Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-30
RESOLUTIONS
NFAv0R Of
FED { RAL
CONTROL
Associated Chambers of
Commerce to Be Asked to
Endorse Business Like
Handling of Boulder Can
y0n Project

At the meeting of the Associated
Chambers Of Commerce to be held at
Holtvills next Friday night, the meet
ing having been postponed from to-
night on account of the condition of
the roads, Joseph F. Seymour, Jr.
will offer for adoption resolution in
reference to the Colorado River. con-
troll and power situation.
The resolution is the one adopted
by unanimous vote of the directors
of the Ell Centre Chamber Of Com
merce, present at the regular meeting
held last Wednesday evening, and
which is here given in full.
A great deal of misinformation
and misstatement was printed about
the tenor of the resolution in a morn
ing newspaper of today, as can read
lily be seen by any one who cares to
read the text Of the document.
The resolution is flatfooted de-
clarations for the construction, con-
troll, supervision and management of
the Colorado river reclamation pro-
ject by the federal government for
the benefit of all the people. But it
takes into consideration, what will
probably be announced officially with
in very short time that the Federal
government cannot and will not un-
dertake the task of building the great
dam at Boulder Canyon, and in that
event the resolution advocates the
construction Of the dam by private
interests under the direct supervision,
control and management of the Fed
eral government, and necessarily up
on terms and conditions that will pro-
tect and forever care for the interests
of the public most directly affected.
1t is against municipal ownership
of the project for the reason that it
would inject politics into the water
problems Of the Imperial Valley and,
as almost everyone in the valley
knows, the present water situation has
been brought about by local politicians.
The resolution is wholly and simply
a declaration for business like TAX
ing care of the big project by business
men and for the benefit primarily OF
the people of Imperial Valley. The
resolution, it is authoritatively stated
was prepared with much thought and
care by Mr.. Seymour and was not Of
fered his associates at the Ell Centre
Chamber meeting with the, thought OF
no power corporation in his mind, but
simply as his experienced mind tOlc
him would be the better way to solve
the present difficulties the people OF
this valley are laboring under.
The resolution is the outcome of q
searching study of the local situation
and the men and the motives that are
attempting to shape water and pow
er policy for the valley and is to bt
offered the Associated Chambers a:
the better and most logical way o.
reaching solution.
Whereas, the conditions that have
existedin the past, together with thos'
conditions that at present exist, al
well as those conditions which, iron
all present indications, will exist II
the future, to-wit, the decidedly un
satisfactory water situation in lmperi
al County, California, require and dc
mand safe, sane, sound and economy
solution forthwith, if the rights o
the people of Imperial County are t
be preserved and their welfare AM
future stability safely intrenched; anC
Whereas, the Ell Centro chamber o
commerce is an organization, whic
has among it's purposes and aims, tn
doing of those acts and furtherlng. o
those legitimate steps as well as usini
its influence in seeing that the inter
ests of the commonwealth of Imperi
al county remain intact; and,
Whereas, numerous efforts OF var
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