Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-24
SOUTHERN PART OF
VALLEY HAS BOOM:
BUSINESS GROWING
Over Eight Millions Will Be
Spent in CalexicO and
District Soon
BY WILLIAM Won MUELLER
Special Staff Correspondent

CALEXICO, Oct. 24.--Calexico dis
trict is one Of the fastest growing of
cities in the southwest of less than TO-
600 population.
This is revealed in developments OF
the past week, when projects aggregat-
ing an expenditure of over eight mil
lions of dollars was announced.
The first, and most important Of
these, is the projected building Of the
Southern Pacific branch from Mexicali
to San Felipe, on the Gulf of Mexico,
giving this section the nearest possible
facilities for ocean shipment, this pro.
ject alone requiring the expenditure OF
six and a half millions of dollars.
Next in line comes the erection Of
the new oil mills and auxiliary manu-
featuring units, ground for which is
already being broken, at n cost Of over
three.quarters Of million.
Closely following this is the an.
nouncement that the Colorado River
Land and Cattle Company will level
up and throw open for settlement 100,.
600 acres Of delta lands, in the Vol.
cano Lake-Black Butte-La Bomba
district, through the center Of which
the new Southern Pacific coast line
viii run.
These developments creates feeling
of optimism in this section which has
long been lacking, and hearted
merchants and property owners are
awakening to the fact that the present
developments are only the beginning
OF = boom rs has never been known in
the history Of the ralexico .Mexicali
district.
IL is almost certain that, with the
building Of the railroad and oil mills
and the adding Of 100000 aces for
ranching purposes, other things will
follow, As a matter OF course.
There is, right now, considerable talk
OF the possibilities Of the erection OF
= new compress on the Mexican side Of
the line within the near future; this
being one Of the new things which
must come, following in the wake of
the larger developments Of tho week.
With the opening up Of tho oil mills
and the soap and soap powder units,
it is suggested that. the installation OF
modern soAp wrap printing plant
and paper box plant, specializing in the
Manufacture Of cartons for soap pow.
ders, is not remote possibility.
Need Eox Plant Z,
At the present time Mexico has no
paper box plant, and it is pointed out
that, not only will o local institution
Of this character take care of the needs
Of the new coheefn locating in Mex
cali, but that o large measure Of the
requirements OF plants in all parts OF
Mexico can be quickly ana easily sup,
Piled, duty free, from this point, what
with shipping to all parts Of McSieo,
and particularly the west coast, made
easier and cheaper tFF
IA further development which is yet
in the making, is a colonization scheme
being worked out by Governor Lugo
which viii settle up the lands below
La Bomba, just south Of the boundar.
les of the Colorado River ana Land
Company holdings, plans for which, il
carried out, viii add a large measure to
the prosperity Of Lower California, and
consequent benefits to the Caloxico.
Mexieali district
Work of tearing up the old, so.
pound rails on the Inter California,
and the laying Of the 90.pound rails,
is going forward, and large number
Of men are employed in this gigantic
task.
The new compress, replacing that de-
stroyed by fire several months ago, is
nearing completion.
Caleyieo is In line for a real boom
period, and business men of this com.
munity are beginning 80 awaken tt
that fact, and are getting ready to
take advantage Of that boom as soon
as it sets in.
As to present conditions, merchants
generally are feeling more optimistic
over trade conditions. The weekly
sales are growing, and the weekend
trading was more thLn satisfactory,
considering the past year Of shott buy
ing on the part Of practically every
resident. !. .. i. s.-s.. Asa ...4S