Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-16
EXCURSION WAS BENEFIT
TO CITY AND COUNTRY
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highly appreciative expressions in re-
gard to Imperial valley, but urged
that more publicity should be given,
and that the brand of Imperial val
ley" must be used on every product
sent out of the valley. He said that
the Southern Pacific stands ready to
do and will do all in its power to
aid the valley in securing new set
tiers.
Willis H. Booth. vice president OF
the Security Savings Bank of Los Ang-
eles, gave a comprehensive review of
the general financial situation of Los
Angeles, telling of the immense de-
mands upon its banks for money to
finance the city's marvellous growth,
and spoke of the difficulties that have
stood in the way in the past of pro-
yiding much financial assistance for
the development of this valley He
. said, however, that these conditions
have passed away and that he was
struck by the practical suggestion Of
Mr. Holt to create fund for loaning
to this valley and that his own bank
would seriously consider the PROPOSE
ton.
Judge Franklin J. Cole spoke upon
the general conditions that confront
this valley and the need of close CO.
operation between it and the metrop-
oils of Southern California.
Gorge l.. Melton, secretary of the
Imperial Irrigation district, gave a con
else statement of the water situation,
detailing the various steps taken by
the people to acquire ownership of
the system.
The meeting then adjourned and
after a general meeting of the visitors
and the citizens the excursionists went
TO their cars and at / o'clock this
morning left El Centre for a day g
visit to Coachella valley towns and
Banning and Beaumont.
"Our Mutual Interests"
The paper by E. F. Howe on the
above subject follows:
The highest compliment thai
can be bestowed on any man is tC
treat him as an intelligent gentleman
who is not afraid frankly and fearless
ly TO look facts in the face
/ You and we are people of serious
purposes who have concentrated Oul
minds and our acts upon those points
/ which TO us severally seemed in ac
cordance with our respective interests
/ 1t is to your interest to promote
the welfare OF your city; it is to ouI
! interest 10 promote the welfare of this
valley, and the industrial advancement
] of the world exists because men work
for their own interests.
We have one lesson to teach you
a lesson which your city has not yet
/ learned, and we hope 10 be able be
fore you leave the valley so to drive
the facts home to you that you will
never forget them.
This one lesson is that the surest
way to build Los Angeles is TO build
Imperial valley.
If this is true you should know it
and should bend your energy 10 that
purpose.
Your excursion is believed to be
more representative of the commercial
and financial than of the real estate
interests of Los Angeles
1t is then to the most friendly por-
tion of the Los Angeles. people We
will attempt to crowd home the truth
that Imperial valley ought for all time
to be the most substantial rock in
, the foundation Of that city, and of this
friendly factor Of your citizenship we
must make missionaries TO preach the
doctrine Of mutual interests.
Los Angeles has 37j,0Ot people, %
per cent Of whom live on revenue de-
rived from other regions, leaving 300.
0OO pa1nla dapopdoD+ on, 4Ic ,,ot,,,o1