Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-27
(,H|L[)E:RS
REPORTS
ON BILL
Says Outlook for Success
at This Session is Very
Promising.
ALL SHOULD HELP
Letter Writing Drive Is
Urged; All Residents of
Valley to Aid. :.

With definite and far reaching
lines of support to the Swing j ohm
son bill becoming more evident each
day in both house and senate at
Washington, the Boulder dam pro-
ject is on the brink of authorization.
according to Charles L. Childers. at
torncy for the Imperial Irrigation
district and delegate from this val
ley sent to Washington by the
Boulder Dam association to aid spon
sors of the bill. Childers returned
for the holiday recess period, arriv-
ing in FL Centre yesterday.
In 4 statement issued today to
the Press, Childers said:
"The Swing Johnson bill is on q
fair way to passage. The report
from the house committee last week
was the greatest single victory that
has yet been won. That victory was
even greater than the vote alone
would indicate. Hayden and Leath-
crwood had determined that the bill
should not be reported. They are
able men and brought to bear every
conceivable Influence and pressure
to hold the bill. Everything de.
pended on getting the bill out and
if they had succeeded in holding it
even until after the holiays the
chances of its passage at this ses.
sion would have been very small
indeed. Too much credit canno,
be given to Phil Swing in getting
this early report. He made beau
tiful fight and won. Mr.. Smith,
chairman of the committee, has been
4 real friend and the people of I'M
pcrial Valley will forever owe him
a great debt of gratitude. Swing
recognizes this and it was upon his
urgent request and upon his motion
that Smith has made the report for
the committee. The report embod-
les the official findings of the COM
mittee on the long years of testi-
mony and all of our people should
read it.
Fight Not Won
"We have abundant reason for re
ioicing, but we must remember that
the bill has not vet become law.
]" is on the floor of both houses of
congress The story will be told
during the next so days either in
the form of victory, which means
progress, happiness and prosperity
for Imperial Valley and the south
west. or i'll the form of defeat. Now
is the time for intelligent and tire
less effort on the part of all of us.
Congress wants to do right, but
but there are $50 men there, all ex-
tremcly busy men, and many of
whom have never heard of the
Boulder canyon project. The infor-
nation must be carried to them in
the form of letters and kilograms
from friends and acquaintance and
by personal contact. Most congress-
men who know the prospect are
friendly to it and this with the
help of the administration gives us
the right to expect the bill to be
passed this session if we do our full
part -
ChildcrS pointed out that there
have been important and significant
changes in the general situation in
Washington during the past few
weeks. First he mentioned the con
certed action of the congressional
representatives from California in
which they unanimously agreed TO
devote the major portion of their
time to working for passage of this
bill this winter. Then he confirmed
the reports of the enthusiastic sup
port given by the Coolidge admins
tration itself citing the recent con
ference with Chairman Addison 7.
Smith, of the house irrigation and