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White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13

Mrs. Hartman the consolation; Mr..
Horrocks received the mems high
score prize and Mr.. Amons the con-
ISOLATION. Their guests were Messrs.
and Mesdames Edward Horrocks, Ed
wad B. Pursell. Archie e. Hartman,
Carl w. Terrence and Harold X.
Amens.
Miss Frances Peters spent Sunday
at McGiil visiting friends.
= x =
Members of Chapter C CT the p.
E. o. met with Mrs. Dan {. Mcdonald
at her home on Mur-y street Mon
day evening. At The conclusion Of
the business meeting refreshments
were served and a social time en-
ioyed by Mesdames Mortimer l..
Smith, j. ID. Wallace, Harold A. Da-
wilson, Josephine E. Waynan, Henry
J.. Marriott, Carl w. Terrence. Eta
Mcdonald. IL K. Dieghler, Edward
B. Pursell, the Misses Fannie Cupid.
Christine Mcdonald, Laura Gala
cher and Eva Timmons.
!: Il y
Mrs. Ralph A. Bowdle lefe We'd
nesday morning for Lawrence, Kas.,
called by the illness of her father.
4 =
Washington Rogers of Spring val
return home he was accompanied by
his daughters, the Misses May and
Hannah, who spent a few days Wis
iting at home. They stayed in Ely
this winter while MAY attended
school.
Jack Curto entertained the pupils
of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
grades of the East Ely school at the
home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dominick +. Curto, in East Ely, Sat.
urday evening. The young folks en-
joyed several hours OF dancing and
games and prizes In contests were
won by Leah Squires. Marjorie Mey-
ers, Joe Squires and Walter Bur-
hans. Refreshments wee also en-
joyed.
!; * =
Mrs. Jerry Kent was a dinner
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John Weber
at their home on hurry street Tues
day evening.
Mrs. Mollie Hopkins of San Fran
cisco, who Is visiting her mother,
Mrs. William B. Graham. spent part
of the week In Kimberly as the guest
of her niece. Mrs. Alfred ]. Proctor,
and family.
Miss Helene Dugan, sister OF Ger
aid A Dugan, and Mrs. Mary Wynn.
their aunt, who arrived this week
from Salt Lake. will be taken to
Currant this morning by Mr.. Dugan,
where they will catch the stage for
Tonopah. where other relatives re-
side.
F. n. Matson and p. +. Woodward
were down Friday afternoon from
Kimberly. where they hold response
bic positions with the Coppermlnes
corporation. They were accompa-
MED by Mrs. Woodward and Mrs.
Matson.
Marion Shallenberger. teacher at
Bothwick. IL spending the week end
with his family in Ely.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13

+. II. Matson and p. f. Woodward
were down Friday afternoon from
Kimberly. where they hold response
bic positions with the Co~ppermlnes
corporation. They were Hccompa-
MED by Mrs. Woodward and Mrs.
Matson.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13

Miss Helene Dugan, sister OF Ger
aid A Dugan, and Mrs. Mary Wynn.
their aunt, who arrived this week
from Salt Lake. will be taken to
Currant this morning by Mr.. Dugan,
where they will catch the stage for
Tonopah. where other relatives re-
side.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13

Marion Shallenberger. teacher at
Bothwick. IL spending the week end
with his family in Ely.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Deckel-
mar entertained with a pinochle
party at their home in East Ely
Saturday evening Of last week. At
the close OF the game refreshments
we're served. Mrs. Terrence receiv-
ed the ladies' high score prize md
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13

After listening to the radio con
cert the boys who have formed {
club and fixed up a place for a club
house at the Thiessen home went Il
the home of Cyril Miles, on Fifti
street, Saturday evening and enjoyed
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13

Mrs. Mollie Hopkins of San Fran
cisco, who is visiting her mother,
Mrs. William B. Graham. spent part
of the week in Kimberly as the guest
of her niece. Mrs. Alfred j. Proctor,
and family.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13

Mrs. Charles S. Chandler enter
tanned the members Of the Pirats
Bridge Club at her home in East Ely
Wednesday afternoon. High scores
were held by Mrs. Locahart and Mrs
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13

Mrs. Jerry Kent was a dinner
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Weber
at their home on hurry street Tues
day evening.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13

Mrs. Frank Roper has returned
from a few weeks visit with .ela-
tives in California.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13

