Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-14


0lotcd his survey Of national bust
a.N conditions with q discussion
III the Pacific Coast, its present
Situation aud SIS future.
~ few days ago Hon. William
8. McAdoo visited me here 1T uy
winter offices, SAYS Mir Bab>on
.''Njth lim hr brought John
Skc'tm Williams. former comprroI.
lcr OF the currency. They are both
enthusiastic about the futurc of
their own sections. and their dis.
cuS>jon brought up the question rs
To- which viii develop the mo2t rap
idly, the far west or HE south,
As - hoy shows Il greater per,
,eutagc Of growth than mature
man. il is only natural that certain
new sections Of The south win grow
more rapidly during tho next few
wears than viii ia" Pacific Coast.
since the Latter has already had
S"cl Il greet growth during the
past twenty wears. The develop
mrut which tie Pacific Coast has
raioved during The past decade win
hc Witnessed in the CarolmaS,
Georgia, Florida. aeJ Tia, Gulf
states during The next decade.
White the south win hcurfit from
lis climate. natural resources and
trade with Latin America. the Pa
citic Cpa>' VIII likewise benefit
from these three and other factors.
In addition the Pacific Coast has
the advantage Of trade with China.
Iudja, Japan and the Far East.
People who have not visited China
and. In,,ia fail 10 realize the hun
dred> Of million Of people there who
lie dorrant only awaiting to hc
awakened. When these people fin,
allv arise from their Slumbcrs. they
~iil become tremendous consumers
Of American goods. We then viii
SEE tile Pacific Ocean take the
place OF The Atlantic Ocean rs the
center Of the world : trade.
Biggest City to Be in West
The latent possibilities in the Ori-
ent are beyond the realm of statis-
ties 10 portray. All three Of these
Pacific Coast states viii benefit
greatly from this Oriental awaken
ing. The great financial and in
lG~trial undertakings IN the Orient
win be launched from The Pacific
Coast. and I believe that ultimate
iy tie largest American city will
bo in California. Washington or
Oregon. Already Los Angeles has
become the second port in America,
considering both coa>twi>c and for
ciEu trade; san Francisco las the
finest Aarbor in either North or
South America; while Seattle !,
nearer China Ian either Of taeao
l'eo cities.
\ summary Of Mr.. Eabson's ON
rlu>ion on these three states IS as
follows:
California; Turn for the better
after an interval Of qrietneSs. Bu>i-
less ia California is IS good aS
ever. and buildiug is more extern
sivc than usual this season. High
way construction is also holding up
and there is no more uuemplov-
states. Most sections Of the state
claim q good tourist business. not
withstandin- the disappointment
which many tourists had last win
rer owing 70 the SHOWS ana general
cold snap. Statistics. however. do
show that the increase II the tourist
business from wear 10 year has been
.igLtlr retarded during rhc present
aasou. Thi- MAJ. be due to the fact
3 lat the people O. the country have
NOT as much money to spend as for
t4cr.y, and it may bc due TO other
eauscs. II also should be rcmem.
bored that The great financial boom
which California has had during
-lc pas, few wears has largely been
due 70 the oil situation. Owing 10
the recent low price % petroleum,
new wells are 40. being driven as
Ja"v have hcca i'm the past. and
some We.IC HAY" been shut down.
Therefore. California !, not now re-
'clving TIE huge sums for oil that
II received during previous wears.
a-tlcuga even now about 100000
barrels "a day are being produced.
Most Of California S business baro-
mcters average about tine same ag a
year ago. For aimos. any other
.ta,e. This would bee very eat.sfac-
tory; bur unless Californ:aas are
showing ar increase every wear and
every month, they are not satisfi-
cd, Although fuudamentaliv Los
Angeles still snow, greater precen-
taIr Of growth tnan San Francis
eo. ~c- compared with year ago
sam Francisco j. showing up light
i~ act.yr than Los Angelo, in
amount IF business. Ot the smaller
cities, Bakersfield, SAINT. barbara
and Saa jose make favorable
showing.
Oregon Doing Well
Oregon: Some recession still APP
parent. In common with some Of
The other Pacific localities, Oregon
shows some le;-up in the marked ac-
t..itY Of 'hc past few wears, This,
however, is only healthy and nor
NAL. rs tie accelerated growth
which the coast has witnessed can
not continue indefinitely. Notwith-
standing This Iet-down. building j.
still Ecgv active in nearly All sec
,i"g Of The state. This applies not
only 70 highway work. bat 20 indus.
Trial and residential building. Pro.
bab'T Oregon and Washington show