Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-11


Of articles now being printed in the
valley newspapers, written by John
Foster Manning, secretary Imperial
Valley Chamber of Commerce)
This is an age Of Capitalization
and concentration. A chamber OF
commerce is vital necessity in every
modern city; central or county cham.
Ter Of commerce acts simply in the
pate~nal capacity, the local chamber
looks after its local affairs, being at
liberty to call in the aid of the coun-
ty organization when it considers il
helpful. The county organization has
"a matter such as railroad service
Brought to its attention and it seeks
to enlist every local chamber of com
merce to voice the opinion of its To-
cality and by this hearty cooperation
the whole Imperial Valley is bene-
fted.
The principle of zone for al. anl
all for one" must be the guiding
principle of all chamber of commerce
work; there should not be any fac
tional feeling; there need be none.
What we are working for as the
Imperial Valley County, Chamber of
Commerce is the greatest good for
the greatest number, and it therefore
follows our sphere is the whole val
ley on matters that affect the whole
valley. On purely local affairs we
are but advisers, when so solicited
Many matters will come up, some
are already burning topics, that you
will readily see must be handled by
some admittedly central organization
working in harmony with local bod
| les.
For instance, the putting back OF
the trains taken off by the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company.
+ Carrying out the expressed VIII Q
the people of the valley with refer
ence to the irrigation system.
Urging on the California Highwa,
Commission to activity in carrying t,
prompt competition the Section A B,
the national highway from the foo
OF Meyers canyon to Coyote Wells
thence Section B, from Coyote Well.
to Dixieland; thence Section C, from
DlXieland to Ell Centre; thence Sec
ton ID, from the west county line o.
Imperial county to the foot of Mver,
icanycn.
Hearty cooperation with the com
mission that has charge of the south
ern counties exhibits at San Fran
cisco and San Diego fairs.
Immediate steps throughout ever,
district, through local chambers Of
commerce, towards preparing an of
ficial Imperial Valley County hand
book for distribution, not only at Sar
Francisco and San Diego expositions
but at all coast chambers of com
merce that desire books. Several OF
the largest as well as all transcon.
tinental railroads are asking for these
ilandbooks now 1t is a well know,-
TACT, especially among all our rea
estate men and public officials. thai
imperial county today mas no single
piece OF literature worth distributing
that does the county justice.
Preparation and widespread distri.
fuhon OF series of newspaper ans
magazine Illustrated articles dealina
with the Imperial Valley.
Collection of photographs which vii
be good enough to use in booklets ane
articles.
Steps toward collecting an exhibit
to be known as an Imperial Valley
exhibit to be kept in the valley. but
SO arranged that it can when needed
tie used for exhibition at any poin,
III the valley upon the occasion of q
visit OF body OF visitors to any giver
point.
Collection of statistics that shall he
Used as the basis of special articles
statistics upon shipments of produce
cost of producing given crops; cost
.of land; statistics that shall really
give any inquirer-especially mail in.
.quries-information that will con
vince and satisfy; collection of strik.
ing facts that will form good material
for talks and lectures that the Impe.
rial Valley Chamber of Commerns
may have to give in outside cities
with the general idea of making the
resources of the valley better known
The insertion of small advertise.
ments in the Southern and Centre
and Middle Western newspapers ask
ing readers to write to Imperial Val.
ley Chamber of Commerce for litera,
ture on the valley.
For the suitable correspondent,
necessary to properly answer tn,