Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-30
FARM BUREAUS OF
SEVEN COUNTIES
MEET HERE TODAY
Approve Tax on Gas to
Help Keep Up Good
Roads
COOPERATIVE Marketing
Lauded as Great
Economy

Plans for the formation of re-
gional grain pool for marketing the
Grain of seven California counties
was the principal topic under dis
cussion today at a meeting OF di-
rectors of Regional No. ], California
Farm Bureau Federation, and lead
ing agriculturists of Southern Cali
fornia. at the Barbara Worth hotel.
here today.
A. c.. Hardison, president Of the
state federation, was the guest OF
honor and principal speaker at ses-
sions of the day.
Other important matters discussed
were the one cent per gallon tax ON
gasoline for maintenance of state
highways, which was approved, farm
legislation in the 1928 session OF the
state legislature, and cooperative
marketing in general.
Approve Gasoline Tax
Approval of the one cent sales tax
on gasoline was made after talks
bv Mr.. Hardison and others, who
explained that the proposed legisla-
ton would benefit the farmers and
more fairly distribute the taxes for
keeping up the highways OF the
state.
Fearing economies in government
of the state might cut the appropri-
ations for agricultural department.
work, the conference went on record
as against stopping pest control IN.
spection at the ports of entry OF
| the state. While the work has not
been crossed from the budget OF the
department, Mr.. Hardison stated
| that men who are to have charge OF
| the department under the Richard'
son administration are working ous
IL new budget in line with the econ
omy program.
Explains Grain Pool
The proposed grain pool was dis
cussed by T. f. Morgan, manager OF
the Farm Bureau exchange OF the
state, who told of activities of the
exchange from the beginning until
/ the present day.
Cooperative marketing of Inn
perial Valleys products would bring
| to the valley thousands of dollars
which now go to the brokers, Mr..
Hardison explained at a luncheon,
| attended by Is persons including d.
rectors of the Chamber of Commerce
and other business men of the city.
Working with capital furnished
by local banks, Mr.. HardisOn de-
ciared farmers could take hold of
their own business and form coop
erative marketing organizations
which would bring them greater
profits and lower the price to the
consumer, eliminating several pro-
fits now made by brokers.
r. B. Peters Presides
r. b. Peters, San BernardiRe,
chairman of the region, presided at
sessions of the day. M. A. Kipf,
secretary of the Farm Bureau of the
same county, was elected secretary
today TO fill vacancy.
| As evidence of the growing inter-
est in Imperial Valley throughout
the southland, Felix Landis of San
Diego said that the meeting today
was the largest meeting of the
region ever held.
h. ii. Nealey, director from Los
Angeles county; j. A. Smiley, Orange
county director; j. A. Packer, Riv-
erside director; b. ID. Irvine, Im-
perial county director, and r.. b.
Peters, San Bernardino, talked at
the luncheon.
Would Brand Sick Cows
A proposed law for branding cows
found tubercular was discussed and
favored by some A bill with this
provision will be introduced in the
next session of the legislature.
Farm bureau publications, reports
region, plans for meetings for 1928,
of the poultry department of the
recommendation to the advisors
conference January 8, and other
propositions were to be discussed
before the close of the session this
afternoon.
A resolutions eommitteewas to re-
port for consideration late today
resolutions on the various topics dis.
cussed. Two of these subject are
the revision of the speed laws of the
| state, and limiting loads of trucks.