Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-11
WARM WELCOME
GIVEN CANADIANS
IN VALLEY TOWNS

With welcome that was lackinq
neither in volume nor sincerity, I'm.
porial Valley took the delegates OF
the Porder Chamber of Commerce
! GOOD Will Tour to its heart YES
terday afternoon gave them the KEYS
not, only to Ell Ccntro but to the en-
tire valley ard for three hours enter
! tanned them royalty and thoroughly.
The special train carrying til G
delegates arrived in El Centre at
2.A6 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
from San Diego. For about q half
nonr before this time, automobiles
had been arriving at the station both
from Calexico and FL Centre for the
accommodation of the valley s
guests.
They were welcomed by Mayor W.
j. Clements and officials of the FL
Centre Chamber of Commerce who
expressed the hope that their stay
here would be a most pleasant one
and assured the mthat Imperial Val
Icy was delighted to have the OPP
portunity of greeting them.
Leo Watts, secretary of thc Ca
loxico Chamber of Commerce, also
extended greetings from the border
city.
The nine ear special Pullman train
with observation car attached, car
RED l440 delegates from the Bor-
der Chamber of Commerce, from
Windsor, Chatham and other cities
Of the province of Ontario, Canada,
cn 4 good will tour to the United
States. This tour is an annual event
in the history of the Border cham
bcr but this is the first time they
have ever come so far south. After
cntraining again at Calexico, the
tour will c0ntinnc to Phoenix and
firm thence to Chicago.
tspon their arrival in FL Centre.
ard the formal greeting extended to
them, the delegates were taken in
some 40 automobiles on u tour of
inspection of the valley. The route
followed was: From the Southern
Pacifie depot to the Imperial Val
ley Grapefruit Growers new pack
ing shed at Fourth and Brighton.
Pere the county's guests were taken
on tour of inspection of the shed
and treated to samples of the Val
icy's pride.
Visit Border
From the packing sheds, the cav
;lcadc proceeded through the city,
past the Barbara Worth hotel.
thence west on the San Diego high
WAY to. Sceley. Then through Scclcy
and south on the Signal Mountain
Calexico paved road to the north
city limits of CaleXico. Arriving at
CaleXico the party proceeded along
Imperial avenue to the Airport Inn;
thence east two miles to Ten Foot
Drop: south two miles through the
G.. NJ. Ranch to the international
boundary and west to Calcxico on
the boundary line road. Arriving at
the border gates the visitors passed
through and drove TO the Governor
palace. and from that place to the
\. B. W. club, where they disbandcd.
Their train which was left in FL
Ccntro. proceeded to Calexico and
Mexicali and at the latter point the
yartv was picked up once more to
continue their journey to Phoenix.
The train was somewhat delayed i'll
arriving in FL Centre by n slight
blaze which was noticed in the floor
ing of the observation ear just after
reaching the valley. II is thought
that sparks thrown off by dcfec-
{ We brake shoe while coming down
the last grade into the valley, ig-
nited the floorboards. The blaze was
quickly extinguished and the dam
age rcpaired in the yards here be-
fore proceeding on to CaleNieo.
One most pleasant feature of the
stop in El Centre was the concert
given BY the famous kiltie band 10
strong, which accompanied the dele
gates on their tour. In full Scottish
1cgalia, kiltics, tartans and flowing
capes they paraded along the sta
ticn platform filling the air with the
weird but stirring music from thei:
bagpipcs. They were heartily APP
plaudcd by a large 'hrong of people
who had gathered at the station to
meet them.