Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-13

DellSlFIul supper served by
+. w. Waite, county horticultural
commissioner, made an urgent plea
for support of the county and state
quarantine that exists at present on
all roads leading into the valley, and
particularly so at the Yuma bridge.
Mr.. Waite explained that a 24-hour
guard is kept on this bridge and
every ear, wagon and bundle that
comes over the bridge is vigorously
inspected in order to prevent the
entrance of noXious weeds and plant
pests.
Urges Pamphlet Distribution
Mr.. Waite said the work of the
horticultural commissioner would be
helped tremendously by pamphlet
containing short synopsis of the
reasons for enforcing the quaran-
tine, and map showing the route
westward through Yuma, from Phoe-
nix to Arizona. These pamphlets,
in his opinion, should be distributed
to the tourists in Phoenix ai@i Other
cities along the route, in order to
cOunteract the influence of other Or
ganizations, which seek to induce all
tourists to make the trip from Phoe-
nix to Los Angeles via Blythe. He
emphasized the Importance of get
ting this tourist traffic to come into
California through Yuma and letting
the tourists themselves decide, once
they were in the state, whether they
would 60 on to San Diego, or up
through Imperial Valley to Los An
geles. Mr.. Waite made the impOr-
tant statement that II percent of
the produce shipped last year from
California, came from Imperial
County, and also advised that the
quarantine. system in use in Imperial
County has been adopted by the de-
partment of agriculture and foreign
countries as being the best for all
purposes.
Tells of Marketing
F.. An interesting address by Profes-
sor e. r. Erdman, of the University
of California, on Marketing and
Selling the Surplus Blades of Grass
held the attention of all as he out
lined the necessity for proper coop
GRAFTON in order to assure an orderly
marketing of surplus products. Mr..
Erdman told of the research work
by the agricultural colleges in order
to increase production, and the re-
cent Introduction of courses in mar
X nt inn m orInr Tn Il of ha n,
creased production at the greatest
profit and with the least possible
confusion
The ice committee, appointed by
the Associated Chambers last July,
to investigate the price of ice in
Imperial Valley, made a report stat
ing that after a thorough investiga-
tion of the ice proposition from every
angle, it Was convinced that pres
eht price of ice is being made upon II
fair basis, taking into consideration
the reductions made by the ice COM
pany and the possibility of further
reductions, also the large investment
by the ice company in its various ice
plants throughout the valley and the
tremendous expense necessary in
maintaining equipment and service.
Robert p. Moore, general manager
of the Imperial Ice and Development
Company, read statement setting
forth the position of the company,
in which he stated that he did not
believe complaint against the com
pany s price was general throughout
the valley, inasmuch as survey
made by the company last summer
revealed only four complaints as to
price out of 1907 inquiries. The re-
port of the committee was accepted.
Adair Resigns as Chairman
Clark w. Adair, chairman of the
soil fertility committee, announced
that it had been found necessary to
March, instead of holding it the
latter part of this month as planned.
He told of the work that has been
done in the past three months by
the committee in arousing people
of the valley to the necessity of re-
newing the fertility of the soil. Due
to the necessity of giving all his at
tention to his rauch, Mr.. Adair ask
ed to be relieved of the chairman
ship. No action was taken by the
meeting on Mr.. Adair s resignation,
John w. Scott, also member of
the committee, spoke in behalf of
the work and requested more sup