Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-28
A STRAIGHT TALK TO FARMERS

The information has come to the publishers of the
in way which leaves no doubt as to its authenticity hat an
effort being made to create the impression the minds OF
the farmers of Imperial Valley that there something or
other in the in the propreorshp in its af
fations, directly Indirectly that may at time or
crisis this paper be unfrendly even trail
the and material interests of the farmers and
water This is usually given out with noddng OF the
head and rolling of the meant to imply sinister and
unspeakable things which only be suggested among
friends in the of the closet while the full danger and
magnty of the Influence which does animate us or may
animate must be inferred imagined rather than direct
specifically that the Press belongs the interests
We like the latter better because is definite and not so
malicious or dishonest as the other
Now
There any regarding the propretorshp of
this No has at time attempted to shroud the
matter in mystery whatever There have been dunn
mics or substitutes any camoufage designed to de-
ceve the people With the exception of small interest
owned by c. W. Barton and interest owned by Ross L.
Hammond Imperial Valley the exclusive
ey of the Riverside Press and interest the
Press Printing Binding House Of Riverside The River
side Press been owned by the same people for twenty
five thirty No power interest corporate IN
teest outside private Of any has at
any time has had any ownership in or strings upon the Rv
erside Press The writer c. W. Barton has known all OF
friends for practically the entire period of their owner
ship of the Press an dhe knows this to be true.
The owners OF the Imperial Valley Press already nave
pera Valley than has had The amount is SO
large that entirely without principle our material
interests alone would forbid lending ourselves to any
thing nimca to the farming interests of county which
of course the very back bone of the county Anthng to
propaganda designed to create occupation and live
hood for who might otherwise be without job
1t circulated for the purpose of creating dsrust and to
establish basis for saddng the farmers the burden
Of maintaining something for which there place and
for which there is known to be place except upon the
theory that sometime might be needed to protect the in
terests of the farmers from betrayal
The Press launching today edition which hereafter
will appear every Wednesday and will be dedicated princ
pally farming daryng stock raising and truck garden
ngto the Industries of the SOIL 1t will contain in add
tion ordinary budget of both local and telegraph
ic and will constitute within itself good weekly farm paper
and medium of general information 1t will cost seventy
five figure which should bring it within the
reach of everyone and frankly hope that the Mid
Week will ultimately find its into home in
the county We shall hope to and to hold the conf
beginning not all that we could wish for it, but it will
get better from week to week and the pan when matured
should furnish publication in which all may feel real
pride For the want the farmers to see the Mid
Week Press. Subscribe for t-and watch it grow.