Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01
"THEY SHALL DREAM DREAMS"

"THEY SHALL DREAM DREAMS
NOT 10 be particular about exact dates this is some
where near the anniversary of the arrival OF the
first railroad in Imperial Valley. The writer first visited
the valley with an editorial party ABOUT ls Ie Vi s"
Announcement is now made of railroad to connect
Imperial Valley with the What progress and develop
ent are to be registered in the next twenty years?
Looking at map of California, Los Angeles appears
to be city lying twenty miles inland The coast in front
of Los Angeles appears open water unprotected by
headands unshetered from the fierce that
prevailed in 1882 when the Pilgrim arrived and winch are
Yet Los Angeles is seaport and the straight line of
seacoast is harbor AS result of the vision OF wonder
full people, and their resolution and energy nave
come UP the water at San Pedro and Los Angeles
has established practical contact with the ocean,
The next twenty years hold for Imperial Valley just
what visualize and resolve FL Centro Heoer ana
Caexico physically almost near beng seaports as
Los Angeles was way it will signify more to connect
Imperial Valley with the gulf than to join Los Angeles
with the Los Angeles just spot en- route 1t
cross traversed by wealth its way In Imperial
Valley the bounties of Nature up from below and
down from above 1t is point of "originaton IN the
phraseology of We the producers the
seas wonder are the the contemplated road to
the gulf is to bring them together
The early times in Imperial Valley days and
nights of dreams The writer well % taxing 70
cursion There had been few wonderful
Of what imperial Valley could do but look back
on them they unimportant 1t had been proved
that the valley could raise corn nine feet hgh Aala
would grow Certain trees grew mracuousy-and SO on
all mere commonplaces them today The real
hnos o TODAY were dreams then We heard inquired
whether melons might not grow profitaby Jones
thought they would Smith going to try grapefruit
and Brown had placed his order for tranoad of cattle
Everybody dreaming and everybody going to try
oomH ii'. *af@
In 1922 we must be to lose our imagination.
"Where there is vision the people perish We must
still dream and try.
Actually the big things have not been revealed to
yet The farmer of today knows nothing of the product
y of Imperial Valley SOIL Long before another twenty
years has passed twenty plots will be putting the
quarter sections of today shame Between ourselves we
don't foot sorghum today but that because
we have let inheritance slip There could be nine
foot corn if we wanted it. few crops and the
stalks might be feet four But the next twenty years
are not be an era of All that of order that has
passed We dream NEW dreams and to receive new
revelations
peddler is driving about the valley selling pecan
trees He says THAT is the thing The horticultural COM
missioner the farm advisor have information concern
ing a number of untred products which promise big.
John Renfrew wonderful vision and practical too OF
way to stimulate this country into unhoughof produc-
tvity lust by organizing and directing by
consolidating the experience which has passed over our
heads since that first train arrived twenty years ago ne
would make all available to the that he may
capitalize experience without paying the penalty OF loss
and failure of the pioneers had to DO Oppor
tunity all about greater than at time In the past
1t is unaccompaned by hazard, or at least 6y
chances great those of the early days Conquest will
never the faint hearted there must always be some
dangers but they amazingly less in evidence than
The thing is to keep dreaming and trying Difficulties
are under subecton, to be made So we may now
dream and still keep our feet upon the ground avalng
ourselves of that which is KNOWN grounding INDUSTRY
practical experience keeping alert for revelation OF
new things. economic situation such as Will be
furnished by railroad to dewater and by reduced regh
rates on transportation inland will surround old enter
prises with conditions that soon be success
which heretofore doomed to disaster Industries mere
tofore impractical will become profitable All this VIII
unfold for him who has hope, faith and resoutlonwho
dreams and trys.
RAILROAD MERGER