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Imperial Valley press., 1909-09-04
FARMAN's NEW RECORD
Flight in 6ipIane Surpassed Achieve ment of Bethany Field at Aviation
 Tournament.

BETHENY AVIATION FIELD, RHEIMS, Aug. 27. Flying in a bi- plane here today, Henry Farman the English aviator, broke the record of 95.SS miles made by Hubert Latham, yesterday.
 Farman also beat Louis Paulham' $ record for time of 2 hours, 53 minutes and 24 seconds made yesterday.
 At the end of the seventeenth lap Farinan had covered ITO kilometers U05.57 miles)
 1t was almost dark when Farman completed his eighteenth round, giv- ing him a total distance of lS0 kilo meters, or 111.7S miles. Searchlights located on the top of the tribunes swept the plain and aided the daring aviator in his flight.
 Farman stopped at the conclusion of his nineteenth lap. This gave him total distance of 190 kilometers not counting the curves in his flight, or 1tS.05 miles.
 The committee ceased recording Far mans rounds at 7:3O D. m. He had then covered 130 kilometers, or 111.76 miles, in 3 hours 4 minutes 56 2-5 seconds.
 Two dirgible balloons, the Zodiac and the Colonel Renard, while evolutinig at hni oh 1at of in front of the tribune, passed within 40 feet of each other, A catastrophe was averted only by the skillful man ipulation of Count de la Vaulx, the pilot of the Zodiac.
 The two dirgibles were preparing for race At the time of the in cident the aeroplanes were sweeping around the course beneath them.
 Roger Sommer got away at 4:01 D.. m. He was followed by Latham at 4.21 in his No. 13," the machine in which he made 70 kilometers yester- day. FarTan went up Immediately after Latham. Latham completed his first round in the fast time of min utes 54 4-5 seconds.
 At he end of Sommer's second round his time was 21 minutes 34 2-5 sec onds: His first round was completed in 10 minutes 54 1-5 seconds. In the beginning his machine seemed to be under poor control ahd drifted with the wind, but later it became steadier Sommer descended during the fourth round.
 atham completed he third round in 26 minutes 45 seconds, and the fourth in B minutes 36 2-5 seconds.
 Glenn H. Curtiss, the American avi- ator, went up into the air at :o4 this evening, and started around the course at a great rate of speed. He completed his first round in minutes 1-5 sec onds.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-09-04
TEXANS MEET TODAY
Plans to be Completed for Valley Re- union of Folk From Lone Star
 State This Fall.

If you are Texan by birth, adop- tiOn, marriage or former residence, you are urged to attend a meeting called for this Saturday afternoon at ? o'clock sharp, at the City Hall, in the Beach block, Fl Centro.
 This meeting is called for the pur- pose of making definite plans for a permanent Texas Day reunion. It is proposed to make this an event of prominence, and to reach every for mer Texan in Imperial Valley, so that all may assemble at reunion to be held in Fl Centro some time during the fall
 It is probable that the programme will include a regular old fashioned Texas barbecue, wild west show, ball games and various athletic events. and literary programme of speeches by prominent Texas orators, music, etc
 At this afternoons meeting officers will be elected and plans will be adopted It is estimated that there are fully 300 Texans now located in Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-09-04
FINAL CERTIFICATES

U. s. Land Office to Myrtle A. AL pin NV quarter of Sec. 11-15-14.
 U. s. Land Office to Alvin w. Wohl- ford; Tract 11S-15-16 U. s. Land Office to John Mckinney :; Tract 154-14-15.
 U. s. Land Office to Wesley Perry; Tract 71-16-14
 L. S Land Office to Mayne Perry; Tract 72-16-14.
 U s. Land Office to Frank T. Gas sell; SW. quarter section 7-17-14
 IT. s. Land Office to Frank T. Cas- aell; Tfact 75-13-14.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-09-04
TWO WEDDINGS

