Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-12
MEET TING
PLEASE:S
DA|RYNEN
Valley Delegates Appear
At Session In Behalf Of
Industry.
MEET WITH SUCCESS
Cream To Be Governed
By Same Restrictions
Used On Coast Product.

Returning last night from San
Diego a delegation which appeared
before the common council of that
city in connection with San Diego's
new dairy ordinance, reported that
eventually Imperial County is go-
ing to become San Diego's milk
man. In the party were Sam f. Rob
inson. president of the Imperial
County Farm Bureau. Leo S. Watts.
director of that organization and
secretary of the CaIexico chamber
of commerce, Clark lAdair, chair
man of the agricultural committee
Of the Associated Chambers of Com
merce of Imperial County, DR.. War
rem +. Fox, county health officer,
Robert Hays, manager OF the FL
Centre chamber of commerce, r. Il.
Cary. valley manager of the Golden
state Milk Products Company, and
A. W. Bunte, valley manager of the
Western Dairies Inc.
After a lengthy hearing yester
day before the council occupying
the entire afternoon, the status OF
Imperial Valley dairy products was
definitely established and the basis
for their entry into the San Diego
market was fixed with precision.
The Imperial Valley party reported,
however, that the matter was treat
ed with rXtreme fairness on the
part OF the council and the city
heSlth dehartment. and Imperin
Valley sweet cream will be admitted
to the San Diego markets under ex-
actly the same restrictions as i'm
| posed OF the sweet cream of the 10
! cal san Diego dairymen. This will
| be welcome news to the dairvmen
!! Of Imperial County who have long
/ desired to reach the coast markets
on IN equal basis and the majority
/ of the producing dairymen who
/ have been approached on the sub
= ject have Indicated their intention
to Immediately place their dairieS
in condition to pass the required in
| Spection and to qualify for this en-
larged market and eligible for in,
creased cream prices.
Tuberculin Tested Herds
Cream to enter San Diego shall
be of grade not lower than Grade
I a milk for pasteurization; produced
on dairies scoring not less than70
! per cent on the dairy farm score
card adopted by the State Depart
ment of Agriculture; produced from
/ tubcrculin tested herds from which
| all reactors have been removed and
shall reach the Imperial Valley
! plant, where separated and cooled
within four hours after the compile
| tion of each milking.
The status of those dairvmen in
terested only in the production of
/ cream intended for butter making
will be unchanged, but to those
dairymen who desire to bring their
! dairieS up to the standard required
| by the new ordinance of San Diego,
! the market offers a considerable
additional premium, and many I'm
perial Valley dairymen have ind-
Gated that they will at once make
changes in dairy operations and
! conditions and have their cream
/ enter the coast markets.
DR.. Fox Praised
F., In commenting on the council
! meeting IT san Diego, Manager
! Hays Of the FL Centre chamber OF
commerce has this to say: "There
was fine unity between the I'm
! perial Valley interests represented
by the farm bureau, the dairy in
dustry, and the chambers of com
/ mcrcc. Particularly was the work
of DR. Warren F.. Fox, county health
officer. fine and effective. DR.. Fox
not only presented the technical
facts concerning dairy inspection in
Imperial Valley, declaring that I'm
I perial Valley milk and cream was
tho equal of any dairy product
from similar areas in California
I but he stressed the commercial enl
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