Excerpt from The Arrowhead Magazine and Guide Book, 1919
Southern California needs no introduction. Environment and wealth have been the magnetic influences that have drawn people from far and near to this earthly Paradise. And the father of both of these, as far as Southern California is concerned, was the solving of irrigation problems. A delightful, healthful climate and rich, deep soil were the gifts bestowed upon this great district by nature, and it was left to the ingenuity of man to add water, the other essential feature, to this wonderful combination to make it perfect.
So one district after another of this land of rare opportunity has been settled, until now there remain only a few spots of undeveloped rich lands, one of which, and probably the most promising of all, is the Palo Verde Valley, which borders the Colorado River, in Riverside County.
Although this valley was comparatively little known three years ago, the writer presented the proposition to connect it by rail with the outside world to Mr. J. M. Neeland, who had been so successful in railroad development work in Mexico and other places, and through his foresight and faith in the future and stability of the valley, the California Southern Railroad was completed in 1916.
This enterprise was memorable as it was commenced and successfully consummated during the stress of the World War.
Since then the valley has far outstripped the expectations of its most ardent sponsors and is now one of California's famous valleys.
Every person who dreams of owning his own home, a home surrounded by flowers, palms and productive fields, can find the realization of his dreams in this favored spot. Indeed, it is such a happy combination of home possibilities and potential wealth, that it has won the hearts of all who have seen it.
It was probably due to the natural attractiveness of the valley that caused O. P. Calloway, at that time surveyor-general of California, to make the first official filing on irrigation water from the Colorado River to be used on this land. This was on July 17, 1877, and associated with him in this enterprise was Thomas Blythe of San Francisco.
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