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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-06-08
PO|IdGa dc Immigration

general hasta Ell extreme de rehusar-
Sc en- absolute a construir.
Los costos de la vida, que ell publieo
esperaba que descendieta a un tipo ra-
zonable, normal, Sc han elevado en- el
lana dltimo.
Ell problema de las viyiendas es ca
81 tan desconcertante como 10 era al
final de la guerra. Donde lquiera que
Sc comienza construir casas Sc en-
cuentra con que ell precio de los ma
teriales de la mano de obra Sc ele-
| va de la noche a la maiana.
Las actuales restricciones sobre la
immigration fueron puestas en- vigen-
|cia cuando Sc hallaban sin trabajo
mas de 100000 de americanos.
No hay en- ell dfa obreros sin traba-
jo que deseen trabajar. Los jefes
de los trabajadores reconocen que
|existe escasez de braceros.
Ell secretario del trabajo entiende
la situacion.
Ell presidente que tacitamente apro-
be la carta de Mr.. Davis al darla a
la publicidad, la entiende. Las unio-
mes de trabajadores la entienden, v
hasta estan alarmadas por las rapi-
das evoluciones del cfrculo vicioso de
costo de la vida Y de los salarios.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-06-08
GlUIV0Gada

! El pIblico en- general, deseoso de
construir casas o de invertir su dine
70 en- esas Constructions, la entien-
de y vuelve su dinero sus bolsillos.
Todos cuantos han examinado Ell
agotamiento de las filas dc los fuer-
tes y empefosos trabajadores que este
pals ha necesitado siempre toniar de
Europa entienden que los Estados
Unidos deben adoptar una nueva po-
Utica de immigration.
Deberiamos contar con un sistema
bajo cuyas prescripciones pudieramos
seleccionar la clase de trabajadores
que necesitamos en- ell extranjero, y
permitirles venir aqui en- el numero
adecuado a la cantidad y clase de la
Dor que les espera. Seria ese un pro-
edimiento do b | e m e mt e equitativo;
equitaitvo a los trabajadores va resi-
dentes aqui Y equitativo a los que ira
tan de venir al pals.
El buen sentido y la necesidad de
la immigration selectiva son entendi-
dos por cuantos Sc han tornado ell ira
bajo de estudiar ell asunto.
Pero ell representante johnson Sc
rehusa a comprender. Sc limita a
gritar: america para los america
nos" deja que todo siga asi.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-06-08
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16
legislature DOings

the House Judiciary committee,
Messrs. Corio, Long, Hershf1eld Ind
Howe announced that they favored
such a probe for the good of the
members Of the House.
Other measures passed by the
House yesterday include:
Senate No. 145-Richards, penal
ties for violations of act governing
employment or minors.
Senate No. 15S-Richards. ner-
mits referendum vote ON nunicinaI
acquisition OF water works.
Senate No. 1s4--Mackay, repeals
act Of 1920 placing in district
court complaints OF cruelty to ami
mails.
Senate No. 205--Reeves, permits
state firemen's association instead
of governor to select the managing
board OF firemen's home at Boon
ton.
Senate No. s4-Larson, allows
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16

municipalities to license electrical
contractors.
House No. 1ss-stevens, imposes
costs of extinguishing fires occurring
through criminal intent on persons,
firms, etc., held guilty.
Senate No. 276-Mathis, annexes
portion of Beechwood Borough to
Berekly Township, Ocean county.
Senate No. 238-Parry, allows
lighting highways.
Senate No. 239-Parry, allows
bonds of $150,o0O for Essex County
Park Commission Parkway.
Senate No. 85-Bright, State
Highway from Seaville to Absecon.
Senate No. 21S-Blackwel appro-
PIRATES $500 yearly for cars o, tb.
Princeton Battle monument.
senate No. 189-Pierson. stand
ardi.es bread loaf.
senate No. 32-Barber, allows
corporation under special act to
ayail ava nlmself OF provisions Of gen
eral corporation act.
Senate No. 282-Wallworth eY-
emptions and tax under transfer of
inheritance tax, referring to hospi-
tails.
SilZer Signs Measure
Hereafter ticket scalping will be
misdemeanor and punishable as
subject as the result of Governor
Sllzer's action in signing the bill in
troduced by AssempIyman Linton s.
Marshall, Democrat, OF Mercer
county. This is one of a dozen new
laws just placed on the statute books
as the result OF Mr.. Silzers pen OF
approval.
Several bills introduced by Assem-
blymen Pascoe and Muir, Repub-
licans OF Union, were included in
the number. One of the formers is
House 1855, requiring the permis-
sion OF the State Highway Commits
sion for the tearing up of road paw
Ing before five years have elapsed.
The other new laws, all Of which
were House measures, their num-
bers and introducers follow:
Assembly No. 10, Mr.. Muir, Union,
permits renting OF municipal land
to q, historical society; No. SO, Mr..
Stranahan, Essex, validates alien
land sales; No. SO, Mr.. Chamberlain,
Essex, permits deferring of calling
Of petit Jurors; No. 1875, Mr.. Pascoe,
authorizes state to recover damages
for bridges broken by vehicles ex-
ceeding carrying capacity Of such
bridges; No. 1877, Mr.. Williams, Pas
sale. requires the annexing of the
complaint to the summons in dis
trict court cases; No. 1873, Mr.. Corie,
Atlantic, directs land advertisements
by the attorney general during six
successive weeks instead Of six
months:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-16

