Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-25
CALIFORNIA
WEEKLY REVIEW

NatSoN--I dh Aiitrtcstu Ietr0le
um and Transport Co. contracts fo
two S0,000-barrel and l3 100000
barrel oil tanks.
I Real estate values in Californi.
/ increased Sl,000,0 100000 in 10 years
+ Assessed valuation this year i,
I $2,5S2, lSS, $50.
!. Kingsburv-Total shipments Of
grapes from this point this season
is 500 carloads.
! Los Angeles Two ice cream
/ plants and two milk plants to cost
sll5,000 being built for Crescent
/ Creamery Co.
! Napa-New banking house struc
ture being built for Bank of Napa
Contra Costa County Walnut
Growers association ship east this
/ season 600 tons walnuts.
/ Los Angeles-Southern California
Gas Company to spend $2,500,000 in
extensions to plant.
Monterey--Construc of $500,
600 Monte Regio hotel started.
Redwood Citv-Pacific Portland
Cement Company to erect large
plant on city harbor.
Los Angeles--Central Manufac.
turing District comprising 800 acres
! adjacent to Vernon to be developed
to accommodate 100 industries.
Susanville-Thoyough survey to
be made of county agricultural lands
for colonization purposes.
Tracy--$10,000 contract awarded
for new brick business building.
& Los Angeles-Work starts on new
plant of Western Refining Company
at Wilmington harbor.
Oakland = Water company to
spend $2,25O,OOO improving entire
east bay district.
McKittriek- mile narrow gauge
railroad to be constructed from
Soda Lake to foot of Temblor grade.
Lankershim-Lan Milling
Company starts construction of
$4,000 milling plant.
Fresno-Constructi of Pine FIut
project including 50,000-kilowatt
power plant at combined cost of
100000 assured
Los Angeles-New 100000 mo-
tion picture theater to be built at
Tenth street and Western avenue,
Santa Monica = New 600-room
hotel to cost $2,000,000 will be erect
ed here. .el
MISUNDERSTANDING site sells for
$150,00O on which will rise 12-story
hotel.
Lake View-Southern Pacific to
start work within 80 days on $3,000,-
600 tunnel to summit. t
Merced-20 carloads of machinery
enroute for constructing plant of
Yosemite-P Portland Cement Com
pany.
AvaIon-Plans completed for con-
struction of $3,000,O00 sanitarinm.
Culver City-Proposed construc
ton of 100000 hotel announced.
Long Beach-$1 900, 0,000. 12-story
bank building to be erected.
Los Angeles-Improvements con
tenfplated for Leighton Hotel prop
ertv to cost 100000.
Ocean Pier-$l, 100000 to % be
spent on Pickering Pleasure Pier.
Macdoel-$594, 900 bond issue sold
for development Butte Valley Ir
rigation District. h.
San Gabriel-Preliminary work
started for construction of San Ga
briel flood control dam to be larg-
est i'll world. II
cFarland-Division No. ~ of
Kern Irrigation and Water Storage
District, comprising $4,000 acres,s be-
ing organized. in
Ell Monte-Six-unit bungalow
court to be erected on Columbia
street.
Dunsmuir-Site purchased near
Shasta Springs for establishment of
$250,000 fox farm. IL
Pomona-Construction of $4,000
tile manufacturing plant started.
Los Angeles-California Fruit
Ship Line, capitalized 500 100000,
organized to carry states perish
able products to east coast points.
Redding-Mines and smelter of
Mountain Copper Company to re-
sumo operations.
Barstow-Wester Pacific Oil
Company strikes oil at 2000-feet
depth.
Cloverdale-Blake, Moffitt and
Towne, paper merchants of San
Francisco, to open local branch.
Signal Hill--Mile deep well comes
in with approximate production of
10000 barrels.
Vallejo-Pier No. l of $4,000,000
Carquinez bridge formally anchor
ed.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $780,
900 to be distributed to district
walnut growers for this years crop.
Lakeport-$25,000 bond election
to be held for construction of new
school buildings.
Alturas-Work on several state
Highway projects in county to start
at once.
Fresno-lj-story Fidelity Bank
Building costing $1,000,000 to be
erected.
San Leandro-600-a tract in
San Ramon valley secured for oil
prospecting.