Miss Grace Cole, sister of Judge r. E. Cole will be married at the home of Judge Cole in Los Angeles, to Mr. Johnson, of Louisville, Ky, on Sep tember 8th. The wedding will be an informal affair, Rev. Chas. Seymour, of Holtville. officiating. MT, Seymour will be married on the next day Sep tember the 9th, to a Santa Ana girl He will leave for Santa Ana directly after the Johnson Cole wedding.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-09-04

crossing the /Colorado on the dam. thence to Kofa, Quartzite, Rouse, Swansea Planet, crossing the Bill Williams Fork. thence to Yucca, where it crosses the Santa Fe north through the Gold Roads country, and connect e ing with the Salt Lake route in East ern Nevada.
 The Southern Pacific has built the line from Yuma to Laguna. and will very soon build a track across the river on the Laguna dam. Grade stakes have been set from this point on to Kofa, at which point Is located the King of Arizona and the North Star mines Surveys have also been made from Kofa to Quartzite and on to Rouse. From Bouse the Clara Consolidated mine is building a road to Swansea, distance of twenty six miles, and they are arranging to eX- tend the line on to the Planet.
 To Tap Big Mines
 The property was recently purchas- ed by the Lewissohns of New York, with the understanding that railroad Consolidated Company had considera- ble trouble in getting their line pro jected, and it is generally understood that the Southern Pacific interests are behind the building of the line, and will sooner or later take it over.
 Surveyors have also been in the field from the Bill Williams to Yucca this summer This line, when built, will reach practically every property of any merit in Western Arizona and Eastern Nevada. Hartman represent atives have covered all of this terri tory very thoroughly during the past nine months, and made good reports.
 Port Isabella is considered to be an excellent deep water port, and when the railroad is built from Yuma, this north and south line will be the short est line to tidewater from all points in the Middle Western and Rocky Noun tain States. It is believed that the Southern Pacific will be forced to run rail line up to this port when the Interstate Commerce Commission forces the Spokane decision.
 Port Isabella is about 400 miles nearer the United States than Quay mas, which port is now owned by the Southern Pacific, and would give the Hartman lines control of practically the entire west coast of Mexico. and enable that line, on completion of the Panama Canal, to bring freight into this country and deliver it to all points in the West over it's own rails
Imperial Valley press., 1909-09-04

TAKEN UP -29 hogc, weight about
 40 lbs, mostly unmarked, all in good condition. Owner can have same by paying for this notice and
 keep. s. A. Shields, on the Walter Moore place, southwest quarter Sec. 20-14-16. four miles south of El Centro. 2O-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-09-04
MANY PROJECTS FOR
 RAILROAD BUILDING
Report Current That Wizard Hartman Has Numerous
 New Plans AfOot

Parker Cutoff May Run to Banning h. stead of to Bengal and Southern Pa cific May Build to Port Isabella, on Gulf of California and up Colorado River
Imperial Valley press., 1909-09-04

Last Sundays Los Angeles Times contains an article on the various Southern California and Arizona rail- road projects which 1t is reported Hartman has in mind to carry out within the next few months Some of these have a direct interest to resi- dents of Southeastern California and the whole article while interesting may be classed in the catagory oI i'm portant if true" The Times says:
 Railroad building in Southern Cali fornia and Arizona bids fair to be extensive this fall and winter. and If present plans are carried out the rail road map of this part of the country will be changed materially.
 The management of the Arizona and California Railroad is asking for bids for gradings it's projected line from Parker, Ariz., to Bengal this State, a distance of ninety miles. The specifi- cations to bidders carry peculiar clause, behind which appears to be a strong indication that the line will never be built to Bengal, on the main line of the Santa Fe, but will be di- verted about halfway between Parker and Bengal and extending to Banning on the Southern Pacific.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-09-04
Shorter Route

