Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-01
TO PRESS ACTION FOR
STATE FARMING BOARD

Los Angeles, Nov. 25.--Striking at
the heart of the commission and board
system of regulation, bill for the
creation of State board of agricul
ture, analogous to that of the national
government, by combining the func-
tons of eighteen different regulatory
bodies under one head, will be sub
mittel to the Legislature at its forth
coming session by the legislative com
mlttee of the California State Fruit
Growers convention.
A call for special meeting of this
committee to draft a bill will prob
ably lie issued tomorrow by its chair
man, c. c. league of Santa Paula.
This tact became known today in con-
rection with the revelation that the
governor was approached Saturday as
to his attitude on the subject of put
ting efficiency into the agricultural
side # the state administration.
at is my understanding that the
governor is favorable to the Plan
said man who was a party to The
conference. AT any rate, our com
mittee intends to shortly draft bill
for submission to the Legislature, ere
ating state department of agricul-
ture"
This action is the outgrowth of
favorable action at the recent conven-
ton f the fruit growers in this city,
on the following recommendation Of
the legislative committee:
"As result of consideration of
the various statutes relating to agri-
culture in the state of California at
the meeting of the State Fruit Grow
ers' convention in Davis, and of fur
ther consideration during the present
meeting, your legislative committee,
In the interest of economy, efficiency
and the development and protection
of the resources of the state, recon-
menis that the State Fruit Growers
convention records itself as favoring
the creation of state department of
agriculture to be administered by
secretary of agriculture. The secre-
tary of agriculture should exercise all
the executive and regulatory powers
and should perform the duties now
vested in and required to be per-
formed by such boards, commissions
and officers as follows:
s'The State Board of Agriculture,
the State Agricultural Society, the
State Commissioner of Horticulture.
the State Board of Horticulture Ex-
aminers, the State Dairy Bureau, the
State Veterinarian, the State Board of
Sheeo Commissioners the Stallion
Registration Board, the State Board
of Niticultural Commissioners, the
State Board of Forestry, the State
Forester, the Conservation Commls-
sion of the State of California, the
State Superintendent of Weights and
I1Cd lures, Tie Cldle {Audlg 81, tllC lNSsi
wood Park Commission, the Reclama-
tion Toard of the State of California,
the State Water Commission and other
statutes relating to agriculture not
properly belonging to the functions OF
the University of California"
As the committee is made up or
men representative of the best agr!-
cultma al thought of the state, its ac-
ton, as one member said yesterday,
"will be an all-California demand for
efficiency and economy in the handling
of matters related to the states big
best neutrality-suspicious."
The members of the committee are:
C. C. league, general manager of the
Limonera Company, Santa Paula;
Dean Thomas F. Hunt of the State
Agricultural College; General Man