TRENTON, March ia report
lis expected from the judiciary com
mite, , of the House of Assembly to,
dav on the resolution introduced
ed yesterday by Democratic Leaaer
George calling for an investigatlon
INFO the charges of graft" made In
aconrection with the debate of the
Evans water bills Wednesday after
moon. The measure was referred to
1.-THE House Judiciary Committee VINO
seem to be unanimous in faVorlng
such action.
Il The George resolution provides
that the governor appoint a COM
4 n,ittee OF three members to con-
Hsduct the probe. The members OF
the committee must be counselors
of law ana must not be members OF
1.-The legislature. An appropriation
4 of $4,000 Is made, under the meas
Hure.
4 After the measure was referred to
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-08
LOCAL INCREASE
IN new PACKING
SHEDS SPLENDID

Some idea of the growth of FL
Centre as distributing and ship4
ping point for lettuce and canta-
loupe, is shown by the building ae-
tivities which have been going on
in the Industrial section of the city
for several months past, in prepa.
ration for the lettuce senson.
Five new packing sheds have eth.
er been completed or are in course
Of construction at the present. time.
In addition, there are two new
warehouses which will be used for
the distribution of box shook for
the lettuce and cantaloupe ship
ments. Among the firms who have
built new sheds are John Amicon
Brother and Company, NJ. G. Wahl,
Sawdey and Hunt, Fred r. Bright
Company, and Vessey and Company.
The shook warehouses have been
built by the California Pine Box
Company and Tarter, Webster and
johnson Company.
Other firms which have been es-
'ablished in this city previous to
the present season, are c. II. Weaver
and Company, Miller Cummings
Company, California Vegetable
Union, f. A. Girard and Company,
American Fruit Growers, Inc,
Crown Packing Company, Joseph
Gentle Company, Herring and Rit-
ter, Union Fruit Company, Klein
Simpson and Company, and Girard
Fruit Company.
-, +lo ,,,,,,,Ior
packing sheds las been made neces-
sary by the growth of the lettuce
and c&ntaloupe acreage in the FL
Centre section of the valley.
Paved Road TO Sheds
In order to accommodate the in
creased shipping business which will
be i'll effect in this city during the
coming months, the city council has
made adequate provision to CO.
operate with the shippers. The
Orange street pavement, contract
for which was let several weeks ago,
will be continued across the tracks
to the east side, and thence north
on Third street. The majority of
the packing sheds face on this
street, so that with the installation
of pavement, It will be possible
for the heaviest trucks to haul their
loads to the shipping sheds, with
out any danger of getting stuck y
as has frequently been the case
when rains made the dirt roads i'm
passable.
This industrial section of the city
is one that is little known to the
average citizerA whose business does
not bring him there the year round,
and it would certainly surprise some
Of those who are pessimistic as to
the valleys return to prosperity, il
they would make q visit there, and
see the amount of money that
firms with complete faith in the
future of Ell Centre and the valley
have invested here.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-08
By JOHN w. SCOTT
Soil FERTILITY E.Xp2rt

