Imperial Valley press., 1920-07-22
K|bBEY SENT.
TO CONSIDER
ALL AMERICAN
CANALSCHEME
Attend Southern California
Legion Convention. To
Publish Imperial Valley
Service Mems Bulletin.

At the meeting of the Boyce Athen
Post held last night for the purpose
of electing delegates for the Southern
California convention which is to be
held in San Diego August %, 23 "a,
and 25, Judge Phil D. Swing, Walter
B. Kibbey, Reverend Hartman, John
Kepley and Vaughn Thompson were
elected to represent the Ell Centre
Post. This convention if of great i'm
portance to the ex-service men and
will be very well take care Of by the
above men.
For the Davis conference being
held on August 3, it is also necessary
to send q representative from this
Post. Walter B. Kibbey was called
upon to act.
The conference which is to be called
at San Diego is for the purpose of
considering the question of the all
American canal, piece of reclama-
ton work which will take the water
supply entirely out of Mexican terri
tory and which will furnish water
enough to reclaim over 1000, 900 acres
Of now arid land. The power gained
from the fall of the canal will be suf-
ficient to furnish the entire city Of
Los Angeles with electricity for light
and power purposes.
The acres of land thus reclaimed
will be turned over to the service men
for possession as home sites. The
state reclamation board and the fed
eral government will both aid in the
construction of the proposed canal.
The city of Los Angeles has prom
ised to give all necessary financial aid
for the permission of using the water
power for the purpose of establishing
a municipal electrical supply. It is
not definitely known, however, whether
the legioners and others backing the
proposition will accept the city's offer
or will attempt to make success Of
the project without outside assistance,
thereby keeping for this district the
power rights which will be gained by
the project.
At the conference, which was
brought to San Diego by the efforts
of the San Diego chamber of COM
merce and the influence of the
League Of the Southwest, there will
be represented the Imperial irrigation
district, the American Legion, Coach
ella valley district, the California
MchlCO I<uIu SOIupSIly, CIlc SCdIc VI
California, the state of Arizona,
Southern Pacific Land company, West
SSide Imperial Irrigation company,
Yuma Waters Users association, Palo
Verde Water company, the, city Of
Los Angeles, the city Of Shn Diego,
the All-American canal association of
Los Angeles and the League of the
Southwest. which represents tn e
states of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah,
Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and
California.
The secretary of the Holtville Post
has written asking that Boyce Aten
Post of FL Centre start making
preparations for the coming armistice
day celebration in which that post has
taken up and a committee was ap-
pointed to call upon the member of
the Ell Centre Post. The question
was taken up and after a short dis
cussion the secretary was instructed
to write the other posts of the valley
expressed it's willingness of joining
the legion which is in charge Of pub
lication.
The subject Of an American Legion
Bulletin for Imperial Valley was
inviting them to join in days celc-
bratiOn.