Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-20
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UP TO US

We have just come from hearing one of the most
instructive talk, the speaker being Harry H. Culver,
president of the National Association of Real Estate
Boards, and Californian from the top of his head to
the soles of his feet.
But being Californian has not blinded Mr.. Gull
yer to the advantages and opportunities held out by
other sections of the country Using airpane,
ne has Travelled back and forth the country in
the past several months meeting the leading business
men of various communities, discussing their problems
with them, and listening them explain the reasons
why they believe their particular communities to be
the best in the country.
His talk was exceptionally worth while and edu
eating. To US the most important remark he made
was that we in Imperial Valley need someone from the
outside to come down and sell the valley to US.
This is in line with the assertion this column has
MADE on more than one occasion. Why talk about
selling the valley the middle west and the when
there are many here at present who look upon it as
a place to stay for while make a stake if possible,
and light out for other parts to enjoy the prosperity
made possible for them hv the valleys productivity.
Readers Of this column can talk to any 10 persons
in the course of day. and it is almost certainty that
goodly percentage of the 10 will express themselves
about the valley in way that will prove they not
the best type of citizen to develop this community.
1t is either too hot here too cold too far removed
from the larger cities dusty too this and too that
with this type. They all the little shortcomings
and none of the opportunities. The luscious fields of
alfalfa lettuce, and other crops nothing to them.
The flourishng dairy herds the creameries the grape
fruit orchards, the date gardens, the glorious per-
petual sunshine, the absence of storms all these and
many other assets are overlooked IN the narroWmlnd
ed cloak of self pity and dissatisfaction with which
they garb themselves.
Tourists from all parts of the country come here
during the winter months and marvel at what they
find here We who live in the valley day after day
are all too often totally blind to what is before
1t was this Mr.. Culver had in mind when he made
his remark quoted above He was not talking to hear
himself talk He is trained observer ard has made
sufficient success in life to warrant being listened to
with attention when he speaks.
He predicted that California is destined to become
the greatest state in the Union and pleaded that Cali
ornans from Del Norte to the Mexican boundary and
from the Golden Gate to the Nevada desert prepare
themselves to take of the greatest influx of human
ity any section of the world has ever witnessed.
Imperial Valley is to share in this influx the same
as every other corner Of the state We have natural
advantages here that thousands of easrners and resi-
dents of the middle west states seeking. If we
continue to throw dust in their eyes, they will not stop
here. but will elsewhere to take up their residence
and invest their money.
The who cannot whole heartedly believe in
Imperial Valley and its future who is not willing to
put his shoulder to the wheel to help develop that fu
ture, is not the type that is wanted here Unless he
feel within himself that here is his home, that
here he will enjoy life best and prosper most he should
seek other fields in justice to himself and to those who
do believe in Imperial Valley