Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-21
SKHUGE SUM
Of MEXICAN
INTERESTS
IN LETTER
General Manager F. N.
Cronkolm Says If They
Pay Their Just Sum 1t
Will Amount To Over
S677,0O0; Allison's Plan
Exploded.

If the Mexican lands wish to
participate in the budget on an
equal basis with the American
lands their share is over $677,-
OCO, and not the $4,000 they
have offered to pay, according to
letter sent to the board of di-
restOrs by the Imperial Irrigation
district by General Manager F.
N. CronhOlm.
Mr. Cronholm makes public some
very important calculations in his
letter to the board and goes into detail
explaining the fallacy of Chester
Allison's proposals recently made to
the board that the budget can be cut
$1,O0G000.
In this connection State Engineer
w. F. Mcclure yesterday advised the
district to not cut it's budget in the
slightest. If any money is saved
through lowered costs, etc, it can be
applied to the next years expenses.
This afternoon the board was dis
cussing Mr.. Cronholm's letter with
interest.
Chester Allison, spokesman for the
Chandler interests, when asked if he
had anything to say today on the
$677 900 presented by Manager Cron
holm, said
81 have nothing to say. My hands
are tied. l was authorized to present
the first proposition, and there my
part ended l still insist that big
mistake is being made in turning this
down.
Il might add this, that through
the mutual water companies We eX
pect to reduce that budget a great
deal. Possibly not on the same items
that l have mentioned, but we will re-
duce the budget until there will be no
tax next year. The taxpayers in this
valley must have relief"
The letter:
Calexico, CAL, Dec. 20, 1920.
Board of Directors,
Imperial Irrigation District,
Ell Centre, California.
Gentlemen
Recent publications relative to the
budget adopted by the directors make
it timely to analyze both the budget
as well as the Mexican situation.
We find after more thorough an
alysis of the details comprising the
budget, that it may be between to
IL per cent in excess of what may ac-
tually be needed. Personally, believe
that the per cent is nearer correct.
While | believe that our budget may
be to II per cent high, we must,
however, not lose sight of the fact
that we will have flood protection
work of next spring, diversion, as well
as conveyance of water and its dis
tribution throughout the season OF
1921. You must remember that not
all these phases have as yet entered
into the II months budget. You and
l have no certain knowledge of what
the actual conditions will be next
spring and summer, therefore we
should be complimented rather than
criticized for having arranged our
budget that there is a possibility of
having this excess with which to meet
any possible emergency.
Personally l would recommend that
any moneys that may be saved from
the budget, or any moneys that may
be obtained from Mexican interests,
either or both, should be utilized in
! providing more adequate river pro-
lection. How much money may be
expended is clearly set forth in the
budget and in my letter of Septem-
Der so.
1t may be of interest for you to
learn that the incurred expense of
either 1918. 1919 or 1920 is actually
in excess of what the expenses will be
during 1921. Taking the years 1916
to 1921. inclusive, we have the follow
ing totals of operating expenses, ad-
ditions and betterments. protective
work, miscellaneous interests and
taxes, together with interest and dis
count on warrants and on bonds sold.