Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-26
SPEAKERS URGE
COOPERATION OF
ALL COMMUNITIES
Valley Chambers Listen
To Fine Talks By San
Diego and Yuma Men.

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"Yesterday was the day of o>-
ganization, today is the day of co
! ordination, was the statement of
Orville S. Mcpherson, executive
manager of the San Diego Chamber
of Commerce, in his talk on "Team-
work for Prcsperity' at the meet
ing of the Associated Chambers Of
Commerce in CaleXico last night
"The greatest competition in the
world today is the competition be
tween American cities and com
munites for business, development
and population and the most COM
mon way to meet competition is 20
organize chambers of commerce for
leadership and promotion of the
community
Mcpherson pointed out the prob
lens common to San Diego, Impe-
rial valley and Yuma in the way of
tourist trade, transportation market
ing, immigration, taxation and
farm credits and told what stand
San Diego has taken on these sub
iects to increase travel over the
Yuma-Imperial valley route, and to
J aid in agricultural prosperity for
/ these communities. In return he
asked that Yuma and Imperial val
/ ley do their share to improve high
ways, attract tourist trade and see
that San Diego gets her share OF
| ransc0ntinental travel
In conclusion Mcpherson said,
"There is big job to be done In
the southwest, and if San Diego,
Yuma and Imperial valley get to-
/ gather, we can certainly build up
this section into a fine, prosperous
community in which to live.'
w. H. Buehman, secretary of the
Yuma Chamber of Commerce talked
on tourist travel into California and
what can be done to attract these
tourists to our communities. His
subject was "Roads and What
They Carry" Doctor Barclay,
George Pickrell, Jack Hart
ley and J. D. Pritchard, officials Of
the San Diego Chamber of Com
merce, each gave a short address
and all stated that the agricultural
outlook for the valley was very en-
couraging and each assured the
Associated Chamber members of the
good wishes of San Diego.
M. M. Sweeney, of Holtville
chairman of the Laguna road com,
mittee, was introduced with Mrs.
Sweeney to the gathering. Sweeney
gave a short talk which met with
much applause on the work being
done toward getting a short route
to Laguna and the plans for the fu-
ture of that project.
Large Attendance
Last night s meeting of the As
sociated Chambers was one of the
largest for several months. Ninety
persons were the guests of the CaleX-
leo Chamber of Commerce and en-
ioycd a splendid turkey dinner and
entertainment furnished by the Air
port orchestra and vocal solos by
Miss Ethel Castanian, accompanied
by Miss Rowene Anderson.
A number of business matters
were taken up at the meeting of
the executive board. The resigna-
tion of Randall Henderson as
chairman of the aeronautics com.
mittee of the Associated Chambers,
owing to lack of necessary time for
that work, was accepted and c. c.
Jenkins, of Ell Centre, a member of
the aeronautics committee, was APP
pointed to the chairmanship. 1t
was decided to sponsor a two day
business mems and bankers tour
of the valley, under the direction of
Vern De Tar, farm advisor and the
farm bureau. This tour will be held
the latter part of February or early
in March, the exact date to be an
nounced in the near future.
Resolutions were passed at both
meetings favoring the continuance
and completion of the Improvement
of q strip of highway between West
morland and Kane Springs and ask
ing Congressman Phil Swing TO take
! up the matter of a higher tariff on
long staple cotton in order that
Southern California and Arizona can
compete with Egypt in the produc-
tion of cotton.
The next meeting of the Associat-
ed Chambers was postponed from
February % 20 M9rcb l, because of
the fact that the former IS holi-
day. Judge P. n Nye $, of Cali
Pct IA, invited the body To he the
GU StS of the Cafratria chamber on
that night, at the CaIpatria high
schc oil.