Show noted developer here flere W F holt of hollywood I california who spent it a day here last week as the guest of II 11 B waters and dr bybee is is one of the biff ig men of the country for over thirty years lie he has successfully in reclamation and development work he was the real father of the imperial valley starting work there in about 1900 at it a time when there was neither water nor people in ill eliat th at entire countr country y its only inhabitants being horned toads and gila monsters and the turkey buzzards and crows all carried canteens it was in truth at that time the most forbidden of all desert regions in the united states mr holts vision was so broad and his faith so firm that largely through liis his efforts imperial valley has become ono omi of tile the garden spots of the world supporting a population of nearly people mr holt has recently become interested in a largo large tract of land at widtsoe soe soc in garfield gai field county where he is doing exten extensive development work he is constructing a large dam to impound kllc water for irrigation and domestic pure pur poses he is also putting in it a power plant building a creamery and expects to have a flour mill running I 1 in i ll 11 the near future after having visited every part of our valley he be expressed himself as very much impressed with its prospects mr jolt is the original of the character jefferson worth the banker and father of Barb barbara arain in harold bell wrights historical novel the winning of barbara worth and it is to mr holt that mr wright dedicated the book beaver news |