Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-10

families, but that may come in the
near future when peace and good Or
der is re.established in the sister re-
public.
North of the Line.
On the American side of the line
there is a great agricultural section
tributary to Calexico which has for
years given the town a trade expand
ing in every direction. In water dis
trict No. 6, where few years ago
there was an immense area of bar
ley, there is now succession of al
falfa and cotton fields, which are be-
ing farmed with great profit, and
which have led to great increase
in the agricultural population, and the
end of this trend of affairs is long
ways from having as yet been
reached.
To the north and east this same ten
dency is apparent, and especially has
the cotton industry grown up in that
end of the valley, giving a ginning
industry to Calexico that exceeds that
of any other town in southern Cali
fornia, while cottonseed oil mill is
to be built in the near future, to take
care of the seed product of the next
year.
Dairying and stock fattening also
have their important places in the
affairs of this section, the same as in
other parts of the valley, and these
are also contributing factors in the
building of the town.
The Municipality.
The city of Calexico is incorporated
in the sixth class, and from the day
of its Incorporation, number of years
since, it has been pursuing a liberal
improvement policy, having a first
class sewer system, water system and
other public works.
The rapid growth of Calexico has
made it necessary to keep making adj
ditions and improvements to the pub
lie works, and just now there are. in
hand bigger things than have here
tofore been undertaken.
For one thing, the city trustees this
week have opened bids for bonds in
the sum of $4,000 for adding to the
capacity at the waterworks
and to make extensions of the mains,
the demand for domestic water hav-
ing grown to the full limit of the
present plant. This work will also
carry with it improvement in the IA
cilities for fighting fire.
But the biggest work about to be
undertaken is that of grading the
streets of the city and planting shade
trees under the Vrooman act. 1t is
the proposal of the trustees and the
public-spirited citizens to carry out
plans along this line which will make
a park city out of Calexico.
The site of the town is not natur-
ally of so even topography as some
of the towns of the valley, and there
will be considerable grading neces-
sary in carrying on the plan, but to
have the entire city planted to trees
will vastly improve the appearance of
the place and add to the comfort of
the people.
The city has found very valuable
the deep cut made by New river, as
it furnishes drainage, disposal for
sewage after passing through the
septic tanks, and also makes it pos
sible to wash out the silt from the
reservoirs of the water system with
out difficulty. BY means of a hose
it is possible to clean all the deposit
of silt from one of the reservoirs in
a day, thus solving a problem which
weighs heavily on some of the towns
Of the valley.
Prosperity Of Merchants.
In no town is there greater or more
uniform prosperity among the bust.
ness houses, and it is a common re-
mark that while the number of stores