DR.. and Mrs. Joseph A. Wallace.
Miss Flora Rowan and James Bon
ner returned early in the week from
a short visit to Salt Lake.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-09

holding the high school in crowded
quarters of the elementary school,
the high school was accredited by
the University of California upon its
first application in l92l-22, which
allowed the first graduate class to
enter the colleges and universities
of California without preliminary
examination. The examiner from
the university this year compliment
ed the principal and board of
trustees on the fact that they had
been able to retain so many teachers
Of ability year after year under adj
verse housing conditions.
He also spoke very highly of the
present faculty, saying it was unus-
ually good for a small school so far
from large educational center.
This success has been due largely to
Professor c. II. Prince, supcrintcnd
ent of this school district.
Not all the students attend school
in Calipatria, but as the need has
grown school buildings were erected
in the north end district and in the
Iris district east and west of the
city. The north end school is Il
modern, eommodious building of con
crcte, and credit to the communi.
ty. Miss Ruth Ross, of Brawlcy,
was the first teacher in Calipatria.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-09
TAX PART OF OVERHEAD

Because any one individual docs
not see the tax collector, he thinks
perhaps that he does not pay, but
he does pay just the same. Taxa
tion costs represent an item of over
head in everything that one buys,
consumes, or uses in process of
working up to finished product.
The tax burden is inevitable. There
are certain number of potential
labor hours represented in the indi-
-yiduals making up ANY community.
The number of these labor hours
which it takes to protect his prop
erty, make safe his home and edu-
cate his children are just so much
taken away from the possibility of
establishing that surplus Of wealth
upon which the community thriNcs.
''The truth of this situation was
perfectly clear in the old DAYS when
every man in the community was
called on for five days work on
the roads a year in lieu of taxes
and when the 'night-watch was
maintained by periodic service of
the townsmen. How would you like
to 60 out and patrol a police beat
one day each week, year in and
year out9 Or how would yoI like to
take your turn as a member of the
fire department one day in every
six! This would be our lot if we
paid our taxes in the old way today.
Or, applying it to road work-nearly
90 days service on the roads would
be required instead Of five.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-09
COST TO COLLECT

'What wonder living costs are
high when this toll comes ont ahead
of the productive capacity for bene-
taxation does not tell the whole
story. Costs of collection, particu-
larly under our system of federal
taxation, sometimes treble the
amount actually received by the gov
ernment. Any move to restore ex-
cess profit taxes or special classified
levies on trade is bound to make the
situation worse.
1--WE should be able, to make the
people understand that fads and
frills all cost money. It is all right
to be progressive in our ideas but it
is not always true that 'progres-
sive' legislation means an improve
ment over the old way of tending
to our business at home. The cOun-
try was swept by the cry for more
business in government and less
government in business We have
not as yet succeeded in edging gov
ernment very far toward the door
of the business office.
\ step toward remedying the
condition of burdensome taxation
which now hampers business would
be TO LET everybody know when they
are paving taxes and how much"
General business as reflected in
the irdex of the Babsonchart shows
activity at one per cent below nor
mal-an improvement of one per
cent over last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-09
Nearly Fifty
Diaries Now
in NOrthend

y few years ago the scarcity and
high price of labor and low price
of alfalfa hay made the cutting of
this staple crop losing game.
All this has been changed however
with the coming of the dairy COW
and now low priced feed is sold in
the form of high priced butter fat.
The plowing up of hundreds of
acres of alfalfa land in the south of
the valley has caused dairymen to
look to the north end for solution
of the pasture problem. The coming
of the dairyman to the north end
has given an impetus to alfalfa
growing, as well as stimulating the
planting of other feeds for pasture.
Between 40 and 30 dairies are
now prospering in this section which
had less than a dozen Il year or two
ago. Around 100 gallons of cream
per day is shipped to the Ell Centre
creameries, and this amount will be
doubled if the dairies continue to
open up. in the next year as they
have in the last.
Large owners of alfalfa ranches
are cutting mp their holdings into
40-acre tracts and leasing them TO
tenants as dairy farms. Milking ma
chimes are not unknown in this vi
cinity, and the dairy COW is rapidly
coming into her own.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-09

