Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-18

County Fair next fall.
z. Assumption by the Associated
Chambers of financial expense of the
county's dedication barbecue and pro-
gram at the new lair grounds at I'M
perial, Washington,s Birthday, Feb
ruary %.
3. A program to establish here a
county development agent for the
promotion of Imperial county pro-
gress and growth.
A.. Decision by the Associated
Chambers to join the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States, a
powerful national group.
D. An invitation extended to the
MeXicali Chamber of Commerce 70
become member of the Associated
organization,
And lot more by way of anlbi-
tious spirit and voice.
Fair Plans Boosted
The whole weight of the meeting
was brought into play to lend power,
full impetus to the Imperial County
Fair plan. 1t was the full determin-
alton of the Associated Chambers to
lend every aid, financial, moral and
otherwise. to the fair directors to
put the fair over with a bang"
M. V: Oakley of Holtville, president
OF the fair committee, who denounced
moss backs and Knockers" was
pleged reinforcements by the cham
bers in his campaign to ''hold the
greatest county fair in California" )"
Mr.. Oakley, forceful, picturesque
speaker, demanded that "moss backs
De scraped and the hardware men
forbidden to sell hammers to knock
ers" until the fair was achieved.
Tentative dates for the fair were
discussed, the weeks from November
6 toll, or 11th to 10Th being consid-
cred. The greatest problem to be
solved by the fair committee and the
county as whole is that of finance,
it was agreed. Thirty thousand dol-
lars is required as the fair fund. Of
that sum quotas nave been allotted
as follows to the Valley towns: Ell
Centre, Brawley and Calexico, $4,000
each; Imperial $4,000, with Holtville,
Seeley, INLAND and Calipatria sharing
equally the burden of the balance to
be raised.
Funds Pledged
For the grand barbecue and dedi-
cation of the Fair Grounds, the first
ground on which was broken .yester-
day, plans are pretty complete. 1t is
an affair free to all, and 5000 people
are expected to attend. Beef for the
barbecue is virtually pledged, but a
can was sounded last night for ten
girl students out OF each Valley high
school to be present at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning to serve. Those
who come for the "feed, fun and
frolic" are asked to bring their own
cups and spoons.
A meeting of the fair directors has
been set for Feb. 27, 10 a. M, at I'M
perial Chamber of Commerce, at
which all prospective exhibitors, rep
resentatives of farm centers, cham
bers of commerce etc, are asked t.
attend for the arrangement OF such
details.
In the matter of the establishment
of an Imperial County Development
agent it was voted to appoint COM
mittee to confer with the board of
supervisors on such project and the
name of O. j. Renfrew of INLAND was
mentioned for the post.
"A letter from U. S. Senator Short
ridge assuring the Associated Cham
bers of Commerce that his support
was active for federal building at
Calexico and again going on record
as in favor of the soldiers bonus, was
read. T. F. Wilmington raped the
United States Chamber of Commerce
as "the most vicious enemy of the
bonus bill,' which the Associated
Chambers support.
Advertising Opportunity
The golden opportunity Imperial
Valley has for advertising of inestim-
able value was shown by Secretary
James Coyle of FL Centre in a brief
talk he made on the convention here
next week of the California Asso-
ciation of Commercial Secretaries.
San Diego's friendly hand was eX-
tended by Winfield Barkley of the
Southern Trust and Commerce
Banks, who mentioned that San D.
ego was now promoting a textile mill
to use Imperial's cotton, a tannery to
handle her hides, dehydrating plant
to preserve her fruits and vegetables
over a market slump and q cotton
seed oil plant to develop cotton seed
out of the county. He pledged San
Diego's support in working Tor the
upbuilding of the most wonderful
AGRICULTURAL region in the world
Pure swine breeding was urged as
profitable pursuit for Valley farm,
ers by A. l.. Lesser OF Los Angeles,
hog expert. He proposed the organ
ization Of swine breeding assocla-
tions, and declared that in, travels
through the Nation he had never
seen better place to raise pure breo
hogs.
One-Man Farms
One man farms was the topic OF
sound argument voiced by number
of speakers and eventually led up te
the motion carried to work Tor ap,
pointment of county developmen,
agent.
An excellent dinner was served the