Arizona sentinel., 1917-12-06
IS IMPERIAL VALLEY CAPABLE OF MANAGING ITS OWN AFFAIRS OR MUST THAT GREAT SECTION ASK UNCLE SAM
 TO COME TO ITS RESCUE.

he esteemed CaleX1CO CnTOn1Ce, It's issue Of NOV ember 3O has very strong leading editorial the subject of connecting Imperial Valley with Yuma Project Laguna dam though Yuma Project is referred to by that paper any other papers in Imperial Valley The term "Laguna project is invariably used whereas there such project on the map Everybody knows Yuma is rhe state of Arizona but from the persistent manner which Laguna is used by all the papers of Imperial Val icy would naturally suppose that Laguna dam is wholly in California; whereas just as much of the dam is Ar California; for the dam stretches from bank bank bank being in Arizona and the other in California It is about time that Imperial Valley began wake up this fact and ignoring Yuma Project by recog nzing the facts the may people that Yuma far ahead of Imperial Valley in the of crop pro duction and an endless amount of irrgatng water, against mperiaS annual water shortage that the loss of millions upon millions of dollars every year.
 Imperial Valley hooks on to Laguna dam or ou1 Sphon canal at the ten-mle drop will be stipulated in the contract that the connection has been made with YUMA PROJECT and NOT with Laguna project for no such thing has existed except in Mark Roses fertile mag ination.
 So much for that Now for the serious part of the ed toral alluded above It is we'll known fact least everything points to the assumption that the esteemed Cal exica Chronicle is the consistent champion of c. R. Rockwood erswhle chief engineer of the Imperial irrga tion district but who lost that fat job because he failed hear the voice of the farmers and of Imperial
 
 opposed to physical connection with Yuma Project eth Laguna dam the ten-me drop for that vcously fought by Mr. Redwood all the many years he held office The king dead Long live the king looks very much like the Redwood faction trying to come back into power by antagonzng the wishes of those who y trying to solve Imperial Valleys water shortage prob em for the Chronicle takes the position that admit that physical connection with Yuma Project at Laguna dam the ten-me drop admission that Imperial Val  ing the outside world that the people of Imperial Valley compa ments he idea of this rich valley being forced to lean the ndugent and usually eXravagan of Uncle Sam in the furnishing of to it's residents repugnan to self respecting people, says the Chronicle
 Well maybe s but it is dead moral certainty that if had been for this usually eXtravagant of Uncle Sam Imperial Valley would have been as dry a powder horn all this year. for aS war measure Uncle Sam the and permitted Imperial Valley to another of those outrageous diversion dams the Colorado at Hanon heading begged for by Imperial Valley in violation of sacred promises made the year before that no additional dam would EVER be asked for But Un cle Sam generous his headsrong children often too much for their good If Uncle Sam years ago. had said to Imperial Valley that UNDER NO CIR CUMTSANCES shall you construct another diversion dam across heColorado Hanlon heading Imperial Val ley would long have solved its water shortage prob lem' But just so long as Imperial Valley is permitted to make-shifts in dealing with this great ques tion, just long will Imperial Valley continue to retro grade, until will finally go back to it's desert state:
 As to whether not Imperial Valley with Yu ma Project at Laguna dam the ten-mie drop here do rap. As matter of fact the vast majority of the people of Yuma Project oppose such idea We all we'll know that if the connection is made Imperial Val ley will try to hog the whole thing whenever it becomes expedient to do In other words here Yuma Project fear that if Imperial Valley ever connects with Yu ma Project and there should happen to be shortage of water at Laguna dam that Imperial Valley would take every drop of water in the river its crops regardless of whether Yuma Project famshed or not However am
 no manner uneasy on this score for Director Davis has