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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
COUNTY TREASURER
 FILES $l35,O00 BOND
Law Requires Treasurer Lindsay to Make Bond in Sum Equal to Amount He May Have at
 One Time.

County Treasurer George w. Lind say yesterday filed bond for $135,000 to guarantee fulfilling all require ments of the office The law requires the treasurer to file bond in a sum equal to the amount he may have in charge at one time The treasurer handles ia rmore than $135,000 dur ing the year, but he seldom has that much at one time. MT. Lindsay's sure ties are John B. Speers. R. M. Knox, George L. Madding, P. P. Byrd, Freq Fox, J. E. Boyce, A4W. Troupe, c. H. Bolinger. Ben B. Veil, J. H. Mann and F. l.. Fox.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
Coffee Roasters, Conyention.

New Orleans, Nov. 16.-The annual convention of the National Coffee Week will be fdiseussed and plans laid for continuing tho work of in structing the people generally in the proper making and use of the bev- craze. While this organization is but a few years old, it has been sue cessful and Is steadily growing. Men who understand coffee thoroughly from it's growing to the finished drinking product are on the program as speakers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
State Baptists Meeting.

Earrollton, Ga., Nov. 16.-Delegates lm all parts of the state are here pay to attend the state meeting the, Baptist association, which is lng held in this city. Reports from B different churches. will be read
 . subjects dealing with education,
 Pslons, temperance and church well Fe discussed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
Poor Collections the Cause.

Little Rock, Nov. 16.-It is believed that the Bank of England, which went into the hands of the Bank com- missioner today will pay out. The failure is ascribed to poor collections, and it was considered advisable to turn it over ot the bank commits sioner for liquidation. G. w. Morris is president of the institution, and other officers are among the most prominent men of England. The capi- tai stock wos $50,000 and tine sur plus and undivided profits was $19,- 900, while the deposits on last re- port were about $69.0OO
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
Cotton For Japan.

(ort Smith, Nov. 16.-The first bment of cotton from Western Ar lsas to Japan left here yesterday Galveston. where it will be plac-
 aboard steamer and taken to |an through the Panama Canal. B is also the first shipment of Ar lsas cotton to be routed via the |al to thu Orient. It consisted of bales and goes to spinners at be. Heretofore all local shippers ht to San Francisco by rail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
Blanket Mortgage for B. & 0.

Blanket Mortgage for B. < 0. v Few York, Nov. 16.--Shareholders |the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
 npany are holding a special meet today to approve the plan of the npany for the issuance of a blan- mortgage covering all existing is- Ps of bonds and providing for re- fding puI poses. The amount of mortgage probably will not ex- ed $C00. 900.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
DECISION TODAY IN
 UNION DEPOT MATTER
Railroad Commission Postpones Ac. ton Because of Absence From
 Meeting of J. w. Dean.

Little Rock, Nov. 16.-The Arkan- sas raillo commission today post poned the matter of depot improve ments in Pine Bluff until Tuesday mrning. The delay was caused by the absence from the meeting of J. w. Dean, of the Iron Mountain and others necessary to finally arrang- ing the work.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
PATHFINDER PLEADS GUILTY.
T. B. Hill Receives Sentence of On
 Year in Each of Two Cases.

T! B. Hill. accused aoof obtaining money under false ,pretenses, yestar- day entered pleas of guilty in two cases and was sentenesd to one year in each. sol
 The case of Frank Henderson. in- Fdicted on charge of murder, vas reset for December, 7.a
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
Flue Fir.e.

A burning flue in negro cabin at] 1900 West Fourteenth avenue carly Sunday night was the only time the fire department was called out dur. ing the cold spell of Sunday and yes-s terday. The flames were extinguish- ed with little trouble. Companfes Nos. 2 and responded to the alarm.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
STEEL PLANT RESUMES.
Independent Concern fin Indiana VIII
 Put 2OO0 Men to Work Monday

Kokomo, Ind, Nov. 16.-The Koko- mo S'eei & Wire dompanl, an inde- pendent steel plant, will open with a force of 2O00 next Monday, according to A. A. Charless president of the company. He said that orders are beginning to come in fast The plant has been closed for three months.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17

London. Nov. 17.-Dispatches from vienna reported that Cracow, the cap- ital of Calicia. is burning. Inhabitants are in flight. The garrison of Austro- German troops is fighting the flames.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
Belgians Cut Dyke, Maroon ing Dixmude Garrison and
 Annihilating Regiment.
TRENCH GOVERNMENT
 MOVING TO PARIS
Russians In East Pressing Germans Back to NaZurian Lakes at One Point, and Rapidly Strengthens
 ing Around CracOw.

