Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-28
Issue Reply to
Control Club
Continued frc.n cage II

| EUUINtE lam ASSbtlttlOH unNcf
date of November -, 1924, appears
, this statement.
! ''rhc theory that Southern Cali
! fornia 5 project has been delayed
because of the An-American fea-
ture is untrue, false ana ultwarraf.,
! ed by anything that has happened
in Washington. If the All-American
! canal feature hereafter becomes AN
/ obstruction to the passage of the
! legislation it win be sololy and
j wholly because of certain selfish
! Interests in California fighting the
| whole bill in order to force the eli
mination of the All-Am2rican Canal.
1t is well known by every delegate
sent Mere in behalf of the legisla-
tion that the All-American feature
has had nothing to Ndo with delay
ing the passage Of ,.he bill up TO
date, but that it has been the con
troversy with the upper stream
states over water rights, and the
failure to plaeate 'them by ratify-
ing the compact.
Then follows quotation from the
congressman S letter, mentioning
congressman Bannister of Colorado
and leath crwcod of Utah, represent
ing the upper stream states, in
which statesments from hearing are
given showing that the only issue
before the committee considerf4g
| the bin 'will be the advisa bility OF
enacfing such legislation and at
tempting 20 build this dam rhead
of such rati..eaiion of ;he compact
| represent a section of the country
that is bitterly opposed to the build
ing of the Boulder Canyon Dam
prior to the ratification of the
compac., or until something is de-
vised that will adequately protect
them,' are quotations from these
solon S statements.
II is very apparent, the letter
continues, that the principal objce-
tion to the All-American Canal
feature of the bill is made by those
whose personal interests will be af-
feeted by the construction of the
canal wholly aside from the feature
of paying for it. If the people wan.
the canal, and by its elimination
we wonld be no nearer flood control
and storage, then certainly this dis
trict is in no position to recommend
its elimination from the bill, the
letter argues.
Long Delay Not Advisable
Approximately it has been cstim-
ated it will take seven wears to
construct the dam, and the club
objects to the probability, under the
bill, the canal being constructed in |
advance of available storage wafer. |
The act provides that the cost Of
the canal shall allocated to the !
lands benefited thereby, and after i
the collection of exhaustive data,
the bill provides that no money !.
shall be expended for the canal w,- |
til the lands TO be benefited shah
have first been obligated to repay /
the cost. 1t has been cstimated |
there will be an abundance of stored !
water long prior to the completion !
of the canal. as it would take four |
years to Dund the latter and two I
years TO collect data, and if the
canal is desirable there is no reason !,
why the construction thereof sh0uId /
be delayed longer than is nee ,ssary. |
The question is asked whether tie
club believes or disbelieves that the
farmers of America would prefer
TO have American lands lie idle and
deprive American farmers Of homes
and at the same time develop acre.
age Immediately adjacent in for.
eign country 1t is to be not ID
that the best support this bill has
had IN congress has come from apri-
cultural communities, and the farm.
ers of this country are not against
the bin simply because additional
lands will be irrigated, it is pointed |
Or..
AS showing that the admins
tration will favor the appropri-
alton for the purpose of the hin
as now before congress, expres.
sions Of President Coolidge ara
quoted as being in favor Of
immense water storage neces. !
sary to hold the seasonal and
annual flow so, as - provide
for the larg, reclamation DOS
sibilities in both California and
Arizona and ri shall look
with great pride ON the consum.
nation of this, one of our
greatest improvements within
my administration.
Answer Fawcett Statement
After alluding to VIII s. Faw.
-tt's statement that President
coolidge has definitely stated tlatj'I
ny soeialistic tendencies in the ar.
Of national affairs N1H, |
e frowned upon, ana in view Of
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