Imperial Valley press., 1913-05-02
SENTINEL NOW GUARDING
THE bESTINY OF sEELEY

The Sceley Sentinel has made its
anncaranro. a Siy-column folio paper.
edited and published by Oscar Sween-
e. Mr.. Sweeney is covering the news
end Of the southwestern end Of the val
ley in a highly creditable manner. and
lls beginning his labor with liberal sup
port. lie is believer in his new
| home town and will become its greatest
booster.
In telling Of the prosperity OF Seeley
The Sentinel says:
The new town Of Seeley is situated
at about the. center of the great West
Side Of Imperial valley. 1t is nine miles
west Of FL Centro, the county seat.
ana six miles east Of the West Side
canal, the limit of irrigated lands.
Distant mountains rise on every hand.
giving 2 scene Of rare beauty. The near
est Of these is Signal mountain, on the
border Of Mexico. q dozen miles to the
south. In the Seelcy district are so
600 acres Of the famous Imperial val
lev land. rich as the delta Of the Nile.
Every ten acres of This land is cap
able Of supporting a family.
The city occupies the same position
the east. It's future growth and pros
perity are assured.
Some OF the leading business men
If the state are identified with Seeley
Among these are w. F. Holt, empire
builder, who is president Of the town
company: c. c. Chapman. grower of
Tie famous "Old Mission" oranges and
identified with many business enter
rlIsPS: w. T. Bill Of Redlands. presi-
dent Of the FL CentrO Land Company:
n. A. Ross Of Los Angeles: A. NJ. See
ley Of COvina: A. r. Ferguson and w.
H. Compton of SeelPy. w. G. COnley of
81 Centr0. whose name stands for in
tCgritY and high ideals. is secretary of
HE town company. The character of
these men and their financial ability are
a guarantee that they expect to see See
| ley made one of the prosperous cities
Of The valley.
"Seeley Acres" tract Of 24O acres
| Of choice land adjacent to Mobile sta
| ton. short distance east of Seeley.
has been subdivided into small tracts
| and entirely sold out. and already are
being occupied by home builders.
| "Crahirpc Addition." a tract OF 100
acres on the west side Of town. has
been subdivIded into small tracts and
| lots. In this subdivision a park of six
acres has been reserved. This has been
planted 70 attractive trees and shrub
| hcry by The town company under the
direction Of The practical horticulturist
A. r. Ferguson.
| The ranidtv with which the lots and
| tracts Of this subdivision are hpin1
taken is evidence of their value fol
| investment or for homes
! Through the HoltOn Inter-Urhan
railroad Seeley has train service with
FL Centre and the rest Of the valley
twice each day. The city will have {
position Of strategic advantage on the
san Diego and Arizona railroad. 1t i
on the state highway connecting Imper-
al valley with San Diego. There is a
daily auto stage service to and from
San Diego. AZ this part Of the state
| highway will he a part of the pro
Nosed national highway system the ad-
Vantage to Seeley is apparent.
The railroad has erected a $1,000
stallion. During The first year $4,000
was put into buildings. including mod
ern brick business blocks. A number
Of The leading business firms Of the
valley have located in Seeley.
There is a good water system with
water piped under pressure to each
house.
Every deed TO property contains {
clause prohibiting The sale of intoXi-
eating liquors. It is proposed to make
Serlcy an attractive place for homes.
Seeley offers an unusually attractive
! field for investment.