Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-17
PAYMENT TOS.P.
FOR FLOOD AID
UP FOR ACTION
Frederieks Succeeds In
Having ii Reported
TO House

Again ihc question OF the United
States paving the Southern Pacific
fas expenses incurred in Imperial
Valley when it stopped The big
cual of 1907 has reared its head in
Washington.
The matter ~ reimbursement has
hrgH banging fire since 1907 when
ftc tul15alo River broke IFS bounds
aHd Threatened ihc wipe on. the val
ieF eHfirclv. The strenuous and fin.
ally .aeeessfni efforts of the South
rfa Pacific Railroad 40 that time
.re mattrrs II history and Theo-
taFH Roosevelt, who was president
af hat time, strongly recommended
IleHu8te compensation hv the Unit
el States government - the c0rpo-
ratiaH foF ifs efforts IL this dirce-
f.an
reHgFessman Frelcrieks - the
solob Who has Just forced the com
m .tee On e.aims 90 report TO the
House. foF passage the bin auihoriz-
iuE reimbursement % the railroad
corporation. through the court OF
claims. More ar less spirited dis
cussian preceded action by the COM
miffee.
Three amendments have been
added 60 TIE bill aud it will appear
before .hc House as follows:
"Wheteas az the request of Pres
Ment Roosevelt. and under the
stress n great emergency. from
rerrmtcr !. l906, to November 80.
l9u5, tbe Southern Pacific Company
closed and controlled the break in
the Colorado River and thereby pre-
vented the overflow and dJStruc-
zion of l.2l4.000 acres of irrigablc |
land in the Imperial Valley in !
southern California and saved to |
the government the Laguna dam
and the Yuma reclamation project /
connected herewith in Arizona. as
wen a. thousands Of acres ot other /
land along the Colora- |
DO River:
Amount 10 Be Agreed On
Therefore be J.. enacted by the i
Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of |
Amerie in Congress assembled |
that the claim IF the Southern Pa |
eifir Company. corporation
against the United States for re- !
imbuFsemen. and repayment TO |
such company of the cost TO said |
company and the amounts expended |
by IL from December !, 1906 TO No
vemhcr 80. 1907. ia closing and con-
trolling the break in the Colorado
River De- and such c'airn IL here
by referred 20 the Court Of Claims |
and full jurisdiction is hereby |
vested In said court 70 ascertain |
he amounts actually expended and
the actual cost incurred bv the |
said Southern Pacific COMPANY il |
closing al controlling saiI break |
Within said period and 20 render
Judgment in favor % said Souther |
Pacific Company and against tn
I nited States Of America for sucl
aggregate amounts. less such pro
portion 0f such expenditures and
cOs.s as would be fair AMI reason
able 20 BE- deducted as said com
Dany's share Of slch expenditure
or the share Of any subsidiary cor
uoration % said Southern Paeifi'
Company and costs. because of
the amount and probable value o.
'he land and improvements there
On belonging at the time 90 SAID
company or any Subsidiary c0rpo
ration Of said Southern Pacific
Company and which ia the opiu
on OF said c6ur. were saved b
the closing and controlling Of sal
freak, as compared with th'
mount and probable value OF tho
'ther land. improvements and oe
eupants and settlers and exclusive
of railroad holdings and holdings
Il any sat 81 l.arv corporation OF
aid Southern Pacific COMPANY.
which in the opinion OF said court
were also sawed by the closing and |
-outroliing Of said break. with the
-igi of appeal 10 both parties. and
10 statute Of limitations shall np
plv 90 the right o. recovery hy
uil claimant. ln ascertaiaiug aud
determining aforesaid costs, OK
lenses. facts and matters, tho
ouri NAV receive and consider ar |
papers, dispositions, records. cor
'espondenre and dOtumelts here
,ofore az any time filed Goa Non
,ress. or with cosnmi;i,e- thereof
md IN the executive Departments
II the government, Together with
ny other e~idenee Offered !