Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05

Pursuing his task of compelling Lo!
Angeles to awake to appreciation o
this valley, the editor of the Press re
Gently addressed another letter to the
Los Angeles Tribune, which was pub
| lished yesterday with an editorial re-
, ply. In other words, the Press is gain
ing ground in it's effort 20 compel at
,ention to the valley.
In the reply to the editor of the
Press, the Tribune quotes Secretary
Frank Virgins as saying that the
products of Imperial Valley will be
listed in those of Southern California
and takes this as evidence that the
editor of the Press was mistaken in
one statement What the letter said
was based on a news report printed in
the Los Angeles papers telling of the
products which would be listed, in
Guiding oranges, lemons, beans, nuts
etc, but not including pork, beef, NUT.
ton, butter, cotton or any product OF
rhis valley. Whatever Mr.. Virgins
may later include in his report, the
fact is that when the announcement
was given out to the press there was
not a thought of Imperial Valley
products.
The Tr.bune's Comment
The Tribune editorial follows:
Elsewhere on this page we prinr a
letter from the editor of the Imperial
Valley Press concerning the attitude
Of Los Angeles toward his region. We
have more than once disclaimed for
this city any conscious hostility or
even indifference to the development
of the agricultural wonderland in
southeastern California, but Mr.
Howes letter shows that such a be-
lief persists there.
THAT he exaggerates, however un-
consciously, we know from an investi-
CATION of one of his charges. Secre-
tary Virgins of the local chamber of
commerce says it is wholly wrong
that the Imperial Valley is to be ig-
nored in the statistics of Southern
California now being compiled here
Contrariwise, it's products are to be
shown in extensive detail that will
make plain the remarkable fecundity
| of the soil there and the desirability
of that section for industrious settlers
LOS Angeles failure to grasp the
full significance of happenings along
the Colorado river has been due main
| ly to the vast undertakings we have
on hand. Mr. Howe shows why we
t0 LOT hf
diverted from his region, and how we
can gain the good will of potentially
great country that will pay us back
richly for any practical help we eX-
tend now. His letter is worthy of re
! fection'
The Letter in Question.
The letter that called for the com
ment by the Tribune follows:
Editor the Tribune-A few days
since in your editorial columns yoi
admitted that Les Angeles had sinnet
against Imperial Valley By omission
Let us not quarrel over the past, bu
talk frankly Of tie situation. Yol
say if spirit of antagonism is grow
ing up here against Los Angeles step
should be taken to correct the miSuG.
derstanding. There is no question o
the fact, Not a day passes but ont
sees here evidence of almost univer-
al distrust of your city, this distrus
being based Oh neglect and indiffer
ence of your people as a whole an(
on direct attack on this valley by {
portion of your financial interests ani
practically all of your real estate IL
terests. For ten years they have bee,
hammering Imperial Valley, and fol
ten years the valley has gone on de