Agriculture has its influence, the
tendency Of business admits that
the trend of agriculture must be fol-
lowed-as it is the purchasing power
Of half the people. 1t affects the
traffic of the railroads, also the
cost of 80 per cent Of raw materials
used in the manufacturing, and the
living expenses of every man in
America.
1t is generally recognized now
that the farmer is at the base of
our national life. We cannot have
permanent national prosperity un-
less there is a fairly prosperous
agriculture, therefore farmers of
Imperial Valley, it is up to you 20
improve your own economic situa-
tion and raise yourselves to that
higher level which is yours, and
we ask you to have greater faith
in yourselves.
Agriculture in its many phases is
dependent on two leading factors:
Climatic conditions and soil: Clim-
attic conditions are outside of your
! control, but the soil, which is
equally important, may be greatly
improved by modern scientific meth
DDS. 1t is your foresight and plan
ming that will bring success to all
of your efforts. 1t is only the "Soil
tiller' who will spend the time
perfecting himself, planning ahead,
that can succeed, as he sees the
opportunities which are bound to
arrive and makes himself efficient
and capable of grasping them.
Elements Of Plant Food
There are three elements of plant
food that must be given most i'm
portant attention.
They are nitrogens phosphoru,
and potassium, and because of the
ten plant foods, there are the ones
most likely to be lacking in avail
able form. Phosphorus and potassium
are mineral elements derived from
the mineral part of the soil--thev
are made available to the plant
partially through the action of the
water upon the soil, and even more
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-08
FULLER WRITES
PEPPY LETTER
TO DEAR BILL"
Tells Him "What's
What In Friendly
Way

FL Centre, Cal, Dec. 7th, 1928.
Mr.. William T. Farmer,
Imperial Valley,
California.
Dear Bill:
/ have now done business with
you for IA years, and our business
relations have been very pleasant
! indeed. You have always been very
prompt in coming in and renewing
your notes and tsking for additional
loans, all of which | have been very
pleased to grant. But, Bill, don t
you think it is time for you to
begin to liquid"te on your borrow
ed money, especially on your farm
loans to outside loan companies
They do not care anything about
/ your success, or the success of your
country. All they care for is in
t"rest you pay them, which they
spend to improve other sections
with. If your crops drop below
cost of production they say that
you are shiftless and your country
is no good, and they want to call
your loan.
Bill, you have probably had more
advice than any school boy, and
seemingly paid about the same at
tention to it. | feel very much
inclined to advise you myself, but
what s the use2 / would tell you
to get rid of your obnoxious weeds
cut your acreage down to what you
can properly handle; also heed
Clark Adair S advice as to rcferti
EZation of your soil, and to quit
paying for water and labor to If
rigate bare lands or weeds. But you
know this yourself, and you also
know that the farmer who diversi
fies is the successful farmer.
Don t you think that if you would
get some better grade of stock have
your cows tested and keep youl
farm clean; build better house and
some sheds for your cattle SO that in
hot weather you and your cattle
could be in the shade, and during
cold, wet weather keep dry anG
warm, that you then would get
some real pleasure out of farming
! Bill, | do not want you TO neglect
your work to come in, but when you
get those cockleburs cleared out
and your place cleaned up l want
you to come in some day and have
a visit with me. Doubtless you can
give me a lot of good advice, too
Give my love to Sally and tn,
children, and remember that | am
always
Your friend,
F. B, Fuller.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-08
Davis States
New Act Will
Prevent Loss

With the new Standardization law
|attracting SO. much comment from
growers and shippers Of lettuce, as
well as from business men of the
community who believe that the
hope of the future growth of Imper-
|lal Valley lies in the creation of
a reputation for super-quality pro-
Ducts, the following statement from
Assemblyman Herrick Davis, who
worked increasingly for the passing
OF the act is of particular interest
Lettuce shipments from Imper-
lal Valley have become quite gen
eral and soon will be in full force
with an estimated crop for this sea,
son of 10000 ears or about 5000 ,OOc
crates. This enormous quantity is
conservatively valued at from -four
and a half to five million dollars.
81 For a midwinter crop where
can you beat it? This should ap.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-08
PACIFIC FRUIT
TO HAVE $4,000
CARS FOR PEAK

