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Imperial Valley press., 1910-10-15
WAITING FOR IMPERIAL
San Dieso'A Highway Commission Explains Why Mountain Road
 Is Not Built

The Supervisors of San Diego have been hauling the highway commission over the coals for spending much money and doing little work At a recent session, Chairman Fisher, of the board of supervisors, said the board is generally criticised because nothing has been accomplished to- ward constructing the Imperial Valley and the coast roads These are two of the highways that are of the most value to the business interests of San Diego county and yet there is nothing done" he said.
 Commissioner Scripps replied that the reason little has been done on the Imperial road is that the commission is waiting on the authorities of Im- perial county.
 There is to be change in the supervisors of that county soon," he said, "and we do not wish to do any thing until we have the cooperation of that county. If we go to work and build road to Devils canyon it will have no end. What is the use of building a road across the desert and then stopping in wild canyon?"
Imperial Valley press., 1910-10-15
NEW SCHOOL MANUAL
An Excellent Work Produced by Coun-
 ty Superintendent Carr.

A Manual and Course of Study of the elementary schools, for the guid- ance of teachers, has been issued by the Imperial County Board of Educa- tion in volume of 1S5 pages, pre- pared by Prof. J. D. Carr secretary of the board and County Superintend- ent of Schools.
 The work is complete, comprehen- sive and admirably arranged. and it is full of useful suggestions in peda- gogics. Others than teachers may read it with pleasure and profit. Prof. Carr is entitled to the highest commendation for the thoroughness and good judgement with which he has done his work.
 Copies of the book may be obtained at the superintendents office by those who are interested in the subject. Teachers are obliged to keep copies by them in school.
 The Manual bears the imprint of the Imperial Valley Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-10-15

engineers that dam 700 feet in height is feasible, but they propose the erection of one only 300 feet, con- structed so that it can be carried higher. The higher dam would i'm pound lake 55 miles long with an average width of one mile and an average depth of $50 feet, and would develop 1,5O0,O0O electrical horsepower develop 100000 electrical horse- power. What would happen to a dam 700 feet high, when the water backed up behind it with static pressure of twenty tons to the square foot, is a detail not explained.
 "The dam," says the Contractor, would practically stop the devasta- tion by floods in the lower Colorado Valley by keeping in check the great volume of water that is periodically thrown into the channel of the river. This would be of vast benefit to the irrigation enterprises which have been the means of reclaiming the fertile Imperial Valley Another benefit would arise from the possibility of retaining the troublesome silt for a number of years and releasing it at convenient times"
 Conservation of flood waters for ir- rigation is only an incidental feature however. Utilization of the canon for private profit is what appeals to the imagination of the writer of the arti- cle.. He says, with enthusiasm: But it is in the creation of power that the commercial aspect of the project comes to the front. With a flow of 30,000 cubic feet of water per second and an available fall of 700 feet, electrical energy could be gener- ated on such a scale that competition within a radius of 400 miles could be annihilated Calculating the selling price of power at $20 per h.p. per year, the promoters estimate a gross reve- nue of $30,00O,0OO per year, and a net profit of $2O,OOO,OOO.'
 The engineers declare there are no obstacles to the enterprise which they will not be able to overcome but pos sibly they have overlooked Uncle Sam who is something of a obstacle when he gets in the way.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-10-15
REPUBLICAN RALLIES
First of Series of County Meetings Held at Brawley, to be Followed
 By General Campaign.

The first Republican rally of the present campaign was held nj Hud- dleston's Pavilion, at Brawley, last Saturday night The speakers were Frank Birkhauser, Phil D. Swing J, Stanley Brown, E. L. Elliott. w. F. McCullom, l.. E Cooley, R. Malan and George k. Wade.
 The Republican County Central Committee has planned series of rallies at various county points, as follows:
 Tonight, at Calexico; next Wednes- day night at Holtyille; Saturday, Oct 22, at Bard, on the Yuma Indian Res eryation; Wednesday Oct, 5, at El Centro. A mid-week meeting will be arranged for Heber at some date not yet selected. It is also proposed tc hold general county rally at E Centro at the date of Hiram Johnson's visit to Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-10-15
THREE GREAT SALES
G. M. Auction of Stock at Calexico on October 29 to be Followed By
 Sales in San Fernando Valley.

