Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-13
COnservatiOnists
Answer Recent
Davis Article

Club has made this statement in
print. 1t amounts TO the admission
that the difference between the two
factions is not 50 large as their
former statements indicated. In
stead of Il bond issue or no bond is.
sue, the question is: How large Il
bond issue and what will we get for
the money! 1t is the same uueS-
tion that presents itself to Il farm
CT in buving Il tractor. If he has
4 Fordson Job to do, he can use Il
Fordson; but. if he has eatipilar
job he is foolish to buy 4 small trac-
tor. The Building of, the first
leg is matter of necessity in
which we have no -thoice. Il is
however. f6fdsUn Oh 4 "Catfbiltar
Job. We have some choice III the
matter OF building the other two.
thirds OF the canal.
We. have our choice as to whether
We have the legal and physical con
troll of the water in oar hands or
leave il with Mexico. We can put
ourselves i'll a position to assess to
the Mexican water users their full
share of the cost of the delivery OF
water and protective works. Ac-
cording to MIR. Carberry the deficit
in that item amounted from 1918 10
1924 to S3,31l,000 Instead of u
drop ot - feet II Hanlons, we can
have the same drop for u less
amount of water at Haulous aud a
10 foot drop for about two thirds
n h,. TO- +lis - ~. sI
hills which would figure Il profit
on power fully as roseate as Mr..
DAVIS figures for the Hanlon drop.
Two Ways Are Open
We can place ourselves in posi-
ton to share the cost with the mesa
lands and the cities OF the coast,
or sit idly by and see the land in
Mexico develop at our expense. We
can place ourselves in harmony with
the governments plan foI the dc.
vclopmcnt of the Colorado and thuo
improve the chances of the Boulder
dam, or follow Mr.. Hoover, who I'm
no sense represents the power of the
government to pass OF not pass the
Swing-Jolnson bill. We can i'm
prove the chances Of securing the
dam by playing our part in provid.
ing for the use on American soil the
waters of the Colorado, of which
there is not more than enough.
Statements before the arid lands
committee by y. Z. Davis of the
reclamation service, Colonel Kelley,
in the employ of the federal power
commission, Mr.. LaRue, Of the geo.
logical survey, all flatly contradict
the statement Of Mr.. Davis that:
We are assured by all engineers
that the Colorado river will supply
far more water than We can all use,
Mexico included" Evidently Mr..
Davis ha, yet 10 learn his \. Is. c. :
ON this matter.
Finally, II seems necessary to re
peat what has 80 often been said,
namely: The allAmcrican canal is
a part Of the government 5 plan for
the development Of the Colorado
an essential part. Let those who
cannot approve anything done by
Mark Rose and Phil Swing take con
ISOLATION from this fact. Ihc Swing
johnson bill follows the rocommen-
dations Of the reclamation service
which were made after thorough in
vcstigatioH, and which have more
weight, perhaps, with congress than
any other evidence. Our represen-
tativcs who have been in Washing.
ton tell that the greatest appeal to
Legislators our bill makes is that it
/ VIII enable us to get out Of Mexico.
I The all-American canal is carving
it own burden in congress and is as,
sisting the Boulder dam.
Again, by no term or terms Of the
! bill can the government construct
power houses, transmission lines or
20 into the power business. The i'm.
! Plieation in the statement Of Mr.
! Davis that: THE government has
flatly stated that they arc not going
into the power business" is unwar.
{ ranted in the this connection. It is
not being asked to do So He also
says: " Neither are we. - How about
the power on the first leg -