Arizona sentinel., 1917-12-27
"Our Country! In intercourse with foreign na' tions may she always be in the right but cur country right or wrOng."-Stephen Decatur
IMPERIAL VALLEY IN HARD LUCK.

No matter from what angle the matter may be viewed
 Imperial Valley hard luck Exactly eleven days remain between now and the time that abominabe Hanlon heading diversion dam must be entirely removed" Imperial Valley will forfeit S25 GOO the department and SlOO GOO to Yuma Project according 10 the two bonds in force. t@
 Imperial Valley irrigation district officials insist that
 the dam will be entirely removed on schedule time but ii rhe dam removed Imperial Valley will be without water for the bed of the very much lower than the anon heading intake On the other hand if the conclusion is
 reached that Imperial valley better afford to lose the than the dam what will become of Yuma Project in the event of in the Ga river? Some argue
 that sudden would force the water the top of our
 evee all the way from reclamation headquarters down to the Hanon heading dam, which would utterly ruin Yuma Valley Others argue and persinaly think with greater reason that sudden rise in the Ga would hurt Imperial Valley much worse than would Yuma Valley for there nine chances to that would take away practically ali the works at Hanlon heading True they are raising the bank on the California side of the all the way from the intake but this is thought strong enough to withstand any big rise, such the Ga once n while sends down at this season of year.
 The published announcement that the special commit tee that recently went to Washington has entered into an agreement with Secretary Lane with Yuma Pro- ject at Laguna dam cannot possibly help Imperial Valley the coming year. for is generally conceded all sides that it will take years complete this contem plated work That being the what is to become of I'm perial Valley this coming year. and the year after that? If the Hanon heading dam removed Imperial Valley will be dry bone unless have full river all spring Less than 10000 cubic feet per second will permit su cent water enter the intake to do Imperial Valley any good whatever for when the present diversion dam was started there practically 10000 cubic feet of flow and with that of water Imperial Valley short of water that absolutely necessary construct the d version dam With less than 10000 cubic feet of flow for the past two months Imperial Valley would have been dry powder horn if the dam had been constructed Take the dam away this time and Imperial Valley had we'll shut up shop for all the blowing and irrigation for the coming spring must be done during the early months of the year. not done at a and plenty must be had to prepare the land for seeding The cantaoupe crop will be utter failure if they don't get all the they want during the month of February, the of cotton.
 What they going to do- Take the dam and they ruined Leave the dam where and Yuma great danger of being wiped off the map Which shall be- Again, if the dam entrely removed schedule time and disaster thereby averted will another dam be placed across the river the intake will they completely
 fill the channel with rock the present point of diver sion?
 It is hard question to determine Whac is best to do But that agreement has been reached connect with Yuma Project at Laguna dam be expected that Imperial Valley will here with trckling down their uddy cheeks and begging for another dam else forfeit their $125OOO and let the present dam remain where is though the almost wholly de- moShed above the water line But there enough rock in the river at that point overflow least five feet above what it would be if there were no rock there
 However, Acting Project Manager Priest feels san guine that his force will be able to successfully cope with any flood that the Ga may send down this season of year. But will take every of energy his forces can muster You can be sure of that