Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1914-01-03
SEELEY Is STILL
BOOMING AHEAD


The whole valley has felt the thrill
of the upward movement during the
last twelve months, and the west side
has not fallen behind in the forward
trend of things. This is a specially
favored section because of its stra-
tegie location at the entrance Of the
great Imperial valley as one comes
across the mountains from the west
and because Of the two splendid ar
teries of commerce now under con-
struction, the San Diego and Arizona
railroad and the state highway. 1t
will be hard to overestimate the eff
feet of these roads on this section OF
the valley The investor can find just
as good land around Seeley as else
where, and at as low a price as he
can find anywhere, and he will have
the advantage of being nearest the
markets and the mountain and coast
resorts.
The hustling young town of Seeley,
situated in the very center of $4,000
acres of fertile land IN ibis highly
favored district, has made steady and
constant growth in every line.
No one acquainted with the location
of the town and the people who are
building it has the slightest doubt
that it will be one of the leading
centers of trade and population in the
valley.
The most important forward step
in the history Of the town during 1914
was the completion of the Holt block,
a splendid brick structure 100 feet
square and costing between $4,000
and $4,000. In this building the
First National Bank of Seeley has
installed fixtures equal to any bank
in the valley and is now serving the
financial interests of the surrounding
country. An office has been fitted up
in the rear of the bank to be offered
the No. - water company as its home
in the future, and inaSmuch as the
stockholders have several times ex-
pressed themselves as desiring to
move the water office nearer home, it
is hoped the offer will be accepted at
the next annual meeting, in Febru-
airy.
Work will be started on gin in
the near future to care for the 1000
acres of cotton tributary to Seeley
The Imperial Valley Hardware Com
pany has started business in one of
the best equipped store rooms in the
valley, so by 100 feet in size, and
with a balcony extending over half
the space Of the room. 1t is expected
that another leading firm will in a
few weeks occupy the remaining room
in the Holt block.
A handsome four-room school
house, costing $4,000, has been erected
during the last year. A little more
than year ago the Seeley school was
started with sixteen pupils, and now
about seventy young people are en-
joying the instruction Of two excel
lent teachers.
The San Diego Hotel has been re-
modelled at much expense and is Civ.
ing excellent service to its patrons
A stage makes regular trips to f
Centre and DiXieland daily, which
with the train service twice a day
gives the public easy access to the
town. A rooming house and a large
number of bungalows and tent houses
have recently been erected, and 9th
ers are under way.
The Seeley Townsite Company, witt
w. F. Holt as president and w. G
Conley secretary, is a conservative
and strong aggregation Of men will
the experience and ability TO build ;
town. 1t is the policy of this com
pany to do more work at building VI
the town than in noisy advertising
about what it is doing. 1t has hat
prosperous year, and has sold a 10
of real estate, and is now doing
good business.