Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-10
IMPERIAL LAND
CLOUDS VANISH
GOVERNMENT PREPARES TO
ISSUE PATENTS
RELOCATION BY SETTLERS WILL
ADJUST PAST MISTAKES
Receipt Of Plats for Watered Area
Causes Universal Rejoicing in
ErstWhiIe Desert COM
munity

IMPERIAL, Jan. 9.-News that plats
for the Imperial valley survey, cover
ing Is to Is south, IL to is east, IL
south and Is and Is east, had been re-
ceived at the Los Angeles land office
for filing, was received here with uni
versal rejoicing.
These plats cover all of water dis
tricts Nos. 1, 4, 6 and z, and all the
older portions of Nos. 5, s and 9.
The dispatch states that within
thirty days after the official filing of
the plats they will be open, which
means that in that time patents can
be obtained on application, while the
claimants will have sixty days longer
in which to make their claims to pat
ents on lands on which final proofs
have been made.
1t is not said how soon the plats
will be officially filed, but that is man
ifestly matter Of very few days.
The present outlook, then, is for the
beginning of the issuance of patents
by February 10 to Is and the issuance
of all patents in the section covered
for which final proofs have been made
by April 10 to Is.
This is in accordance with the state
ment made long ago that patents
would begin to be issued not later than
March 1, and it comes as relief to
those who have been waiting year af-
ter year for the perfection of title to
their claims.
1t is more than six years since con-
gress, by special law, provided for this
| survey, and the delay has worked great
| hardship to the people of the valley.
The perfection of title will be highly
beneficial in several ways.
Can Deal with Security
Hereafter land can be sold and deed
I Ne,1-
| deeds carry elsewhere, making it
much more alluring field for invest
ment.
Of fully as great Importance is the
fact that henceforth claims can be
subdivided and sold in any-sized par
GELS without the handicap of complica-
lions arising from title, while hereto
fore it was necessary to make sales Of
fractional parts of claims only on full
cash payment, mortgages not being
possible.
But probably the greatest benefit to
accrue to the valley will be in the fact
that henceforth money can be bor-
rowed on the land for it's improve
ment. Heretofore a man might have
| land worth $4,000 and be unable to
| borrow dolloar on it to build fences
! and make improvements which were
! absolutely essential for profitable farm
| ing simply because his land was not
available security.
! Farm loan agencies have been anx-
! ious to come to the valley, and have
promised to do so as soon as titles
| were perfected, and there is every rea-
| son to expect that within the next
| twelve months from 100000 upward
| will be loaned in the valley, giving a
! big impetus to every line of industry
while the security to be afforded will
draw in great floods of colonists.
| The long, wearisome battle of the
pioneers is drawing to an end. The
new - Of prosperity and development
is opening. The day has come for that
great stride forward which has long
| been expected.
Triumphs Over Obstacles
Overcoming obstacle after obstacle
] through the irresistible impulse of
| pioneer energy, Imperial valley has
gone on from one conquest to another
and now, with the last obstacle re-
moved, it is ready to surge forward.
President Lombard Of the Lombard
Investment company Of Kansas City,
which company has $5O,0O0,0O0 placed
on farm loans through the middle
west, is in the valley.
At the time of his two previous visits
to Imperial, Mr.. Lombard expressed the
desire to get busy making loans in the
valley just as soon as final receipts are
| issued, and his coming at this time.
when it is known that but few DAYS
will elapse before patents issue, is very
suggestive.
! At the same time it is known that
plans are being made by others to
make loans in this valley, and one of
the best known citizens of the valley
has for months been arranging to en-
ter this work, having associated a
number of other prominent citizens
with him, while he is now in the east
| with excellent credentials interesting
capitalists in his project.
One Of the large Los Angeles saw
ings banks recently sent a representa-
tive here to go over the local situation
and report on the desirability Of max
| ing loans and other banks are expected
! to do the same.
The prospect is therefore excellent
| for the coming of millions of dollars for
| loan to the farmers of the valley, en-
! abling them to make the improve
ments to their property which must be
made before they can hope to get from
the soil anything like the full pro-
ductive power.
Thus the news of the early issuance
of patents is followed naturally and
Immediately by other DEVELOPMENTS
which are encouraging to every inter
est here.