Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-09
Imperial News Notes

IMPERIAL, Mar. 9.--Thc regular
March meeting of the Lantana farm
center was held on Wednesday evening
March /. About forty people were pres
ent. Assistant chairman Green presided
One of the new added features of the
meeting was the starting of the Farm
Center exchange. Announcements fron
farmers concerning their needs and
| things which they wish to sell were
placcd on the kboard. The list will
| probably grow in the future, as mary
people did not know about it before
! the meeting.
| A report was asked from the road
committee which showed the situation
| to be the same as it was several months
| ago. The committee is having u hard
the easement. All arrangements have
| been made for the new road to the
highway with the exception Of the
right of way to cross Mr.. Benton s
land. 1t is thought that Mr.. Benton
will sign the easement as soon as he
returns home from Il visit in the noun
tains.
w. r. Snow of FL Centre gave a talk
on the subject of the new Imperial Val
lev Press. The audience was surprised
to learn about the way the paper is
thought to be run. Mr.. Snow gave his
reasons for making each point and left
no doubt in the minds of his audience.
President Joe Hallawell of the I'm
perial Chamber of Commerce gave q
pleasant talk about the people of Ian
tana. In fact, he said, he believed Ian
tana has the livlicst Farm Center in the
valley. This talk was followed by Il
few friendly words from Lester Eich'
hold, IN Imperial merchant, who was
representing the business men. lie told
the center about Imperial's plan to
hold monthly money saving sales. lie
quoted q few prices which were almost
unbelevably low. These sales, he said,
would be held the first Saturday OF
each month.
w. r. Iineau next gave report OF
the directors meeting in FL Centre.
The next discussion brought up was
that of the community blacksmith shop.
The result of the discussion was the
appointment of n committee which con
sisted Of Mcssrs. Mealy and Lineau TO
purchase the equipment. The entertain
ment committee was appointed to plan
ways of raising money to pay for the
blacksmith outfit. The committee ap.
pointed was James Mealy, Lloyd Butch
err and Albert Mederis. This Monday
they announced that they had plans
made for a dance to be held on Friday,
March 10th. This will be followed by
Others.
Mrs. A. NJ. Mealy gave complete re-
port on the poultry address, made by
Prof. Beach, Of the State department
of agriculture. The report was com
plete to the finest detail.
In discussion brought up while MIR.
Garthwaite was making announce
ments. he said, in answer to question
that dealers prefer medium sized MILO
Maize seed to that of the large seeded
types.
Mr.. A. NJ. Mealy again brought up
the discussion Of . cooperative sgrist
mill. He says that there are two things
he talks about, dreams about, ana
thinks about continually. These two
being the subject of lettuce growing
and % cooperative grist mill Wlth
this mill, he says, that each farmer
could grow enough wheat to make his
own flour, also if he wished his corn
cracked for chicken feed, or other pur'
poses, he could get it done much
cheaper than buying at retail. He said
a min that could grind Is bushels or
over two tons Of grain day could be
purchased for fifteen hundred dollars.
The center asked Mr.. Garthwaite what
he would advise them to do about the
matter. He recommended that they
should first secure data regarding costs,
markets, etc.
On motion by Mr.. Lineau, reso
luton was adopted urging that a dele
CATION should be sent to Washington
to lobby for the interests of the farmer
Among the visitors from Imperial M
this meeting We're Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Hallawell, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Eichhold, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Ships
man, Mr.. and Mrs. V. v, Scott "n'
Young daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. ". II