Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-12
|CRANT-FIRESTONE
OFFICIALS GIVEN
WARM WELCOME
Valley Officials Join Lo-
cal Chamber In Extend
ing Greetings

Commerce as host, L. S. Grant and
officials of the Firestone Tire and
Rubber company were officially well
coined to this city and Imperial Val
ley at banquet given in the Bar
! bara Worth hotel last night to in
augurate the two-day forma! cele-
hyation of the coming to Imperial
county of the L. s. Grant Auto
Equipment company of San Diego,
and the opening of their newly com
pleted $125,0O0 "one-stop service
station in - Centre.
About so guests sat down to the
banquet table among whom were
| representative men from all sections
of the valley. Mayor Clerents of
FL Centre, Mayor Mercier of Calexi-
60; NJ. o. King, Frank Oswalt, chief
OF the traffic patrol; II. w. Fawcett,
member of the FL Centre city
council, c. II. II. Small, Judge Perk.
ins, Judge n. H. Lorenz of CalexicO,
Ray Edgar, Ira Aten, member of
tie Imperial Irrigation D stric It
board of directors, Warren Currier
OF the Imperial Valley Hardware
Company, John Gresham of Holt
vile, J. II. Edgar o, edgar Brothers,
x. II. Womack, and others, were
among the valleyites who joined in
the hearty welcome extended the
Ecw establishment.
Distinguished guests from outside
the valley included: II. c. Tucker,
vice president and general sales
manager of the Fireslune company;
Roy Alden, advertising manager for
-he company; II. }. Bensinger and
w. II. Ryan, officials of the Los An
Geles factory; c. A. Myers, director
IN charge of engineering from Ak
ron, Ohio. W. +. Frisbie of the San
Diego Chamber of Commerce and
Harold Christianson, Firestone deal
or from Long Beach.
The table was laid out in the
shape of a large "F' with favors
consisting of Firestonc tire ash re-
ceivcrs at each place, and key to
the treasure chest to be opened at
he formal opening of the new sta
tIon tonight. Music for the dinner
was furnished by 1.-THE Joy Boys
local orchestra composed of Junior
Holiday, trombonist, Addison Car
ter, corne..st, and Wesley Rauen-
zahn at the piano.
At the close of the banquet Leo
lIetzel president of the local Cham
Der of Commerce and toastmaster
Tor the evening thanked the play
ers for the entertainment they had
given and then welcomed the Off
cinls of the Grant an Firestone
companies to FL Centre and Imperial
Valley. He stated that it was good
omen for the valley that such organ
l1Gtions should have faith in the
future prosperity of the valley to
rect such magnificent structure
;ts has Just been completed here.
He was followed by Mayor Glenn
cnts who extended the welcome of
.he city to its guests and felt much
encouraged that men of such calibre
had seen the prospects at hand in
the valley and had decided to be-
come one of us here in this growing
section OF the state.
Wishes Prosperity
Warren Currier then extended
warm greetings to the companies
representatives., wishing them
most successful and prosperous flu
ture in the valley, even though
they came in as competitors of his
own company to certain extent.
lie emphasized the fact that com
petition makes for better business
and also where one competitor pros
pcrs the others cannot but help
share in his good fortune.
j. II. Edgar, a member of the
firm which has handled Firestone
products in the valley for many
years was loud in his praise of the
parent organiza:.on and compli-
mented FL Centre that such a
branch of that company should be
located in this city. He pointed out
in a prophetic manner that tourists
seeking their fortunes in this gol
den state, coming in over the desert
wastes to FL Centre will be greeted
by the bright red "F'' On the new
warehouse, siRHii ihS, oS hS i"'i''
ed, the bright and glowing future
that awaits them in this new coun
try. He concluded that it would
not be very long before another
equally bright Of" would make
its appearance on building now
being erected for his firm just
across the street.
U. S. Grant, president OF the
equipment company, which bears
his name in San Diego and of which
the local establishment is an int
grail part, expressed his deepest ap'
probation for the cooperation CIV
en- him and his company by the peo'
pie of the valley and to the FIRE,
stone organization for the support
they have given him throughout all
his planning to establish his com
pany in the valley. lie stated that
his organization is prepared to give
the best possible service to motor
lists and concluded by thanking
those who were present at the ban,
quet and invited them to attend
the formal opening of his new
plant tonight.