Shorter Route
 The distance from Parker to Ban ming is about 150 miles, but if that line is constructed the mileage from Los Angeles to Phoenix via the South ern Pacific by way of Banning. would be very much shorter, and over better grades than over the Santa Fe, via San Bernardino and Bengal
 It is generally known that the liar riman lines own very large interest in the Arizona and California railroad already built. and the big new bridge across the Colorado river at Parker. It is also known that the Southern Pacific has a track contract over the s. F. P and P. from Phoenix to Wick enburg. This was made last spring when the differences over the Phoenix and Eastern were settled, and that line passed finally from the Santa Fe to the Southern Pacific.
 The Southern Pacific is building or ready 10 build, the link between Win kleman and San Carlos, a distance of forty miles This line will be built some time this fall and winter, and when done the Southern Pacific will run it's trains from Phoenix straight east and connect with the main line of the Southern Pacific at Bowie.
 With these known facts it does not lnn1y fhn .ef l. built to Bengal. as the Southern Pa cific would much prefer to run out of Los Angeles over it's own rails, con meeting with the ut-off at Banning This line would be far the best trans continental line in the United States because it would be practically free from steep grades, and the mileage would be shorter than any other line It would cut the through time down several hours, and enable the South ern Pacific to have it's main line through the richest part of Arizona.
 "The Parker Bill Williams Bouse country promises to be a rich mining section, and the Salt River Valley,  through all of which the line runs, is one of the largest irrigated valleys of the Southwest; the rich mining terri tory at Florence. Kelvin ana Ray, and the rich section surrounding Globe are all on this side
 Has Lions Share
 All of this territory in addition 10 that owned by the old main line of the Southern Pacific through Yuma and Tucson. gives to the Hartman lines the lions share of the produc- tive part of Arizona. In addition to this another line is being carefully exam ined by the Southern Pacific, and when built, will likely change the complex ion of the western railroad map. 1t will run from Port Isabella, on the
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-05
Wall Street Bears Are Forced to
Buy In Shares to Cover
New YorIS Stocl< Market

RTEW YORK Feb 4The professional limitations of the
~ the OF comparatively
difficulty advance further becoming manifest
concluded yesterday and natural
the followed today These trivial fluctuations do
direction
process
The by bear does dis
liquidation the
bidding the other hand
stimulated
speculative spirit alert
market clearly
bonds
Call did fall below the
per cent which makes the record for the The
call OF the the the depository banks
February
prevailing
borrowers well With the effect this hardening
market
New
influence which eab
prompted by
OF the soc without further
% litigation
which yesterdays allegations OF
the trade received resulted in decline IN the
dusts The OF the metal reduced here and
steel confirmed the feeling
although special effect the steel ndustrs The
in these
o
irregular Total sales value $5s3S0O00 United
bonds unchanged
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-05
chicago BOARD OF TRADE

CHICAGO Feb 4.--The feature of trade in
the wheat pit the active buying by lead
ing elevator interest during the first hour of the
day. The demand brought out free covering by
shorts which caused prices to advance to the
highest point reached since the first part of
December, when May delivery touched Sill
The high point today was recorded at $1.I0%.
During the last half of the day there seemed
to be considerable inclination the part Of
the leading longs to take profits and this caused
an easier feeling.
News of the day was again OF bullish
character. Gables were strong, cash demand in
this country was again brisk. heavy sales Of
iour We're reported at Minneapolis and cable
gram from Rosario claimed that the Argentina
crop Of wheat had been greatly oyerestmated.
One of the leading local millers reported sales
of -four yesterday to points I'D Louisiana. North
Carolina and West yirginia, which is all terri
tory for this market After ranging between
81 0915 and $1-103s the May delivery closed at
$l095s. Final quotations on July were at 9sb
Q9sSe.
Tie bulge in wheat created moderate frmness
in the corn market early in the day, but later
easier tone developed. Cash houses were lead
ing sellers during the last half Of the day. A
tendency TO weaken options. as did also the
continued absence of any export demand The
market closed easy with prices 1sM#e lower
than the previous close May closed at cage
and July at 63 Ac.
Trade in the oats pit was extremely light
ali dag and the market was rather weak the en-
tire session A slack demand from eastern
sippers was largely responsible for the weak
ness although talk of Argentine oats being im-
ported to this country had some effect AT
the close prices shade 20 X N llc lower
With May AT 53c and July at 4615 n465se
Profit taking sales by the leading longs and
some selling by local packers caused weakness
in provisions throughout the greater part of the.
day. At the close prices were 5@7i5c higher
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Open High Low Close
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-05
Los AneeIes Narket

