Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-05
COLORADO RIVER CONTROL CLUB in
SWING REPUTATION CLAIMS CANAL
DETRIMENTAL TO DAM LEGISLATION

q ly oppose it. Such being the ease
the logical the common sense
thing to do, is to leave out of our
program the controversial blanks.
and unite in support of that which
all want, river control.
Not Attacking
''Eor the sake of argument GRANT.
if YOU please, that the canal is fea-
sible and desirable, still the Valley
can go on without it; but the Val
lev cannot long continue without
river control. The canal by some
is regarded as good for the Valley:
river control is regarded by all as
absolutely essential.
| "The Colorado River Control
club believes that the all-American
feature of the Swing Rose bill is
delaying the river control program.
1t is not attacking the canal, or
taking issue with those who favor
it. 1t is simply asking them to do
what those other men did three
years ago, be big enough to set
aside their personal views and get
behind the one primary issue, river
control.
eff there are those who believe
1 that the canal is fastening sriver
control, to them we might say,
draft separate bills, one for river
control, the other for aA all-Ameri-
can canal and let the best one
win. If the canal feature of the
bill is good it should not have to
be "river;''' it should be able to
stand ON its own feet, to get
through on its merit.
'The Colorado River Control club
is not attacking any one lit is not
impugning the motives of any one;
it is not raising controversy. 1t is
seeking to emulate that greater
body, headed by Secretary Hoover,
which formed the Colorado lpact,
that is, to top off all issues con-
cerning where there is difference of
opinion and inviting the united
support of the one issue most
needed and universally advocated,
river control. 4
Works For Control
"The club was not formed for
political purposes. The end it
seeks is of vastly more Importance
to this community than the success
or failure of any candidate for
congress. 1t was formed to work
consistently and persistently for
river control, and it is determined
to continue until that is accom-
plished.
"The election is an incident, river
control is a vital issue. We must
not let it be obscured by minor
things. The Valley may be pros
porous through some of its residents
actually change their minds. 1t
may prosper with any Of the candi-
dates in congress, or, for that mat
ter, without any of them. 1t may
prosper without the canal, but it
cannot prosper as it deserves with
out river control. Accomplish that
one thing and Immediately land
values will rise. Credit will be
restored, new nome builders Will
come. The Valley may look for
a prosperity and development
greater than it has ever expert
enced- greater that any other
community in the country.
'How long shall we deprive our
selves of these things we might
enjoy, and richly deserve9 How
long shall we risk all we now have
in the effort to get a canal of dis
puted practicability9
"The Colorado River Control
club believes that legislation for
river control without riders can be
obtained Immediately. Those of
different opinion have had their
chance for three years; the spirit
of fair play should prompt them to
discard those considerations, which
at best are of minor consequence,
and to support the paramount
issue. Help to accomplish the one
thing without which we cannot
90 on, river control?'