Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-27
FARM BUREAUS
POSITION MADE.
KNOWN ON PACT
Want Guarantee Before
Delivery of Compact
on Colorado

The Farm Bureaii Of Imperial
County to,l:,y gave out the toiiow
ing statement through r. u. Mccall
omn,itteeinan, outlining the posi-
tinn Of thc. bureau on the Colorado
t'Ompaci:
To The Public:
cnrrent news reports tell yoa that
our consressman Phil Swing, am!
The Farm bureau are opposed -
the ratification of the Colorado
River seven state compact.
This is partly trne.
Now grasp this fact--the states
10 the north would not agree tn the
Boulder CANYON project, or to any
oIhar south end PROJECT, until they
were allotted u certain part of the
water OF IKE Colorado iiyer basin,
about half the normal flow, Or =,
500, 900 acre feet OF water PEE YEA.
IN other words they sei :: decd 10
this amount of water 10 use when
and where they please.
To this program We are eaiirel%
agreeabte-provided We are no. left
III hazard i'll our acquired rights at
say time.
Now Use ALI.
We have repeatedly used ALL the
waters CT the Colorado River and APP.
pied it tp our lsnds AND thereby
..e:u.r3a 4 legal right TO continue
H., practice and Zone but prior
h-'rs can take water we need, ac-
.oidin. 10 law.
Now Whau we sign a deet to a.
sbO,0aJ leet OF this water the,
.h.Lss is startling, that amonnt Of
waite. ~ah be- useu at any time and
4 lni9Lt take Ill the water im tho
livsi but We are 10 have storage
TO sn&i" our lights in the matter
30 we Will be perfectly safe in. sign
ing the deed, but when!
This storage matter was not
written into the deed We are asked
10 sight was talked of but that
49,. Is thef0 a,,y reason 10 eA-
poet any more enthusiasm, after Ne
-Sh ,h., ueeo To water, 10 Dtuid our
seorasc dan,, thaii ,u,.c va. w3el
this eomp+ri was wfItreus When tur
pact is signed and the north cad has
al they ever expect from the deal
Sesured to them tney will be in po-
t,s,on to force Amy government prof
tct for storage e. SINE one, of ,nef
several good dam sites. 6
Ihs harnl Aiiui 6st,.1 represent ing
tie anl Owners, wants .our legisia
ttrs 70 ratity this compact a, writ
tan, hnt to heroine effective when
tAe storage, which is our share of
we tatgam, Mas been enacted into
law. t& ~ g.rsf, s9%
Wart Water Storage.
We do NOT undertake to say when
fLis shall be, nor what the enact
mtnt FOR storage shall be, our only
request Of our legislature is to not
sifn away our rights without assur-
snre VI storage 10 compensate. for
same.
h"i1. knows something about
he" hard II Is TO get heap for any
storage PROJECT for lMpurlai Valley
ava aisS wants our Legislature ~
EOld TINS ratification umtIl Fedora
LSsislalidl has been enacted 10 l.s
NY our acts, aud doubtless believes
II will be easier to get the loyal aid
u all seven states intsresled .efor,
inns deed Is signed, scaled and de-
.livSred.
what we wOnlu liEc to see would
t< The signing up OF these deeds ana
re Whole matter put into the hands
u the government, 10 become sf-
isefive when legislation had been
saasted fully, protecting ouY inter
esfs, aAd thls snOuld have been writ
ten INTO the compact.
We may be fools for these rubs
Ideas, but it is our rights tnat are
Being seait with The big rush act
= Is how given us to Sign up. It is :.
rlry some sach rush IS not in eyi
Ssnce TO get our storage a.raneec
tor. Il.
1t is Iroabls the pact will be rati.
fled according to the desires OF th,
politicians and any misfortune that
comes 10 Us Will be explained fully
AS ,Lconlnetuade is ever prolific il,