The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-01-11
BLYTHE NEWS
HAPPENINGS
OF COMMERCE TO
ELECT OFFICERS-DEATH OF
MINER - CONTRACT LET FOR
STRENGTHENING LEVEE.

BLYTHE, CAL, January 9-W.
l.. Martin, a miner who has
been working in. the mountains Dor
dering the Palo Verde valley during
the past year, was found dead near
the livery stable corral Tuesday
morning
The cause of the mans death is
not known definitely but is attribut-
ed to heart failure and exposure. He
was last seen alive near midnight
when he and two companions laid
down in some hay near the corral to
go to sleep. The next morning the
body was lifeless and had apparently
been in that condition for three or
four hours
Dr. E. A. Candehler, who examin-
ed the body, said that all evidence
pointed toward heart failure. The
man was known to have been sub
ject to heart trouble since coming
to this country
The deceased mans family lives
at Miner, Georgia, and his father,
B. D. Martin was notified at once,
who instructed Coroner Moore to
bury the remains in the Blythe GEM
etery.
1t is said that Martin was about
81 years old. He had been working
for Henry Adams during the past
| few weeks. Last winter he was en-
ployed on the Continental property
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The Chamber of Commerce of
Blythe will meet at Hotel Blythe this
evening for the annual election of
officers The meeting is important
as several other matters of business
will be taken up and the local bust
ness men and ranchers are planning
much work for the spring months.
An important matter to be consider
ed is that of general publicity cam
paign for the valley Good roads will
be discussed and steps taken at an
early date. for putting the valley high
ways in good shape The large
number of land buyers and inquire
es that have come in the last few
weeks have made it evident that the
valley must prepare a proper vel
come for greatly increased popula-
ton during the spring months. Every
member of the organization will be
interested in the evenings business
and it is important that a large
number be present. The present of
ficers of the Chamber of Commerce
are: Ed. F. Williams, president, P.
d. Mcintyre vice-president, and G..
B. Reynolds, secretary-treasurer.
SANTA FE THROUGH RATES.
With the arrival of r. w. Phillips
in Blythe last week to handle the
freight and passenger business for
the Santa Fee & Blythe Motor Truck
line, the new road to Blythe june
ton, the new rates become effective
and the amount of freight business al
ready lined up shows that Palo Yer
de farmers and business. men ex-
pect tc take advantage of the new
route An American 5-ton truck has
been shipped from os Angeles to
h"lp handle the bush, SIS and Floyd
Brown arrived early this week from
the coast in a Ford passenger car,
which will be used for passenger ser
vice to the junction. Work lis going
forward rapidly on a hotel to take
the place Of the buildings burned at
Blythe Junction two weeks ago.
MORE COTTON THAN EXPECTED.
AS the ginning proceeds the cot
ton output of the Palo Verde valley
appears continually larger than the
with the crop. The early season es-
innate was 400 bales, later this was
in;"s ased to 500 bales when it was
seen that many fields were running
G'IlSi Iudu SApGCIGu. EARLY CUlS
week the gin book showed $50 bales
and much cotton to be brought i'm yet
The present high prices of cotton has
made it profitable years work
for those who raised it and from all
Indications more than double the
resent acreage will be planted next
year.
AFTER LAND ON A MOTORCYCLE.
c. e. Wilson a Long Beach dairy
man chugged into Blythe on a motor
cycle last week He was ON his way
to Salt River valley where he ex-
pected to invest in land. He went
into the barber shop and the barber
began talking Palo Verde land to him.