Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-29
C. E. Scott Chosen
Cham Der Head
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Adopt Two Resolutions

| Adoption of two resolutions by
the Associated Chambers last night
marked the chief business. aside
from the election of officers. The
| first resolution dealt with the con-
! structiOn of transeontinental high
way across Arizona and California
and called the attention of Cover
nor Richardson, the Advisory Road
committee and the State Highway
Commission to the fact that lmper-
ial Valley considers the two trans
continental highways now linking
the states of California and Arizo-
ma adequate for the needs Of
travel. The resolution is as fol
lows:
Whereas Arizona and California
have spent and are spending huge
sup.s of money TO improve the San
Ia Fe trail, entering California VIA
Needles and the route known as
the Ocean to Ocean highway, the
Lee highway and the Borderland
route, crossing the Colorado river
into California at Yuma. and
Whereas two transcontincntal
highways linking Arizona and Cali
fornia are amply sufficient to serve
all present day needs, and
Whereas it would be an unnee-
essary expenditure to highway funds
and constitute an unnecessary tax
burden on both Arizona and Cali
fornia to adopt and attempt to i'm
prove any additional transcontinen-
tai highways across these states, and
"Whereas an improved highway
across the 23l miles of desert from
Buckeye, Arizona, through Blythe
to Mecca, California, at $35 900 per
miles would involve an expenditure
of over $S.00C,000 with the add
tional cost of a great highway
bridge across the Colorado river,
BE it resolved that we, the As
sOciated Chambers of Commerce OF
Imperial County respectfully petit
tion Hon. Friend W. Richardson,
Governor of California, and the Cali
fornia Advisory Road Committee
and the State Highway Commission
to expend money now appropriated
that will serve the purpose Of :he
law, under the local communities
and not in 4 way to necessitatc the
spending of additional millions for
construction and maintenance.
Want Border Pence
"Ard BE il further resolved that
the pro9er officials of the state
of Arizona. and the following orga-
Yizations be mailed copies of this
resolutions: Auto Club Of Southern
California, California Auto Associ-
alton. Boards of Supervisors, Imper
ial, San Diego, San Bernardino and
Los Angeles colnties, Los Angeles
and Phoenix, Tucsor, and other
Chambers Of Commerce near said
~oad. -
The second resolution referred o
he building of adequate fence pro
-ection along the intcna tional
1oundary line N Calexico. It was
resented as the result of The eff
forts Of Carl Myers, representing
he Southwestern Automobile IN
7urance company, who appeared be-
'ore the FL Centre Chamber of
Commerce directors early this week
asking for its support in petition
ng the federal government for an
appropriation. The resolution rs
1assed at the meeting last night
~ead as follows:
----SAfFhereas recent increase in au-
'omobile thefts in Imperial Valley
being largely attributed TO easy
access available over unprotected
'oads into Mexico at various points
along the International Boundary,
nd
Whereas automobiles. live stock,
'otton and other plunder are be
ng continuously taken across the
order at these unprotected points.
"TherefOre be it resolved that
he Associated Chambers Of Com
'erce in regular session assembled,
loes hereby respectfully request
ur representatives. in Congress and
he Senate Of the United States,
bring TO the attention of the
roper officials, the imperative nee
ssity Of extension Of border fence
prevent the crossing at unpro-
ected points along the Mexican
oundary, and
Yuma Man Speaker
Be it further resolved that this
'esOlution be spread upon the min
ties Of this meeting and tha, copies
hereof be sent to Hon. Phil ID.
wing, L. S. Congressman, and to
Senators Johnson and Shortridge. ~
p. \. Robertson Of Yuma, was
the only representative from Ari-
sona to attend the meeting last
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