An entire page in this issue of the Imperial Valley Press is devoted to the announcement of the next California Mexico Land & Cattle Company's stock sale, which is to occur on Fri day, October 2S, at the ranch, two miles East of Calexico. At this time 750 head of horses, mules and dairy cows will be offered. The usual fea- ture of a barbecue at noon is provided for Sam Watkins is to be the auc- tioneer Another page in this paper is given to the announcement of two great auction sales; November 4 and 5 owners of the Lankershim and Van Nuys ranches, in the San Fernando Valley. Two thousand head of horses and mules will be offered at these sales.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-10-15
HIGH SCHOOL kERMEss
Friday and Saturday of Next Week the
 Dates for This Carnival of Fun.

Students of the Central Union High School are working with much enthu- siasm for their two nights Kermess, which is to take place on Friday and Saturday, October 21 and 22. An out door stage has been erected, on which will be presented the comedy "For Her Sake" and various vaudeville turns.
 A chorus composed of girls from the upper classes has been drilling under instruction of the music teacher and will present some pleasing fea- lures. Various side shows, games and refreshment booths are to have place on the grounds, The affair will take place on the high school campus.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-10-15

who wish to make side trip to Holt vile, the metropolis of the great East Side district. Saturday evening the train will move to Calexico where the night will be spent, an opportunity being presented to visit Mexicali just across the border. Sunday morning will be probably spent in a trip over the great ranch of the C.-M. Company, Calexico. If not there, some portion of the valley will be covered by driving
 The train will leave Calexico about II o'clock Sunday morning and run direct to Laguna dam, where two or three hours will be speht after 2 o'clock. The return trip will be made by night, arriving home in time for business early Monday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-10-15

A carload of cotton, consisting of 43 bales, was shipped to Oakland on Thursday by MT. Chappell, who paid 1870 net to the growers, an advance
 of 15 cents hundred on last weeks price The Loftus company sold five bales to Los Angeles buyers at 14.70. from which a commission of dollar bale is deducted, but was unable to get more cotton from the growers at that price. Many of the growers are holding their cotton in the expectation of an increase in price to 15 cents The growers that sold this week re- ceived from $6S.5O to $7O per bale of 800 pounds.
 Up to Thursday night, the gin at Fl Centro had turned out 231 bales. The shower on Friday stopped picking, hauling and ginning for the day. The CaleXico gin was completed and ready for operation yesterday, and probably will be running today. The Holtville gin will be ready for operation next week, the Brawley gin the week after next, and the new gin at Fl Centro soon after that. Delay in shipment of building material has held up work on the gin houses.
 | An order for 200 bales, to be ship ped at once to Yokohama, was re- ceiyed on Friday by the Loftus Con- pany, but it was not filled because the required number of bales could not be obtained. The company will ship a carload of cotton next Tuesday, and growers desiring to participate in the shipment can get the highest market rate of that day.
 | A party of Indian pickers from Sacaton, Arizona, is reported to arrive at Fl Centro on Monday The grow CTS employing Indians are required by the government to pay their rail- road fare, and the Indians will receive the regular rate of dollar hundred pounds for picking The Indians are not cut-rate competitors, but the grower has assurance that they will not jump the job after half a days work.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-10-15
EXCURSION SCHEDULE
How San Bernardino Visitors Will
 Pass the Time in Imperial Valley.

Following is the schedule of the San Bernardino Chamber of Commerce excursion to Imperial Valley, as given by the San Bernardino Sun:
 The train will leave San Bernardino the morning of Friday, October 2l, about z o'clock. Half hour stops will be made at Beaumont, Banning and Coachella the Gateway of the Imperial Valley, where two hours are Co be spent. Imperial will be reached at : D, m., and members of the party will be guests of the Commercial Club of that city for the evening. Saturday forenoon will be spent in Imperial and vicinity, The afternoon will be spent at El Centro as guests of the Chamber of Commerce of that city During the day there will be opportunity for those
Imperial Valley press., 1910-10-15
POWER IN GRAND CANON
Ambitious Scheme For Private Exploi-
 tation of Public Resources.

