Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-29
rTARRY CHANDLER AND THE DISTRICT.

Harry Chandler general of the Los Angeles Tin
syndicate 100000 Of gabe land below
has submitted interview in the Brawey News the
lie in that paper being in flu. as follows:
Harry Chandler of Los Angeles Supervise,
F. Engineer George R. Wade left Brawey early this
morning to inspect highway. Mr. Chandler said tie
Angeenos him the News that they had
determined busy and help put the highway IN hpp
condition and to keep it
Harry Chandler general manager of the Times Mirror Pub
fishing Company active head of the Chandler interests IN I'm
pea Valley while visiting here tcday granted the
interview agreement that both the reporter and
himself perfectly candid but that the News should print
only the portions interview which he in conclusion would
authorize.
The reporter described to wrath great majority
of the people valley following the Times eleventh at
tack on designed enable the people to
chase and own bonds foregn corporation thus pecng the
plan public ownership of Americas greatest rgatng project
Chandler is "putocrat and millionaire but is genial
democratic and approachabe Being Westerner talks
squarey the lie smiled
the popular wrath the Times onslaught
against No. 80, and remarked:
"oh very feeling will for everyone ought
know that motives were good Does anyone imagine
would be oppose interests of the lmpe
a Valley great stake its future? have every
this valley develop and prosper and am
doing everything can to assure its success
Asked to specifically for opposing the public
ownership district Mr. Chandler replied in brief
follows:
Experience proposition the Perr Valley taught
folly public ownership and the utiy of planning the
success great public enterprise, this irrigation
with board controlled dominated by seeeking politicians
In that he had especial reference to
active in the irrigation districts affairs who was
payroll o the Southern Pacific Railroad.
n the campaign district plan
young, inexperienced enthusiastic and sangune
helped defeat the opposition of great landed proprietor
opposed scheme had much ose and used all
the stock arguments which used here recently in behalf OF
public ownership.
"rh young enthusiasts politicians Perrs paid
penalty twenty years the district notable failure
recently the bonds beginning to be oa 80 cents ON
dollar
Now that the people have voted for public ownership they
mist
favor of making their plan if possible shall do
nothing, nothing impede their plans but do most ear
nesty them rid of hemng politicians and self
ing demaggues they hope to win success IN the management
of this great enterprise
Personally have stake in this valley Lands
absudy cheap and you ask me for prophecy Will
that lands will sell $500 to $500
have too much land to put the prophecy higher
Regarding Forthcoming 100000 for
gency river control, Mr.. Chandler said:
letter. unpublished Secretary of the nte-
Franklin X Lane in which he gives that the
sSO0,o9O appropriation will be forthcoming
ongly informed the secretary, the result of the
pendure of this viii silt and reclaim $4,000 to $4,000
lands Mexico which practically destroyed by
the overflow several For this benecence am thank
full" ere enjoyed laugh by
that he did to be in the position of urging the
government to reclaim our lands The reclamation result
despite government The should have been leveed
manenty when the low and the water could
have been diverted permit the work The should not have
exceeded could be financed that time and
the appropriation must be expended temporary work.
In conclusion Mr. Chandler emphasized his keen desire have
the of the valley understand that he their friend and de
fender; that he work for the
good of the valley people, but that he has of public
ownership, based that him to feel pes
regarding the of the irrigation district He de-
clared that could him being Mr. Face Both
Ways The people, he said, knew where to place him.
This complete change of attitude the part of
arder least the surface and the Press des question
ceriy of Mr. Chandler.
But it be noted that is the first time he has into
Heretofore he has for the district from the
dagger into it whenever he got an opportunity
One illustration Of the conference called the Oregon
several months by empoye of Mr. Chande syndicate
Itch report submitted which purpored to have from Pr
Sproue of the Southern Company which Mr. Spouc
ntly repudaed
just the T
upon the against Amendment
that amendment nimca the interests of this valley VIII
of fact enable the people the valley
luire the irrigation system
One does have TO look far for for the reversal Of
by Mr.. Chandler II understood that Sidney Mcarg late
ntendent Mr. Cande big Mexican syndicate and supe
of the 1900 the north end of the valley being handled
syndicate which Mr. Chandler the head be candid
election to the irrigation district