Show CITRUS u LANDS lAND LANDSI lANDI I I OPENED OJ BY I PROJECT With ith an interesting account of citrus land development on the Yuma Tuma project where new orange lemon andY and grapefruit lands are being rapidly opened A. A C. C C Coolley olLey- olLey chief of ot farm demonstration ti I rI oh on n Western government reclamation projects is back after a a. trip Hip of inspection over projects in j Arizona and southern California He HeI I has established headquarters in Salt Bait Lake from which h- h h-e h directs the work In fifteen western estern states He lie has been away fo for several weeks on the trip just completed I A grand sale of over acres of Yuma citrus lands was held a short I time tim ago aso said Mr Mi Coolley and theland theland the land was taken up quickly at from fromi i to per acre for land and andI I water although it will be a year ear before bej beI be- be j I fore tore the water reaches the land The i government is preparing an irrigation I s system stem from the mone money rai raised d by the sale of the acreage FARMERS PROSPER Farmers of the Salt River project where they are raising long staple cotton cotton- are particularly prosperous this I year since they are selling their prod- prod i net at 81 cents a pound This is the cotton being used for automobile tires Ures Imperial valley farmers are selling I short staple cotton toe for 42 cents and andI th they are holding for higher I prices c I Mr Coolley O I crossed nr s the Mexican border border bor bor- or I der at Calexico and visited the cotton plantations below the line At l I cale call just across the line from Calexico i co co he sa says s there is one of the greatest great great- reat- reat est eat and most cosmopolitan gathering of or gamblers amblers ever assembled in the West Every EvelY thing is running wide open with solid of ot saloons dance I halls and gambling places i BUFFET CAR POPULAR Speaking of the new railroad which II now gives ts San an Diego dir direct ct rt connections connections with Chicago through the Imperial Im penal valley Mr Ir Coolley says that the theline theline theline I line has become immensely popular with the traveling men who visit j southern California For a considerable considerable consider consider- I able distance the road runs through though old Mexico On this portion of the line a a aj j buffet car cal is attached and opened up upI I for thirst thirsty travelers It is reported i that the business is growing rapidly r Mr rr Coolley staten stated that all records record will be broken this year ear In the planting of melons in Imperial valley The date I industry he Ile sa says s 's Is s growing by le leap p and boun year Twelve old trees will produce as high as pounds of dates to the tree and fitt fifty trees to th the acre The growers are g tins about 75 I cents a pound for their theil dates which are retailing at 1 Jl a a. pound I |