Los ANGELES Feb. i'm order to prevent
The shipment of eggs to San Francisco prices
were rafsysl another gent today. Both the selling
and buying price sent up 1c bringing the
quotation to 43c for candled ranch and SOC for
case count. Jobbers are expecting heavier re-
eelpts for the remaining days of the week which
VIII result in lower prices. There were no other
changes IN produce prices The market was over
supplied with celery, causing Il drop of l5c a
crate. Peas and beans were scarce and In de-
mand.
Produce receipts Eggs. 1872 cases: butter. IA.
tdo pounds; cheese. $40 pounds potatoes 3 TO
sacks: onions. 533 sacks; beans O34 sacks:
sweet potatoes, 1lG sacks
Eggs-Local ranch candled, 43c per doz; case
count, 39c.
Bntter-Creamery extras. 77I5c per two lb
roii. selling price 10 trade, Sec, creamery nrsts
size; eastern extras, 81 &c; cooking butter 27c
Cheese-Northern fresh, 15Mf5I5c: anchor
large, 1512c; anchor, Young America 16I%c:
hand cheese, anchor brand 1Sc; eastern singles
l6lac; eastern twins, 161ac: eastern cheddars
lie; eastern longhorn. 19d zoe: daisy lie; brick
cream, 20U2lc Tuare, 14c; Oregon cheese, 17m
1sc.
Beans (per ctD-Pink No. l. S315a3 8. %: lima
No. /, S4.50m475; Lady Washington No /
81 %: small white No. l, 50 56I5 90: blackeyes
$500; Garyanzas $3.50; lentils, S7GS; bayo.
Potatoes tper ctD-New Highland. s2m2 p:
Salinas, S215d2.25 Lompoc. 81. 156l 9. .25; Oregon
early rose, $223; northern early rose 50 25a
.. 30; Idaho, 81 10.
Sweet Potatoes-Ye Yellow local 81. .5o61. 10:
white 5oc per box red, soc per box; choice yell
low. 81 %
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-05
Butter. Cheese and Eggs

The egg market was active and firm yesterday
and prices made another advance, extras going
up &c to 43e dozen, while hrsts were 1i5c and
selected pullets 1c higher. Receipts showed a
large increase over Wednesday, but there was a
good shipping inquiry in addition to the regular
local trade, and ii this shipping business
that strengthened the market.
The butter market somewhat unsettled
but, in the absence of business on the exchange
prices for all grades undisturbed In the
cheese department fancy California fats and
Young America frsts 1sc pound higher
On the exchange 20 cases of extra eggs sold at
43c dozen and 10 fancy California fiat cheese
went at 13hc pound
Receipts were $4,000 lbs butter, 5000 lbs
cheese and 962 cases eggs
The following official quotations estab-
lsEed by the sales, bids and offers ON the floor of
the dairy exchange Prices in the street, while
governed by the exchange quota tions, generally
range from l lac to 2c higher owing to the vari-
Gus charges to be added
Butter-Eresh creamery extras, 3415c per h.
steady; do hrsts 32Ac, firm; do seconds, 2Sc
hrm local storage extras, Sic, firm; storage east
ern ladies' 231ac, firm.
Cheese-California: Fancy flats 13lac per h.
steady do frsts. 121ac, steady; do seconds IL 1sc
steady fancy Young Americas, re, steady; do
frsts, Ice steady; storage flats, 13c weak Ore
son: Fancy hats 14c steady; fancy Young
Americas, Ice weak; fancy eastern cheddars
ltc, steady; Oregon storage flats, I4c, firm; do
Young Americas, 15c, firm.
Eggs tper dozen. cases includedl California
fresh EXTRAS 43c, firm; do frsts Al &c, firm: do
seconds, SOC, firm; do thirds 3Sc firm; selected
pullets, soc, firm.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-05
Potatoes. onions and Vegetables

