Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-07
mr.. HOOVER AND IMPERIAL EALLEY


Today Is a very important occasion for Imperial
VaiIeyand for Herbert Hoover It offers the people
of Imperial Valley opportunity to establsh contacI
with the man who holds their future in his keeping IL
furnishes Mr. Hoover the chance to destroy possoie
misunderstanding before it begins 1t does TINS py
making it possible for him to gain at first hand the
point Of view of the group whose material interest III
the Colorado River project IS largest lC was gwen oI
AT Santa Fe that the Colorado River enterprise IS
framed around the necessities OF Imperial Valley'
Tba+ bein So the visit today gives Mr.. Hoover the op-
rortuny to find out the ground what those neceS-
sites are
In his. zeal to sustain his reputation for being
agin the government the spokesman for one OF our
factions has rushed into print with the announcement
that he opposes the Hoover plan while as yet the
Hoover plan if there be one, has not been explained
nor even unfolded.
An Of this is unfortunate for it is the sort of in
temperance which discredits our wisdom However, II
doesn't matter. One mans view IS not the voice ol LII
perial Valley.
The vast aioritv of the people Of Imperial Valley
have confidence in and the highest respect for HERBERT
Hoover This aDDes not merely to ms ability as al
engineer but to his honesty and integrity as hlal,
Ie4 +n ofeesioal and the moral quality of the man
have been put to the test too often to be brought to
question BY a politician OF this county. lnat MI
Hoover would lend himself to sinister prolect CON
coad o do injury to the interests Of Imperial Valey
or to av part OF his state andrountry Is abSoiIe
" preDosterous and unthlnkabie. Ihe htHlLol tlaU
he would is the view of one man and not hat OF lhpe
Todav imperial Valley listens respectfully to the
i,,g of Herbert Hoover We accord him every pre-
tor Of GOOD faith and do not doubt his loyalty to
our interests in their broades perspective more lhah
that his skill and understanding such that ms sS
estons come to US with all the weight which IS lent by
study. experience and very WIDE BnoWleoge,, Io'
merely of the technical phases Of TINS great protein
but also and for the moment OF still greater import
ance the practical politics OF the question Within Tue
soil of which is rooted the whole possibility OF Bouloer
Dam as an actual consummation within our day
Herbert Hoover is not merely man whose Imagl- 3-
nation IS stirred by the possibilities OF the CoofaQo
Ti1or reiect AS a practical he wants to see the
thine accomplished, He is not contented to dream
great dream. He wants to see ms VISION 1lt 30
in concrete and stone. For this to be- ne Knows Iht ne
T,s4 work with men. There many others VINO Will
have finger in the Boulder Dam pie besides HERBERT
Hoover and Imperial Valley. Unfortunately, many ol
4oe whose consent must be gained have no selfish IN
teres in the enterprise and may even have Wat Seems
to them a selfish interest IN opposition 10 It. eIoIe
Boulder Dam can be- these men must be converted VI
conciiated It isn't possible to over them Ior tey
are of much too great influence and importance III e
affairs of the country. Mr. Hoover as pfactical li
of affairs, knows this and 1t were well ppl1C
ion in Imperial Valley could come to consciousness Oh
W A. . member of the Presidents cabinet Mr.. Hoov-
or concern Is for the interests of the WHOLE coun-
NV not an nartcular portion thereof. He is an exc
cltiye officer of the United States, not OF Imperial
Valley nor even of his own state OF Calliorhla. Anu
so he comes to today with such point o. view ms
perspective embraces the United States all OF us peo
pe and all of its material interests Our propem To-
day and at all times is to demonstrate that Wnat IS our
interest especially is the interest OF the nation general
w. We are sure that this is true and we are confident
that we can prove it but as often as we lose sgh OF
the fact that it is national question and as often as
we are led by any excess zeal to stress any phase OF
the matter which local sefshly personal Tor any
particular group, to that extent lmpalrng the
chances of getting the thing done at all The mere
appearance that we are overanXous about this pro-
position as an Imperial Valley question might lmperI
the success of the whole project and to enlarge 100
a,cb mon our own necessities and interests
when addressing those who have no part in them IS
factIessness born OF prov:nclallsm.
Boulder Dam IS nation9A question. Hope rests
in the fact that Mr.. Hoover knows that it is such and
that now when the question is at its crisis have IN
place of leadership who can see all sides OF the
nroblen and whose information and experience are
sch that they can carry conviction to those who, as
VET are but anquidy interested but whose active sup
mort we must have before we can win.
Imperial Valley desires to go With Herbert
r4over ami not aoainst him If we can't give him
point of view we want to get his point Of view and then
attack the problem Jointly with our little influence
supported by his very great power