Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-12
ROVE
CHANGES
in BILL
Valley Residents Agree
Sacrifice Desirable If 1t
Will Aid Passage.
UP TO DELEGATION
Meeting Telegraphs Its
Confidence in Washing
ton Representatives.

Soi1 iSSPH SoShlu II Sos
Approximately 30 Dnsiness men
Of the valley were called toget her
by officials of the Imperial lrriga-
tion district for conference on the
Boulder Dam bill at the district
headquarters here last night. The
meeting was called for the purpose
of obtaining the views of the valley
residents on an amendment to the
Swing johnson bill in the Senate,
which it is believed might soothc
the differences Of basin states, balk
filibuster methods in the Senate
and lead TO the passage of the Boul.
der Dam bin by that body.
The Amendment is proposed by
Senator Carl Hayden of Arizona
and i'll substance would call for the
passage of the bill only upon the
approval of seven state compact {;
the passage of an act by California
limiting its use of Colorado river
waters TO 100000 acre feet and
half of the unalocated waters Of
the river; an offer by California
in this same act to make a compact
with Arizona to give that state
5000 GOO acre feet of water and
half of the unallocated water; this
same act would further exempt the
waters of the Gila from alf uses in
Guiding the Mexican use Of unallo-
Gated water, the furnishing of water
to cover any deficiency suffered by
Mexico TO be made up equally by
california and Arizona.
The meeting was called here at
the instance Of local representatives
in Washington. They asked that
the ideas Of the business interests
of the valley be forwarded to them
regarding the plausibility of favor
ing such amendment TO the bill.
They int mated that certain points
in the measure looked favorable
toward the passage of the Boulder
Dam bill by the senate at this time
and that the sacrifice called for by
California in the measure might be
worth the price.
Bankers, newspaper men, business
men and agricultural leaders repre-
srntiug practically every section of
the valley. were present at the
meeting. They went into the mat
ter thoroughly and the various
phases were discussed at length. 1t
was the final consensus of opinion
that the valley representatives, now
in Washington, are best fitted TO
deal with the matter and f. II. Me
Ivcr. secretary of the district, was
instructed to send Il telegram in
forming them that the valley would
rely OH their Judgment in thc mat.
Ten.
Favor Making Sacrifice
Those present indicated that they
were in favor of the passage of the
hill even at some sacrifice. \ mes
sage was accordingly dispatched by
Secretary MclVer, giving the valley
representatives at Washington the
expression of the views of the val
lev residents.
The proposed amendment of Sen
ator Hayden reads as follows:
Editors note-Section -Four A,
referred TO in the opening para
graph reads as follows: " No work.
shall be begun and no moneys eX-
pended on or in connection with the
works or structures provided for
in this act, and no water rights shall
be- claimed or initiated hereunder,
and no steps shall be taken by the
. United States or any others to initl-
ate or perfect any claims to the use
of water pertinent to such works or
structures until the State of Cali
fornia and at least five OF the
States of Arizona, Colorado, Ne
Vada, New Mexico, Utah and wy
oming shall have approved the Colo
RADIO River compact and shall nave
consented to waiver of the pro
visions of the first paragraph of
article IL of that compact, which
makes the same binding and obllga,
tory only when approved by each of
the seven states and shall have ap-
proved said compact without condi-
tion save that such approval by the
state of California and at least flVo
of the other states mentioned ana
until the president by public procla-
nation shall have so declared.
Amendment Outlined
Proposed Amendment: FSeetlon
four A, this act, shall not take et'
feet and no authority shall be
exercised here under, unless and un'
iii the states of Arizona, California,
Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico,
Utah and Wyoming shall have rati'
fled the Colorado River compact
mentioned in section II hereof and
the president, by public proclama'
ton, shall have so declared, pro-
vided, however, that the ratifica'
tion act of the state of California
shall contain n provision agreeing