Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-14

/ District FINANCES.
Had the district managers this year formulated def
mite plans looking future benefits much allowance
would have been made for them Or had they hsbanded
their financial strength preparatory to constructive work
in the future still there would have been consideration
shown for them.
But above any permanent works they have built the
district is believed in six months to have spent more
than half million dollars. 1t has defaulted in interest
due July l. which the bond holders now calling for
and for which there is not dollar available In such
ange have district finances entered in six months that
the directors have not dared issue the seannua nan
cal statement of July l.
The statement is sometimes made that the directors
have been in office long enough to prove themselves
but the opponents of their policy believe if they have
been in long enough produce such financial tangle
that they dare not let the public known the financial sit
uation they have been in long enough.
A Foolish Contention
In the Progress of yesterday morning there was the
assertion that the Mexican interests especially the CM
Company is opposed to the irrigation district and to the
policy Of the district and that the Press is advocating
just what the C-M. Company wishes
The C-M Company openly fought the district up to
the issuance of bonds to buy the irrigation SYSTEM when
hy some magic it suddenly put to sleep and has in no
way opposed the district since 1t is absurd in fac to al
ege that the CM Company is seriously opposed to the
of district protective bond money to build an lrlga
lion system for its lands This is written IN fu knoWl-
edge of the fact that Harry Chandler president OF the
CM Company has written the chief engineer OF the dis
trct letters sapping him gently the wristust sucn
letters as frequently written by politicians with pub
licity in prospect to mislead the public
AS for the Press favoring what the C-M. Company
wishes What the Press desires is for the Mexican lands
to be forced bear the expense of putting the river BACK
IN it's old channel with strong evees holding 1t there and
also to build second line of defense at Volcano Lake.
that is also what the Mexican interests want why IN the
deuce don't they do it? AS the Irshman said of Niagara
falls whats to hinder?"
AS matter of fact there is marshaling OF the big
interests force the district to ahead with the de
veopments in Mexico at the expense of American farm
erS
Few people realize how Systematically these forces
are working to give to the Mexican land interests the mas
terry of this valley.
A Cowardly Statement.
/ In the Calexico Chronicle of Sunday appeared an
article signed by C. R. Rockwood in which ne says:
On the 10th day of july the board authorized me &c
go ahead with whatever method might see III 10
to prevent water shortage. Immediately ordereo Dy
wire all materials and equipment necessary Tor the co
struction of rock weir.
It seemed necessary in order to get tins work start
ed that should be kept secret possible nut IN so
way the editor of the Imperial Valley Press obtained 5n
information and Immediately notified the Yuma vane!
people, by garng head lines in his paper tnat we pro
posed put in rock weir The people OF Yuma valley
Immediately got busy in Washington through their rep
resenatve there and before could even begin drvnl
ping was notified by the War Department tnat mus
not attempt go ahead"
Most Of the papers knew that this was to be KEEP
and rerained from publishing the facts until they
were printed in the Calexico Chronicle Mr. lockwood
special spokesman after which all the other papers, in