Imperial Valley press., 1909-12-25
Proposed Act For Protection of Innocent Purchasers
 of Claims
County Chamber of Commerce En-
 dorses Bill and Urges Passage Plan of Reorganization of Chamber Submitted to Constituent Bodies- Advertising Campaign in Progress.

An adjourned meeting of the COun- ty Chamber of Commerce was held in El Centro last Tuesday. A proposed act of Congress, prepared by the edi- tor of the Press, was presented for the chambers consideration and was approved by the body and it's passage urged The bill, which has been sent to Senator Flint and the California representatives, is as follows:
 AN ACT
 For Relief of Bona Eide Reclaimers of Desert Lands.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the Unit ed States of America in Congress as sembled That an act entitled An act to provide for sale of desert lands in certain States and Territories" ap- proved March 8, 1877, and amended March 3, 1891, is amended by adding thereto the following section:
 Section g. That the records of the Land Office shall be conclusive evil dence of the validity of desert land entry when the claim passes by as- signment to qualified entryman, and no defect of original entry shall i'm pair the right to final certificate and patent of an innocent purchaser (with- out notice) of such assignment, pro- vided such assignee shall have com piled in good faith with the require ments of this act.
 Copies of the bill have been sent to Governor Gillett for his approval, to the Los Angeles Chamber of Com merce and to the United States Sena- tors who recently visited the valley and pledged their aid in securing re- lief for the harassed settlers.
 Chairman Carter reported that Miss Clifford had been engaged to continue her work for Imperial County in Los Angeles until next May, the Board of Supervisors having made the desired appropriation for advertising. He re- ported also that no arrangement had been made for sending demonstra- tion car through the South, as the railroad people had not found way to make concessions not in conflict with the rules of the Inter- State Commerce Commission requiring the payment of eighteen fares for a special car. Fur ther efforts will be made to get the car on the road, as the railroad of ficials are much interested in the plan and desire to cooperate in advertis- ing Imperial Valley in the cotton states.
 The matter of recognizing and in- cooperating the Chamber was discuss ed and the secretary was instructed to write to the various city chambers, outlining the plan and requesting them to consider it and be prepared to present their conclusions at the next meeting. It is proposed to make the body representative of the peo- pie of the county generally, instead of being composed, as at present, of delegates from local bodies and a 5OhOidi llccllH6 Ol SlliACho Oi lnC county will probably be called to or ganize the new chamber.
 Acting on the proposal to make the secretary salaried officer who shall give all his time to the work, was postponed until the next meeting. An advertising proposition from the Sun set Magazine was declined, it being deemed too late in the season to ob- tain satisfactory results.
 George A. Carter and J, R Para zette were named as members of the permanent committee on railroad rates composed of representatives of the Business Mems Protective Associa- tion, the Farmers Union and the Chamber of Commerce.