Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-14
MERGER ARGUED AT
FARM CENTER
Both Sides Presented at Spruce
Meeting in a Convincing
Manner


attendance ever AMI the best program
we're the two most declolng IacJors lll
lnaSIng the meeCiag or the spruce
rarm Oenter the complete success
suaG IL was. An arCenLive auuience
III 10 people wnlcn completely Iiileo
.,lu arguments poJn Tor ana asalnss
yIie absorpuon OF the mutual WAGER
companies uy the ImperIal IrrlgaClon
Jlsutlce, so s.piy pfesenteu py WI.
MARK hose ana Iuf. w. frann Beai,
respectively.
MI. Rose gave three specific rea-
sons why absorption snouio be COM
pIeled linmeuIateiy, namely: as We
are at present operating We are ho1
dolng 50 wiJnIn Cae laws OF the IT.
'ugatlon olSIricC acc Oh 1919, the dls-
trlct can deliver water more econo-
.Ilieally uireCG 60 the IaIiier sildh
anaer the present system; and tnat
lor the IurGner financing Oh the oiS-
tllct 1t Is apsoiuteiy necessary tnaa
the mutual water companies be ap-
soroeo. Ine arguments were given
IN d clear IorceIui way ana several
interesting IlgureS were presented
ueallng with the total amount OF
taxes ralu by the people in the cities
aS compared with those IN the coun-
try, and also gave the total NUMBER
oI taxpayers VINO voted az Ine last
irrigation district bond election. :
Mr.. Beal, in speaking against az
sorptlon, also Drougnt OUT three
prominent points. lie argued, tnat
we should never think OIL absorption
until the district is properly divided
ana we get representation Iii proper
ton to the taxes We are compelled TO
pay; that the irrigation district law
as it now stands was not intended to
meet present day conditions ano
therefore should be changed TO pro-
vide property qualification for elec-
tors; and liIaL the irrigation d1Strlct
never has operated as cheapiy as any
OF the mutual water companies, anu
SO would be an ADDED expense to the
already overburdened taxpayer. lie
presented facts ana figures from the
statute book of the state constitution
showing the lnfaiiacy OF the present
irrigation district act, ana how aD-
sorptlon would remove the control OF
the irrigation district from the
people VINO own 1t and turn IL over
70 the populous centres.
Quesuions and open discussion foi-
lowed these two speakers participat-
ed n..by the following people: A.
AMMAN Coek, +. J. McNerney, Will
Johnson, ana RE-. Loveiand.
The question OF the proposed
S155,uOO bond issue for the benefit
of the Brawiey Union High School
was another very important topic
discussed. ForceIul arguments were
presented by George Momyer, prin-
cipal Of the high scnool, Fl. Roy An
DIRE, trustee, and NJ. D. Witterl, edi.
tor OF the Brawiey News. Mr.. MO
myer discussed at length the pres
ent ovcrcrowed condition of the nlgn
school, the need for more and adequate
shops, and the very great need OF 9
library which had been planned to Dc
used as community library. He
compared the total indebtedness Of
Brawley with that OF Ell Centre ano
Calipatria and suggested that tar
not exceeding three and three-fourtns
cents per acre would be sufficient tf
take care OF the building program fol
the next three or four years unit
conditions have materially improved
financially. :.
The reports of the following chair
men for their respective committee:
were given: A.W. Nelson, member
ship. John G. Fortiner, entertain
ment, Carl jacobson, road, 0. Ciem
ent, program of work, and Baxter y
Loveland treasurer. The road commit
tee presented a set of resolutions deal
ing with the state highway, whlcl
Mr.. Ray Ellis of the Farm Advis
ors' office spoke on the coming trac
tor school and urged all who coui'
to attend. =,
The Spruce Farm Center is tn
Youngest one in the county havins
been organized last December, and J
, is already one of the Gvest. 1t hold
it's meeting on the second FRIDAY Q
each month in the Spruce School
house. Its attendance has Jumpe'
from % at the first meeting to 90 a
the last. Any one interested IN tn
questions discussed are urged to at