Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-24
COLORADO PACT
NOT TO BE Held
BEYOND RECESS
Assemblyman Has Sup
port of Senator Sample
in Yuma Project
Six Miles All Believed
Can Be Obtained at
Present

Jasper l.. Travers has received
letter from Assemblyman George III.
Davis, in which he advises that he
is devoting his attention at present
to the section of the Yuma highway
between the east end of the plank
road and the beginning of the fed
eral highway through the Yuma In
dian Reservations.
Mr.. Davis expresses his opinion
that the contract recently let to the
Oswald company for the paving
Of the section from the. end of
the present pavement to the west
end of the plank road, will be mp
held by the present administration.
The fedeAl contract through the
Yuma reservation will also stick,
leaving only sos miles from the
east end of the plank road 10 the.
beginning of the federal contract,
unpaved. 1t is his intention to try
to get an appropriation for this
section, and he believes he will be
able to do so.
Many Against Pact.
Mr.. Davis states he is receiving
a large amount of personal litera
ture from different persons in the
valley, requesting him to hold w
ratification of the Colorado River
compact. The major portion of
such requests arrived in Sacramento
subsequent to his Introduction of
the joint resolution for ratification.
However, as it is "a federal matter,
and as he is chairman of the federal
relations committee, the resolution
will be referred back to his com
mittee and thus remain ms sal e
keeping in his hands. !
Continuing his letter, he states:
''You are hereby authorized to
state publicly, that no fears need
be entertained as to the results of
this bill. Every interest will be
given an opportunity to be heard.
Such hearings will not, however, be
deferred beyond the first session,
nor will they be carried over the
constitutional recess of 80 days IN
less satisfactory evidence Gan be
shown that the act sooner is TO re-
suit disasterOusly to the best inter-
ests of California and Imperial va
ley. My people at home need not
forget that | am here to protect the
interests of Imperial County and the
state of California so far as nv abil.
ity goes.
Chairman Of Committee.
Mr.. Davis is chairman of the
Federal Relations committee. and "a
member of the County Government,
irrigation, reappOrtionment, state
grounds and parks, and ways AMI
means committees.
Senator f. p. Samples Of San
Diego, has also written Mr.. Travers,
assuring him that he (the seuator)
and MIR. Davis are cooperating in
the interest of the completion OF
the Yuma highway and will leave
nothing undone to help this work.
He also commends Mr., Travcrs for
his interest in the completion,o of the
Yuma road and says they will YET
Join in Il celebration when the high
way extends from San Diego TO
Yuma.
Assemblyman Davis added that.
II do not hesitate to say that | am
strongly in favor of the completion
of the route to Los Angeles, indi-
eating, however, that the PROPOSE
tion would not be in the SAME bill. -
Mr.. Davis declared that he hoped
TO ask funds for the highway see
tiOn from the highline canal Ia Holt
vile but would not press this, fear
ing he would lose all in the economy
program of the administrations.