Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-29
CHAMBERS HEAR
PLEAS ON POWER
AND CHEAPER ice

In addressing the dinner of the as
sociated chambers of commerce IN the'
| Oregon hotel last evening on the water
and power act, Horace Porter, former
| mayor of Riverside, paid tribute to the
pioneers in general, and the pioneers Oh
Imperial valley in particular. Contin-
uing his address Mr. Porter said IN
part:
"Public ownership of public utlli-
ties, particularly water and power, III
the province of Ontario, Canada, Iii the
same manner that the water and power
act provides for California, has re-
suited in so marked reduction OF hight
and power rates that within a short
time. 294 American industries have
crossed the boundary into Canada. In
Riverside, where the lighting and power
plants are owned by the people, al
though the electricity is purchased from
private eorportion, the rates are
from 20 to so per cent cheaper than
they were Aunders private ownership.
I,ast year, the municipal lighting and
power. plants showed a profit of S1o,Ooo
and are expected this year to exceed
100000.
Los Angeles Cited
Los Angeles, thanks 10 public own
ership of power generated by the Owens
river, is in the enviable position of at
tracing outside industries there be
cause of the low power rate, and no
other city in California can compete
with it. Statistics show that III the
course of another generation, much OF
the natural resources for light and
power will be exhausted, making the
use of hydroelectric power inevitable,
and unless the people avail themselves
of the opportunity to control that pow
er at this time, they will be at the
mercy of the power trusts for all time.
The owners of water power developed
on the public domain of California, con-
troll the state economically and indus
trially, and that control should be
vested in the people alone.
In the applause following Mr.. Port
er's address, none was more generous
applause than +. w. Judy and Nh
Criddle of the Southern Sierras Power
Co, friendly enemies of Mr.. Porter, at
whom he east many good natured llbes
in the course of his speech.
Heald Reports on Swing Bill
Following Mr.. Porter, Elmer Head
of Calipatria gave report on his re-
cent trip to Washington as the repre-
sentative of the American Legion on
behalf of the Swing bill for construe-
ton of Boulder dam. Mr.. Heald said
good start has been made, the bill re-
ceiving the support of Secretaries Fall
and Hoover before the committee on
arid lands, and the majority of that
committee as favorable, notwithstand-
- Co1 ArIYn
delegations, to discredit the bill. Hear
ings before the committee have been
deferred It'll August 15, and Mr.
Heald advised a strong lobbying del
egation, with plenty of backing, to
stay in Washington until the bill is put
through. The Colorado and Arizona
delegations sought to have further hear
ings postponed until after January l.,
but had not been successful.
P. n. Myers of Calipatria offered
resolution petitioning the state game
commission to allow duck shooting to
open 80 days earlier in Imperial county,
claiming the birds are nonmigratory
here and are menace to crops. The
resolution was referred to committee
for report at the next meeting
Judge Markey Attacks Ice Cost
Judge G. f.. Markey of CaleXico, OPP
ened a discussion on the cost of ice III
Imperial valley, claiming it is. double
| the cost in other communities where
similar conditions exist, and offered a
resolution that demand be made upon
| the Imperial lee & Development Co.,
| for reduction of 80 percent, providing
that the several chambers of commerce
adopt resolutions to this effect, send
| ing copies to the president, who would
appoint "a committee of three to negoti
ate with the ice company for reduc
ton Several members challenged IN
| PRODUCTION of resolution on the floor
without referring it to the resolutions
lcommittee and after considerable dis
I.cussion, Judge Markey withdrew hi'
liresolution and offered a new motion
lthat it be referred to the resolutions
licommittee fos report at the next meet
ling and it was so voted. S. +. Bur
lirows of Calexico then offered reso
Hutton authorizing the chair to appoint
a committee to investigate the price OF
ice in Imperial valley, to report at tho
Iinext meeting. The motion passed OF
,a roll call vote, the chair appointing
IIJudge Markey of Calexieo, A. X. kellai
lof FL Centre and Beecher 5. Stowe OF
IBrawley.
Imperial Next Meeting Place
Following the statement of Hebe
Representatives that they would be un
liable to entertain the associated cham
libers at the next meeting, because al
1.-THE members of the fair sex would b'
|out of town, thus prohibiting any eats
the chair accepted the invitation of the
Imperial chamber to meet III that clty
1.-THE regular turn of meeting to be re
llsumed after next month.
A. r. Kellar opened the meeting, wei
looming the visiting chambers to r.
llCentro, and introduced President y. W
ECuff of Brawley, who responded u
liMr. KelIar s welcome and took TN
chair. Preceding the meeting, TN
members enjoyed an excellent dinner
Eenlivened by community singing led b.
Fred Nebel -Thau, and starring partic
ularly, "The Good Old Summertime. ,
About 90 attended the meeting, inelud
;no n fine deIepation of ladies', ever,