An ambitious scheme for private exploitation of power possibilities in the Grand Canon is outlined j a recent number of the Southwestern Contractor The promoters are Thomas Fellows, of Los Angeles, and Iryng D. Bush, of Rialto, and the pa per says they are endeayoring to enlist the aid of capitalists"
 The point where it is proposed to erect dam Is in Mohave county, Arizona, near the lower end of the Grand Canyon. Here the gorge is only l5O feet wide and the walls of granite tower ,OOO feet above the bed og the stream It is claimed ey the
Imperial Valley press., 1910-10-15
A DESERT MYSTERY
Stranger III With Pneumonia, Found On carisso Creek Road, Tells
 Conflicting Stories.

A man, who gave the names of l.. F. Mason and Charles Carter and said neither was his true name, was picked up last week on the Carisso creek road by rancher and taken to Calexico He was very i'll with pneumonia and was lying helpless in the desert when found. Medical at tention was given to the stranger in CaleXico and he was then brought to the hospital at Fl Centro.
 The man told various and conflicting stories to account for his presence on the desert and the Sheriffs officers are trying to find out something about him. Because of some real or fancied resemblance to descriptions of one of the Times dynamiters, the officers are making careful investigations of the stranger and his movements, but so far nothing connecting him with the dynamiters has been discovered. One of his own stories was that he was running away from woman with whom he had been living in San Diego.
 Mason, Carter or John Doe is about S5 years old, of medium height and dark complexion, and wore a dark coat striped trousers and black hat. He Is expected to recover from his illness.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-10-15

According to special dispatch from Washington to the San Diego Union, dated Oct. 9, there is prospect of an early settlement of titles and adjustment of conflicting claims in Imperial Valley, following confer ence held at the general land office.
 Raymond H. Satterwhite, special agent of the general land office, who has been in the field for many months, trying to bring order out of the chaos due to imperfect and overlapping surveys on the public domain, went to Washington with a report on the re- maining 250 or 300 out of the original 1900 or 1500 cases which had to be passed on carefully before the govern ment could determine to whom pat ents should be issued.
 Assistant Attorney General Oscar Lawler came into the Imperial Valley by direction of the President to look into the water question here, and he returned filled with the conviction that the settlers of the valley were entitled to every possible considera- tion and he added his voice to theirs rf5E more help to clear their titles and settle the pending contests.
 Commissioner Dennett heard Spe- cial Agent Satterwhite's report, and then appointed commission consist ing of Law Clerk John McPhaul as acting commissioner, the chiefs of the surveying, contest and desert land divisions, the chief clerk and Satter- white to agree on a plan for desig mating new lines where no other set clement is possible, and to decide how other pending cases should be settled There are about 200 cases pending where there seems to be no possibility of reaching a settlement without run ming new lines and a party of sur veyors will be sent into the field with in thirty days to run such lines Wherever it is possible, Special Agent Satterwhite will try to secure compro- mises between claimants whose lands overlay under different surveys. It will be attempted to clean up all cases at the earliest possible moment, but in many cases it will be necessary to order hearings.
 k It is hoped that there will be final adjudication in all cases, including all private claims, by June 30, and every one entitled to a patent should get 1t within the next SO or 90 days; that is, those who have made final entry and against whom there are no protests. The land office will pass on all school sections within the next thirty days. Division G has only eight men to take care of patents for the whole country in desert land cases, and half of those have been assigned to Imperial Valley lands, issuing patents on final entries. Some of these clerks have been ab- sent on the annual vacations allowed them by law, and so the work has been still further retarded. The general land office is making every possible effort to facilitate the clearing up of the remaining cases as fast as is phy- sically possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-10-15
THE UNCROWNED KING'
Harold Bell Wright's Latest Literary
 Work an Artistic Success.

