Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-25

the commercial body.
Vice President T. J. Scott presided
at the meeting in the unavoida Bile alb
spnce of President Hutchinson. In q
ringing address he called upon the busi-
hess men of the city to get together
and cooperate for the common veal of
Calexico and the entire surrounding
territory. He told in short, sharp sen
tences what the FL Centre chamber of
commerce was doing to further the in
terests of that city and of the valley
and he then presented Captain
L. J. Worthington to outline a plan
of reorganization of the chamber along
practical and efficient lines.
Captain Worthington presented .
chamber which contemplates monthly
contributions by the merchants of the
city, ranging from $50 per month, ac-
cording to their ability to provide a
fund for the renting of quarters for
the chamber and the payment of the
salary of a professional secretary and
advertising manager to conduct the OF
flee. He advocated the renting of a
main floor building for the establish
mcnt of an exhibit room, rest room,
auditoriun for general meetings, of
fees AMI committee rooms.
Captain Worthington s plan contem-
plated the raising of Il fund of at least
$500 per month for the expenses of the
organization and it was agreed to con-
suit with Narney Brothers at once with
view to leasing the store room on
Second street between Imperial avenue
and Paulin avenue, recently vacated by
L hoo Il ~
for the chamber. Fred X. Jacobs, S. f.
Burrows and T. j. orthirgtOn were
named as committee to secure the
quarters
:. +. Burrows and W. II. Lorcnz were
named as committee TO confer at once
with the American City Bureau, of Sdn
Francisco, an organization devoted to
the promotion of civic commercial
bodies, and secure the service of an eX-
pert organizer to come here at once and
doctor up the local body.
Attorney ID. l.. Ault, c. S. Anderson
and S. E. Burrows We're appointed a
committee to draw up new organiza-
ton plan, with by laws and compre-
hensive plan of conduct to be presented
at general mass meeting to be held
in the near future.
To purchase office equipment and
furniture for the new quarters and to
secure all the necessary exhibits of re
sources and furnishings for the head
quarters, a committee composed of j.
G.. Scott, Ralph Carmichael and n. j..
Slcem. was named.
1t was agreed that a board of dircc-
tors of fifteen members should be
elected for the new chamber and Presi-
dent Hutchinson was authorized to APP
point nominating committee. The
work of President Hutchinson and Sec
retary Stockberger i'll keeping the
chamber alive, almost single handed
and alone was highly commended, and
the following leading merchants and
business men of the city signed the new
covenant for civic progress:
G. b. Moore, j. NJ. Edmnnds, Sidney
son, H. w. Going, W. \. Erik, ID. r.
kmcaid, Joseph w. Bannerman, f. +.
Anderson, H. H. Griswold, \. j. Mer-
cier, Paul Steintorf, ID. l.. Ault, II. S.
Abbott, w. H. Lorenz, C. n. Perry, r.
H. Isom, NJ. w. lsom, Ben A Hill, Hol-
ton Power companss,e byssA. w. Briggs,
Frank p. Seiglitz, S. T. Tyler, Len S.
Weed, w. j. Best, j. c. Allison, Randall
Henderson, j. G. Scott, l.. j. Goree,
Tom r. Ygesias, t. j. Worthington, n.
J. Sleem, L. M Hutchinson, ID. A.
Leonard, Fred r. Jacobs, s. f. Burrows,
J.. A. Rowe and John r. Stockberger.