Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-04
ALL AMERICAN
PLAN ENDORSED
At SAN DIEGO

The gathering in the San Diego
hotel auditorium yesterday was one
of the most notable ever assembled in
the southwest. Besides Director Davis
and the chief engineer of the reclam-
alton service it included the state
engineers Of Utah, Colorado, Nevada
and New Mexico, the builders of the
great Owens river aqueduct to Los
angeles, engineers who have taken
part in the redemption of the desert
through the last quarter of century.
leading men of southwestern indus
tries and the personal representatives
of the governors of Arizona, Califor-
MIA, Nevada and Utah. The confer
ence was also attended by over two
score Imperial Valley people, to whom
the project means as much, It not
more, than to any other people OF one
locality.
Davis threw the meeting open to all
who had material to present or ques-
tions to raise, an dthe stenographic
reports of the proceedings will form
basis for the report to be given the
secretary of the interior or trans
mission to congress.
J. S. Nickerson, president of the
Imperial Valley Irrigation District,
which has taken an outstanding part
in the campaign for the great dam
and has subscribed $4,000 of the
$50, 900 now available for research,
took the floor and briefly expressed
the strong endorsement of the people
of his district for the project under
consideration. :,
Judge Phil D. Swing Of Imperial
Valley, candidate for congress, drew
applause with his outline of the case
of the west versus the east in the
matter of such development as the
Boulder dam. The west has paid in
taxation for the development Of east
ern seaports, he said, and is entitled
to reciprocal return. Secondly, ne
made the point that the production
of foodstuffs for the entire country
demands such development as that
proposed. He concluded by stating
that the entire country demands such
development as that proposed. He
also stated thae the government
alone could furnish finances for
the gigantic enterprise, adding an
appeal for the free entry Of ex-seryice
men upon the reclaimed lands.
Among the representatives OF I'M
perial Valleys interests We're:
J. Stuart Ross, Ell Centro-At-
torney, Imperial Irrigation District.
r. p. Maddux, Ell Centro-Treasur-
err, Imperial Irrigation District
j. Stanley Brown, Los Angeles
Director Imperial Irrigation District
j. S. Nickerson, Ell Centro-Presi-
dent Imperial Irrigation District.
J. M. Edmunds, CaleXico-Directol
Imperial Irrigation District.
Fl. J. Sternberg, Thermal--West
| Side Imperial Irrigation District.
II. c. Brandt, Los Angeles-Wes
Side Imperial Irrigation District.
William Lindsey, Los Angeles
West Side Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict.
d. w. Shoemaker, Los Angeles
West Side Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict.
S. L. Tyler, Calexico-Imperial II
rigation District.
F. H. McIver, Ell Centro-Secretar
Imperial Irrigation District.
=. l.. Hendrick, Brawley-Amer
: can Legion.
i F. n. Cronholm, Andrade-Gener;
, superintendent, Imperial lrrigatio
: District.
A. B. Roberts, Holtville-America
Legion. 49,.
Charles E. Gillett, Holtville-Amel
lean Legion.
R. D. McPherrin, lmperial-imp'
|. rial Irrigation District.
Mark Rose, Ell Centro--lmperial Il
! rigation District. =.
j. F. Hollowell, 1mperial-Amer
, can Legion.
Joseph Simmons, FL Centro--Imp
:. rial Valley Land.
H. H. Clark, Calexico-Manager
= NJ. ranch.
Il 10 600 VOLUNTEERS FOR