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president of the Associated Cham
bers of Commerce OF Imperial
County. A response was made By
E. r. Walker OF Yorba Linda and
the gavel was then presented to
Walter E. Mellinger. secretary OF
the Lynwood chamber. presiding
officer, who called for the reading
of the minutes Of the last meeting
and announced that the next meet
ing of the association would be
held at Elsinore on the fourth Sat
L.rday of January.
Reports were MADE on the vaTi-
Gus sections Of the Imperial High
way and F. c. Finkle, engineer.
stated that the old Buttegfield
route had been the only all year
route which was satisfactory for
40 years, and was the logical route
of the Imperial Highway, with its
terminus at E. Centro. Leo Hetzel
then told of the attention the pro-
posed road over the old Buttertleld
route was attracting and Of the
need of another highway from I'M
perial Valley north. George CrCm-
veil, Of Warmers Springs, described
the proposed route from the Kane
Springs-Julian crossing sout h
which he states will not need q
great deal expended in its con-
struction.
Noah Mackey, president OF the
Imperial chamber and !. j. Thom-
IS, of that city urged that the
terminus of the Imperial Highway
oe made Imperial and were follow
ed by speakers from San Diego.
Col. Ed Fletcher, of that city. spoke
Oh good roads and the struggle
which had been made TO get the
Dixie highway graded and High
way No. 80 built through this ter
ritory. Fletcher stated that he IS
in favor OF good roads every
where" and praised the work Of the
Imperial Highway association. sam
Porter spoke on the gasoline TAX
and its Importance in improving
highways throughout the state ana
stated that every means should be
used to keep this tax money from
being diverted into other sources.
Supervisors Hastings and An! OF
San Diego county also made snort
talks on highways in general ana
both spoke favorably OF the 1nper-
iaI Highway plans.
improvements Planned
After short talks by Hugh Oak
lev of Imperial, Supervisor VencA,
of Holtville and William Blair, I'm
perial Irrigation District director
of Calipatria, Raymond Baldwin,
manager Of the highway depart
ment of the Long Beach Chamber
Of Commerce and members CT the
Los Angeles planning commission,
told of the meeting Of the highway
committee Of the state chamber 70
prepare a budget for the next bien-
rial division and Of a decision TO
use excess gasoline tax money to
supply missing links in various
highways. He stated that the pro
posed highway would be very I'M
portant in caring for the ever IN
creasing tourist travel over High
way CO. Z. @. Sullivan, division en-
gineer of the state highway COM
mission stated that the state plans
a completely paved highway 70
San Diego from Imperial Valley
and to widen the highway to Los
Angeles from this section and other
primary and secondary road i'm
provements under consideration.
Loren Howe, secretary Of the
Hawthorne chamber and commits
sioner of the Imperial HighWay as
sociation then described the four
routes TO Imperial Valley now un-
der consideration and told Of the
five-county plan being developed
to finance the highway. He stated
that all must work together to
make a reality OF the vision e. the
Imperial Highway and the best
route selected with no petty feel
ings about individual roads.
After dinner the diners adjourn-
ed to the Silver Grill. where they
danced as guests Of q. G. Capen,
manager Of the Hotel Barbara
Worth. Sunday morning the visit
ors were the guests Of the FL Cen
tro Chamber of Commerce at
breakfast and later were taken on
sight seeing trips of the valley, a
great number going to Salton Sea,
under the escort Of members Of the
Junior chamber TO view the motor
boat races on that body Of water
All expressed surprise at the pro-
gressiVeness and activity in FL Cen
tro and it is felt locally that this
meeting did much to acquaint
members of the Imperial Highway
association with the Imperial Val
ley and with the old Butterfield
stage route.
Jerry Buckley, Balls Ferry, Shas-
-,