Athens. Nov. 6.-Epigrammatic dis- matches from petrograd state that in- formation has reached the Russian capital to the effect that Austria IS contemplating asking for terms or peace independently from Germany.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
Doy Falls; Breaks Leg.

John Abduilah, age 10 years, fell from tlts incompleted, concrete foun- dations Of the Catholic church Sun day afternoon and received broken | leg He was removed to his home. |713 Texas street. in the Holderness lambulance. Last night he was re- ported as resting easily.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17

AL Wfgel and E. Elbright. success f,,1 nlanters of Plum Bayou, were among the guests at the Hotel Jener- son yesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17

Paris. Nov. 16.-Tonight's official bulletin merely says;
 "There is no change In the situa- tion."
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CONTINUED ON PAGE sIx)
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28
Central Union High School, Ell Centre

of laborers is employed. The gins and
oil mill have run continuously for
seven months. The oil mill takes most
Of the cotton seed not required for
planting and reduces it to oil of a
very fine quality. The oil is used for
salads and in the manufacture of cot
tolene and kindred preparations.
Ready sale at fair price is found
for the oil on the Los Angeles mar
ket. The cotton seed meal mixed with
the hulls is one of the finest foods
known for dairy cows. --.-~- -~' -.''.-- '
The Richardson, Holmes and Lamb
Company are a distributing concern
for produce. They are endeavoring to
get as large pei cent of their goods
in car lots as possible so as to derive
the benefit Of lower rates. They are
also shippers Of eggs and produce for
many of the valley merchants.
The Simmons Brick Company has
large yards here and makes practi-
cally all the brick used in the enor-
nous construction work Of the Valley.
So heavy is the demand for brick that
it. is almost impossible for this com.
pany to burn the brick fast enough.
A large force is employed to turn out
the work as rapidly as possible.
The Valley Lumber Company and
the Blinn Lumber Company enjoy an
unbroken era of building. Each of
these companies has been in business
since the beginning in Ell Centre. They
have continually large number of
store buildings and residences for
which they are furnishing material.
They look forward to one of the best
years in the history of their business.
The Ell Centre Planning Mill and Cab
met Shop started in business the first
of the present year. Previously all
mill work had to be done at distance.
The mill is proving to be a great con-
venience to the Valley builders who
can now get their work done in either
large or small quantities.
The Valley Steam Laundry enjoyed
an increase of 100 per cent in their
business during the year, though
there were five other laundries started
during that time. The Ell Centre Steam
Laundry starts out very satisfactorily
to it's owners.
The Imperial Valley Mercantile
Confpany has~a large made;i in whole
sale groceries. ~
The Globe Milling Company, the A.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28
Industrial Affairs in
Capital of the Valley

Keeping pace with the wonderful
agricultural development of the Val
ley are numerous industrial enter
prises made necessary by the ever in
creasing population. While other towns
share to certain extent the industrial
progress, it is natural that Ell Centre,
the county seat, should be the center
of industrial activity. a.
So marked has been the growth in
this city of certain enterprises that
to. a certain extent the portion of the
city east of the railroad has come to
BE known as the Industrial section.
Probably the allied Holton Com
panies are the largest employers of
labor. The Holton Interurban railroad
has lines running east from this city
to Holtville and west to Seeley. This
system has been a strong factor in
the development of the Valley. Both
passenger and freight traffic are rap
idly increasing.
The Holton Power Company furnish
es electricity for light and power to
ths cities Of thag Valley. SO great has
bee3sSlso increase ind de,Aalads smadesfor
power by the rapidly growing Val.
lcyR that%iri5 order to supplement the
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28
AUTOS NUMEROUS
ALL OVER VALLEY

