Imperial Valley press., 1913-01-28
INTEREST is INCREASING IN
IRRIGATION DISTRICT ELECTION
Two Candidates for Each Position as
Director, Three Candidates for As
SCISSOR and Tax Collector and Two
for Treasurer

There is increasing interest in the
irrigation district election, which will
be held February 5, i'll which there are
three members of the board of direct
orS, combined assessor and tax col
lectOr and a treasurer to be elected.
In the FL Centre and Brawley dis
! triciS Walter o. Hamilton and Earl G..
Pound will hold over, and the residents
of those districts will have no voice in
the election Of the men to fill the va
Cancies.
In the Calexico district there are
two candidates, Fritz kloke, incum-
bent, and c. W. Brockman IF water
district No. 6. Mr. klOke is well
known banker and is Of conservative
temperament. His voice as director has
always been in favor Of careful pol
| icy, and his opponents have taken OC-
casion to criticize him as lacking in
| the aggressive spirit, though he has
shared with the other members of the
board the entire confidence of the peO-
pie Of the valley. Mr.. Brockman is
presented as a man who. it is claimed
will he more aggressive in driving for
ward the affairs Of the district. while
he has the confidence Of all who know
HILL Ilt WdS Ollt VI tIIf bIlSllldl
signers for the district and declares
his belief that the district should ac-
quire the irrigation system so soon as
| a reasonable and safe proposition for
its purchase can be obtained.
In the Imperial district NJ. V. butcher
and Allison Peck are presented as can
| didateS to succeed II. l.. Peck. who has
removed from the district. Both are
| old-timers in the valley Mr.. butcher
! is more distinctly Of the commercial
type. while Mr. Peck is a practical
| farmer who has also shown good bus
mess ability by his management Of
The cooperative creamery which con-
Stiiutcs one Of the big industrial affairs
Of Imperial. Combining The skill Of
the farmer and Of. the business man
with character which has won the con-
ltdence and esteem Of all his neighbors
Mr.. Peek is splendidIy adapted to the
position on The board of directors.
In IloltVille district there are pre-
Senled the names of Porter n Fergu-
son and G. W. Barton. two residents
Of the east side who are held in the
highest esteem though Of MI ireiy diff
ferent temperament, ana il will be this
which will guide the voters in their
selection. MIR. Ferguson was director
and president of Water Company No.
,, supervisor of Imperial county and
then member of the board of directors
Of the irrigation district. He has thus
acquired wide knowledge OF public af-
fairs and has coupled this with his
experience as 4 practical and extensive
farmer The criticism which is di-
recled at him is the same as in the
! case of Mr.. klOke. that he is too con-
serVative, and in the Holtville district.
as in the CaleXicO district, this will be
the determining feature in the selec-
ton Of 2 director. Mr.: Barton is a
young man possessed Of more Of the
vigor Of youth. and this is coupled
as a large farmer. He has the entire
confidence Of all his acquaintances.
There are three candidates for the
combined office of tax collector and
assessor, Clark BOOher Of CaleXicO.
Harry Barker. the incumbent. and
Harry Thomas. They are all young
men Of excellent character and Of eX-
reriience thN Will fiji them for the
For treasurer that are two candi-
dates, J. Stanley Brown. incumbent.
and +. NJ. Burger. The selection Of
a treasurer will in large part rest on
! the deSirahility of the county treas
urer also serving as treasurer Of the
district.
On the one hand, Mr. Brown, who is
| the treasurer Of the county, says that
the law requires that all money in
| excess of $25. 900 shall be deposited
with him, and whether he is district
treasurer or not, he must be respon-
sible for the money in his keeping and
his bonds must cover this. He says
| this fact also adds to his work, and it
may easily result in his being obliged
to employ an additional deputy. That
being the case, he believes the district
! Office should be combined with the
| county treaSuryShiD
Mr.. Burger. however, contends that
| it would be preferable to have the
| two offices separated, and it is on this
| question the voters will decide at the
ballot box