Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-04
4 FASCINATING STORY

1t was fascinating story this paper published the
other day in pursuance policy devote itself in the
largest possible way the upbudng of the community.
The story to which reference made that of the de-
veopment of the immense gypsum industry in this county
1t is altogether story but is most certainly
very important one
story of how great mountain of exceedingly useful
mineral product to be utilized by placing in the chan
nels of trade The mountain is there where its
has been known for twenty-five years and company Well
financed is pushing railway twenty-five miles the
desert the side of that tremendous deposit for the pur
of bringing to point only fifteen miles distant from
E Cenro where is to be manufactured for market.
The Press is that there always good many
barriers and contingencies in the of bringing big
enterprise complete development but in spite of this
general rule is bound to that for anything that can
be seen this one is well on the way to success
AS pointed out in the news Story gypsum is
ticle of wide 1t bulks large in 1t is
ployed everywhere in the arts 1t enters extensively into
the building trades Despite all this there sngularly
few deposits of it where they be freely worked Ger
ainy other has discovered in America like this
amazing contiguous to Ell Centro
In view of the plain circumstances of the it
without saying that every citizen of this county is greatly
interested the of the efforts going forward
to bring this mountain into 1t will much to this
city and this county as purely industrial factor one to
give large number of constant work at good
Establishing regular, dependable payroll is to lay the
foundation for substantial city where the merchant and
every profession called upon the wage and
to minister to his comfort and happiness
Another aspect of this particular matter that gypsum
indispensable preserving the fertility of SOIL The press
of the country filled from day to day with of the
gotiaons between the of the United States and
concerning
teres that ustfes the herang of every feature of this af
fair because the spectacular maker is involved
but because the industry at issue largely the production
of fertilizer of the tllers of the soil this
country touches basic industry and everybody must
know about it.
The Press ventures to say that Muscle Shoals offers no
greater contribution to the public than does this mountain
of almost chemically pure gypsum Ell Centro The
provides ntrate the and the depicting
depleted soils of the United States demand the extensive
of bot this being only OF multitude Of of gyp
Consider then how fortunate this section in its guar
antee of high state of fertility First the richest of the
soils Of six have been deposited here to depth of
hundreds of feet by river that has spread its magic
silt broadcast in Imperial valley How long will be required
exhaust this nestmabe richness forecast with
1t be we'll nigh nexhaustble But second
against that faroff day of the valleys possible fate stands
this colossal mountain for the future. So
God has been mindful of this spot and has thcky srewn
his blessings here This paper has desire purpose
overestimate the good must from the unfold
ing of this project close hand 1t only bids the public to
take into account the possibilities latent in that there may
be ustifiabe faith in Imperial valleys promising future