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MINUTES
AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE
SPECIAL NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING
JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE
Monday, March 9, 1942
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Tom Yego at 4:00 p.m.
The chair called for ideas with regard to evacuation from the various
sections represented. The ensuing discussion brought forth the following ideas:
1. Eventually x*e must all move and if we need government aid,
our needs might be considered. It is best to go out now and find our
cx*n destination, inasmuch as, the military authorities are so
indefinite.
2. San Diego opinion revealed that all farmers in that district
were anxious to evacuate and desire information on facilities available for resettlement.
3. From the military stand point it was felt that San Diego
x^ould be one of the first districts to be evacuated and suggestion
was made that a delegate from that district contact the proper
authorities to work out the problem of evacuation. This might set
a good precedent for other districts. On the other hand, opinion
was expressed that the San Diego group should await the next proclamation.
4. Ideas were expressed pro and con x*ith respect to conducting
a survey to find out which farming groups can and cannot afford
voluntary evacuation. However, the chair pointed out that Mr.
Tayama's Survey Committee will compile such information as authorized by the National Council, therefore, a special agricultural
survey is unnecessary.
5. Fresno suggested that zone 1A and zone IB should be
considered separately inasmuch as evacuation from the latter area
is not so imminent.
6. Mr. Nobumitsu Takahashi submitted to the Soil Conservation
Service, a list of 14 additional areas for resettlement of Japanese
farmers in other Western States. Such areas are as follows: (public
domains)
Lovelock area, Nevada
Cedar City-Iron Co., Utah-6000 ac
Pahrump Valley, Nevada - several thousand acres
Benton Area - Mono County, California
San Juan River Basin - San Juan County, New Mexico
Gallup - New Mexico
Tule Lake - Siskiyou County, California
Cedarville - Modoc County, California - 15,000 acres
Middle Rio Grande Irrigated Area - Nex* Mexico
Scott Bluff - Nebraska
7. There are 140 thousand acres of farming land at Blythe,
Arizona. A Santa Maria representative informed the committee that
there is a small ice plant and all facilities are available if you
can stand the heat. This acreage is in the restricted area and the
weather is very similar to that of Imperial Valley. It was added
that the x*inters are not cold and the summers are too hot, but melons
are not a good produce for this region.
8. It was pointed out that in the event of evacuation farmers
should be put in different groups because not all farmers can grow
everything.
9. It was emphasized that before we can consider a plan we must
know x*here we are going, x*hat type of equipment, if any, we will be
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Object Description
| Title | National JACL Emergency Meeting |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Date Created | 1942-03-08 |
| Description | The JACL conducts an emergency meeting and records precise notes. |
| Subjects | World War II -- Japanese American Citizen League activities |
| Type | image |
| Genre | Notes |
| Language | eng |
| Source Description | 105 items |
| Collection | Hirasuna Family Papers |
| Project Name | California State University Japanese American Digitization Project |
| Rights | Rights not yet transferred |
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| Local ID | csufr_hfp_00061 |
| Project ID | csufr_hfp_0061 |
| Title | Agriculture Minutes Page 3 |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Date Created | 1942-03-08 |
| Subjects | World War II -- Japanese American Citizen League activities |
| Type | image |
| Genre | Notes |
| Language | eng |
| Source Description | 8.46 x 13.90 in |
| Collection | Hirasuna Family Papers |
| Rights | Rights not yet transferred |
| Transcript | MINUTES AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE SPECIAL NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE Monday, March 9, 1942 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Tom Yego at 4:00 p.m. The chair called for ideas with regard to evacuation from the various sections represented. The ensuing discussion brought forth the following ideas: 1. Eventually x*e must all move and if we need government aid, our needs might be considered. It is best to go out now and find our cx*n destination, inasmuch as, the military authorities are so indefinite. 2. San Diego opinion revealed that all farmers in that district were anxious to evacuate and desire information on facilities available for resettlement. 3. From the military stand point it was felt that San Diego x^ould be one of the first districts to be evacuated and suggestion was made that a delegate from that district contact the proper authorities to work out the problem of evacuation. This might set a good precedent for other districts. On the other hand, opinion was expressed that the San Diego group should await the next proclamation. 4. Ideas were expressed pro and con x*ith respect to conducting a survey to find out which farming groups can and cannot afford voluntary evacuation. However, the chair pointed out that Mr. Tayama's Survey Committee will compile such information as authorized by the National Council, therefore, a special agricultural survey is unnecessary. 5. Fresno suggested that zone 1A and zone IB should be considered separately inasmuch as evacuation from the latter area is not so imminent. 6. Mr. Nobumitsu Takahashi submitted to the Soil Conservation Service, a list of 14 additional areas for resettlement of Japanese farmers in other Western States. Such areas are as follows: (public domains) Lovelock area, Nevada Cedar City-Iron Co., Utah-6000 ac Pahrump Valley, Nevada - several thousand acres Benton Area - Mono County, California San Juan River Basin - San Juan County, New Mexico Gallup - New Mexico Tule Lake - Siskiyou County, California Cedarville - Modoc County, California - 15,000 acres Middle Rio Grande Irrigated Area - Nex* Mexico Scott Bluff - Nebraska 7. There are 140 thousand acres of farming land at Blythe, Arizona. A Santa Maria representative informed the committee that there is a small ice plant and all facilities are available if you can stand the heat. This acreage is in the restricted area and the weather is very similar to that of Imperial Valley. It was added that the x*inters are not cold and the summers are too hot, but melons are not a good produce for this region. 8. It was pointed out that in the event of evacuation farmers should be put in different groups because not all farmers can grow everything. 9. It was emphasized that before we can consider a plan we must know x*here we are going, x*hat type of equipment, if any, we will be - Agriculture Minutes Page 3 - |