rue 10 the open winter mere the
cattle have green pasture all the
year, and gain, an average of 200
pounds to the animal in an average
feeding period of slightly over six
months, and are shipped to market
in March, April, and May. The
money distributed by cattle men in
this vicinity for pasture bills during
one season is approximately 100000,
which goes principally to the farmer,
and does not include the cattleman s
profit on his stock
Leads in Feed Cattle
More cattle are fed i'll this section
than i'll any other part of the valley
for the reason that there is such n
large acreage planted TO alfalfa and
barley. The district served by No.
9 water company alone. which covers
10000 acres, has approximately l2,-
600 acres of that amount in alfalfa,
while No. 3 water company has a
smaller acreage. This land is large
lv held i'll tracts of so acres or more,
which makes more practical feeding
conditions for large number of
cattle than where the tracts are
smaller.
Sheep Do Well
Sheep, too, estimated ut 25.0eO
head, are being fed in the north
end. These consist Of spring lambs
for fattcning, and ewes which were
brought here in the fall TO escape
l.a ~ Il +..,.a H.. l.,
ern states for the lambing season,
after which they are finished for
market. Owing to the fact that
Ialipatria has green pasture the eu-
tire winter, it is possible TO have
very early lambs Imperial Valley
milk lambs are generally on the
market in March and April, which
is earlier than a similar product
i from any other section. The spring,
or feeder lambs, are usually shipped
20 market in December, January and
February.
Owing to the short distance from
Los Angeles markets, shipping
the fattened sheep and cattle is .
much more simple matter, and less
expensive than shipping to more dis
tant markets.
y rough estimate OF the amount
of money which will be aeft in this
district this season in the feeding
operation alone of cattle and sheep,
which includes the money paid to
the ranchers for pasture bills, labor
and OF her pyDpuSps of the business
will amount to 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-09
Turkey Crop is
Proving One of
Valleys Richest

At this season of the year, when
most of the turkey crop has been
harvested, many interesting
facts have been brought out sup
porting the assertion of the farmer s
wife that poultry Keeping pays III
lmperia! Valley.
While exact figures are not avail
able at this time, ii is probable that
the valley produced a crop of ap-
proximatelv 10000 turkeys this year
selling at an averagesOf So each on
the farm. In as much as the expense
of bringing the flock to maturity is
small, the cost of harvesting the
crop hothing, and all turkeys are
paid for in cash. when they are pur-
chased by the buyers, it is probable
that the farmers of Imperial Valley
are 100000 richer today than they
were before the holidays, and new
crop is already being prepared for.
Big Turkey" Crop
Of this huge sum paid for turkeys
this year, the north end had ats gen
erous quota, flocks of from 800 TO
1000 turkeys being nothing unusual.
North end farmers are discovering
that what they have considered more
or less of necessary evil, ga little
poultry for the wife to fool around
with - is a side line, which in many
eases has paid the entire living ex-
peuses of the family and helped pay
off the mortgage when grain and
other crops fell behind. Turkeys
are shipped out by the ton around
the holidays, and all during the
winter there is consistent demand
far the king of birds.
The turkey pays the freight
in many different ways, such as buy
ing the new car, paving for the col
legc education, or furnishing the
trousseau. Turkeys and chickens in
the north end of Imperial Valley
have proven the no failure crop,
and when combined with the dairy
business the ideal condition is found,
for Imperial Valley milk-fed turkeys
are recognized as superior TO turkeys
from any other section Of the eoun-
try.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-09
STRONG WEEKLY PAPER

The power of the printed word is
never felt so strongly as in the de
Velopment OF new country, and
the Calipatria Herald has played an
important part in the progress Of the
north end. The paper was started
with the city in 1914 by $. Il. De
Rackin, whose headquarters were in
Imperial where he owned and oper-
ated the Enterprise. II was sold
early in the spring Of 1920 to Nor
man II. Parks. who in turn sold the
Paper 10 S. G. Sorensen in April,
1922 The Herald has consistently
fought for every measure for the
progress Of the city and is closely
identified with the development Of
the north end.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-09
5000 HEAD OF CATTLE FEED IN NORTH END;
CALlPATRIA GROWTH SHOWN IN CITY'S FIGURES
Calipatria Now Center of Great
Rapidly Growing Livestock Feeding
District in North Imperial Valley

