Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-25
VALLEY CHAMBERS
OF COMMERCE IN
INLAND SESSION
Soil Fertility Movement
Is Great Success; 100
at inland Meet
Prof. GOar Tells of Work
of Farm Station; Hunt
Talks Markets

| INLAND, Nov. 25.-~Fulv 100 per-
sons gathered at the high school build
ing at INLAND last night, to attend the
monthly meeting of the Associated
Chambers of Commerce of Imperial
Valley.
All Chambers of Commerce in the
Imperial Valley, except Seeley, were
represented, and Seeley was absent by
permission.
Clark Adair, chairman of the soil
fertility committee, said his committee
had arranged for and held 10 meetings
in .all parts of the county where soil
fertility and restoration had been
talked and argued to farm center meet
ings, and that three meetings had been
arranged under the auspices of local
chamber of commerce bodies at Holt
vile, Calexico and Calipatria.
An appreciation was extended by the
committee to DR.. Webber, Prof. Weir,
Prof. Goar, j.. l.. Gartwaite, +. w.
Waite. Roland Reed, George w. Wright
and H. II. Clark for the extensive aid
rendered in making these meetings a
success.
Mr.. Adair announced that the I'm
perial Bankers Association had passed
resolution endorsing the work and
intent of the committee, supporting the
movement to the end that eventually
every rancher in the valley would be
compelled to fertilize their lands.
Thanks Newspapers
The newspapers We're thanked for
their aid in the giving of publicity to
the movement Thirty two separate
news articles were published in the
valley papers supporting the fertilz-
ing movement.
c. w. Hunt was introduced by Pres
ident Cuff, to make short talk on
"'Orderly Marketing"
Mr.. Hunt gave reasons for the dis
astrous financial debacle in the market
ing of lettuce and cantaloupe crops dur
ing the past season. He said the big
gest reason was so many new dlstrib-
utors in the field who had not arranged
proper marketing connections i'll the
buying centers of the east, and that
there was no coordination or co-opera-
tion between shippers.
Mr. Hunt stated that if the weather
held good for lettuce growing, the
production this year would total 2,400,-
900 crates. If one cent could be saved
to the growers in the orderly handling
and marketing of this crop, it would
mean a saving to growers of $24 900.
Mr.. Hunt told of his efforts to Sc
cure a reduction of charges made for
ice and refrigeration, and said that, af-
ter six months of effort, he had finally
been promised that shippers would be
granted a reduction of 81 per ton for
ice this season, which means saving
to the growers of $37, 800.
The cost of refrigeration this season
is estimated Mt $750,00O.
Prof. Goar i'll Address
Under the orderly marketing plan, a
charge of five cents per crate for
handling the crop could be assessed,
which makes total cost of approx
mately 100000 IA year.
Professor Goar, of the state expert
mental station at Meloland, explained
that people of the Imperial Valley
seemed to have but little knowledge of
the activities of the institution of
which he is the head, and in this con
ncction cited just a few of the works
of experiment being carried on at this
station.
The Los Angeles Chamber of Com
merce was asked to aid in securing an
early completion of the road from
Imperial to Brawley, and connecting
up the road west of Westmoreland.
Mayors of communities, county of
ficials and members of local and as
sociated chambers of commerce are in
vited to be the guests of the Los An
geles Chamber of Commerce on Impcr-
ial Valley day at Los Angeles, Decem-
Der 10.
The American Legion movement in
support of the yohnson-Swing bill for
the conservation of waters was en-
| dorsed.
The endorsement of the truck fran
chise asked for by Messrs. Hutchinson
and Stern, brought much discussion.
After considerable argument, a mo-
| ton DENYING the endorsement of the
Associated Chambers was defeated in
q tie vote.