Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-25

property owners of that community
greater efficiency in the administra-
tion of the act.
Ell Centre Dealers Compiimented
| Keiser complimented the Eli Centre
dealers on their strong local organiza-
ton. and said that it would undoubt-
edly be a very important constructive
| factor in the future development of
imperial Valley.
| The work of the California Real Es
| tate association was outlined to the
| realty men by the state secretary,
Glenn d. Willaman.
Hasten Colorado River Project
He told of the recent state eonven-
tion at which important resolutions
were adopted affecting the develop
ment of the state of California. One of
these resolutions urged the officers
] and local realty boards of the Califor-
MIA Real Estate Association ''to take
such action as may be necessary to
secure the cooperation of state realty
associations and local boards in Col
Orado, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, New
| Mexico and Nevada i'll order to assist
in the adjustment of the many prob
| iems affecting Colorado river pro
iects and thus hasten the progress Of
this great development.
| California in Line Sight
The eyes of the entire east are turn
| ed toward California, and he said he
| believed this generation would see the
| development of the Imperial Valley to
sustain 250,000 TO 100000 people The
acreage here, he said, under irrigation
and steadily being brought to high
| production of mark etable crops, was
| now in excess of 100000 acres. The
harnessing of the Colorado river will
. more than double this acreage.
| The state association has launched a
| statewide Own Your Home campaign.
| 1t has begun work on suggestions of
realty men throughout the state for
the strengthening of the license act.
Real Estate Salesman Cause
The association recommended the
setting aside of $4,000 from the real
estate license fee fund for the main
tenance of fellowship in real estate
to support the University of Califor-
MIA course in real estate salesmanship
which was launched last year with
the cooperation of the association.
| The establishment of the state mag
azine California Real Estate and the
news bureau which send weekly news
| letters on state development to the
press was mentioned as one of the
| constructive works of the association
| last year.
Real Estate Taxed High
| The association, Willaman said, had
| begun a thorough investigation of the
| taxation system. Real estate pays 80
| to S5 per cent of all the taxes, and the
| association advocates more equitable
+, adjustment of the assessment to the
end that other forms of property
equally capable of taxation, be reach
| ed.
Transportation Problems
One of the important investigations
of the year by the association will be
into the transportation problem. The
inadequate development of the street
car interurban lines to keep pace with
new property opening is being studied
by realtors with a view to suggesting
a practical solution. The real estate
men also view with alarm the increas-
ing tendency to impair statewide pub
lie improvements, such as highways
without securing in return an adequate
maintenance fee from the traffic that
| Is cduSIllS tlt W INV MS "oF o.
Restoration of the old time home
seeker rates is being sought by real
estate boards.
National Convention
Imperial Valley dealers were invit-
ed to attend the national convention
of real estatemen at San Francisco
Nav 81, June l, and 5, 1922. 1t was
pointed out that plans were being
made by the FL Centre realty board in
cooperation with C. Z. Runge, Imper-
ial district agent of the Southern Pa
cific railroad, to have many of the
eastern realtors pass through the val
ley on their trip to the coast.
Send Invitation to Oakland
President Edgar and Secretary
Henry l.. Loud of the local board sent
a letter to the state real estate con-
vention at Oakland last January in
viting the realtors to visit the valley
and suggesting that a carload or two