Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-15
Interests Consulted

The Press yesterday sent kilograms outlining this
Pan ana asking whether they would approve of to
President William SprOue of the Southern Pacific Com
pany; Colonel Epes Randolph Of the Southern Pacific
lines in Mexico, who has been intimately connected with
valley affairs; Harry Chandler president of the Cali
fornla Mexico Land and Cattle Company chief owner Of
the Mexican lands under this irrigation SYSTEM John D.
Works, United States senator; William Kettner, Con-
gresham from this district General William L. Mar
shall, US.A in charge of the protective works the
river for the governments Francis L. Selew, engineer in
charge of the Laguna project of the reclamation SERVICE
Capt. II 4. Osborne president of the Colorado River
Commission of Los Angeles W. F. Holt president of the
Holton Power Company and other large enterprises
and John M Eshleman president Of the State Railroad
Commission and early legal adviser of the irrigation dis
trict
Before sending these dispatches they were shown
to President w. O. Hamilton of the irrigation district,
who gave approval.
Various Projects
There are two general plans for controlling the river
which have been recommended by engineers. These
brace confnng the river in narrow and straight chan
mel on the hand and giving the river all the latitude
possible on the other hand.
If the water is held in narrow channel, the bed of
the river will be cut out much DEEPER the cost of the
works will be greater but at the time the security
will be greater This plan advocated by Thomas Hind,
&. N. Perry and some Of the government enginee
On the other hand, General Marshall has recommend
ed levee construction that practically gives the entire del
ia country to the river to roam over but this implies
building evee fifty feet high at Volcano Lake constc
levee s1lts up from year to year.
This project rests the security the vigilance
OF the valley from year to year than the works to be
at once while the plan definitely worked
out by Thomas Hind and published in governmental
pamphlet for Strengthening the river and holding it to
definite course would make the security perfect
completion OF the work. rather than leaving it dependent
on the valley standing guard the evees at all times
Interests in Mexico would undoubtedly prefer the
Hind pan for it cOntemplaes the protection of the
tire delta country we'll the valley this side of the
line from inundatiOn.
One Great Point
There are two great objects to be attained by the
building of the levee To give absolute security and to
give absolute confidence to the world in the security.
To follow the plan Of the inside levee requiring Wig
lance the part of the people might give security but
it would not give to the world the confidence in the
cuy that the other plan would and for that reason the
plan of Strengthening the river and putting in perma~
nenC works to hold the river in it's channel though
somewhat more expensive is to be preferred.
In this connection however, it might be WE'LL has
been suggested to maintain dual levee system
the valley at Volcano Lake using the space between the
levees an impoundng basin, and at the same time
building higher each year the summit between the valley
tho dol