The Parker post., 1912-04-20
ICE PLANT TO BE
READY BY JULY |
Ten Thousand Dollars of $25,0O0 Cap.
italization Already Subscribed.
Creamery Will be Operated in Con-
nection With Plant,


Blythe is to have an ice fac
tory. This time it is a sure go. and
everyone is getting ready for the big
celebration. The corporation papers
are already signed and L. F. Norton,
Herman Neipp David Darling, C.. B.
Reynolds and r. E. Hopkins will be
the directors for the first year. The
capital stock will be $25, 900, of which
about $4,000 has already been sub
scribed and enough more pledged to
make UP what is needed The ic.e
factory will have capacity of three
toms per day.
The dairy department will also be
installed at once but it is doubtful
If 1T is put in operation before fall
1t is planned to have the ice fac
tory i'm operation by July 1st, and
plans are already being made for
big celebration on the Fourth
While the ice factory will add much
to the convenience of the people here
it will only be in connection with the
creamery that we will get the big
benefit. for the creamery will be the
means of bringing into the valley a
large number of dairy COWS, which
also means lots of work, and more
acres put in cultivation, and what
is still better. a monthly pay roll with
which to keep things going while
other crops are being raised
The coming fall should see great
activities i'm the valley for with
some 800 acres of cotton to harvest
and which should, conservatively es-
timated, bring i'm $4,000, with
dairy business starting up, besides
the other regular work there should
be great demand for labor, and ak3o
q great deal of money put in circula-
tiOn.
Also. We Aavh the railroad bee"
singing away right merrily with pos
Sibilities of something dong any
time, so shake off the dust and get
busy.
SALOON QUESTION UP AGAIN.
Word has been received from Dis
trict Attorney Evens, stating that a
petition has been filed asking for
vote in the fifth supervisoral district
on the saloon question This will ef-
feet strip of country from Temecula
to Blythe including the Incorporated
towns CT Hemet and San Jacinto
which, however, will have no vote on
the question.
Th, petition IS the result of the
activities in the Indio country to
have a saloon, ana from reports is be
ing backed by parties who have been
already prosecuted by the District At
torney for running blind pigs
This question will be voted upon
May IA at the primary election and
should be voted down as Riverside
county has already had, and is now
having, enough trouble with the sa-
loon without having them scattered
At county cross roads where there
is no ample police protection, and
LADIES ENTERTAIN.
Not content with the prospects of
an ice plant in the near future, or
rather as a forecast of what will fol-
low, the Ladies' Improvement Club
gave an ice cream supper last Satur-
day might, which was largely attend
ed and as this is the first lawn Soc
il' ever given in Blythe, some nf
us old timers had a hard time to be-
lieve our eyes, but we were soon
shown, however, when the delicious
cream was served. The evening was
also enlivened by games and music
and general good time enjoyed by
all present.
The real excitement. of the even
ing was when the music started to
play The Star Spangled Banner, and
G. B. Reynolds, filled with patriotism,
arose and asked the audience TO join
in the chorus. Someone near, how
ever, mistook his actions and was
r1ean enough to remark, well ii
one dish of ice cream will cause him
to act like that, what would a drink
of whiskey dO?" However, he soon
recovered and everyone is now ask
ing when will the ladies repeat
BLYTHE BRIEFS.
DR.. A. W. Rannells was up from
Rannells Saturday.
Miss Mary Mahan of Oxnard is Wis,
iting with her cousins, the Gillespies.
George Wharton James was !.
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