Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
JOIN THE FARM BUREAU

'The farmer must have organization. His
toner with whom he exchanges products OF the farm
for those of industry organized Labor is organized
business is organized and there is way for agricul
ture to meet this unless it too is organized Thus
spoke President Coolidge IN his message to the sixty
eighth congress recently.
Imperial Valley has but one industry, and that is
the farming industry. 1t IS the shoulder of the farm
er the wheel Of progress which has brought the des
ert from its burning desOlatiOn to its present state of
bountiful productivity.
It is upon the continued prosperity of the farmer
that the commercial and financial future of valley
depends. For the merchant, and the banker, the
schoo master and the minister their wives and their
children would not be here today # it not for the
work of the farmer True these others are necessary
to the farmer and without cooperation such theirs
he could not wage a successful battle with nature.
But in the final analysis the farmer IS the backbone
of our valleys economic structure.
THE farmer must have organization Again the
message of the president of land comes to US OF
Imperial Valley with stronger meaning, more dl-
rect application. And in midst today exists an
organization which meet the needs of the farmer
in his economic struggle with the law of supply and
demand with the intricate problems arising from his
traffic associations with the railroads, and with his
endeavor to increase the productivity of his lands
AS December draws to a close, the Farm Bureau
membership drive which has been gaining momentum
since the beginning of the month should receive the
support of every thinking citizen of this county who
has the foresight to the value Of this organization
to the community a whole.
The Imperial County Farm Bureau through its
capable officers and directors has supported the gov
ernment program the Colorado River project which,
ton, but will be the means of saving hundreds of
thousands of dollars annually in eliminating silt from
the canals. These amounts we'll the large
spent yearly on the weir come out Of the farmers
pocket at the present time.
Again the Farm Bureau has proven its practical
value in the lettuce rate question: and through quick
and wel-directed effort has given the shippers the
benefit of tariff suspension during the greater por
tion of this shipping season which will result in cash
saving to the community of approximately S4OC,O00
These are but few examples of its usefulness
The Imperial County Farm Bureau is organiz
alton of the farmers managed by the farmers and for
the benefit of the farmers. But in its widest sense
it is not only for the real dirt farmer but for all
citizens of this agricultural community. A member
ship in the Farm Bureau is small investment of cap
ital, which if made by many, will result in big div-
dends for all.
membership in this organization is an nsur-
policy for the guarantee of valleys greatness.
"A Farm Bureau membership costs more an
nually than ten cent cigar week. And your
wife belong for the price of weekly package of
gum," said one booster for the drive, today
Get busy Mr.. Farmer; step lively, Brother Mer-
chant. Let's show pride and pep by joining the
Imperial County Farm Bureau.