The Parker post., 1912-11-23
MUCH COTTON eINNED.

MUCH COTTON GiNNED.
The cotton gin under management
of Mr. Estes is running every day
from daylight till dark now and the
average run is fifteen bales a day.
Seventy-five bales were turned out
last week and most OF them weighed
more than 525 pounds. Practically
every grower in the valley reports
a much greater yield than expected
early in the season and several local
fields are running close to two bales
per acre. The market price of cot
ton is advancing rapidly, the price
early this week being $3.50 and
cotton growers are much elated over
the outlook
A RICH SHOWING.
Alfred Salano is again in the val
ley for a few days.
R. H. Collins of San Bernardino
came into the valley last week.
Charlie Morgan drove over to
Quartzsite with a load of mining sup
plies.
Ed. F. Williams has just completed
new house on his claim near Ran
nells.
c. B. Randall OF Corona is spend
ing a few days in the valley in the
interests of his land holdings.
l.. B. Stebbins and family expect
to leave the valley in the near future.
and make their home at Lordsburg,
Cal.
E. F. Vawter of Santa Monica is
visiting with G.. L. Suits Mr.. Vawter
expects to be in the Palo Verde all
winter and will likely go to ranch
ing next spring.
The stork brought another mem
ber into the valley last Saturday
morning, when a nine-pound baby
boy arrived to Mr.. and Mrs Alex
Gardner. The mother and son are
doing fine.
l.. B. Todd has just received word
from Los Angeles to the effect that
the party who contested his home
stead had not appealed the case and
that the patent would be forwarded
in few days.
Among those who registered at
Hotel Blythe during the past few
days were: Jno. Hughes, Jr., Tom
Hughes, all of Bisbee, Ariz., H. B.
Brocher, wife and son of Los
Angeles, G. c. Bradbury and wife of
Brookings. S. D., H. H. Oxmian and
Arthur Parsons of FL Centro.
The land leveler recently construct
ed by Elmer Layton is proving very
efficient The leveler is being used
on the ranch of Mr.. Hickey at
Neighbours and those who are work
ing it report that it does the work
of two fresnos with less stock. The
plan of the leveler was worked out
by Layton and is strictly original
with him.
John R. butcher, who has been
lending several days in the valley,
says the Chuckawalla and Palo Verde
Irrigation Association is making good
progress in the matter of getting
water on the mesaa and the Chucka-
walla valley. The association will
publish a report of its work for the
benefit of settlers within the next
few days.
Capt Alfred Salano has been ap-
pointed a member of the California
and Arizona River Regulation COM
mission and will represent the Palo
Verde valley. This commission was
appointed for the express purpose of
securing appropriations from congress
to regulate the river water for ir-
rigation purposes in the two states
and the Colorado river will come in
for a large share of the apportion-
mennt in case the commission is sue
cessful in it's purpose.
c. J. Berg addressed the Colorado
River Flood Water Storage Conven-
ton in Los Angeles last Friday on
the subject, Irrigation From the
Palo Verde Valley Standpoint" This
address was made on the invitation
of the commission recently appoint
ed to push legislation for storage
dams in the upper Colorado river
Mr.. Berg presented the Palo Verde
viewpoint very forcibly and his know
ledge of the engineering problems
here enabled him to hand the mem
bers of the commission important in
nation regarding the value of the
formation regarding the value of the