Caipatria is rapidly gthe of a live
stock district and live will be shipped this
point 1928 than from yother point Valley
One of the large industries Imperial Valley
the pasturing of cattle brought here
bers for fattenng (Which direct packing
houses when ready for
According to W. b. coberly of the Vail ranch west
of the city there approximately
pastures this section These
Nevada Idaho, Arizona Texas. The largest
number arrive in October November
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-09
HAS STRONG BANK

The financial needs of Calipatria
are well looked after by the Imper-
ial Valley Bank Of Brawley, Cali
patria branch, the First National
bauk having recently been merged
into, and become link of this
strong financial chain. Directors of
the local institution include well
known coast bankers who are pow
ers in the financial world. w. +.
Walters is vice.president of the I'm
perial Valley bank, with headquar-
ters at Brawley, while c. w. Hin
derks is cashier and manager Of the
Calipatria branch.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-09
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN

The Calipatria volunteer fire de-
partment has done notable work
since its inception three years ago.
4 completely equipped chemical en-
gine and truck, and rubber coats
and helmets for the men enables the
department to give splendid fire
protection. \ siren fire whistle was
installed year and one-balf ago
and gives the necessary alarm when
needed.
j. r. Nutbrown is chief of the de-
partment which has about 80 social
and active members.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-09
FALL SUCC ESQ r
SURE TO B e M A N
FROM WESTERN u. s.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9,-Presi-
dent Harding has assured leading
members of congress that the new
secretary Of the interior to succeed
Albert y. Fan, who retircs March
4, will be man from the territory
west of the Missouri river.
This narrows Hihe race down to
Senator Poindcxtcr aud Representa-
tive Mondcll, both Of whom were de-
fcated in the last election, aud Jo-
seph NJ. Dixon, former bull moose
leader Of Montana.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-09
CALIPATRIA NOW
CENTER OF GREAT
FARMING DISTRICT
One Man Farm Featured
Thousands of Acres
Planted to Crops

The growth of the city depends
largely on the growth of the sur
rounding country, and the north end
country distric have more than
kept pace with the cities to which
they are adjacent. Looking back
over the very small beginnings of
some of the prosperous farms and
truck gardens of which the north
end boasts today, ii is not far cry
to see Calipatria the center of the
winter garden of the United
Statcts, as Imperial Valley has
been SO aptlv named.
The wide variey of soils and the
splendid drainage system of the
north end affords unlimited oppor
tunties for bringing to perfection
the vegetable growing industry. The
Imperial Valley Vegetable aud Mel
on Growers Association, which was
organized in this city in 1921, has
been Il big factor, not only in the
marketing of vegetables, but i'll pro
noting the industry, assisting the
farmer with advice as to what to
plant and often supplying the seed.
Success with the ranch of a thou
sand acres, like the success with the
10-gcre lone man farm is largely
due to the man at the head of the
undertak ing.
The largest winter crop is lettuce,
which is planted in August and Sep.
tember and harvested from Decem-
Der to March and sometimes into
April if the price justifies. Peas
also are being raised to Il consider
able extent, running into several
hundred acres. This crop MIXTURES
in such small amounts that the ship
ments usually 20 ont by express,
and great quantity is used for
home consumption.
Barley in Lead
Acreage actually in crop in the
north end might lbe classified as
follows:
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-09
PAGE BY STAFF WRITER

This page Of stories of Calipat-
ria is the work of Mrs. Georgia r.
Hasty, staff correspondent of the
Imperial Valley Press. Mrs Hasty
regularly writes for the Press Of
news Of Calipatria and INLAND.
Next week the story of Holt
vills will be presented.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-09
SHIPPING FROM CITY

Shipments from the Calipatria dis
trict during the last year shows:
276 ears of alfalfa.
10 ears of cotton.
l9j ears of cantaloupes.
337 ears of lettuce.
pos ears of grain.
407 cars of live stock.
I37 cars of water melons.
- ears of miscellaneous products,
pumiee, honey and other commodi-
ties.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-09


