Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-01
TEN THOUSAND CLUB ADOPTS SYSTEM FOR BEAUTlFYING OF
 RESIDENTIAL SECTION.
PLAN FOR SHADED STREETS
City's Highways to Be Converted Into Vistas of Living Green-Two Years Care of Trees Proposed-Urges Speedy Issuing of Government Pat ents On Imperial Valley Lands.

Midsummer heat only appears tos in- crease the ardor of members of El Centro's Ten Thousand Club. Twen- ty earnest men gathered at the tables at the Palm Roof Garden last Monday night and spent two hours in discus sion and planning of betterments for the town.
 One of the most important features
 was the presentation of a proposed circular letter to be sent out to every property owner on the residence streets, explaining the plan for uni form tree planting.
 After a careful investigation and study of local conditions, the commit tee on tree-planting, which is com- posed of George A. Carter, president of the Valley State Bank; w. o. Ham iltOn, City Trustee and a member of the Valley Hardware & Implement Company; H. c. Griswold, real estate dealer, and Irving Jaquay, expert hor- ticulturist, have formulated on behalf of the Ten Thousand Club the follow ing proposition:
 The committe will furnish desirable shade trees suited to this climate, plant them, furnish water for irriga- tion and care for the trees during period of two years, at total cost of 1 $S for each inside residence lot, and SIP for each corner residence lot. me committe agrees to keep growing
 trees in each designated place, re- placing such trees as may die from any cause during this twOyears' per iOd.
 | The cost is a very moderate one, l in view of the assured results, and of jC
 confidently expected. About two thousand trees must be engaged at once for fall planting, and the work | is to begin as soon as the money is
 available.
 1 Lot owners are urged to send their
 remittances to cover the cost of tree setting in front of their respective
 lots to George A. Carter, who is treas
 urer of the Ten Thousand Club. The
 circular was ordered printed and will
 be sent out at once to every lot owner
 whose address has been obtained. i El Centro has thus taken a step
 which is certain to bring about WOn
 derful improvement within the course of a few months and which will add to the comfort of residents and to the
 beauty and attractiveneSS of the city each season.
 The subject of entertaining the Southern California Editorial Asso citation when it visits Imperial Valley in the fall was discussed, and the mat ter was referred to H. B. Pearson, chairman of the committee on enter tainment, with instructions to form ulate plans for entertainment.
 On suggestion of Dr. R. P. Shep- herd, the Club endorsed the prOpOsi ton of securing from various cities of California copies of their ordinances concerning tree-planting with the view of formulating therefrom an or dinance to submit to the El Centro City Trustees with a recommendation for it's adoption.
 A special committee, composed of Paul Roman, c. w. Collins, F. B. Full Ter and Lewis HaVermale, was in- structed to send an appeal to Senator Flint, asking him to urge upon the l Government officials the completion of the Government survey of Imperial Valley and the issuance of patents on lands at the earliest possible date, and to secure, if possible, a statement as to the date when such patents may be issued The Club also by resolution requested all other civic bodies in the Imperial Valley to appeal to Senator Flint with similar requests.
 The Club adopted a resolution re- Iquesting the Southern Pacific to park the grounds surrounding the Com panys new passenger station at El CGutrO