That Harold Bell Wright is not a "one- book" author-that his whole story was not told in "The Shepherd of the Hills,' his message not all given in "Dan Mathews''-is the first conclusion that will be reached by the reviewer who takes up and even hastily reads his latest work, a dainty little volume entitled "The Uncrowned King"
 This is an allegory of deep signifi- canoe, set in story as quaint and fine as an old time fairy tale. It is the story of Pilgrims journey through the Desert of Facts to the Temple of Truth and what he found there, and the tale that was told to him of how the Prince Really-Is came to be the ruler of the Land of Allthetime-a tale told by the voices of the Waves, the Evening Wind, the Night and the New Day. And this is the spirit and message of the allegory:
 Eyes blinded by the fog of Things cannot see Truth. Ears deafened by the din of Things cannot hear Truth. Brains bewildered by the whirl of Things cannot think Truth. Hearts deadened by the weight of Things cannot feel Truth. Threats choked by the dust of Things cannot speak Truth
 The allegory is literary form that few authors have been able to handle successfully Its chief peril is ob- scurity of meaning, and when that is avoided the other extreme of ob- viousness and commonplaceness is commonly attained. The allegory is not a thing to be dashed off" by a literary hack with a typewriter, It is work for an artist; the cameo of literature. And Harold Wright has achieved this work of supreme diffi- culty with consummate skill, with the artists sense of values, with the master craftsman's sure selection of the inevitable word" with the charm of the born teller of tales and with the sincerity of the dreamer of things as they ought to be.
 "The Uncrowned King" is not an entry in the best sellers race" for the season of 1910. It is a promising entry for a permanent place in litera- ture It's appeal is to those who think and feel and see visions, And also il is a pretty story that any reader of good literature may understand and enjoy, and it is beautifully illus trated by John Req Neil It is { dainty little gift-book for the holida. season.
 Published by the Book Supply Com pany Chicago; prics 75 cents
Imperial Valley press., 1910-10-15

they are asking to know" why the Reclamation Service has not adopted the weir system as an expedient to supply them with water pending the long delayed completion of the Yuma project.
 Perhaps the real demerit of Clarke's weir dam, in the estimation of the U. s. R. s. engineers, is that it points the way to the Yuma Valley farmers and shows them what might have been done years ago for their relief. The Yuma Valley farmers are now considering the expedency of placing temporary weir dam in the river near Yuma at their own ex- pense, and they have talked of asking Clarke to build it for them. It is not surprising that the able young engi- neers of the U. s. R. S., learning their profession and acquiring experience at expense of the farmers, have opin- ions of rock weir dams that are not Iedlly proper to print.
 That the Yuma Valley landowners are some weary of the ways of the U. s. R. s. is indicated by the follow ing memorial presented to the board of army engineers that visited Yuma last week on it's tour of inspection of reclamation projects:
 To the Hon. Board of Army Engineers
 Gentlemen:
 The Yuma County Water Users As sociation, through it's executive body, known as the board of governors, de- sires to respectfully present the fol- lowing petition pertaining to the in terests of the Yuma project:
 The first work of construction on this project was the building of La guna dam. The contract for this was let by the reclamation service on July G. 1905, to J. G. White & Co.,, who were to complete the work in IS months
Imperial Valley press., 1910-10-15
coRTELYou RANCH SOLD.

James G. Cortelyou, of Los Angeles, has sold his half-section ranch ad- joining Imperial on the northeast to D. Durkee, president of the San Dimas Lemon Growers Association, for $42,O0O, of which $22,OOO is cask payment.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-10-15
WEIR DAM WORRIES
 ENGINEERS AT YUMA
WaterIeSs Ranchers Tell Their Troubles to Presidents
 Advisers

Tired of Waiting for Completion of Long, delayed Project, Yuma Valley Farmers Want to Know Why Weir Plan Has Not Been Applied for Their Relief.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-10-15
LAND CONFERENCE
 PROMISES RELIEF Washington Officials Begin to Have Symptoms of
 Intelligence

Satterwhite and Lawlor Show Com missioner That Imperial Valley Set tiers Have Right to Patents, and Plan for Adjustment of Conflicting Claims is Adopted.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-10-15
PRICE OF COTTON
 TENDING UPWARDS
Carload Shipped to Oakland and Orders Received
 From Japan

calexico Gin In Operation and Others Near Completion. Indian Pickersc Tram Arizona Expected to Arrive in The Valley Next Week to Take Steady Jobs.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-10-15
To the Hon. Board of Army Engineer
 Gentlemen:

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-12-09
MERCA.DO SOSTENIDO.