Milo Maize .......................... 900
This list does not include number
less small aereages planted to differ
ent crops. Nery little milo was
planted this year in the north end
on account of the constant demand
for pasturage of alfalfa and barley.
Much of the barley, and all of the
alfalfa and barley planted together
aggregating nearly $4,000 acres, will
be used to meet the demand for pas
turage. Barley is planted with the
alfalfa TO give its tender shoots n
better start, and while cold figures
give no idea of the amount of land
under crop, the entire north end
is carpet of green while thousands
of head of feeder cattle are fatten-
ing on the tender grass. According
to best authority there will not be
an acre in the north end this year
that is not planted. One man alone
put in 1000 acres of barley and al
falfa.
Proud OF one Man Farms
The north end is proud of its cone
man y farms, of which there are sew
eral notable examples. The Cham
Der of Commerce has endorsed the
lone man. farm, believing that
to add to the population on the basis
of successful small farm units will
no tonly add prosperity to the com
munity, but bring the most lasting
benefits. 1t would prefer to see
-l6 10-acre farms in operation than
one l60-acre ranch.
The Logan ranch of 10 acres one
mile west of the city sold recently
for Il consideration of $4,000. Mr.
Logan probably has more varieties
of fruits and flowers than any other
ranch in Imperial Valley regardless
of size, unless it is an experiment
station. Flowers and berries are
early ON the market and are closely
followed by vegetables and grapes.
Mr.. Logan netted $500 from one
half acre of grapes. Dates and
honey are also money makers on this
ranch.
The II. II. Clark ranch is one of
the show places of the valley, and
brings in substantial return for
the time expended on it.
Konrad Busch s 10-acre ranch in
the Iris district northeast. of Cali
patriil is a concrete example. of what
brains and industry, together with
he magic alchemy of sun, soil and
water can accomplish. Rose bushes,
date palms and olive trees line tho
driveway. Lemons, oranges, grape
CONTINUED on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-09
PIONEER TELLS
WHY N0RTHEND
HAS DEVELOPED
Greatest and Most Rapid
in All State, He
Asserts


Some of the resons for the settle
ment of Calipatria and the north
end of the valley, and its success,
were given by II. II. Clark, former
manager of the Imperial Valley
Farm Lands Association, and now
general manager of the Colorado
River Land Company, of Baja Cal
ifornia, in a resume of the early
history of Calipatria.
Came Here in 1913
''In the fall Of 19l3,' said Mr..
Clark, II was requested to come to
the Imperial Valley and make an ex-
animation, in conjunction with 9th
ers, of. the tract of land owned by
the Southern Pacific Railroad lying
north of the third parallel, This
was my first visit to the Imperial
Valley, aud after spending several
weeks making this examination, [
was SO impressed with the great fu
turc of the valley that | determined
to remain here.
1.-The Imperial Valley Farm
Lands Association was then formed
through the efforts of Luther G.
Brown, and this great tract of land
was put upon the market. Up to
that time there was no land uIf1tf'
cultivation north of the third par
allel, rs there was no water system.
Through the endcavors of the I'm
perial Valley Farm Lands Associa-
ton, the high line canal was built
and water WAS placed upon these
lands and about $4,000, 900 worth of
land was sold to actual settlers. 90.
- As this couipany only purchased
alternate sections, their coming in
made possible the building of the
canal system, which not only irri-
gated their lands, but the alternate
sections as well, owned by home
steaders.
Second Largest Acreage
"The result has been that today
the water district of the north end
known as Water Company Number
), is the second largest assessed
district in the county of Imperial.
1t is also the second largest in mum.
Der of acres of land under cultiva-
tiop.
5""rhere are more cattle and sheep
shipped from this district than from
any .otber single-district in the I'm.
perial Valley. IT has the second
largest acreage of alfalfa; it has
the largest acreage of barley and
milo maize, and in the past two or
three years many thousands of acres
have gone into vegetables. The de-
velopment of this district is unprc.
cedented in the history of Califor
MIA, and with the country coming
back to normalcy, | believe that tho
north end of the Imperial Valley will
become more noted than any other
section for its early fruits and veg
etablcs.
Wonderful Development
Having moved my activities
from thcsmorth to the south end of
the valley, cannot help but call to
mind, each time that / drive through
that district now, the time, when, q
few short years ago, there were no
signs of Il public highway, irrigation
canal, cultivated field or residence
in the entire district. All this has
been accomplished not only by the
very greatest endeavor of those re-
sponsiblc for the settlement of this
country, but by the farmers them
selves.
~ still retain all my interests in
the north end, and feel that | am Il
Calipatrian, as | think everyone
does, who has grown up with the
country and developed home in
the district. -