Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-26

milk may be shipped IN tile evening
and delivered in san Diego before
breakfast. san Diego and Los Angeles
also Will provide a ready market for
land neighborhood.
DiXieland boasts of climatic and SAN
itary conditions that may make her
a rival of PhoeniX Is a winter health
resort.
Schools.-There II no more unfailing
eauge Of the character Of a community
than its school system, and in this re-
spect the Imperial valley is ahead Of
any district Of the same age in the
state where education is the proud
boast of all the people.
II IS only eleven years since the only
school Within so miles Of Imperial was
an assembly Of a dozen pupils under a
ramanda (arbor) thatched with arrow
weeds. Now the schools Of Imperial
county represent an Investment Of
founded; there are 46 schools in the
county. Progressive in all things, the
people in the valley are particularly
progressive with their schools The
buildings, the equipment, the teachers.
al reflect this spirit Of general Interest
an enthusiasm. In order to be genuin e
service TO the farm life and farm husi-
ness of the county, the schools have
established agricultural departments,
and the valley Is already feeling the
stimulating influence Of This practical
CO. operation. There are five hig /:
, NIX IL SSIOOiS III IIt county.
Transportatl.on.-The Southern Pacif-
ic Railway company furnishes trans
portation facilities both East and West
from the valley. There are through
passenger trains from the valley al all
times, as we'll as freight trains. More
freight passes from the valley by way
of Imperial Junction than from any
other farming section Of the State.
Hundreds of ears of hay are shipped
from the valley every year.
The San Diego and Arizona railway,
now under construction, Is nearly com
pleted, and is expected to he in opera
ton during 1915. The road is under
stood to be a SDrecktes project, and
will carry through traffic between the
East and San Diego via Imperial val
lev. This railroad Will bring the Imper-
ial valley 10 omiles nearer to the coast
and to the market, and will nut il in
direct touch with San Diego harbor-
the great Southwest's natural port for
Panama canal traffic
Conveniences of Civilization.-Th 2
Imperial Telephone company has a
complete network Of phone lines over
the valley. and long distance connec-
tions with Los Angeles, San Diego,
Phoenix, Arizona, etc.
The usual accommoda ations are ac-
corded by the telegraph and express
known TO older communities are en-
joyed by the Imperial valley people,
But Ten Years Old.-A great electric
lighting system and gas works furnish
most modern communities.
Visitors to the Imperial valley al
ways remark upon the great number
o fautomobiles in evidence here. There
are nearly 1000 cars, or an average of
one car to every thirtyfive persons.
A farmer in this valley can no more
afford to waste his time than a busi-
ness man can hence the automobile.
All the cities of the valley have pub
lie Libraries established in handsome
buildings, and all the latest and most
popular books are to be found on their
shelves.
The old Salton sink salt desert is
not Imperial valley.
Imperial Junction, although the gate
way to Imperial valley, is as yet only
desert, as the irrigation canals will not
reach thi spoint for several months.
The Southern Pacific handled at I'm
perial station 1906 carloads of freight
in 1911 and 2041 carloads in 1912.
More than 5000 second feet of water
was diverted from the Colorado into the
main canal in June, 1912. One second
foot waters 100 acres