Imperial Valley press., 1923-02-22
PROPOSE GENERAL
MEETING OF ALL
CITY'S CITIZENS
Chamber Asks Members
to Trade Only With
Fellow Members

Proposals for general meetir
of the business men andpeople of
Centre to discuss plans for increa
= ing the public interest in this elf
were discussed at the weekly NEE
ing of the directors Of the Chambt
of Commerce last night. No def,
lite program was adopted, and
committee of IL viii be appointe
to act with the regular entertain
ment committee to formulate plan
for the general meeting which is t
be held some time within the mex
six weeks. 1t was the consensus o
opinion that the affair should b.
made real big time and with tn
Chambers reputation for putting oil
an excellent program, the prospect
for a ronsing meeting are exceeding
~ bright.
Discussion of the support tn,
Chamber of Commerce is gettins
from the business men and people Of
TT Centre, led the directors to adopt
the following resolution:
Trade with Members
WHEREAS this community is en-
deavoring to finance a progressive
Chamber of Commerce which i,
funrtioning 10 the benefit of the
City of Fl Centre and surrounding
territory, in development and need
ed improvements; and
WHEREAS an opportunity for in
crease in all lines of trade and bus.
mess is provided through additional
residents being brought into the
city and its environ. through efforts
of the Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS it is the duty of the
citizens of community to give fin
encial as well as moral support to q
civic organization whose activities
are for the up-building of the city
and betterment of existing condi-
tons: now therefore be it
RESOLVED that it is the sense
Of the directors of this chamber that
the members Of the organization
should confine their support and pa
trorage to business men and mer-
chants who are members Of the
Chamber Of Commerce; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that a copy of this resolution be
given Ia the Press for publication
and that copy be mailed to the
members of the chamber asking their
cooperation. s
f. B. Criddle. of the Holton Pow.
er Company, appeared before the di-
rectors and discussed the so-ealled
Lyons bill, introduced into the state
legislature, which proposes to give
municipalities the power to obtain
property by condemnation proceed
ings. The directors listened with at.
tention to Mr.. Criddle s remarks
end referred the matter of opposing
the measure to James w. Glass
ford, chairman of the Chamber OF
Commerce committee on legislation
for report and recommendation al
the next meeting.
The secretary was instructed to
supply copies of a resolution recent
ly sent to the senate and assembly
of the state of Arizona, urging rat
ification of the Santa Fe pact, tC
the meeting of the Associated Cham
bers of Commerce al Calexico to
morrow night at which - or 90 mem
hers of the local chamber will BIZ
present.
The matter o. street signs, which
vas taken up with the city council
some time ago, again came up fol
discussion, and the secretary in
strueted to go before the city cOun
ell and ask that suitable signs be
placed at street intersections.
The directors authorized the see
rotary to attend the annual meeting
of the California Association OF
Commercial Secretaries which is t.
be held at Santa Cruz, February 90
%, and %. An interesting and in
structive program has been ar
ranged for the meeting and o. j
Renfrew, county development agent
has been chosen TO preside at th'
afternoon session On the 9th, wher
the subject of agricultural develop
ment VIII be discussed.
The secretary was authorized Il
purchase Il number of signs denot
ing membership in the Chamber OF
Commerce, to be distributed among
members of the chamber for displa,
in their places of business. TIL,
design adopted is neat appearin,
brass plate, which will be distiner
Improvement over the pasteboar,
cards now in use.
In the absence of President C. X
Cooper, George f. Bowles, first vie,
president, presided at the meeting
Other directors present were II. w
Brewer, r. II. Cary, Ray Edgar
James II. Ford Ross T. Hickeox
0. G: Horne, E. W. Judy, A. H. KEEL
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