The San Francisco call., 1910-05-30

CoITSA. May 2s-To renew their
fsallisrity with Colusa and Glenn and
e Central Sacramento valley, Senator
Marshall Digs. president of the Sac
mento valley development associa-
l5on. end q party of prominent Saera-
snaato valley men made a 80 mile trip
auto today from Colusa north to
FFsriiton and the intake Of the Sacra-
n}eato irrigation company's canal, then
West 10 Orland and south 10 Willows
and Maxwell and back TO Colusa. All
returned enthusiastic Senator Diggs
said
The trip shows that Colusa and
Glenn counties are an empire m
themselves and can support %
tlmes the number or people VINO
now dwell in this sectlon- II
showed the possibilities with water
6E diversified farming and the pros
poets Of unqualified prosperity
when # can be reached oy water
from The irrigation projects now
llrLer consideration 1t IS planIed
In alfalfa almonds fruits, vines
and kindred products. W nat are
needed are water and electric ran
.--.ssyYa vs.
Tomorrow Dtggs, when he opens the
arst session Of the Sacramento Valley
development association. viii speak on
the richness OF the valley and the posi-
bil5t1es OF development with water and
better transportation facilities
BOTH ALMOST AT HAND
The prospects are considered excel
lent for both Of those facilities Water
Is alreadv coming into the valley in ir-
" ri CATION bitches Of both the Sacramento
valley irrigation project or the Pitts
burg syndicate. as il is better known,
and the United States government rec
ianaation work, known as the Stoney
creek and Orland project, which is now
deNe1oping in Glenn county As Tor
better railroad transportation, both the
southern Pacific and the Northern Eiec-
tl-fc are said 10 be plauning extensions
through tie valley.
The opening meeting of the Sacra-
FnenbO development association VIII pe
= most interesting one. The speakers
and their subjects are TO be as follows;
Temporary chairman. Superior Judge
H Al ATbery OF Colusa; chairman, Pres
53eht Marshall Diggs, who viii speak
.0ll the history Of the association
i: George w Pierce Of Davis, who will
srea k Of the work over the Sacramento
4a4ley by the late General Win S.
Green founder Of the Sacramento de-
srelopment association
-.:--D. w Ross. engineer from the Sac
s75nento valley irrigation company,
&sslo vili speak on irrigation and colo
IN lzatiQn.
.:Tudae John r. Ellison Of Red Bluff,
who viii speak on the present develop
E. 3l.elf in the valley.
g. ..5ferce was selected as a speaker in
:nIace OF Judge Peter !. Shields of Sac
- paento county. who viii be unable to
ne present
SECRETARY MILLER ARRIVES
D. G.r,fsf-
aston arrived in Colusa today. He
eve expect TO have 100 delegates,
representing every board Of trade and
4.1is srnber of commerce IN the valley, IN
addition 10 city and county oficiais.
= The most important question VIII be
.fsie raising Of a fund of S5O,0oO a year
for I'VE years TO advertise the valley
-i7i such way that settlers VIII be
brought here to cultivate the land,
s-hich- is now being opened up by the
srrizstion and reclamation projects
Another important matter to be con-
sIdered which viii be introduced hy
9.artain A. Z. Anderson. president OF the
f.Ssn Joaquin and Sacramento rivers oe-
s-elopment association, viii be improv-
tEne those rivers by widening ana
-sfra tightening them. The state govern
9ment has appropriated 100000 for that
3 work and included in the present riV-
-ers and harbors BILL which has passed
both houses. is an appropriation OF
s4OO. GOO by the federal government for
The same purpose. The rights of way
needed for the work have 10 be pur-
chased and decided TO the government
p and they viii cost S250.000, which must
be raised by the district or by inter
p eSfed persons. Captain Anderson will
open the discussion on how that money
may be raised.
,,-rrV rroN0n trOFrNnER
Members Of the association viii wear
a badge bearing the portrait Of Cen
ersi VIII s. Green in honor Of the
. tenth anniversary Of the founding of
p the organization. On the reverse side
Of the badge is this inscription;
--. THE Sacra nento development asso-
.-ssfafion was for many years one of Cen
3. :etaa Green's greatest ambitions. The
Organization was effected at a meeting
~.9aeld at Oroville, Butte county, on April
= q. 1900 General Green was elected
president and remained in that position
until his death in July, 1903. The his
p: tory Of the Sacramento Valley develop
3. nent association IS story Of marked
a.. progress and growth. The people of the
(. Sacramento valley owe much to Gen
.1.rsl Green not only for his organiZa-
j.. zion OF a valuable association. but also
for his many other achievements"
.Colusa had immense throngs on the
streets lOudNs alLhoUSl no SDecldi pro-
gram had been provided, excepting the
Baseball games and the illumnations
-.Fi1e shows Of the carnival company
did big business
=; aFillows was the victor ia both base
EaII games, downing Williams in the
,..raorning by a score Of to 4, and beat
AAng. MarysvilIe in the afternoon by a
Ncsre Of IL to Z.
FOUR WILL AID VALLEY
The tour which President Diggs OF
: the Sacramento valley development as
ISOLATION made today VIII have an i'm
Tertant influence on the future of the
VALLEY. for the inspection be made OF
The activities Of Colusa and Glenn coun-