The automobile is playing an i'm
portant part in the development of
the Imperial Valley. Twelve hundred
machines are owned by Valley resi-
dents at the present time. The num-
ber is rapidly increasing. One COM
pany sold over 130 machines last
year. Others are making a very sat
isfactory record. Most of the fac
tories have strong agencies here. The
garages and machine shops compare
very favorably with the best found
in the larger cities. Employment is
constantly given to a large force of
men. Though some heavy cars are
found, medium priced cars seem to be
the favoriteS.
SO rapid is the development of the
Valley that the rancher finds the ma
chine a necessity in making trips to
town and for various purposes. One
rancher, not having Caterpillar"
hitched his family automobile to his
plow and quickly did his winter plow.
ing with it. Automobiles are used to
bring the children for miles to the
different high schools.
From central points auto trucks
are used to distribute groceries, pro.
visions and all kinds of supplies to
the smaller communities. They are
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28
Seeley, City on West Side
Sets Pace in Progress

ing goods, hardware and furniture,
grocery store, lumber yard, black
smith shops. Several recent purchas-
ers of business lots will build at
once. A garage has just been built
to care for the increasing automobile
business.
During the past year the school at
tendance has increased from 16 to 70.
A beautiful school house has been
erected at cost of $4,000. 1t will be
necessary to increase the number of
teachers next year. A good church
with resident pastor ministers to the
spiritual needs of the community. An
excellent library and reading room are
maintained. A live newspaper is pub
hshcd weekly. Post Office receipts
have more than doubled during the
past year. A rapid increase is shown
in the passenger and freight receipts
of the HoltOn Interurban railroad.
A new Chamber of Commerce in
cludes every business man. Under the
auspices of this body Seeley recently
entertained narly 200 members of
the State Editorial Associations. The
Redlands Facts speaking of this visit
says: "The editorial party was en-
tartained with fine turkey dinner at
Secley, which is going somewhat when
y. small town attempts to- feed and
succeeds so bolntifnlly with 100 hun
gry nencil pushers."
A four stand cotton gin is in course
of construction and will be ready for
this years cron. This gin, costing
$4,000, will probably be the best so
far erected in the valley. 1t is prob
able that second gin will be ready
for business by the time cotton is
ready for picking. Experts express
the oninion that Seeley will be the
second point in the valley IN the
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28
GREAT GARDENING
INDUSTRY COMING

Asparagus is being freely shipped
to the eastern markets. This
product is one of the first green
things to reach the market Packed
in neat crates the asparagus goes
to market packed in moss. One rea-
son for the great demand is the color
of the grass" The green variety
grown here is much preferred to the
white tough article grown at most
The acreage of asparagus is small,
only about four hundred acres hav-
ing been planted in that crop last
year.
This year quite extensive expert
ments will be made with tomatoes.
One grower has plants already over
six inches high.
Imperial Valley roasting ears have
been on the market through January
and February. By judicious planting
they may be grown all through the
year.
The middle of January head Of
cauliflower was brought to the office
of the Chamber of Commerce, weigh
ing twelve pounds.
These cases serve to illustrate
what may be done with fruits and
vegetables of various kinds.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28

Seeiey is the most prosperous and
the most promising of the newer
towns of the Imperial Valley. 1t is
situa ted nine miles west .of El Centre
at the junction Of the Holton Inter
urban and the San Diego G. Arizona
railways. It has the advantage of
being the center of one of the rich
est and largest agricultural districts
cf the valley t.a4
Seeley is six miles east of the West
Side main canal, the present western
limit of irrigated lands. Distant noun
tains rise on every hand, giving n
scene of rare beauty. The nearest of
these is Signal Mountain on. the bor-
der of Mexico, dozen miles to the
south. In tho Sesley district are So
900 acres of the famous Imperial
Valley land, rich as tho valley of the
Nile.
Seeley offers to the investor and
homeseeker opportunities unsur-
passed by any community of the I'M
nerial valley. The city enjoys a
healthy, substantial and continuous
Growth Nearly all the business
blocks arc brick. Of the arcsde STYLE
of architecture SO ,wellS Ssnited to the
needs Of the valley. Thev 'are the
type of buildings one usually finds in
y city of 5000 TO 10000 nonulation.
The First National Bank buildipr
was recently completed at cost Of
100000 In three months the depos-
its are about $4,000 and rapidly in
'croasinp.
The large stocks. OF roods carried
h,, tbo noarchantS ara "tIivnodv fro
nuently. A number of the largest es"
Establishments in the valley have branch
stores in Seeley. Among the busi-
resses represented are department
store, drug store, implements, furnish
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS cENrR SATURDAY MARCH
Half Million Acres in
This Irrigation District