Fieria del Carnavai. 81 asi sucede, Sc
"a tsta una eXcelente OCCASION para gu.
la isia de conocer no solo sus belle
zas natnrales, sino la bondad de sus
productos y las facilidades que ofrec,
para la exploitation de determinados ne
gocios Todo turista que visite la isla
sera, en- mayor Q menor escala, un pro
pagandista de su china agradabIe, lie
su excelcnte tabaco, de sus delicadas
frltas y de los recursos que presenta pa
ra la inversion de capital con probaliCa
dies dc benefcios satisfactorioS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-12-09
Feriia InsuIar

Narlas agencias y compaTil4s dc va
pores, que ST ocupan eo arrcglar ex-
cursiones de taIristas, han so'icitado in
-forlnes de Ia .Junta de t'crias, con res
pecto la fecha GA cue sc cclebrara
"a pr6Xima Foria Insular, Algunas C
ELIAS han indicado que tioncu la inten
eion de fijar los Itineraries dc sais bu
sines de Inodo que los turistas tengan
"a 0portundad de estar un dia 6 mas
&sn San Juan, durante Ia semana de Ia
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-12-09
En- tadas parties cuecen habas
LOS ABUSOS DE LA ADUANA

Nqleva York vie1meS.-Mrs Theodore p Shonts es-
5 del anterior presdente de la Comis6n de- Canal Pa
mama acttaaments presidelte del " InterborOuhg Rail
way una aas tmn9s vstmas de los vstas de adua
Estxndo Europa Mrs. Silonts camD0 yarias pie
de predas antguas por de estIlo modernO su
nereo aver cryendo que haba que pagan dereohos SO
bre tales prands dcAsrr6 pero tampOco tra0 de
=sconderlas de eVadir Ia inspection Snembargo todas
3as zai; lie fueron oonsas za1dsdas al depoSo para
usDerar e fo de los ofcises de Ia aduana cl
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-12-09
Otro discurso de Mr. Taft
EN- LA CONVENTION DE RIOS PUERTOS

Nlleya York vicmes--La convention de Rios y 'uer-
tos Sc reuni6 en- Washington aver concurrenca
de 1900 delegados Ell presdcnte Taft pronnc6 el dis
ciISo de aperture entire otras do que opl
mon ave Ia cooperac6n de las empresas de trporte era
necesara Varies deegados hablaron contra de la COS
tumbre de repair appropriateness nj por ell
greso uEeron que cuerpo hclera un presupueSto
annual sucnte para e desaroo dc los trbaios interiors;
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-12-09
Un Conficto que Sc agrava !
LOS PERUANOS DERROTADOS

Nueva York viernes-Las fueras Bolvianas atacaroL
Ia guanic6n peruana en- Guayabal la fronera Bolivia
ma como resultado ueron muertos herdos numerosoS
peruanos Han sdo envadas ropas pOr ell goblemo de-
Peru al sitio del descaabro.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-12-09
Ell asuntO Ferrer en- ell CongresO


Nueya York jueyes.-El gobiemo e~palol ha acceptable
proposition de los repuboanos de dscutr la ejecucion
De Ferrer Ell asunto serl presentado la Camara lie
Diputados la prz ma Los rcpubieanc> Sc pro
ponen al exPremier Maura al Senor la CieYa de
asesinato Judicial.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-12-09
E c0Dc|erto de Gta DOcIe
EN- Ell TEATRO DEL PARQUE

A las ocho y media tendra lugar en-
ell "Parque Borinquen", ell anunciado
concerto en- que tomara parte la distin-
guida soprano, Mrs. Augusta Schiller
Nieper, acompanada por Mr.. Jahannes
Ell programa del acto es ell siguiente;
PRIMERA PARTE
FOur-le leafed Glover, BrOwell.
Delight (Waltz Song, Luckstone.
Because, D'Hardelot.
Without Thee, D'Hardelot.
Violin Solo.
90 That We Two Were Mayin, Nevin
violin Obigato)
For All Eternity, Mascheroni.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-12-09
LOS UNIONISTAS INGLESES
VAN LLEGANDO NOTICIAS

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snnesrn que s Uniontas nscses ham hcoho notabes ga
nancia las elecciones III oven Waldorf Astor tue eec
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