Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-10

A person with the natural disposition of crouch
can always find occasion to complain just as another per-
the obstacles that presented until
he collides with them.
No community has anything to gain by refusing to
look frankly at the problems which demand solution.
The Press has said previous occasions that only
the dead have probems that this valley has big
problems, and is solving them.
But all the world the great European has
not only depressed business, but it has tended to depress
the spirits of and with the rest of the world this
region has suffered from this
So far the sympathies reach out to suffering
pie, probably will be unable to shake off the depres
sing influence of war. But far as the Industrial de-
preston goes it is time for the American people to
assert themselves and they beginning to do All
reports from the fiscal and industrial centers show that
the nation is recovering from the shock of the
But in Imperial Valley especially, the people should
reassert themselves Carried away by share in the
disturbance of the have given ourselves too
completely to the spirit of CROUCH and in spite of the
fact that great of pouring into the valley
for the produce of the FARMS the spirit of depression
hangs heavy and impedes every line of activity
1t is absolute necessity that this condition be
thrown off, and that enter upon the big tasks
ahead with the spirit of cheerfuness and confidence
There is every reason locally for making this time
of thanksgiving and rejoicing for before did the
future loom so bright immediately ahead
For years the valley has been handicapped by the fact
that its irrigation system in the control Of corpo
ration that in financial difficulties and which
sequenty permitted the system depreciate. Because
of this there have been sections of the valley which have
suffered from water shortage when great river
wasted into the During that period the people have
system
and all their dreams of ownership being realized
and the plans already being worked out only
that abundance of water is furnished for every
of land under the canals, but which will add about
100000 to the i1gabe territory the east and
west and is believed that again will the canals
be in such condition in any part of the valley pre-
vent the delivery of water
The opening of 10000 additional acres on the east
side and the west side of the valley will help bring another
period of great coonzaon while the rush of people to
the state during the next year will give body of home
seekers to warrant extensive colonization projects
Never before in this valley have the real estate op-
orators been dormant during the last six months
Had it not been for the constant work of the news
papers in upholdng the standard Of progress hardly
would have been discernibe indicate that Impe
rial Valley still offers the greatest opportunities on the
coast for the homeseekers
But after their long sumber even the real estate.
beginning to awaken and it is believed thew will
again enter into the activity of former times
There is great class of people from whom this val
ley will hear before many months Southern California
has been principally coonzed from the Middle West the
great wheat and cOrnprOdcing section. Never before
was that region prosperous nOw with hundreds of
millions pouring in from Europe in payment for the great
grain crop, sold at big figure
They the people who will throng the expositions
and who will be homeseekers in Southern California dur
ing the coming year Many of the owners of those Mid
die West farms already residents of Southern Cali
Gona, and large part of that wealth will come in this
direction
There is period of revival already at hand and the
oca situation is the most promising it has been If
manage to pull ourselves together and get to work
this season of the greatest prosperity.