Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-18
GOOD HIGHWAYS
BURDEN OF TALK:
Up TO PEOPLE
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! equipment mto the sand hills to
enable the road builders to work
Edwards Gives Talk
! Following the governors talk. n.
: T. Edwards, member of the state
/ highway commissions, WIS introdur.
! Cd, ald brought forth Il lastly cheer
from all present when he said that
( advertisements for bids on the con.
Htructiou Of the state highway be-
! tween Imperial and Erawlcv are
now being prepared, and he hoped
itAey Will be ready for printing bv
| next Monday, or the week follow.
| ing. Plans and specifications for
fthc highway are now practically
complete, Ea said, and Engineer
2 Morton, who was member Of the
governor > party here, left this
morning 80 rs to be able to give
Immediate attention to this work.
Commissioner Edwards stated it
IS the hope Of th' highway commits
sion that sufficient funds wilt be
provided by the people to enable the
commission 10 carry cut its plans
for completing the state highways
and providing satisfactory rpanl
ct transportation for the thousands
i'of state residents and tourists who
IL the roads annually.
During the luncheon, the diners
were entertained With violin and
piano numbers by Dorothy and
Woodrow TAYLOR. The splendid
PLAYING Of these talented Youngsters
va greatly enjoyed Ly AL AMI call
ed forth complimentary words from
the governor, who led all present in
expressing Il rising vote Of thanks
10 them for their good work.
II the ahseuce OF President p. 7.
Moore. who vas unable Ia be pre-
sent. j. =. Duff, vice president Of
TIE chamber Of commerce presided
a tie luncheon.
Tie governor and his panty LETT
this afternoon shortly aftar.
clock. headed for san P,raard;no,
where he VIII open the Sixteenth
AaLual Orange SHOW tomorrow.
Studying Plani; Road
Tie plank road is now being
ytuGiel hy Tie stare highway com
mission, and when the results OF
tAp Wnsguc experiment with "A new
tvpe Of plqnk road are learned. d.
fiu.1- .,nS 10 imuroye tie road
through the sand hills wiil he taken.
Referring - his efforts 70 give
California clean SoyC~nm #at. free
from the Vaccinations If politicians.
the Governor stated tuat dIriu- a!'
tic -ime lie WIS connected with -"
s'stt governments pr"Eloas ~ ms
election - governor. - was aware
t.a. politicians solicited funds from
.t=H.e employees q. cvesF election.
Tals was even done wAea Le.w4e q
candidate i'm 1922.
/. w3e s;ernol. hoyovar. during
the three elections lr}G iu 1928. as
he gave definite and explicit or.
GcEs to aN state emulo"ees that
the were not to ho forced to con
tribute 10 :Ev roliti-al orgrui19-
t.on. unlc,, .aHy dill s., Of .La.. c"u
free viii!
Ee-ari'ng Lis attcmnts to rn-
drro the cHucn>e of corlG.finr ;hc
nff1ir, nf tine state, d" told Of his
actions i'm reducing the ahe~ouria-
tious 10 certain state institutions
when the b3dpct was made up two
wears ago. Despite the orv Of
MANY that His economic program
would prevent those institutions
from fuuctioniug, he declared they
had not been lamu,r,d iu t." l"a-t
md worc operating more Efficient
thap in prcyious years.
Tic results Of his TWO years rs
chief o~ccutivc Of the state have
satisfied his conscience. the COVER
nor said, and H." declared he pro
Doses TO continue acting for what
he helieves to he the best interests
Of the people. regardless Of what
criticism il NAV bring.
At the Outset Of his talk, the
governor endorsed the girl reserve
movcmsnt following a plea by Miss
,lHdrcA Flanagan 10 the business
men for assistance in their coming
driva for funds. There is ten
dency on the palt Of parents t.
neglect their children, the governor
said, and he urged that full sup
port be given the girl reserves. \
visit bv business men to the detcn-
ton schools for giIIs throughout the
state would soon convince them
that any funds contributed to such
work rs that done by the girl re-