Arizona sentinel., 1918-01-03

The esteemed Calexico Chronicle is somewhat peevec the criticisms that have appeared from time time ir these columns relative to Imperial Valley and the make shift policies that have been in vogue over there for many years past relative to their water shortage problem In it's issue of last Saturday pays the editor of this paper very high compliment by devong its front page first col story denial of my oft repeated assertion that less Imperial Valley solves its water shortage" problem very quickly and solves it right that great valley will gC back to its desert statethat of propegatng cactus jack rabbits and ackaSSeS though the good Lord knows they a ready have Superabundance of the latter hand right The story however rich rare and racy that it reproduced herewith in its entriy, with these few mentS:
 First-Hanlon heading dam has NOT been removed according to promise.
 Second-Engneer Clark NEVER said that he has a- ready removed all the png that constitutes the greatest the dam if he did say any such thing he knows that he told that which very far from the truth for al most HALF the billings yet in their original place Those that have been removed have simply been shot off, the edge of the rock and sody embedded the rock as the day they were first put in.
 Thrd-There is NO EARTHLY CHANCE for Impe-
 rial Valley to get water at the present time without the rock dam and the condition will remain as long the water is at low stage like is at present. for if the new intake completed the sill would be three or four feet above the water if the present diversion dam were removed.
 Fourth-That great sage of the all-American canal route Hon. Mark Rose who has This all invested in Im peria Valley has sold his work stock lock- stock and bar re and quit farming Imperial Valley because he says he is there will be water shortage this year than ever before
 Fth-It is about time that the people of Imperial Val ley awaken the fact Chief Engineer Clark quoted saying that Yuma Valley and Imperial Valleys inter- esS are identical and what would njure would inure fhe other That what this paper has preached from the beginning of this nasty rock weir business Instead of that Imperial Valley people, at least those charge oil the water question: have all along imagined we over here in Yuma have interests a but that Imperial Valley must be furnished with water regardless of what becomes of Yuma Valley. If they would only be honest with them selves and come here like men, and the prope time, explain their predicament all know it to be- we would be less apt to look upon their every with picion.
 Sixth-Ths article is being written on Sunday, Dec ember 3O 197 According to the bonds given the secre- tay of and the Yuma Water Users Association we had every right to expect the Hanlon heading dam would be WHOLLY removed by tomorrow night at midnight if not sooner he secretary of issued his permit construct the dam on the specific promise that would be removed by that time. No additional order required The | Yuma board of governors at its meeting the first week December caeld attention the original agreement about removing the dam. Captain Leeds the U. S. A. engineer having the matter in charge, notified the Imperial district officials But not move has been made beyond what has been stated above The dam is still there solid the pro- verbal Rock of Gibraltar constant menace to the best m terests of Yuma Valley, but is APPARENTLY THERE TO STAY UNTIL IMPERIAL VALLEY GETS READY TO- REMOVE IT. If removed Imperial Valley will go the devil quicker than you say skatt That's the whole truth. Remove the dam and you Yuma Valley from possible ruin But when you it-wel goodbye m- perial Valley. It will not be back to the tall tmbers, but