The Imperial press., 1905-09-16
Tribunals Action Endangers Reclamation Work Lower Colorado
 California and Arizona Vitaly Interested
Prompt and Decisive Steps Necessary Protect Irrigation Interests Below Grand Canyon Joint Convention to Consider
 Matter Should Be Called At Once

and methods, that great power plant could be installed at this dam, which could effectually checkmate their cinch on the people of Colorado. So Million aire Moffatt at once changed the course of his railroad and began pushing to build it through Gore canyon.
 The Secretary of the Interior, in defense of the public interests and i'll compliance with law, withdrew all the public lands in and around this canyon from all forms of entry and set it aside as a reservoir site for the great and benefcent purpose of conserving the waters of the Colorado river. Moffatt tben, through a truculent State Land Board, bought small tract of land i'll the canyon and began to build the rail- road. The Secretary of the Interior tben applied to the United States Dis trict Court for an injunction to restrain Moffatt from building his railroad through the reservoir site. This in- junction was asked for about six months ago, and has ostensibly been under consideration by the august court all this time.
 In the meantime, the corporation control over the great papers of Denver has been shown to be complete. These sheets have abused the Reclamation Service and its officials, have lied and blasphemed the entire project to im- pound the flood waters of the Colorado and it's tributaries, and have carried on just such a tirade regarding the matter as might be expected of recalci- trants serving bOodling monopolies and antagonizing the public interests. Dur ing this shameful and remarkable ex- hibition the leading papers of Denver have boldly advanced the contention that Colorado should control the waters within her borders and that no reser- voirs should be permitted within her borders except to irrigate lands within the State. The Reclamation Service and their plans have been ridiculed and derided and the importance of the new railroad to Denver dwelt upon and magniied.
 Owing to the restrictions imposed by official courtesy the Reclamation off cials were compelled to sit still and take this torrent of abuse, blasphemy and lies and make no reply except such as they were permitted to make in official reports to tl cir superior officials. The object of the newspaper campaign on tue part of the allied monopolies be- came apparent, when few days ago the United States Court handed down a ruling, refusing the in junction asked for by the Secretary of the Interior. It is now apparent that Multi million aire Moffatt owned judge and that the decision was only withheld until the corporation sheets could make a showing of public opioion in favor of it..
 1t is now announced by Moffatt that he will go ahead at once with the build- ing of his railroad and with the help and protection of the same thugs and ruffians who disgraced Colorado during the past two years, will override the Service and prevent the storing of the flood waters of the Colo rado river.
 Now let us see what this will mean to the people of California and Arizona and especially the people of Imperial VelleY.
 The average annual flow of the Colo rado river will irrigate and reclaim more than one million acres of land. This amount. of irrigated land will support a population Of at least 250, ,OO0 souls, the character of the soil and climate is such that the range of pos sible productions may include fruits and vegetables of such character as may greftl, crease this estimate of possible pol ton. The area of re- claimable l, ! within reach of the