Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-25
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Senator Shortridge and Com
mittee on Irrigation and
Reclamation Get Many
Vigorous Objections on
Power Claims.
Especial TO The Press.)

WASHINGTON. July 25.--Southern
California newspapers and chambers
Of commerce seem to be up in arms
against the power project plans Of Los
Angeles Judging by the violent pro-
tests reaching the senate committee
on irrigation and reclamation of which
Senator Samuel M. Shortridge is the
California member. The tenor of the
protests is that Los Angeles is trying
to "grab" all the power possibilities
in the Colorado river leaving the lit
tie cities "holding the sack".
Red-hot editorials from the leading
newspapers published below the Te-
hachapi outside of Los Angeles city
are reaching the committee daily. The
chambers of commerce are beginning
to take a hand in the fight and notices
that resolutions have been adopted or
are about to be adopted are coming in.
The resolutions are being forward
ed to Secretary Fall of the interior de-
partment as he is about to submit
report to congress on the proposed de-
velopment of the Colorado river which
is the report Los Angeles is interested
in. The report is completed and ready
for the secretary's okeh.
Some of the newspaper attacks on
the Los Angeles plans and the captions
employed, which are in the hands of
the committee for study, are: Brawley
News, "Los Angeles Must Explain. v;
Hemet News, al. A. Plans Grab of
Hydro Power; San BernardinO Sun,
81 Believe In San Bernardino"; Inyo
Register no caption; Hemet News, "a
Grave Menace; Ell Centre Progress,
"Grasping and Domineering"; Fresno
Herald, Los Angeles Proceeds With
Alleged Water Grab; Riverside Daily
Press, "The Menace of the Big City;
Bishop Index. "Mulholland's Temeri-
ty" and "Los Angeles Plans Huge
Water Crabs; Perris Progress, "Los
Angeles Grabbing All Power Sites;
San Bernardino Evening Telegram,
Commerce Plans to Fight Campaign
Begun by Angel City to Hog Water
and Power Sites; Indio Date Palm, ga
Grave Menace; Riverside Enterprise,
"Where Our Interests Are"
The committee is going over the
outspoken wrath of the editorial writ
ers and will give it consideration when
the report of Secretary Fall is received
The protest of the Riverside Cham
Der of Commerce on the subject, while
not as wrathy in text as the newspaper
attacks, is typical of the sentiment
reported. 1t follows:
The board of directors of the River
side Chamber of Commerce at their
regular meeting on July 8, 1921, adopt
ed the following resolution as recon-
mended by their Interior counties
committee, which had been instructed
to investigate water power filings
available for Southern California.
Resolved. that this committee recon
mend to the directors of the Riverside
Chamber of Commerce that protest
be made against the action of the City
of Los Angeles in endeavoring to mon
opolize the water power resources of
the Sierra Nevada mountains and the
Colorado river to the detriment of the
interests Of the interior counties of
Southern California and that this COM
mittee further recommend that the
board of directors wire the California
SeidtorS anu representatives at w dSH-
ington, protesting against sal daction
by the city of Los Angeles; and that
this committee further recommend to
the board of directors that the editors
Of the newspapers in Riverside county
and two delegates from each of the
chambers of commerce in Riverside
county be invited to meet with this com
mittee at Riverside at an early date,
in order that they may be advised of
the existing situation, and take such
steps as may be deemed proper for the
protection Of the interior territory