The Imperial press., 1904-09-17
U. 5. Commissioner Havens Presents Scheme
 for Guidance
How Deal Wh the Problems That Will Confront the Recama- ton Service in National Irrigation of the Imperial Valley

:; irrigation in Imperial Valley on fair and equal terms to all settlers;
 To begin; First, The Water Users Association to acquire the property and rights of the California Development Go. and the Sociedad de Rigo, the Mex ican Corporation, according to the terms of the present negotiation and agreement as ratified by the Association and the people on August 23rd, 1904, or according to whatever terms may hereafter be made, should any change in said agreement be ne cessary to bring such property and rights within the operation of the Reclamation
 Second.-Arrange with the Reclama- tion Service for the construction of the necessary works and purchase of the necessary rights and property to insure the delivery of all water required or hereafter to be required by the Water l Users Association to the SOciadad de Rigo, etc. at the international line.
 Third.-Arrange by treaty, or suita- 1 ble legislation ny both nations, for an equitable division of the waters of the Colorado, and by the same means, fix the powers, limitations and scope of the Sociadad de Rigo, so that it will have l the Reclamation Service, or the Water Users Association at the International line, to deliver water thus received in the quantities agreed upon to lands in Mexico, upon the terms agreed upon and set forth in said treaty or legsla- ton and to deliver the remaining wa ter, not so delivered in Mexico, to the | Water Users Association at the Inter- national line for distribution to the lands in the Imperial Valley.
 Fourth.-That the said Sociedad de Rigo shall be so organized that it's de- | livery of water, both in the United States and in Mexico, shall be in whole sale, but it's capital stock shall be owned and held entirely by the members of the Imperial Valley Water Users Asso- citation one share of such stock for each acre of land supplied with water, and it shall be stipulation to run forever with such land; that before the owner can be eligible to participate in the | distribution of the water so delivered to the Imperial Valley Water Users Association by said Sociedad de Rigo, | he must own as many shares of the capital stock of said Sociedad as he has acres of land to be irrigated. The object of this being that the land owner in the Imperial Valley Water Users Association thereby acquires the right to the services of said Sociedad de Rigo to conduct his water through Mexico, and deliver it to his distributive agent, the Water Users Association for his use and benefit.
 Fifth.- Whenever any Imperial Wa ter Company shall be merged into the Imperial Valley Water Users Associa- tion and shall surrender to the Sociedad de Rigo the contract now outstanding for the delivery of water by said Socie- dad, and the California Development Company to said Imperial Water Co.,. said Sociedad de Rigo shall issue to the landowners having water stock in such Imperial Water Co. as many shares of the capital stock of said Sociedad as shall supply to each of said parties one share of stock m said Sociedad for each acre of land formerly entitled to receive waters through Mexico by reason of