Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13


 Dr. J. c. Blackinton, of Fl Centro, recently spent a week in Los Angeles as a representative of the Imperial County Chamber of Commerce. He returned last Saturday, escorting six persons, who had been induced by what they saw and heard at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, to come to Imperial Valley and look over the field with view to investment or settlement.
 Dr. Blackinton reports that Miss Clifford, the lecturer employed to pre- sent the merits of Imperial County to the public, is doing effective work, and that the Imperial County exhibit attracts much attention From forty to a hundred persons attend the lec- lures, and many of them make close inquiry for detailed information from the, county representative in the ex- hibit hall.
 Dr. Blackinton tells of man from Australia who studied the exhibits and then announced that he would To- cate in the valley without making further investigation. All I want to know, he explained, is that you grow these things in your country. I shall go back to Australia and sell out all I have there, and return to make my home in Imperial Valley I leave my children in LoS<ngelss as hostages. I don't nela to see the valley first I judglEa country by it's products, and the Imperial County ex- hibit is all I need to see. We cant grow such things in Australia"
 Secretary Wiggins told Dr. Black inton that he wants to see a good ex- hibit of Imperial County products at the Alaska Yukon Exposition in Seat | tie, and will see that products are we'll arranged and displayed. Mater ial will be forwarded from Los An geles about March 25, and exhibits | from the valley should be delivered at the Chamber of Commerce on or be- fore that day. In a letter dated Feb. 3, Secretary Wiggins says:
 We would like for you to canvass the matter at as early date as pos sible and give us the number of pack ages and weight. We will then for ward you the proper shipping labels and give you such instructions as will guarantee the safe delivery of your material in Seattle. You understand there is no expense connected with transportation of your goods after de- livery to us, either at Los Angeles or San Francisco.
 If you desire any special installa- tion other than general character adopted by the Commission, you will have to assume extra expense neces- sary to carry it out. All signs and labels will have to conform to general irules governii ey such. so if you da to supply eitH9rs kindly confe z us before Han'l ana we will
 you. Otherwise we wi. Nor
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 AS far as honey is conce4
 can use ten or twenty gallons
 tract from 100 to 500 pounds cdn honey. This of course could be dis posed of after the Exposition and would be sufficient to reimburse the Association for contribution. We have never had any trouble in disposing of I honey after an exposition. The Con- mission does not guarantee any re- turn, but always remit the amount re- ceived for the sale of goods when or dered to dispose of them We want from 30 to 50 bushels of cotton sa- curely packed in crates so as to stand shipping by rail and boat" Wiggin wants plenty of cotton and proposes to cover the end wall of the exhibition room with the stocks.