For the purpose of convenience the
ranchers Of the different sections Of
the district are served by the Mutual
Companies. The cost of the water is
fifty cents per acre foot. The ex-
Dense per Rcre per year is from
$1.50 to $1.75. The general govern
nlent, the Irrigation District and the
Mutual Companies are encouraging
the ranchers to give more time to the
scientific study of the irrigation ques-
ton so they may in many cases grow
their crops with half the water useo
at present.
Just now special attention is being
given to the question of drainage.
The channels of the Alamo and the
New rivers give a drainage system
which will be of incalculable value
to all who take advantage of it. Ex-
pcrts recommend the placing of drains
so that all lands may be drained
whether they seem to need it or not.
One of the chief purposes is to pre-
vent the forming of water tables.
For those who are new to the val
ley the best plan is to give careful
study to the irrigation question before
undertaking too large a crop
1t is all easy enough when one
knows how, but it is best to learn
the right way to do it. Imperial
Valley irrigation water is cheap-but
it is too expensive to the rancher
who takes more than he needs.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28

any single crop. The yield averages
bale to the acre. Some growers
raise two bales to the acre. This year
a large part Of the crop will be
grown by volunteering last years
crop. So long is the growing season
that cotton has been picked continu-
ously from September till April.
Seeley is proud of the fact she has
no saloons and never expects to have
any. A clause in every deed for the
transfer of property prohibits the
sale of intoxicating liquors.
Some of the leading business men
of the state are identified with Seeley.
w. F.. Holt, empire builder, is presi-
dent of the town company. w. G. Con-
ley, whose name stands for integrity
and high business ideals, is secretary.
w. H. Compton is secretary of the
chamber of commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28

The Irrigation District of Imperia!
county comprises $4,000 acres. AT
the present time there are under cul-
tivation 100000 acres. It is possible
to irrigate on the American side of
the boundary 100000 BY pumuing it
will be possible to irrigate 100000
acres more, or an even 100000 ac-
res on the American side of the
boundary.
In Mexico there are 10000 acres
under cultivation at present. When
the present system is brought to its
full capacity 100000 NAV be irrigated.
With all the deltas and other lands
brought under water that it is pos
sible to irrigate, 100000 6acres more
may be added, making a total o.
100000 acres under cultivation oit
both sides Of the international boun-
dairy.
To irrigate the Valley water is di-
verted from the Colorado river near
Yuma. To Sharp's Heading, the first
sixty miles, the water is carried
through Mexico. AT Sharp's Heading
seven miles east Of Calexico, the
water is diverted to the different
parts of the valley. The main canals
are divided and subdivided till the
entire district is reached by the net
work of canals. With the main can
ais and laterals there are many hun
dreds of miles. =
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28

stantly employed caring for the busi-
ness of the office. One clerk devotes
his entire time to the parcels post de-
partment. This office has more boxes
than San Bernardino and as many
as Riverside or Redlands. March %
examinations are to be held for can
didates to carry the mail on two new
rural free delivery routes. One of
these will run each and the other
west from the city.
There is constant demand for
large number of boxes. The Office has
$50 patrons more than can obtain
boxes. These have to wait their turn
at the general delivery window. In
putting down sidewalks and num-
bering the houses the city has COM
piled with the conditions necessary
to obtain free delivery of mail 1t is
thought the department will change
this office to the free delivery sys-
tenn about the first of June. After
free delivery is established it is ex-
pected there will be plenty of boxes
for all who wish them.
Postmaster Collins says some i'm
provements have been determined on
that will be interesting to every pat
ron of the Office The improvements
will take place in April. In short
time the public will have the benefit
of the careful study the postmaster
has for some time been giving to the
needs of one of the most rapidly
growing Offices in the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28
COUNTRY CLUB IS
AN ACTIVE BODY

