Imperial Valley press., 1914-09-30

orado, as provided for in the pending
Newlands- Broussard bill, an undertak-
ing of vast Importance to Southern
California, were unanimously passed.
The Newlands-B -Broussard bill would
GO away with the annual River and
Harbor bill, better known as the
"pork barrel bill" In place the bill
would segregate the United States in
to eight different subdivisions. That
territory within California running
along the watershed that divides the
Colorado River basin from the Mexi-
can line, north to the northern line of
California, thence westerly to the
coast, would receive an annual ap-
preparation of $5,O0O,OO0 for ten con-
secutive years for the district. A like
sum would be expended in like manner
for the development of the Colorado
river basin, including the Imperial
Valley. This money would be ex-
pended under a national board, OF
which the president is the head. The
work would be carried on under the
direction of the engineering corps of
the United States.
Plan in Detail.
According to County Counsel Hill
the scheme outlined by the Los An
geles delegation provides for the or
ganization of district which vii
cover all affected parts of Los An
fgeles county exclusive of the Malibt
country and the Antelope valley. L
includes municipalities. Assessments
will be levied on that district in pro
iportion to the benefits to be derived
The federal and state governments
| will be asked to contribute a portion
and the district a portion. The scheme
covers period of several years, the
assessments to be levied in each par
ticular unit as the work in that unit
of the complete general plan is ac-
complishcd. Provision also will be
made over existing work installed by
individuals or districts which shall
conform to the general plan outlined
by The engineers. The plan of the
Board of Flood Control Engineers will
be submitted to both the federal and
state governments in order to have a
unity of operation and purpose.
M. Hill asserts that Los Angeles
will ,robabIy receive about $1,O0O,00O
a year for ten years from the fed
eral government under the Newland,
bill ard an equal sum from the state
Engineers estimate it will cost about
$10,000,0000 to successfully carry out
the storm water control and harbor
scheme in this county.
The resolutions in reference to the
Colorado are:
"Whereas, a great area of the rich
est land in the State of California,
comprising many hundreds of thou
sands Of acres, is dependent for its
beneficial use upon irrigation from the
waters of the Colorado river; and
"Whcreas, in order that this land
may be irrigated and cultivated, it i,
necessary that the flood waters of the
Colorado river be conserved for use
in irrigation; and
whereas, the fact that the water
sheds of this river are located in sev-
cral states makes the problem of
conserving this flood water matte
of national concern; therefore, be it
"Resolved, That this association ia
vors the conservation of the flood wa
ters of the Colorado river by the
national government and to that end
we heartily favor the provision of
the Newlands- -Broussard bill providing
for the appropriation of $5,00O,000 per
year for a term of ten years by the
national government for the construc-
tion and development of proper sy5-
te mfor the conservation of the flood
waters of the Colorado river; and be
it further
"Resolved That we urge upon the
national government the Importance
of undertaking this great work at
the earliest possible time to the end
in the State of California be utilized -
that great area of productive land
Vote California Dry
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