Imperial Valley press., 1910-11-19
RAILROADS RESPONSIBILITY.

Valley with the Southern PacifcS method Of dealing with the question and the affairs of the California Deve opment Company and there justification for complaint that people will not do anything to help themselves but expect the Southern Pacific to take of them.
 Disclosures in the hearing made plain that the Southern Pacific has taken of its interests pretty tho roughly By assignment attachment mortgage and judgment Southern Pacific itself all the property of the American Mexican canal corporations and absolute control the management of their affairs Its repudaOn of the sponsby that with absolute control and its attempt to shift the burden to the shoulders of the waeruse who have and knowledge of the condition of the panes cannot be excused ground and persisted in will provoke vigorous protest
 Under what plausible preext right, instance, does the Southern Pacific pouch all the Mexican corporation through dummy depostaro who conesses that he does know what becomes of the cash he supposed tod then demand that the people of Imperial Valley supply with which to build and maintain the canals of the Mex Company?
 squatters cutting holes in banks and taking water at their sweet will endangerng the integrity the conduit depicting valleys supply of water the Southern Paccs dummy directors of the Mexican do nothing to stop the espass to protect the canal The valley settlers Mexico stop thing
 is true that the Southern Pacific has done great work the valley the past and invested much the irrigation system and the people of the valley have failed nize the immense value of it's services It is right that the Southern Pacific should be reimbursed and the people will haggle the final settlement
 The railroad protests that does engage irrigation business and would like rid of the canal prop erty But has engaged the business by taking full of the system seizng all the property curty for it's claim It's previous services do not justify present disregard of responsibility.
 What does the Southern Pacific propose do with the Socedad and the California Development Co? Does let the system deterorate seriously rather than in the business has taken in charger If did tend and maintain the canals and why did have it's employees appointed take exclusive contro Why did the Southern Pacific let be that would advance the required to the system into condoneven applying to the court for permission spend large for that cury refuse to put up another dollar?
 The people of the valley willing eager take over the system and deal fairly with the Southern Pacific they know how to at it, and the Southern not tell them what sort of deal it is willing consider Perhaps does not define it's policy because none that be so there less for blaming the failure to solve the water problem They right solution and they have right expect the railroad help them coming conclusion If the Southern unable to offer suggestion because of the stage tiga ton its silence be excusabe but that account satisfactorily for its indifference responsibilities assumed when 1t started proceedings to clear the title property
 There be way out of the tange if people of the valley to among themselves and really get busy with the question: may feasible to organize distct for control and management system on the American side and to right of way through Mexico by treaty leaving the present Alamo channel the Socedad for serving Mexican from heading own Mexico That would divorce the valley from the Soce dad and its concession and the irrigation district could either deal with the of the C. D. system power of nent domain for acquisition of canals structures the American side that might be Southern Pacific could then dispose of the Sodad independently and as it might see t and perhaps realize Mexican lands the full amount of its claim.
 In such solution of the problem aid of the federal gov ernment would be required and obtain aid the water users of the valley should be united responsible organization Indeed progress toward final adjustment likely to be made until organization is effected.
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