Three years ago the Ell Centre
Country Club was organized by about
20 Of the young business men of this
city. For $1,000 four lots were pur-
chased at the northwest corner Of
Sixth street and Holt avenue.
The board Of directors, who also
constituted the building committee
consisted of C. H. Hersee, J. v.
Wachtel, P. D. Swing, F. B. Fuller
and C. E. Gage. The Country Club
Association was formed to rent the
building from the corporation. R. B.
Moore was president. The directors
were Winthrop Pier, B. Solomon,
Frank Preston and S. w. Dunaway
l.. R. Wachtel was made secretary
The building, which is of very at
tractive homelike design, was opened
to its members in July, 1911. So pop
ular was the club home that an ad-
dition of several rooms became neces-
sary.
A plan has been adopted by which
the club feels the refining influence
of the society of women. Ladies who
are the wives or friends of members
are permitted to dine at the club each
evening. On Friday afternoons the
ladies are frequently received. A
spirit of good fellowship and COOP
GRAFTON prevails among the members
to such an extent that the club is
very popular throughout the valley,
having many prominent men among
it's members.
The splendid library owned by the
club was a present from the gifted
author, Harold Bell Wright.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28
Datee Becoming One of
Most Valued Products

Imperial valley produces wonder
full crops of corn, alfalfa and butter.
But there is much territory In the
United States capable Of producing
,corn and alfalfa and dairy products.
That which adds greatly to the in
terest and profit of Imperial valley
farming is the fact that the valley is
capable Of bringing forth some things
which most other sections ofgthe coun-
try cannot produce. Among the most
notable of these products is the date.
There is no danger Of OVERRIDING
the date production in this country. We
import at present 22,000,000 pounds
annually. But the average American
family consumes less than a pound of
dates year, while in Oriental coun-
tries the date is staple article of
diet, many families eating several
pounds Of the delicious fruit daily.
AS a nation we have not yet begun to
eat dates. But we will begin! When
people get acquainted with the I'M
perial valley date. At the last coun-
ty fair the date exhibit was of the
most popular and notable Of the ex-
hibits. And it did not take an expert
long to recognize the superiority of
the domestic date to the imported ar
ticle. That which was so apparent o.
the valley exhibit is going to he known
and recognized throughout the coun
try. In time dates will share the hon.
ors with cotton. alfalfa and and pro-
ducts of the dairy in making the val
ley famous. 1t has been lust about
ten years since dates were introduced
into the valley and SO far their cul-
ture has been largely experimental
The California Date Company was
organized ten years ago. 1t made
importations Of some of the choicest
palms Of the famous date gardens of
North Africa and established gardens
at Heber. The government has care
fully fostered the industry, aiding the
growers to select the varieties best
suited to the valley soil, to eliminate
all danger of scale or infection and
properly to ripen and pack the fruit.
The garden at Heber has made good
record and under the care of Mr..
Brock promises we'll for the future.
A few other ranchers have begun
the culture of dates with promise of
great success. w. E. Whsle has set
out 20 acres on his ranch west of Ell
Centre. He expects to set out many
more. Half of these are for govern
mental purposes. They are the choice
Dcglet Moor variety from which
shoots are to be distributed over The
valley. A congressional appropriation
of $2500 this year is Of great assist
ance in the experimental field. w. F.
Swingle of the department. of agricul-
ture has discovered that the best
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28

plants at Holtville and Ell Centro the
company recently contracted with the
Southern Sierras Company to run a
high voltage line to the valley from the
plant at San Bernardino. This gives
the Holton Company connection with
one of the strongest electrical con-
Germs in the country. Work is in pro-
gress on the line now. 1t is expected
it will be completed by June. This
line will furnish abundance of elec.
tricity for some time to come.
The Coachella Valley Gas and Ice
Company furnishes gas to Valley cit
les and manufactures ice Great
quantities of ice are required through
a good part of the year for the re-
frigerator cars in the shipment of cam
taloupes, asparagus, grapes, apricots
and other fruits and vegetables. The
price of ice has been reduced until it
is not more here than in the most
favored of the older cities of the state
and less than in some.
The Imperial Valley Oil and Cotton
Company, besides gins at Imperial
Brawley, .Calexico, land Holtville, has
two gins in Ell Centre. It's large oil
mill is also located here. A large force