In order to provide plenty of
refrigerator cars for the peak sea
son of 1924, the Pacific Fruit Ex-
press Company, which is owned
jointly by the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific railroads, has re-
Gently ordered 3,057 new ears for
delivery in time to care for mex
year s. peak shipments. On Novem-
Der l, there remained to be deliver
ed on orders for this year, 4 total
Of 675 cars, which added TO the
purchase just authorized will make
a?aihble, 3,T2 more cars than
were in service last season.
The total equipment Of the Pa.
cific Fruit Express Company, when
these ears are completed, will be
3O,500 refrige. 2tOr cars.
AS a result of the system by
which loaded refrigerator ears are
sent east and empties are brought
west, a surplus of 13,400 refriger-
ator ears on Southern Pacific lines
was attained on September |, 1928.
Even with this number on hand, it
was impossible for the Southern Pa
cific Company to fill all demands
for refrigerator ears.
The chief difficulty is to get the
ears unloaded quickly at eastern
points, and every effort is being
made to induce consignees to un-
load as promptly as possible.
During September a total of 1Q6,-
70S cars were loaded on the compa.
ny's lines, or 10000 more than were
.oaded in September 1922. The aver
age percentage Of car movement per
day was 42.3 miles instead of the &C
mile mark set. In only one instance
did the Southern Pacific fail to bet
ter the standards set, this being
il the average carload, as the com.
pany handles but little Of tbs
heavy loading commodities compris
ing eastern tonnage.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-08

County Of Imperial, State Of Cali
fornia, will on Tuesday, the 18th
day of December, 1923, ut 10 o clock
n. m, offer for sale and sell to the
highest bidder, for cash, one model
T Touring Ford Automobile, En-
CINE No. 4590717, California Lie
ense No. 753169 1929 to satisfy
a garage bill for labor, parts and
storage amounting to $4,000, inter
est and costs and sale to be added.
Said Automobile having been left
for repairs and the amount due
thereon being overdue for more
than twenty days.
EDGAR BROS. co.
BY w. o. HINDERKS,
Asst. Gen. Mgr. 5tl0
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-08
Brawley Banks
Merge With P. S.
Group Complete

Three new units will join the
First National Pacific Southwest
Banking group today. These are the
Imperial Valley. Bank of Brawley,
with branches at Calipatria and
Westmorland. After the merger
they will be known as the Braw
ley Branch, the Calipatria Branch
and the Westn orland Branch of the
Pacific Southwest Trust and Savings
Bank.
1..8..S.sr,.ss.SsSe
Under the statement of condi-
tion of September IA, last, the ag
gregate resources of the First Ma
tional Bank of Los Angeles, the Pa
cific Southwest Trust and Savings
Bank and the First Securities Com
pany, were in excess of $247,000,-
0C0. Under the same call for state
ments, the Imperial Valley Bank of
Brawley, with Its branches in Cali
patria and Westmorland, showed re-
sources of $2,050, 0,20092.
The officers of the new branches
Will be:
Brawley branch: w. +. Walters,
vice president and cashier, manager; !;
with Fay Barnett and A. +. Crow
we'll to remain as assistant cashiers.
Calipatria branch: c. w. Hin
derks, 'manager and F. C. Sanders,
assistant manager.
Westmorland branch: II. j. In
gram, manager and G. d. Walker,
assistant manager.
The executive board for the Braw-
ley branch will be w. B. Coberly,
president of the Imperial Valley
Bank, chairman: w. +. Walter and
w. II. Best. Additions to the ex-
ecutive board will be announced
later.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-08
RAISIN GROWERS
OFFER new issue
OF GOLD BONDS
$40, 100000 Value of 1923
Crop; 16,50O Growers
Belong

