Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-07

only half told sounds nike a tale Ette'
from the Arabian Nights. So rapi
has been the growth that it seem
only true of an Aladdin's lamp, an,
not the actual results of mans hant
and foresight.
AT the very start when the grading
teams were leveling and clearing th'
desert, Carl T. Schader made it clea,
that Calipatria was to be no boom
town, that he wanted ut the start, al
least, only actual builders, and Tor thu
first thirty days he refused to sell tc
spectators, only those who gave writ
ten agreements to build were allowed
to buy, and the result was nucleus
of fourteen as fine brick business
blocks as the whole valley can show.
The old pioneers in the valley, the
men who prophesied that a town
would succeed here, backed their be-
lief by investing, and it is these
staunch valley men who have made
the town the wonderful success it is
today.
Major Dunn, president of the First
National Bank of Brawley; Harry
Baum, successful merchant,
in the valley; C. C. Mccullough, HUI
bert Linkletter, H. II. Peterson, DR..
Lindsey, Harry Shlaudeman, T. J.
Douglas, j. B. Bracket, C. A. Willie
ford, Harry Plummer, Berry & Krue-
ger, Sellers & Benton, the Calipatria
Hardware and Lumber company, Mr.
0'Byrne and many others put their
money in buildings and lots, and with
their shoulders to the wheel and un-
der the guiding hand of Carl Schader,
Calipatria has grown faster and more
substantially than any other town ever
did in Imperial valley, and the valley
has been the scene of many fast
growing towns.
Hand in hand with the sale of lots
went the sales of large acreage, as
well as the ten acre tracts into which
the four sections of land surrounding
the town was divided. Over 130 of
these ten acres were sold and prac-
tically all have taken advantage of
bonus offers made and have cleared
and planted their land, and have built
or are building their homes.
Altogether this year there have
been ever 10000 acres in cultivation
surrounding the town, and this in con-
parison, is as much as some of the
large towns of the valley have had to
make the growth they have already
attained, showing that today there is
sufficient backing for a good town
here. And another year this acreage
will be increased to 10000 or 10000
acres under actual cultivation.
The fourteen brick business blocks
are now practically all complete, and
all stores are leased or occupied, two
banks have been established here-the
American State Bank by Mr.. Lack and
associates, who already have quarters
in the Mccullough block, and the First
National Bank, organized by Major
Dunn and Harry Baum of Brawley,
who have let the contract for their
two-story brick building, work upon
which started this week, temporary
quarters having been arranged until
completion of their own building.
The Southern Pacific railroad have
already put in two long side tracks,
and at one time traffic to Calipatria
was 60 great that these two switches
and all other switches down to Braw-
ley were full of consignments going
to or coming from Calipatria.
There are today over fifty firms do
ing business here, and are as follows:
Willis & Tracy, groceries and gents
furnishings; H. Linkletter, pioneer
grocer and furnishing house; C. c.
Folk. everything for men; J. A. God
win, druggist; Holton Power company.
Imperial Telephone company, Imperial
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and Commercial company, Calipatria
Mecca Water company, Calipatria
Cement and Tile company, Corey
Transfer company, Farmers Stage ana
transportation company, Buck Trans
fer company, Johnson & Clark, real
estate and loans; Salisbury Realty
company, Calipatria Herald, First Ma
tional Bank, American State Bank
Stuart restaurant, Calipatria cafe
Linkletter roof garden and cafe, I'm
perial Valley Farm Lands association
Nornile restaurant, two pool halls
tobacco and soft drinks, two barber
shops, Allatt & Basson, brokers; Cali
patria Furniture company, f.. J. Eric.
son, grover; Calipatria Meat and Bal
ing company; Calipatria Creamery, Ic;
and Water company, A. J. Bender
plumbing; w. j. Henshelwood, land
scape artist and sign writer; M. Wild
man, machine shop; Calipatria Fee.