Donald Dool, one of the
men of Imperial County, who, by reason of his personal integrity, is
recognized as one of the leading men of Calexico. He was born in Aledo,
Illinois, April 23, 1892, a son of Edward and Anna (Irwin) Dool. Mr. Dool's
father is one of the commanding figures of the business life of Calexico,
and he has made steady progress towards prominence, and is today largely
connected with the agricultural interests of Imperial County. The subject of
this review acquired his education in the public and high schools of Los
Angeles, California. He afterwards entered Stanford University, and
graduated in civil engineering in 1915. The parents of Mr. Dool came to
California in 1903, and located in Los Angeles. His father came to Imperial
County and took up six hundred and forty acres. He afterwards purchased one
hundred and sixty acres. All the land is in cotton. Mr. Dool returned from
college and took up engineering for a time and was appointed postmaster at
Calexico, January 13, 1917, and took office March 1, 1917. Politically he is
affiliated with the Democratic party.
Source: "The History of Imperial County, California",
Elms and Franks Publ., 1918, pp. 319-320.
Transcribed and submitted by Sally Kaleta, September, 2006.
Wayne H. Compton is distinguished, not only for his able
assistance in the development of agricultural and horticultural resources of
Imperial County, but is a representative business man of California. He is a
man of great energy and intensity of purpose. Mr. Compton has taken a keen
interest in the whole county, and has been honored with the position of
secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, which position he has had since May,
1917. He was born in Middleport, New York, December 6, 1887, a son of Squire
T. and Mary (McClean) Compton, a representative family of their locality.
Wayne H. acquired his education in the Staunton Military Academy, Virginia,
the Middleport, New York, high school and the Bryant Stratton Business
College in Buffalo, New York. Later he attended the University of Buffalo,
where he took a law course. In 1908 he traveled extensively for business and
education, largely in the West, and in 1911 came to Imperial County and
associated himself with the Seeley Townsite Company, taking charge of the
sales department until 1914, when he became connected with the Imperial
Valley Chamber of Commerce until 1915. Early in 1915 he took charge of the
Imperial Valley's interests at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition
at San Francisco. Mr. Compton represented seven counties of Southern
California at the San Diego Exposition. At the close of the fair he returned
to Imperial Valley and took charge of the bond campaign department of the
Irrigation District, which he successfully conducted for the improvement of
the great Imperial irrigation system, which amounted to $2,500,000, and at
the conclusion of this campaign he was tendered and accepted the position of
secretary of the El Centro Chamber of Commerce, which was established
originally in 1909. Mr. Compton is a member of the Delta Chi Fraternity of
Buffalo, the Masonic Lodge, and a member of the B. P. O. E. Politically he
is a Democrat. He was united in marriage to Estelle M. James in San Diego,
California, August 18, 1916. The marriage occurred in the famous blue room
of the Southern Counties building at the exposition.
Source: "The History of Imperial County, California,"
Elms and Franks Publ., 1918, p. 320.
Transcribed and submitted by Sally Kaleta, October, 2006.