Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-16
Prominent Men
Consider Farm
Lands Problem
Continued from paco "


a Fc Railroad; ". L. Gna9H.
chairman Of tho agriculture. CON-
m.tt2c ot the Los Angelo, Hea.tr
Board and others promiacm ;n
state and national real ,taJ2 y,1
clcs.
The first speaker an the mora
ing : program Wa G. c. e. i.ur,
Of Les Angeles. vice }r id.nt #
'hr National Associations g.. Real
+: ate boards, who look fer liz
subject "The cit, NirHY.-t 4n
Agriculture.
Following Mr.. THHl, c'e.r T..
Nll'aman read = paper lgcpa I tY
Bruce Cornwall d.rnc:o. OF ..r tali
fornia Approved Land Sr.tirmta;
Association IF san Francisco, or
The Bu>iacSs of l.aaa Ca.oni&a-
ton, which made survey ot The
nest tysirable mr. Us for obtai8-
ing coIoNists 20 Sc H. on Cd!:fnr.
ala lands.
Farm Conditions Improve
FaIm Land Conditions from 4
National StanIHcin; was Tia, top,
.hosen by W.iliam L. licrreu, field
ecret"ry oi the National Associa-
,ion Of Real Estate Boards, WHO
stated hat farming conditions have
sasscd the cr.tical period which fal-
awcd the postwar adjustmcnt ana
re &; present steadily improving.
4. Vi. Shenk Of Calcxico gave
T interesting address on Imperial
Esiic~ rs Seen by the Oldes, Pea
sta Dealers in the Valley. ar.
henk who was one of Tho e4-lie-
ioneerS here, reviewed the struE,
yles of the early days. and gave :
lapAic account Of the flooa of
905-0G which nearly wiped ont the
alley.
\ paper, entitled "Farm Homes,
e Backbone of the Nation. pre-
rcd Gy Herman @arss. secretary
the Farm Lands Division 2t tn"
ational Association Of Real Es
itc Boards, was read by Walter
I. Lens Of Los Angeles.
''Smoll Farm Subdivisions =
pic prepared sbv j. g. Forkner OF
razua. was 1aac bv Mr.. Willaman
Il tL::5 he raj estate men ad-
al,ea T. he dining room for
scheoH I'D listened TO 4 rape.
repaired BY Henry p. Barbour, pre-
dent Of the California Real Estate
ssociation. on tie Colorado River. "
.'California State AnProved
,rls was the subjcj- vi an in
resting discussion b. Frederick
aulknes. manage Of the Cgli.
,rria Approved L"uI NctT!e&eHt
sscciatiou Of san Francisco, aRd
Selling Real Estate" gave Har
ison Lewis. Of Beverly Hills, an
oTortuuity 10 outline present day
cthods Of selling real estate IS
omparcd with he Old "baom
lays.
This afternoon 5 session opened
ith al address by Mayor M!n =
avce,t CT Z. Ccatro. one ot IT,.
rgest and most successful ranch
= in Imperial Valley, who took
or lis subject 'What One Man
an 90 by Making q EusHes Of
lis Farming Operations.
Mr.. Fawcett told CT MS early C
:orts in the valley and described The
development OF The agricultural in
dustry here in an interesting man
ner and intrrspersed his talk with
many personal experiences.
Following Mr.. FaWcett, +. =. Grid
de, vice president Of the Southern
iieTras Power Company talked on
How the Power Company Aids
Farm Development, and +. +. Wat
SON, Of the Southern Pacific Com
2any discussed The Railroads and
Farm Development.
Other speakers scheduled for tie
afternoon program were Edwin I.
Hc.ser, -tat" re1l estate commissions
er on "Tho States Interest IA Farm
LauI Settlers - and ." Home Owner
ship as Related to Farm Land5,' hy
Charles b. Guthrie, Vice president
OF the California Real Esta.o .Asso-
.iation.
Imperial Valley Banquet
This evening al : O'Clock thc real
estate mpIf viii cnjoy an "Iuprrial
F&.icg Banquet in the ,liu.ag
room Of the Barbara Wora hotel.
Nothing but Impcria. Valley pro
ducts will be served, and an appgo-
pr.ato menu cara, with picture
Of the Barbara Worth hotel and
Boulder Canyon dam, has been PIE.
pared for the occasion by J.. r.
Coylc, secretary of the FL Centre
Chamber Of Commerce.
The program of speakers M the
banquet .lcludc Invitation 10
Pasadena, by Robert y. Swirk,
president Of the Pasadena Realty
Board: "Orange County, BY J.
Wiley Harris, president Of the Sarta
Ana Realty Board; "Impcrial lrri-
CATION District" by Earl G. Pound
Of Brawley; "Imperial County" by
Ray Edgar, president Of the FL Con
tro Realty Board; "The Present, and
Dream Of the Future for Imperia.
VALLEY, by A. II. Keller, vice prcsi-
dent Of the First National Bank Of
III Centre 'and Staging Three Cali
fornia Farm Land Conferences bv
the G. r. +. A., by Glenn d. Viii
laman, editor Of California Real Es-
tate
In addition to the regular speak
ing program, one minute responses
10 toasts to their cities will be allow
cd Peter Hansen for Glendale; Ros.
coe Porter for San Diego; j. G.
Swain for Whittier; Caroline Vetler
for Monrovia; G. G. G. Tatum for