Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-31

train. which crossed the desert in
$50, was told by Harris with the
details of the hardships encounter
ed between Yuma and the coast
from the lack of water, shifting
sand dunes, and shortage of feed.
This story was told from the diary
of Harris mother. written when
she crossed the Colorado desert, at
the age of Is, and he concluded with
incidents from his own experiences
when he visited this locality in the
late nineties.
Talks On Canal
GA community is worthwhile to
civilization just as long as it has
something to do" was the opening
remark of a talks given by Charles
Il. Childers, attorney for the Impe-
rial Irrigation district. $50 long
as we have something ahead which
we believe better than what we have
today, Imperial Valley will be pros
porous and happy Childers then
told of the present plans in connec-
ton with the All-American canal.
which would be built by money
loaned by the government, without
interest and retired at the rate of 2ls
per cent per year. over a period OF
40 years. The speaker pointed out
that when the Boulder dam and
All-American canal are built the
cost of operating the present sys-
tenn will be less than it is today and
that it is expected to have 100000
600 kilowatt hours of power gener-
ated each year by the All-American
canal. 1t was hoped, the speaker
stated. to have the contract ready
for the present session of congress
but this was not possible. How
ever, the district is working TO get
these contracts into form and ex-
poets to be ready for the session OF
congress one year from this time.
The history of the federal farm
loans, which were formerly avail
! able in Imperial county, was given
by Ira Aten, director of the 1mpe-
rial Irrigation district, who stated
that these loans were withdrawn
because of the fact that they were
made wholesale and some loans were
not satisfactory. Many of the reas-
ons given for the withdrawal of the
| farm loans have been remedled
Aten stated, and when the commit
tee from the district, of which Aten
is a member, called at the farm
loan bank at Berkeley in 1928 they
were received favorably. Aten told
of the survey made by the Berkeley
committee last November and stated
that the committee said at that
time that they would be back in the
valley. Aten stated, 'We will have
federal farm loans again, I fee
sure, but they will be picked and
not wholesale loans"
L J. Fletcher Goss, vocational di-
rector, talked on power farming ano
stated that more farming power 'is
probably used per acre in Imperia
Valley than any other farm section
He pointed out that by making
cheaper production, power farming
increases profits and while it re-
places men on the farm, it employs
many extra men in the mechanical
industries. Following Goss, Ber
Hulse told of the program for the
fair and urged that, every resident
support and attend the fair.
Throughout the program musica
selections were given under the di.
rection of Mr.. and Mrs. John Can
ton. Included were two numbers by
the Ell Centro business mems glet
club and two delightful solos by Mrs
Ethel Castenian of Calixeco, wht
was accompanied by Mrs. S. p. Will
l;ams. The Hotel Barbara Worth
orchestra, under the direction o.
Don Igoe also favored the audienc'
with popular selections.