Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-30

Bowles, Fred R. Bright, w. II.
Brooks, A. w. Bunte, Harold A.
Burnham, H. L. Bush, j. S. Cam
eron, Ralph H. Cary, Charles L.
Childers, E. E. Clements, w. j. Gle
ments, w. c.. Costello, j. w. Dono-
hue, j. H. Edgar, Ray Edgar, j. r.
Fahs. j. w. Glasgow, Ben Herring,
Leo Hetzel, ROSS T. Hickcox, M. j.
Horton, H. Y. Hughes, j. r. Hunt
er, A. C. Johnston, j. D. johnson.
Earl C. Jones, Carleton d. JOY,
George F. Kennedy M. o. King,
Russell j. Kliegel, Elmo Loynd, Leo
Madden, F. H. McIver, H. P. Meyer,
M. M Munson, Fred Nebel-Thau,
Fred P. Nuttall, Hugh T. Osborne.
H. E. Paul, w. J. Reid, G. w. Rene
lie, Ralph Reynolds, B. l.. Roberts,
d. B. Roberts, Roy l.. Rumsey w.
A. Scheniman, M. o. Simms, G. H.
H. Small, Charles E. Sones, DR.. w.
S. Sylvester, Percie Thacker, w. A.
Tondro, w. H. Tyler, Jr., r. Y. Wat
son, r. B. Whitelaw, Roy H, Wo-
, mack, ID. L. Zinn.
Budget Carefully Drawn
In advance of the fiscal year the
budget committee of the chamber
plans the expenditures for the en-
suing year. The accounts are care
fully broken down SO the money will
60 as far as possible. The budget
committee then consults with the
entire board of directors to consider
| any desired changes and the budget
! is then submitted to the finance
commissioner of the city council for
! his recommendation and changes il
necessary.
The other members of the city
council also study the budget before
final approval is given toit. The city
thus not only oversees the expen-
diture of the money derived from
the one mill tax, but also supervises
expenditure of all chamber funds
The city council approves the bud
get before it is accepted and dis
bursementS made under it.
In the 6A year the one mill levy
has been in effect, Ell Centro has
grown from 1888 to 1897 in popu-
lation. Building permits issued in
the period amount to 81 200, ,631. The
city has become the trading center
of the valley as shown by state sales
tax returns. For five months the per
capita of this tax in the county
was $1.93, in Brawley it was $2.81 :;
in Calexico, S298 and in Ell Gen.
tro $567.
In the same period the center OF
the lettuce and cantaloupe indus
tries has shifted to Ell Centro, the
federal-State market news service
showing 85 per cent of the lettuce
buyers and brokers are now located
in Ell Centre territory as are Ct pei
cent of the growers and shippers oil
lettuce; so per cent of the lettucs
acreage; 81 per cent of the canta.
lcupe shippers and 10 per cent OF
the cantaloupe buyers.
Can any other department of tht
city show better record of accom-
plishment or more return for tn.
money?
The increased population increas,
in homes and business activities in.
dicate that the men directing thu
affairs of the chamber of commerct
for the past Ga years have faith.
fully performed the public trust i'm
posed upon them and have built {
city, which, if the work is allowed Il
carry on, will develop greater E
Centro.
The matter of continuing the ont
mill levy comes up for A)nsideratior
in the city election on April 9. Tt
continue the effective work of thu
chamber a mo- vote must be re.
corded on the ballot. Sentiment ir
the city favors continuing the taz
which distributes the tax among al
the people rather than levying it or
few. For their own and the city's
welfare voters should record mo- or
their ballots.