with receipts running light and with only
limited variety for buyers to make selections
trom' the vegetable market is running along
III groove and price luctua tions are few and
unlmportant from day to day. Current arrivals
OF garden vegetables from the south consist
largely OF peas and string beans, and as most
OF the offerings are of poor quality and gener-
any unattractive, prices have a wide range
some OF the arrivals being practically unsalable
receipts of asparagus from the river districts
are slowly increasing and prices are gradually
setting while crop rhubarb from across
the bay is not finding much favor with buyers
as yet. The potato market continues dull but
prices remain steady, while onions are in lin
ited supply and very firm
Potatoes tper ctp-River Burbanks. $1.4O@
Ito; Lompoe Burbanks. $2Q2.10: Salinas Bur
banks 81. .65M1 so; Oregon Burbanks 81 .T5m
i so; early rose, 81 50; sweet potatoes, 10
0nions-$2@2. 80 per ctl.
acknowledgements. 121s @20c per ID; rhu-
barb, 6G8c per To; tomatoes, $10l.5O per box
or crate; green peas, 5GI10c per ID; string beans
100 l5c per Id; green peppers. 1873 @2Oc per
I0 summer squash, "a per box; garlic S1
10c per ID; cabbage Sl.25 per ctl hothouse Gu
cumbers, T5c@$1.25 per doz; cauifower 5Od6Uc
per doz; carrots. 65@75c per sack; eggplant
d per lb celery, 40@G9c per doz marrow-
Tat and Hubbard squash, S20@2j per ton nush-
rooms, 1JW25c per ID.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-05


OMAHA, Feb. 4.-Cattle-Receipts, 2,2OQ;
market 10c higher Native steers, $4062 %:
cows and heifers, $500; western steers, So. % al
5.40; Texas steers, $3@5; range cows and heif-
ers. $2I5M4.50; Gamers, 81. .25@3; stockers and
feeders. S2.75@525; calves $2.25@7; bulls and
stags $2.7564.75
:, Hogs-Reeeipts. 1000; market 10@15c higher.
Heavy, $6.10@6 80; mixed, s5.95@6,05; light
S5,s0q6l0; pigs, S4.5005.5o; bulk of sales,
$5.90G7.15.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; market steady. Year
linGs, S6@6.60; wethers $4.S0@5.15; ewes, SAG
AGO. lambs, $6.50@7.30.
KANSAS CITY
hANSAS CITY, Feb. 4.-Cattle--Receipts.
3,00o market steady. Native steers, $4.S0@
Geo; native and heifer9, So. .25I 10; stock
ers and feeders S3.20G5.50; bulls $3014.55;
calves. $3.30M6.50: western steers, $450d6. % /:
western cows, $365.25
Hogs-Receipts, 11,000; market steady. Bulk
OF sales, $5.S0M6.35: heavy, $5.25d5.45: pack
ers and butchers. S5.95@G.40; light, s5.5o@6. 10;
pigs S4.50@5.5o 30.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; market steady Nut
tons, 81 25M5.40; lambs, $6.2569T25; range
wethers, $4qG25; fed ewes $3@51O
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-05
SUMMARY OF. TIE MARKETS

New York stocks irregular and about same Coppes easy
Spot cotton 10 and futures TO II points lower
Bank Of England rate Of discount unchanged per
All classes Of stocks quiet the local exchanges
Wheat, barley and the minor grains before
Hay, beans and eedstuffs unchanged
Coffee market firm and active
Potatoes dull but steady Onions in light supply and firm
Poultry and game in light supply and unchanged
Eggs i'll active demand and higher.
Butter unchanged Cheese advanced
Fresh fruit market still quiet and featureless
Hides show fuctuation. Wool and hops quiet
Nothing in live, dressed cured meats
Silver fraction lower Sterling exchange weaker
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-05
New york Grain ana Produce

