Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-28

! $400,000, on this amount Tor depfc-
ciation.. Distributing this as above,
we have charge of $15S,000 against
the Mexican water users.
Totalling the foregoing items of
expense of delivering water to the
Mexican users for 1923, we have:
Operation of Main Canal $2lS, ,25S.97
Diversion ............-.-....-....... 47,227.83
General Expenses, office
and headquarters .-.-.... 74,449.82
River Protection ..-....-.-.... 7S,l96.S3
Real Estate, Buildings
/ and Equipment ...,....-.-- lO2 $4,000
/ Interest and Bond
Discount ....-..-...-..........---. lJ4 ,S72.3S
Depreciation .,.,,.,.-.-.......-.. lJ8,000.OO
. Total .,.,,,,..,,..,.,.....,,,.... $833,S75.03
! Received from water
sales in Mexico -.......,.-. 526,971.56
Deflclt ---.-.-.-...----.--..-.-.- SjOo,9Uj.f'
The annual report, at page %,
shows total expenditure by the
district on account of the foregoing
items of $2,759, 9,S41.97. Deducting
1898, ,87j.03 chargeable to Mexican
water users, we have 1925, ,966.94
chargeable to American users for
1923. The American users paid this
aud $306,903.47 more that should
have been paid by Mexican, users.
5. According to a statement
made by F. N. Cronholm, form
er general manager of the dis
trict, under date of January 20,
1921, q copy of which is here
with presented, the district
water business in Mexico show
ed deficit below cost as fol-
lows:
1916, $1O3, ,269.O0; 1917; $685.
7O6,00; 1918, S523,706.00; 1919,
$399, ,274.00; 1920, $303,164.00.
Perry Letter Is Given
!. e. y. Perry, also former gen
cral manager, in II letter to the see
Rotary of agriculture and fomento,
of the Republic Of Mexico, under
date Of May 10th, 1919, a copy of
which is herewith presented, stated:
THAT this C0mpania has only
| been charging water users the
amount of 80 cents national gold
for each | 900 cubic meters of water
delivered even when the actual cost
| TO the Compania during the year
/ 1918 has been more than Sl.75 ma
tiona gold for each 1000 cubic
meters Of water delivered"
>. S. T. Tyler acting general man
agcr, in a letter to the board Of
directors Of the Imperial Irrigation
; District, under date of June q,
1920, copy Of which is herewith
presented, stated:
I " As we are debating this letter
the customs clerk presents de-
maHd from the local Mcxicali Gus
toms House for 81 10000 for duties
| which they wish to collect on items
recently exported for the protective
lcvcc system. This illustrates how
pertinent the matter is and also in
dicatcs that we will soon receive
similar demands for the items pre-
viously exported and for which we
have not secured exemptions.
"Further in connection with the
matter Of sending 4 delegation to
The city Of Mexico, we have to con
slider the increasing Of the tariff for
water sold on the Mexican side TO
an amount which will at least equal
what is costs us to deliver the
water. Really we are entitled to
a reasonable profit under the Mcxi.
can laws. We are requesting you
today, under separate cover, to have
the auditor prepare statement
which will enable MS to determine
cxactly what this cost is. This mat
ter of increasing the tariff for wat
er sold in Mexico should also be pre-
seited aud urged by as strong a
delegation as we can get together.
We cannot impress upon you too
strongly how seriouAy these mat
ters are affecting tAe revenues aud,