The Imperial press., 1904-12-10
Imperial Water Users Meeting
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tuul41uN s Mexican Company s main canal system byiue acquired hy ihc Uutcl states under ihy Reclamation Act. or acquired by thr Water lscrs' Asspciatuu. or hy tbc Mutual Water Companies ur b, somc other rrprc>vu. tatiVc agency ut thr water users oi lm- jrral Valley such contingent tcv io hc lavablc when thr canal system is put- rlia~,el aud taken over by tHs purchaser tUi~ employment tu cnutiuuc until such timc. provided. however. lt shall not cNc,-e.l two wears from ncyrmher l. lHO4 aud sIlall ls,. urcmcl to l-.gin December |. lN1l. each oi the Mutual Water Com. l,aulc, Go agree Co contribute Us pro portion ui Sucu compensation As its is~uti stock snsiain~ iu ihr entire issued slock iu all iHc Mutual Companies ap. proving ihls vitcr.
 rhud The fcc ot 5o.ph0 acres of wafer ngut~ in Tnayrr X Rankin to bc dlsalluwcd aud r-sciudci, and such firm io lv retained ior one year ior S3y1n.Oo, it after careful investigation DO l'c found that such iiru has no cuiAugii tug alitAn- c-s that make ihrm more interested in getting Mr. Hc.~r hi> price than iu getting Government ownership tor the people oi this Valley. li ii bc found that Mr~~rs. Tuavcr aud Rankin are disqualified to represent thus assncla- uon. thcu we auc to employ other Washington cuun-c. ui my selection or approval.
 Forth.-Thai ihi> Association hence forth refrain from perniclous activity ur oyrraeal iu trying io convince ur coeIce iht Government lui1 buyIus the canal system at Mir. iiri.er'- price, and that the Association pledge itself iliat in the event tise price recommended by the Reclamation Service ls less than ti.ai asked by Mr. llrber. that tine As~ocia iIon Wlll Use all tumOraol efforts to convince OF compel Mir. Hcb-r io accept ile price oai-uuable, and t0 that end il8ai ] bc authorized to institute and carry on pro.cys-iiug- to have the BoArd oi Supervisors fix ile annual water rental. iu t-c charged by the California Development Ioniauy and lis Mexican Comgcimy.~ My lee lm t3ae premises to ipr entirely contingent anal payable out oi nlunt-y sAvs@i io lnr water users a- a result oi my efforts.
 Fifth -Im ihe event the price rec ommeudt-i by the Reclamation Service j. less than il8ai asked by Mr. Hrbt.T. l am tu h-e permitted to Institute and carry ou proceedings in show that the S4.Dt0.nl0 asset consisting of the right to sell At $2l.ul Der acre water rights ou 3JJ.uJJ acres more land ln I'm perial Valley dp.-- mol exist, a- such lands are under the Jaw entitled to water at established rates to ihr extent of the actual available supplyl without paying any bonus ior so-callesl water rights.
 >ix.h.-I an to go io Washington with -ulh other representative a. you way send. to investigate the allegiance and affiliations 0i Mes-rs. ThAyer and Rankin, and ii they are disqualified io represent this A-ssciatiDn, io select other x a-hington counsel.
 Unless substantially the foregoing su usse-tisus aud policy can secure the approval oi this Association. prefer to br relieved from any allegiance Co this Association. SD that in the future ] may be free Co pursue such course as seems i0 b,. be-t adapted to aid in speedily bringing about Government ownership of the California Development Com pany's main canal system.
 Respectfully yours,
 SHIRLEY C. WARD.
 The abrupt adjournment of the meet