The Imperial press., 1904-08-20

ter iiisa house divided within M.
 self On the day ut its organization,
 ii- lsari oi dirrV,ors ousaniscl them
 srlVc- into factions. Ou one s,dc the
 representative. conservative. and on thc other thc radical element ot thc Valley : tlpc latter controlled by au Attorney ot
 the City ot lo- Angeles in the person of shirley C. Warl. with auarchist'c
 tendencies.
 Fonr,h.-lt would l-. scarcely short oi crime. certainly suicide for the people iu the Valley. for the California pc. Vclopmcui Company to sell Rnd turn over it's vast properties to hc managc'i by an a~so~niiuu partly composed oi class oi men with anArchI-tic pruCliVi
 ties, lr,l by one more dangerous than they. which the better element in the Valley certainly must kuow and de- pr,.cAte. lu consequence" ot such lead ership scramble for place ant graft l fear would obtain. Were the assncia- ton tu secure control of the intricate international affairs of the company, soon all would retrugrade into chaos, ruin and disaster to the settlers in the Valley and to the association itself.
 Fii,h.-The California Development Company IS proud of the achievements II has aitained, and, speaking in behalf of its stockholders generally, l know they would prefer io wait vet years be- for. taking to themselves dividends out of the enterprise rather than to see the development of the Valley postponed. The Company, which has up to date fAthered and manned the enterprise . sh..ra.i sl.. ia capable and able to continue the good work of development until such time as there will not be an arabic, irrigable acre of land left in the Valley to inn prove. The Company will proceed to execute and carry out its well laid plans of improvement and will look neither to the right nor to the left, but will follow its accustomed straightforward course.
 Sixth.-To the claimant for alleged damages, let me say, each case will be carefully investigated, and where IL is found that under the law the Company IS liable, due allowance. reparation and settlement will b. made, but where no exist the case will be ener- getically contested to the end.
 Seventh.-To the ranchmen and business men of the Valley, wish to voice a word of encouragement. Do not doubt, do not hesitate. but proceed to follow your usual avocations with re- newel energy, for there is now and there will continue to be water enough And to spare for every acre of land to which the Company has sold water rights. The only expedient you now have for supply of water is the Com Tany; do not lay 1t waste until such time Shen some better means is at your command.
 Eighth.-To the Reclamation Service a word of admonition. The only fca.i- ble and logical method of securing mum icipial ownership of the irrigation sys- tenn for the settler of the Imperial Valley, through the medium of the national government, is for it to open up direct negotiations with the Com pany for the purchase of it's plant for use of the settler, if desired; which, in my judgment, was and is the proper way ia have proceeded.
 Ninth. To the officers and directors of the various mutual water companies in the Valley, wish to announce that shall insist upon the return of the funds unlawfully diverted from the treasuTies of said mpanies and misappropriated and applied toward the payment of fees and expenses in- cident to the unmerciful and vicious warfare made upon The California De- velopment Company. Upon the failure