Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-17
Verde Meeting Facts
Seen by Mark Rose

The Progress report of the meet
ing held by ConklnE. lockwood and
Brockmau at Verde school house is
about 1u "A par with all the rest of
their statements made in reference to
the recall campaign. There were just
dozen people fhere, and siN or eight
Brockmau brought from CaieNico with
him. The first speaker was NJ w.
Conkliug, who admitted lie had been
in the employ Of the Southern Pacific
all The time he had been serving the
Imperial Irrigation District. He also
admitted he drafted both Of the con
tracts between the southern Pacific
and the district, but when questioned
about them he stated that he had
never yead these contracts since they
were signed and didn't know whether
the Hanlon Heading property was in
GUIDED i'm the contract. nor whether
the district would acquire the office
buildings at CaleNico, or those at MeN-
icali. or the seven dredgers. or ware
house invoices and equipments. or
whether The receivership i'm Mexico
would be closed up before the property
would be transferred or not. Also. that
he didn't know what Andrade'~ com
mission as receiver would be whether
il would be Sl0o.oo0 or more. n. he l.
entitled to collect under MeNicau laws.
or what would be done about it. IT.
also admitted chat under the laws of
Hezico and the terms of the couccs-
sion the district cannot own the physi-
cal property in Mexico and That to
do so would be violation of the CON
ressiou and result i'm its forfeiture. IL
also admitted that under the secret
contract the Southern Pacific viii be
entitled to receive half o. the differ
enc" between The face value OF the
Judgment Of tie salt Works ana any
sum they may bc settled with for
Their Judgment is for S71t,uou and
thcr have agreed to take S6o0.ooo Ha1f
# the difference would be $4,000.
which the Southern Pacific will re-
ce'Nc AS "A present. under the secret
agreement. Conkling admitted all this.
i'm the presence of everybody. under
questioning from the floor. The next
speaker was {. Il. lockwood. who ey-
hihitcd "a map. showing his plans for
hi. NoNican heading, and explained
that after he got i'm his controlling
gaf. it would only be about three days
Wark io omen mp channel into tho
Colorado river i'm Mexico and transfer
thr diversion of the water Tor lmper-
ial Valley wholly into MeXico. lie
stated that he had already surveyed
eslaal to cover 2oo.uoo acres i'm Mexico,
and admitted that the MeXican lands
were entitled II receive 81 per cent
of all the water taken from the Colo
rada river. and also that the Mexican
Lam is would have the first whacl at
thu water Brockman simply explained
thai he WI a supporter of Conkling
and lockwood and If he lost his JOIN
H. could go back to the ranch and
milk cows. The statement that their
visit and meeting won them any votes
l. ridiculous. tor since the meeting /
AaNt seen -eHeral of the twelve jury
mn who heard them and their verdict
VII bo guilty a. charged. on tie 7tb
Of December. The recall forces have
Standing offer for Couklinr aud
lockwood II canvass the district and
repeat their Verde spccches. and rcoI
. certain, should they do -. the vote
will De nearly unanimous for recall
ADV MARK ROSE.