The Imperial press., 1904-09-10

that oi any locality on ,hc iacc ot tue earth.
 We must rememlrt. however. in out enthusiasm. thai a plain statement ot facts not iuitcqucnily startlvs human rrcdultv into dlslrliei. aud here tu ihis marvellous lmpcrial Valley wv hui uur- selvcs. even when dcalue with lrrifa. eihlc evidence. futcei tu t~v vc'.uuuii'ai with the truth
 This. my friends. is the day amt ihr hour for pcacc At ihis particular time the siuouldcring vmtvts ut rrcrut ugly misunderstanding hsVr i7-ch covered with ihc ashes ot hrlet'uiuv~>. and it is ucll. fur prudential r'-a.'ns, Go siudiously avoid all ctlmi0sii"1~. rt- criminations and pvrS'ualitir~. lest these smouldering cmbcf~ tv iAn".d into an angry flame of self dv~fructiuu.
 Ii has been said by tbo-c wh" -i''.ht to .tiy up trouble rather thAH cement crcd fclloWship. that there Ws~ ulrd faction in the misundr rsiaudlus which has hecu so happily settled. rrt'r Go Ia thc ~o-cAll,-d Ots-C handler Land Cattle Companies. owning vast acre age on the Mexican side ot the Inter national line.
 am happy io say that speak with ihe very fullest information. ant assure you that the otisChAniler cuel bnat'ou are neither hostile nor UntASora Nlc lu any sense-bui on He other ha"i, they ar~ extremely favorable io she ~1-cailrd government ownership oi tbr Imperial canal system.
 In ihe very nature oi things nn one owning lands tn Mexlco cuuld expect anything from the United StAics gov ernrnent in ihe wav oi AlI tu their enterprises.
 can eo further and assure these l--O- ple that there is no desire ou iAr part of the gentlemen in question go sell their land ta the United SAts~-ihry do not even offer to sell them bat .n the other hand, they are heartily In ac- cord with the action ot the people oi this great Imperial Valley, 3n dr~ising most Ardeuily that governIueni owner shIp of the Imperial canal system shall obtain. Indeed, 1 am authoTltiv~ly in- formed. that they have officially stated their position to ihe reclamation o.reau, to the seci etary of the interloN and io our beloved President oi the nlied States
 IT understand rightly the Senius oi communities, they are only great when circumstances, environments aud con- ditions develop men of mark Ihe Mutual Water Companies oi sils Val lev. in their wisdom, selected eleven sialwzrt servants or directors, io repre- sent your interests, and they we're or ganized into ibe Imperial Valley Water Users Association.
 believe your community I- greater, both in reputation and in fact, by Fea- son of your wise selections. Your d. reciors have demonstrated i4., they are men of aciion-they have overcome difficulties and accomplished results.
 Indeed, i, is my candid opinion. not from tlie standpoint of a partisan, but rather from the standpoint ot "A laynan and 8 business nan, ihat your board of director. of the lmperIal Val lev Water Users Association ixSe se- cured an agreement for the pIr-~ha os the California Development Coupany's properties, al price far less than its intrinsic value. and hope the citizens here assembled, and throughout the Valley, will forever honor these direct ors with an unqualified approval oi their work and compliments
 Their wisdom, their sagacity and their unialt=ring devotion to the interests Of the people-their earnesiness oi purpose their desire for peace instead oi war their concilistory and manly policy throughout yoaT negotiations, are WoT-