Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-25
EXCURSION TO VALLEY
TO COME FRIDAY

mn "A DeCOfaJlOH lay excursion TO all
parts of Imperial Valley will leave
Los Angeles in special Pullman cars
next Friday night and spend all of
May 80 in visiting Calexico, Ell Cen
tro, Holtville and Brawley.
Sunday, May 81, is to be celebrated
by these excursionists and by resi-
dents of the valley as achievement
Day" at inland.
Special round trip fares have been
made for not only the round trip from
Los Angeles, but for round trips from
the valley cities to inland.
This excursion is coincident with
the announcement that on June 1
prices on inland lots are to be- i'm
creased from 10 to so per cent. This
move is taken, according to officials
of the California Land and Water
Company, to place prices in accord
ance with actual values. At the same
time bonus offers will be withdrawn,
except to such buyers as purchase on
or before May 81; for these a special
extension is made to permit of the
starting of actual operations.
The Los Angeles party will reach
Calexieo at 1880 o'clock next Satur-
day morning for breakfast. Automo-
biles will be taken and a ride made
through this south end of the val
ley and north to Ell Centre for lunch.
After an inspection of this city the
visitors will drive to Holtuille and
from there to Brawley for supper and
an overnight stop in the Pullmans
chartered for the trip. AS thorough
an inspection as possible to be made of
the valley in one day will be accom-
plished on Saturday.
Following breakfast on Sunday
morning the excursionists will be
taken to inland and all of Sunday
will be devoted to the North End
section.
The cornerstone of the new Hotel
inland will be laid on that day, with
suitable ceremonies, by Arthur E..
Hull, president of the California Land
and Water Company. A trip will be
made to the High Line canal and to
the shores of Lake Imperial. A
"something-doing- every minute" pro-
gram of festivities has been out
lined.
Achievement Day" is held in rec
ognition of what has already been
accomplished at inland, where the
population is now about 800 people;
where Al buildings have either been
completed or are well under way; 10
different kinds of business enterprises
are operating; a thousand feet of
curb completed, and street work in
progress; water running through the
streets and irrigating adjacent acre
age, and activities of many sorts un-
der way
Special excursion rates from vallev
points have been made as follows for
the round trip on regular trains:
Calexico, 1920; Heber, 1920; Eu
Centre, $1.65; Imperial, S1.5O; Braw-
ley, $1.35. Holtville and Seeley peo-
pie, of course, will take the train at
Ell Centre. From Los Angeles a
round trip rate of $50 has been made,
covering meals, berths, automobile
rides and any incidental expenses. For
valley visitors the fare-and-a third
rate is further discounted by the fact
that luncheon will be served, free.
at INLAND.
The advance of prices that becomes
effective on INLAND lots June l pro-
vides for these increases:
On INLAND avenue, so per cent;
Fifth street, between INLAND avenue
and International boulevard, so per
cent; international boulevard, from
Fifth street to Eighth street, so per
cent; Fifth street, from inland ave-
nue. to Luxor avenue, 10 per cent;
Sixth street, Isis avenue to Luxor
avenue, 10 per cent; Fourth street,
from International boulevard to Nj
land avenue, 10 per cent; Luxor ave-
nue., from Fourth street to Fifth
street, 10 per cent. tEgggKN,NM
To arrange for the trip special
meeting of the inland Improvement
Association will be held in Los Ange-
les Tuesday night. The excursion will
be personally conducted by President
Hull, Vice President Reavis and others.