Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-12
CHAMBER DAIRY
PROGRAM GIVEN
EXPERTS PRAISE


Centro Chamber of Commerce has
ever done is to inaugurate the
present campaign to increase the
use in Imperial Valley of its own
dairy products according to DR..
w E. Stone, of Long Beach, who
spoke before the members of the
FL Centro chamber and large
number of dairymen and creamery
representatives at the chamber of
commerce luncheon yesterday noon.
Milk used to be regarded as a lux
ury, according TO the speaker, but
is now regarded as a necessity and
yet Imperial Valley. producing one
fifth of the alfalfa of the state of
California, has a per capita con-
sumption of milk OF only six-tenths
of a pint, far below the national
average and the average consump-
ton of many cities OF the United
States.
BY increasing the consumption
ct home. according to DR. Stone, the
Imperial county dairy industry
will be enlarged and a market can
be found for all the dairy pro-
ducts this county can produce, n
market which will be won by the
communities around Phoenix and
San Joaquin valley unless Imper-
ial Valley prepares to supply it.
You have ideal conditions here
for dairy production stated DR..
Stone. Plenty of sunshine, plenty
of feed and every condition to pro-
duce milk of the highest quality
and | find that Imperial county
milk is second to none in quality
and low bacteria count"
The people of today are living
under artificial conditions. DR..
Stone pointed out. with alarming
results seen in backward child
ren, undernourished children and
adults and the large increase in
perverted individuals who fill or
public institutions. He urged that
the people turn back to the foods
provided by nature, of which MIL;
is an outstanding one. furnishing al
il does all the elements required
by the human body, rich in vita
mines, enzymes, hormones and
other essentials of the human sys-
TEN so necessary TO physical and
mental health.
Asks Cooperation
DR.. Stone also touched on the
Importance of buttermilk in the
diet and Of butter, which is much
higher than butter substitutes in
food value and ended his talk by
urging that every child in Imperial
Valley have the quart of milk a
day which it requires and which
rightfully belongs to it. He asked
that every business man and farm
er in this community aid the Ell
Centre Chamber of Commerce in its
campaign TO see that the people of
this community use more dairy
products by carrying on individual
campaigns in the homes and in the
schools.
Preceding DR.. Stone, V. L. But
Ter. well known driller of steam
wells, spoke on the drilling now be.
ing done at Mullet Island and told
OF his experiences in steam drilling
in Sonoma county and recently in
Yellowstone Park where he brought
III the largest and hottest steam
well ever drilled for the Carnegie
Institute OF Washington. The OBJ
ject of the steam well is to produce
power TO operate turbines and gen.
crate electric power, according to
Butler. The speaker stated that
he has encountered three distinct
beach lines in Imperial Valley, two
of which were the mark of salt
water and the third of fresh water.
Announcement of 4 lecture to
be given tonight at the Central
Union high school was made by Joe
King, of the Southern Sierras
Power company King stated that
Roscoe Goodcell of the speakers
bureau of the Automobile Club OF
California will give a short lecture
at 1880 on the subject of public
safety. II. L. Bush, chairman of
the highway committee of the FL
Centre chamber also announced
the details of the motor caravan
which will leave the chamber OF
commerce headquarters next Sun
day morning at o'clock to go over
the southern link of the proposed
Imperial Highway, which connects
the present highway number 80
with the Old Butterfield Stage
route. The caravan will have
from 10 to Is cars and individual
car drivers will take their oUD