Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-24
SANTA ROSA CLASHES
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don t know about that. You We Hedru
the story of the man from Ell Centre
who sent his wife and little daughter
to Fresno for the summer. When they
were ready to start home the little girl
is said to have exclaimed: Goodbye
God, we re going back to El Centre. -
But Mayor Reams heard it different
ly, according to Mr.. Patterson. There
was a difference in punctuation, Mr..
Reams asserted. What the child really
said, according to the retort given by
the mayor was, "Good BY God, we re
going back to FL Centro.
Whitmore Opens
Charles Whitmore, member of the
State Highway Commission opened the
symposium on Rail and Highway
Transportation. He struck out strong
ly against the use of the state high
ways by overloaded freight trucks and
commercial motorcars without some
commensurate return by those agencies
to the maintenance of the roads. He
pointed out that the license, or fee,
system of the motor vehicle depart
ment was not properly equalized to
meet requirements and, even granting
the argument of many that motor tran
sit, both freight and passenger, pro-
vided lower rates to the public, the
damage to the highways by such tran
sit overcomes the lower freight and
passenger rate.
H. f. Howell, of the Motor Transit
Company of Los Angeles, answered Mr..
Whitmore in logical argument for
the motor transit companies. He was
agreeable to revision of taxation, he
said; but he did not believe it fair that
the transit companies should be singled
out for particular attack. He criti-
cized the lack of classification Of
motor vehicles and asserted that now
there are only three classifications-
motorcycles, automobiles and trucks,
while there are q wide range between
the two latter. He felt sure that the
business done by his company drew but
little from the rail lines because his
was mostly "roadside' business and
short hauls. He asserted that a state
highway which was a pleasure high
way only was no highway at all, and
that only its commercial value was a
highway profitable to the public.
Mccormick Talks
T.. O. Mccormick, vice-president of
the Southern Pacific Company, was
brief but compelling in his survey of
the rail and motor situation. He read
from a report by Secretary Hoover the
utter necessity of support by the pub
lie of the railroads, insisted that ''the
railroad business is one business you
cannot quit" and expressed regret
that at this time freight and passenger
rates could not be reduced. He felt
that there was room for both motor
transit and rail traffice if some COM
mon ground could be reached. He was
given an ovation.
Mr.. Mccormick was followed by r. E.
Kelly, representative of the executive
department of the Southern Pacific
Company. Mr.. Kelly made forceful
talk on the railroad problem. "The
trucks off the highway" he declared.
''But do believe that no one has the
right to commercialize the highways
without paying for it,
Unfair Competition
Z. II. Sharp, general agent, passcn.
ger department, Pacific Electric, con
cluded the program with survey Of
competitive conditions which his COM
pany has unfairly to meet with opera
tion of motor transit companies paral-
leling the rail line. He pointed out
that the motor transit companies pay
no maintenance tax for highways while
the Pacific Electric pays II percent
for maintenance Of rights of way.
An excellent dinner was served by
the Brawley Mothers Club for the
Brawley Commercial Club Of the Asso-
ciated Chambers of Commerce.
.Beechcr S. Stove, president of the
Brawley Commercial Club, made an ad
dress of hearty welcome to the visitors.
Mrs. Van Frank, secretary Califor-
MIA Development Association, San
Francisco, was sparkling speaker
during the discussion on Industrial
Surveys" late yesterday afternoon,
and she said things during her few
minutes talk that were worth consid-
ering.
In introducing the subject, Secretary
Eugene Bowles of Chico, said that Cal.
ifornia is to have, within the next few
years 30,000,000 people within her
borders-30, 100000 people with that
many minds, and that we who are get
ting ready for that time must not be
Of single track minds, but of big vision.
He believed that in some way, a state
survey of industries should be made
aud that, sectional differences and
petty jealohsies should be largely elm
mated.
The convention was turned into a
Round Tabic, with many of the mem
bers taking part.
Industrial Survey
Mrs. Van Frank said that industrial
surveys have been made by several of
the communities around the San Fran
cisco bay region. Some Of the sur
veys have resulted in great good, and
she strongly advocated that all see
tions make them. While it is desirable
that each community have industries
to take care Of labor slack, the import.
ant thing is to steer this work that
costly mistakes will not be made. One
town she knew about wanted a shoe
factory; every effort was bent to ret.
ting it; not single condition in the
community was favorable to such an
industry and the enterprise failed. "In-
dustries, yes; but they must be of the
right kind for the particular commun,
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