Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-20

days great meeting at Brawley will
be followed up by a series of meet
ings in every section of the county
some time i'm February was made from
the Assembly headquarters this morn
ing.
With the press of program which
everybody wished carried through, de-
tails of permanent organization were
not effected at Brawley Saturday, but
a resolution was unanimously adopted
that the Assembly perpetuate itself.
The details were left to the ranchers
who carried the first assembly to sue
cess and Director General Wills said
today that a conference would be
called soon for that purpose.
] But that the general interest and
fine spirit brought out by Saturdays
Assembly should rot lag, w. +. Pack
ard, director of program, seized time
by the forelock. Before the evening
meeting he brought the University
of California authorities and speakers
together and practically arranged for
a number of agricultural authorities
from that institution to come to the
valley in February. 1t is now planned
to hold about twelve meetings in diff
ferent sections of the county and to
confine the program to practical sub I
jeets.
That the Assembly filled a need in
the valley became apparent early in
the day. Farmers crowded into the
rooms where the section meetings
were held and if the close attention
given the speakers was not sufficient
proof of interest, the notebooks on
their knees proved at least that they
found something worthy of remember
ing.
There was one sentence that was re-
peated over and over again:
Most important meeting ever held
in Imperial county"
L. J. Thomas, president of the Val
ley Chamber of Commerce, farmer
as well as banker, said it. SO did
Supervisors Carr, Beal and Shaw. So
did almost everybody else.
B. IL. Crocheron, head of the farm
adviser movement in the state for the
Department of Agriculture and the
University of California, modified it a
little bit.
considering your population, it is
the greatest meeting of the kind ever
held in the state" he said
At the afternoon sessions of the As
sembly resolutions were adopted to the
following effect:
Endorsing the endeavor of the state
authorities to secure system of state
aid in rural credits.
Endorsing the plan to secure coun-
ty farm adviser and that the board
of supervisors appropriate money to
cover the expenses of such an ad-
wiser
Advocating a bond issue for sys-
TEN of good roads and authorizing
the director general to appoint
committee of five to confer with the
board of supervisors.
Endorsing an investigation relative
to the water rights of the valley and
of the silt problem, and authorizing
the appointment of committee to
determine ways and means to pro-
tect water rights and solve the silt
problem, the committee to consist of
the director general of the assembly,
the board of directors of the Imperial
Irrigation District, one member from
each mutual water company and the
chief engineer of the California De-
velopment Company.
Expressing appreciation of the
service rendered by the newspapers
of the valley in contributing very ma
terally to the success of the Assembly
and of their work to build up the
county generally.
Endorsing House Bill No 529, pro-
viding for the creation of land Of
flee in Imperial Valley.
Endorsing the proposal of the Ma
'tional Duroc-Jersey Hog Record As
sociation to introduce pedigreed reg
istered breeding stock, although not
confined to any single breed, and the
selection of a field adviser to direct
breeding.
Endorsing the work of the county
department of the Young Mems Chris +
tian Association.
Extending thanks to people of
Brawley, the Brawley Business Mems +
Club, members of the Brawley Union
High School, Professor Thompson, and
the board of trustees, for hospitality,
and to w. E. Packard and A. M. Mel
son for work in furthering the AS
sembly.
At the evening meeting. following