Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-26
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FIRST LEG
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FORCED
President NickersOn Calls
Special Meeting of Board
to Discuss Action; Situa-
ton between District and
Yuma Very Serious

Imperial Valley will not be per-
nitted to construct wier across
the Colorado river this year. This
decision is final and absolute, ac-
cording to members of the board
CT directors. of the Yuma Water
Users association, with whom
President J. S. NickersOn of the
Imperial Irrigation District board
has been in consultation for the
past two days.
"Shall bring the board over with
me next time," was Mr.. Nickerson's
last appeal as he was leaving.
'NO, it will do no good and we do
not care to hear from you." was the
reply.
Mr.. 'Nickerson met only with re-
bluffs in his attempts to gain hear
ing before the board. He had pre-
viously met A. Y. Greer, president Of
the Yuma board in Los Angeles at
recent meeting at the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce, and Mr.. Greer
had said, "No, we do not care to hear
from YOU"
TRIP is FAILURE
The trip was a failure.
"Tell the people of Imperial Valley"
said Mr.. Nickerson this morning. that
the irrigation board desires them to
know the facts about this wier mat
ter. All we can do now is fight, and
if we fight we may lose our crops"
A special meeting of the board was
held today at which Mr. Nickerson
made his report. The matter will be
taken up again next Tuesday.
In the opinion of various members
of the board the only thing left to do
is to call bond issue for probably
$1,000, 900 to construct the first leg
of the All-American canal.
In telegram to the district, A. p.
Davis of the U. S., reclamation serv-
ice recommends this procedure and
says if the district starts to construct
the first leg he will use his efforts
to allow the wier to be constructed
this year.
YUMA WRATHY
The Yuma people are wrathy over
the continual delay and even went so
far as to say that they did not be-
lieve the valley meant to do a thing.
All connections between the reclaim
alton service and the district have been
removed. Formerly the tracks of these
two organizations were joined but the
Yuma people have removed the con-
meeting frog and declare that they
will never permit Imperial Irrigation
District cars to carry material Tor
cable over those tracks.
The district has likewise failed in
its effort to buy or lease the site on the
Arizona side on which to construct
it's tower.
1t is said that Yuma valley people
threatened to run the owner out OF
the Yuma valley if he leased to the
irrigation district.
From the critical nature of the situ-
alton the board will try to formulate
some plan acceptable to both sides.
Whether this will be the bond issue
for the construction of the first leg
remains to be seen, but it is thought
that it will be.
KIBBEY WIRES
Walter Kbbey, the district repre-
sentative in Washington, sent a long
telegram this morning, urging this
action.
His telegram is as follows:
Washington. March %, 1920.
| j. S. Nickerson;
! Had long session with Director
| Davis today He is very anxious
to help us. If the board will indicate
] it's intentions by resolution at this
time to authorize construction Of
the first leg of part of the ALI
American canal, Davis will use his
| influence to permit construction OF
| wier at once. Bien is for the ALI
American and believes the kincaid
|