New financing Of the Sun-Maid
Raisin Growers Association is an
nounccd this morning by the First
Securities Company, Los Angeles,
and Anglo London Paris Company,
San Francisco, is offering an issue
Of $2,506000 first mortgage 7 per
cent serial gold bonds of the associ-
alton. The offering price of the
bonds which mature serially from
1925 to 1885 is 80 and interest.
The Sun Maid Raisin Growers
Association is Delaware corpora
tion,. all of the common stock of
which $ owned by the Sun Maid
Raisin Growers Of California, co
operative associations The Della
ware corporation handles all Of the
purely commercial functions in con
ncction with the handling of ,he
laisin crop.
The Delaware corporation deducts
from the proceeds of the faisin
crop the entire costs of its oper
ations, including the interest on its
funded debt and dividends on its
preferred stock, and returns the net
proceeds to the California cooper
ative association for distribution to
its members. Thus it will be noted
that the principal and interest of
the bonds being offered today are
first charge upon the entire raisin
crop of the association members and
are paid before the growers receive
the final returns from their produc-
ton.
16,500 Growers Belong
The magnitude of this operation
may be noted from the fact that
the membership of the association
includes approximately 16,500 grow
ers whose annual crop comprises
approximately 81 per cent of the
raisin production in the United
States and about 50 per cent of
the crop Of the entire world. Bas
ed on the estimate for the 1923
crop of 100000 tons of raisins, one
season 8 crop, figured at even the
low rate Of five cents per pound,
shows 4 valuation of $20,000,000.
The Association has developed a
highly efficient organization of
more than 200 salesmen and is con
ducting an intensive sustained ad-'
vertising campaign. Direct adver-
tising of their product over the
| past five years has cost $1,000, 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-08

peal to those who live in a less
favored climate where Id nd lies dor
mant from five to seven months of
the year.
Last season s lettuce profits
were menaced 20 the amount of It
quarter of million dollars, according
TO conservative estimates, caused by
forcing inferior quality upon the
market This, in many cases, caus-
cd a reduction in price Of from
20 to 80 cents per crate.
'The last legislature after many
weeks of labor with I'll sections of
the state interested, enacted a
Standardization law which if prop
erly enforced will prevent this
enormous loss ;o growers, and serve
to maintain the high standard of
quality of lettuce as well as other
products grown in Imperial Valley
"1t is sincerely hoped that the
bureau Of inspection will be ade
quately supported and the law rigid
ly enforced. -
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior
U. S. LAND OFFICE
FL Centre, California
November 20, 1913

Notice is hereby given that Alex.
ander P. Felber, of Hipass, Califor-
MIA, who, on November Is, 1923,
made Enlarged Homestead Entry,
No. 04094, for Lots l, 2, 3, 5 and
NJ of SWh, Section IA, Township
IS South, Range 6 East, S. BIB. &
Meridian, has filed notice of inten-
tion to make three year final Proof,
to establish claim to the land above
described, before Register, U. s.
Land Office, at Ell Centre, Califor-
mia, on the Sth day of January,
1924.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Charles Floyd, William +. Har-
vey, William Stewart and Clinton
Over, all of Hipass, California.
JOHN w. SCOTT,
26t26 Register.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-08
NATURES FOOD, NITROGEN
ESSENTIAL TO PROFITABLE.
PROLIFIC CROPS IN VALLEY

so through the effects of decom-
posed ora&nlc matter, | cannot fol
low this in my brief notes but iunp
to " Nature S Wa which is deriv-
ed directly or Indirectly from the
air.
Nitrogen, therefore, is the great
factor and comprises fourIfifths
of the volume of the air and
amounts to over 100000 tons, which
rests upon every acre of the earth $
surface. Nitrogen, while n consti,
tuent Of the air, cannot be utilized
as such by plant life-~it must exist
in a combined form by the soil, and
is taken up by the roots-its influ-
cnce upon plant life is shown by
at least three striking effects:
First.-Growth is greatly promot-
ed.
Second.-Deepens the color of the
foliage, which is sign of increas-
Cd vegetation, activity and health.
Third.-lncrcases in very mark
ed degree the relative proportion in
the plant.
Legumes Important
The class of plants known as |Ieg
umes' form a remarkable and inter
esting work in supplying the soil
with nitrogen. 1t has been known
since earliest times that the grow
ing of these plants has Il decidedly
beneficial effect upon the soil. BY
growing these "legumes" and plow-
ing them under as cover crops you
are adding "humus' to the soil and
as this green manure adds humus
to the soil it eXerts beneficial eff
feet and supplies the soil with the
essential plantfcod and is immedi-
ately available to plant life. 1t is
the one plant food easiest to con
troll if Nature s way is followed.
There is no accident nor is there
any chance in applying nitrogen 70
the soil from the air by planting
legumes.
IGNORANCE is only challenge, the
power is above and around us, then
let lis do what we can directly and
solve the problem of what every
plant must do to live.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-08
NOTICE OF SALE

To Whom 1t May Concern: Please
take notice that Edgar Bros. Co. Ga
corporation) operating garage and
automobile repairing shop at No.
732 Main St., City of FL Centre,