
whether my mineral discoveries are
valuable.
The ledge stands up clearly from
80 to 76 feet, with both gold and cop
per in it-but more copper than gold.
There may be millions there In easy
reach-a quantity that I believe Is al
most beyond ordinary computation. II
I am not mistaken, the discovery Is
valuable for its richness, and also be-
cause 1t opens Up knowledge Of an
entirely new copper belt In the Death
Valley"
Picturesqueness is added to Miss
Malcolm's trip by the fact that the
Indian halfbreed that she took inte
the desert where go many strong mef
have died Is Bill Kee, scotty's friend
This Indian is q good guide.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-23
81 There's a new gazabo.' ,

""There's a new gazabo.'
"Let's haze him. reply tho others.
"'What would be good?' inquiries
No. /.
"'We might hang him up by the
thumbs until he faints,' mildly sug-
gests a younger member Of the class
"'Softy.' shrisk the others and drive
him out. Several plans are suggested,
and the class finally compromises upon
feeding him 80-grain doses Of strych-
nine while he is hitched behind Q
motor car making 30-mile clip over
q roadway strewn with tacks.
"That, Dilly, is sure indication OF
Z gay time. Imagine the shrieks oi
laughter it will cause. See the tears
Of joyous appreciation that ring out
upon the night air. Picture to your.
self the happy, innocent, laughing
faces Of these merry lads as they tor
ture their comrade. It's great life.
Dilly. A great life. II there is ora
thing we excel in, 1t Is the ability to
invent odd amusements, and we breed
the finest gentlemen in the world. not. "
But we are progressive, dear uncle
are we not?" asked Dtlly.
Eyes, too id progressive" replied
Uncle George. In some things we
wouldn't know progress II she ran In
front of us and made signs, Messrst
Depew and Platt kindly write, while
in others we are so Internally prog-es.
sive that we will be forced to put
tenders on ourselves to avoid running
down our fellow men. It's great life
we lead here, Dilly. A marvellous life,
and the greatest part of 1t Is our haz-
ing. We are all hazers, my boy, and
we are continually hazing something
or somebody. The social newspaper1
haze their subscribers or haze the gen@
eral public into becoming subscribers.
The plutocrats haze the common peo-
pie, and we allow our public officials
to haze US without a murmur. We are
hazed by policemen and car conduct
ors. and I'm free to confess that be-
lieve we like It. But down at Annap-
oils and at West Point. Dilly, is where
hazing is really brought to lne point
What would not those old inquisitors
have given to have had a cadet at the
head Of the torture department? Why,
one good active cadet could have or.
ganized new tortures and made the
old-ttmers at the business look like a
whisper In gale of wind"
But are not our future naval and
army officers gentlemen, dear uncle?"
inquired Dilly.
Eyes, Dilly, they are gentlemen" re.
piled Uncle George, "just as gentle
manly ~ Z Bornean savage, and with
the same appreciation"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-23

DIR. F. JULIUS HENTZ,
Tenders his professional services to
Che people Of the parish.
Office and residence: Abita Springs,
next to the postofice. Phone 1872.
Private diseases specially.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-23

OSES hurried Tor
ward. It was time
for the uaily visit
of Pharaoh to the
Nile, and he must
not miss him. The
promise had been
given that If the
plague Of locusts
W a s Withdrawn
he, the kin 6.
would let the
children of Israel
go with their
docks and herds
IL
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-23
Drunken Men More Dangerous.

In 1902 there were 10000 policemen
In London, and 5000 Of them were In.
jured in the course Of their work,
OF these, 1925 were injured by
drunken men; dogs injured 68; traffic,
40; fire, 20, and disorderly crowds,
8. So they could see that the drunken
men were more dangerous TO the po
lice than all the fires and mad doE
Facts and Figures.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-23
Total AbstaininR Mayors.

It Is known that In England ana
wales there are at least so mayors who
are total abstainers, while In Scotland
the chief magistrates Of about so Scot
tish burghs, including the lord provost
Of Edinburgh, are in the same category.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-12
Postmaster Robbed

G. w. Fouts Postmaster at Riyerton, Ia., nearly lost his life and was robbed of all comfort, according to his letter, which says "For 20 years had chron- ic liver complaint, which led to such a severe case of jaundice that even my fin- ger nails turned yellow; when my doc tor prescribed Electric Bitters; which cured me and kept me well for eleven years." Sure cure for BiliOusness, Neu- ralgia, Weakness and all Stomach, Liv- CT, Kidney and Bladder Arrangements. A wonderful Tonic. At all Druggists, 30 cents.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-12

just and salutary in Wyoming where there is little or no cultivation or tll- lage. and the land with water right In as fully developed condition as it Is possible to be gotten, is only worth five or ten dollars per acre, it Is evident that to enforce 1t in this Valley at the present time will work a great hard ship. And this hardship will fall on class ,f people who cannot stand it.
 It will mean that the poor man, who came to this Valley and endured plo- neer conditions, buying his water stock on long time and putting all his means Into the improvement of his land, will, if this rule be enforced. lose his all, as the Land Department will cancel his entry, and put his land back in the pub lie domain to be entered by the first applicant to take it. This proposition, on the face of 1t, Is so preposterous and unjust that we cannot believe but that upon proper appeal the Secre- tary of the Interior will modify the h. snucnons printed above. 50 as 10 per- init our people to acquire title to their property, even though small debt stands against them. Even should he decline to do this, we believe the com missioner is consuulng the in- structions too strictly. for, even though the entryman have his water stock clear and unencumbered at the time of final proof, and the balance of the purchase price be evidenced by note of hand failure to pay the debt would work a forfeiture of the water stock just as quickly and just as cer- tainly as though 1t were assigned. The creditor would simply bring suit and at tach the water stock, which, being personal property, could be levied up- on and sold, just the same regardless of the action of the Land Department
 By denying these entrymen title to their lands. the Land Office will be prom ting the very thing they are en- deavoring to prevent. If our people could get title, they could then sell part of their land and pay off the debt, but under the circumstances they are denied that privelege. The four years delay in making the resurvey of this Valley, which may extend a year or two more before it is finally completed, has held up great many settlers in securing title to their land. Quite a few have patents for their lands, others have made proof, paid their money and received their final certificate and are now having their proofs rejected by the Land Department on account of their water stock being encumbered, while a great many more made proofs, and they have been suspended pending examination by special agent, and pending the completion of the resur- vey With their land titles in an In- complete condition the only way the farmers could get outside help was to put up personal property for it. The stock in the Water company therefore was about all the farmer could get a clear title to, so he has. perforce, been compelled to use ii for collateral on which to secure loans We dare say there isn't one-tenth of the water stock in this Valley that is not hypothecated in some form or another Those who have paid It out in full to the Califor- mia Development Co.,, have assigned 1t as collateral to the banks, or other parties. If 1t had not been for this the
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-12

GAO Acres unimprOVed land, a spot cash deal and one worth looking into. Bert R. Chaplin, Imperial, Cal.