Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-15
Settlers curing In

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Settlers from all the states Of the
Union are pouring into the country
about San Diego at wonderful rate
and this has prompted writer to tel
of the change five years has wrought
Says he:
Diego county five years ago, their
present appearance would be little less
than astounding. Great crops are
growing where naught grew before
Vineyards have sprung up from the
midst of wild land. Orchards are
everywhere, vegetable gardens show
green where everything looked brown
before. Homeseekers have had great
deal TO do with the pleasant change
The have come to San Diego county
from all parts of the United States
from Mexico and Canada and from the
old world. They have accepted the
word that has gone forth-the word
telling them a good living in a fair
land was here-and they have come
and they have not regretted the coming
Naturally, their great success has
caused the influx or thousands of 9th.
ers, for letters have been written tell
ing the wonderful story, and evidences
have been given of the current pros
perity. And relatives and friends and
acQuaintances of the pioneers are now
pouring into the most southwestern
county of these United States to find
homes and make livings and give chill
dren the benefit of the health granting
climatic conditions.
Railroad officials marveled this past
year at the great influx. They noticed
q change-noticed that all the thou.
sands of visitors were not tourists with
trunk and a bag. Instead there were
thousands who brought household
goods, who came to stay, who went al
most from the train to land agents.
The baggage rooms of the passenger
and steamship stations have been piled
high with baggage. The freight ware
houses have been groaning.
This is not an overdrawn picture.
Santa Fe officials had to enlarge the
working force in the baggage rooms
and the freight house the past five
months. Steamship officials had to do
the same. 1t is an expression Of abso-
lutte truth, all the more wonderful be-
cause the influx comes on a sound
basis, not brought about by a boom
nor stampede to new pastures.
The class of homeseekers have been
above the ordinary run that usually
migrate to the middle northern states
from the east. Bankers of San Diego
tell OF thousands of modest new ar
counts that run from a few hundred
TO ten thousand dollars, showing that
lhe newcomers are a worthy class of
people able to care for themselves.
with enough TO establish themselves
and begin life anew.
Many thousands of them have re-
mained in the city proper, as the in
crease in census figures shows. Some
have taken positions and some have
embarked in business. Hundreds of
them have bought pretty little homes
and are beautifying them.
Other thousands have fiocked 70 the
valleys IN the neighborhood of San
Diego, have purchased or leased land.
and new orchards. new vineyards. new
ranches are springing up by hundreds
barren acres are being turned into
gardens. Crops are being raised at lit
tie trouble and expense and are beino
marketed at large profit. The increase
IS shown in the amount of SHINING
from San Diego, in the bank cIearings.
the building permits, the increased
business reported by retail merchants.
the larger number of children in
Scbool, the increase in church and fra
ternal organization membership. 1t is
no myth. Statistics can prove it. and
90.
IL follows logically that the great in
fux has but begun, that this year and
next and the next, and years withou1
number, until the country is full to
overfowing, countless thousands will
come to join in making San Diego
metropolis and San Diego county a
section where prosperity reigns su-
preme' More ranchers and more busi-
ness houses mean a general awaken
lhg' mean demand for more fac
torres more new lines of business.
Ihey mean a bigger and stronger and