Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-01
SAN DIEGO MEN
ORGANIZE TO
HANDLE COTTON

The following article, taken from
the San Diego Union, is of interest
in the fact that the people of that
section are figuring and figuring hard
to reap some of the benefits of this
country when the San Diego & Ari-
zona railroad is completed:
First Of the industries anticipated
as result of the completion of the
San Diego & Arizona railway and the
consequent development of this city
as shipping point practically was
assured Yesterday w.len the Egyptian
Cotton Association, after a consider
alton of conditions here which listed
for several weeks, and in which the
concern was aided by Councilman
Walter P Moore, filed an application
fer a tidelands lease. The purpose of
/ the association as set forth in the
| application is the construction of a
| plant for Comprising, storing,
CHASING, selling, distributing and
shipping cotton and all of its by
/ products"
According to the terms of the ap
plication, the association binds itself
/ to begin the construction of the first
within 80 days of the completion of
the San Diego G. Arizona railway and
to finish the construction within 80
days. Each of the units is to cost at
least $1,000, with equipment costing
$3.50, or total of $4,000 for build
ings and $4,000 for equipment. Each
unit will employ five persons, or a
total of nearly 200.
Speaking of the proposed lease yes
terday, Councilman Moore said:
"The Egvntian Cotton Association
has been making an extensive surrey
of conditions here, especially with
reference to what may be looked for
with the completion of the railway and
tie development of the harbor. Coun-
cilmen Dougherty, Fisher, Palmer and
Brusch have worked with me in
showing the advantage of San Diego.
The association is we'll able to car
ry out its contract and almost from
! the beginning expressed satisfaction
with the possibilities which readily
| became apparent for its particular
needs. Needless to say, | am per-
sonally gratified at the successful
termination of our efforts, the cul-
mination of which is dependent only
| upon other assured facts-the first
train over the San Diego & Arizona
and the entry of the first steamship
into our harbor."
The tidelands asked for by the as
sociation includes all of Block 10, Mu-
nicipal Tidelands Subdivision Tract
No. 2. 1t is bounded by Ash and
Beech streets and is adjacent on the
one side to the deep water of the
reclaimed area and the railway yards
on the other. The application wills
come up for consideration by the city
council on next Friday and will be
granted, it was said last night, with
the usual precautionary restrictions
Immediately upon its approval the
application will go to the city attor
ney and the papers necessary to con-
summate the lease will be prepared
at once, The lease has received the
endorsement of both Fred M. Lock
wood, manager of operation, and Geo.
Cromwell, city engineer.
''As is pointed out in the lease,
said Councilman Moore yesterday,
the size and growth of the cotton
business does not depend upon the
cotton industry itself, because that
is an established fact, but upon the
rail- port and harbor facilities to be
provided by San Digeo upon the COM
pletion of the San Diego Il Arizona
railway, and also upon the attraction
to this port of regular steamship
linees and the establishment of local
mills which will transform our raw
material into finished products. Our
necessary equipment consists of un-
its, for which provision is made in
this application for one unit only.
Our contemplated maximum capacity
is $4,000 bales moved twice, or
total storage capacity of 50000
bales year"