Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-11
Secretary Manning Tells
of Some Things Needed


paign, however small it may be.
/ These and many other matters must
receive attention from some central
county body, and the Imperial Valley
Chamber of Commerce claims as its
mission and considers it to be its duty
to fulfill these responsibilities.
The Imperial Valley Chamber Of
Commerce is worthy Of the support,
moral and financial, of every citizen
of this valley.
1t is the only commercial organiza-
ton in the valley that maintains Of
fees exclusively for the work of the
chamber, is the only chamber employ
ing The exclusive services of a secre-
tary, and offers not only specialized
services to every chamber in the coun-
ty, but through its work and the work
of the chambers who cooperate with
liz it offers to every citizen a syste-
matized service of publicity, maintains
Ia watchful eye on all legislation that
might hurt the valley, initiates meas
ures to secure better service for the
valley, and is seeking your active
support.
At this point let me pay an obliga-
ton. wish to thank the newspapers
Of the entire valley for their help
full criticisms of the work Of the
chamber, for their many wise sugges-
tions, for their kindly remarks, for
their liberality in giving space to the
work of the chamber, but, above all,
for their expressions of good will
and their offers of cooperation in the
wider and fuller work of the cham
| her.
To illustrate just one of the ways
in which your central county Cham
ber of Commerce is asked to coop
crate with citizens of the valley:
/ Within a week we have received
several letters asking where and how
practical information on cooperative
marketing may be obtained; whether
there are any cooperative associations
in such and such lines; how such an
lassoc;at ton may be formed; what le-
gal requirements are to be complied
with; whether any standard forms of
accounting for cooperative concerns
are available; what books or govern
mental reports are helpful to per-
sons wishing to form such an associ-
alton
The subject evidently interests a
great many Imperial Valley growers
and shippers, and it may not be gem
orally known that the office of mar
kets in the Department of Agricul-
ture st Washington, DC, as recent
ly established, is designed to be help
full to all communities in this re-
spect.
Cooperation, of course, does not
merely mean to eliminate some mid
dleman. In fact, one of its best uses
has been by standardizing products,
raising the quality and introducing
proper package, trade-marking and
branding the local goods so that good
goods bring credit to the districv
which ships them-all of which bene-
fits commission merchants and con-
sumers as much as it does our pro-
cucers.
Again, an association, by shipping
in carload lots, gets lower freight
rates and at the same time gives the
railroads 81 business that on the whole
is far more satisfactory to them than
the business of many individual ship
pers.
This is an era of hearty co-opera-
ton; nobody who serves any legiti-
mate economic need has any cause
/ to fear cooperation.
The Imperial Valley Chamber OF
Commerce asks your hearty co-opera-
ton in its work for the general adj
vancenent of the interests of the
whole valley. It's nine directors rep
lesent nine districts in the valley. w.
shall be pleased to hear from you di-
rect or through your local represen-
tativa on our board of directors.
Any suggestion as to the activities
of the chamber will receive our inn
mediate and full attention.