NEW YORK, Feb. 4-Flour- Receipts 10 T93
barrels; exports. 2 457 barrels: market firm. with
better inquiry. Winter straights 81. .7,56l4. s..
Wheat-Reeeipts, 14.400 bushels; spot firm.
No. = red. S1.11B@1.125s elevator and s1.l0ss
f. o. b. atoat; No. 1 northern Duluth 81 81 e
f. o. b. afoat No. > hard winter. 81 IFS f. o. b..
ahoat.. 0ptiOns-In face of prospective big Ar
gentine and Australian shipments both foreign
and domestic wheat markets were higher today
owing 10 bull support, unfayorable crop news
from Kansas. fair four demand and covering by
shorts. Moderate reactions near the close left
final prices about &c net higher. May closed at
slips, July closed at $106Ss.
Petroleum-Steady.
Hides-Firm.
Sugar-Raw easy: fair refining, 3.14c; cen
trifugal. 96 test 364c; molasses sugar. 2s9c.
Refined steady: No 13, 5000; No. H. 3.S5c.
Cohee-The market for futures closed steady
net unchanged to points higher Sales re-
ported Of $3.50 bags including: February,
6.lec; March, 615062Gc. May, 6. 20MG. 2jc
June. 6.10c; July. 6.10d6.29c; August &c; Sep
tember. 5.SGM 5.90c: October and November
.. 75c: December, 5.70et5. 7je Spot-Rio mo l.
"a q. Sa1fos No 4 s5kc Mild steady. cor1ova
81 Gi212c. The worlds visible supply state
ment. issued after the close. showed decrease
Of 3SS, 1913 bags for the month of January, max
1881, ,4S9 bags.
81 &c Official 3lcl; creamery extras 3oM
30l4e; creamery thirds to frsts, 236t29c; process
common - specials 1SM25c.
Cheese--Firm and unchanged.
Eggs-Eirm; western 6rsts. 32Is M33c (of-
fetal 329ac) do seconds 31M32c.
DRIED FRUIT MARKET
Eyaporated Apples-The market shows no
change. Fancy are quoted at S1sM9Ac: choice
~ @7%c prime, 64s 4Tc; common to fair, 6Ga
Chc.
Prunes Unchanged, with new crop California
fruit ranging up to 4o-50s quoted at AZ HM7Ac
and oregons ranging from 40-50s to 2o-}0s at
61aM9c.
Aprieots-Firm but quiet with choice quoted
at 91a @9$lc; extra choice. o&M10c; fancy, liz
M13l5e.
Pcaches-Are somewhat unsettled. with hold
ers on the coast asking higher prices than buy
ers are disposed to pay apparently, while there
is said TO be to sell local
market by second hands. Choice are quoted at
6Ia0l7c; extra choice. 71smsc; fancy, s1a6l1Oc
Raisins-Quiet. with muscatel quoted at * a
&c; choice 70 fancy seeded. 5aec; seedless, 80 a.
5isc; London layers. s1-5o6l1.60.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-05
Hay and EeedstnnS

Alfalfa hay is SOC higher and in continued
uehand. The other grades rule firm. Receipts
we're were Hght yesterday and included only Is cars
teedstuffs remain unchanged.
c.5d 6ran-S29 o0Q50 per ton for white and $3.50
Middllngs- $50. 5O@ @35. 80 per ton.
shorts -$33 Gg33 so per ton.
Feedstuffs-Roled barley, $2S.50Q3O rolled
0ats ots Tor feed, S35@37.50; mixed feed, S2S132
for average LOTS oilcake meal. in 20 ton lots.
Sae-So, in 10 ton lots $50, in ton lots S3e. 50
saal sal lots $40; cocoanut cake med at mills
20 IN 70 and 10 and $26.50 in ) ton lots job
ping s21; corn meal, $37 g3S; cracked corn, $3S
491; broom corn seed, $1.15 per ctl; alfalfa
meal me and mealfafa, obbing lots SO, carload lots
90 Hay- Wheat, $19Q23; wheat and oat $1S@
- tame cat, $lS@21.50; volunteer wild oat, SIG
Straw-5U6lS5c per bale