Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
DISTRICT CHIEFS
WILL CONFER AT
MEXICAN CAPITAL
Colorado River Division
To- Be Discussed With
DR.. Mead.

The number of acre feet of water
from the Colorado river to be al
lotted Mexico, will be the subject
of a meeting between United
States and Mexican officials at
Mexico City starting August 20, it
was learned by the Press today.
Chief Engineer M. ]. Dowd and
c. L. Childers, attorney for the
Imperial Irrigation district, will be
present at the meeting as well as
one of the California commission
that attended the June tri-state
conference at Washington.
DR.. Elwood Mead, chief of the
U. S. reclamation service will head
the American party to the Mexican
capital. It is expected other govern
ment officials including the en-
gineers who will build the Boulder
dam will also attend the confer
ence.
DR.. Mead, who arrived in Wash
ington today from Denver, is fav-
orable to immediate procedure in
building the allAmerican canal and
will cause work to be started i'm
mediately upon completion of the
Gault survey, Secretary McIver Of
the district said today after re-
ceiving a telegram from F. W.
Greer who left DR.. Mead at Denver
and is proceeding to the valley.
Greer stated in his telegram that
DR.. Mead had given him a complete
statement regarding the U. s.
reclamation service plans which he
would lay before the board Of di-
rectors of the district here at their
next meeting, Tuesday morning.
DR.. Mead, according to the mess
age of Greer, is displeased with the
attitude of the Yuma water board
and particularly the secretary,
stating they were harmful to the
best interests of the Yuma Valley
water users. Whethersor Or not he has
communicated his feelings direct to
the Yuma people is not known.
General Water Discussion
The meeting in Mexico City late
next month will have distinct
bearing on the water situation not
only from the Colorado river but
also the Rio Grande and Tia Juana
rivers, it was learned today. 1t is
understood the Mexican government
will be satisfied with fair allot-
ment of Colorado river water and
will react favorably to American
water users taking water from the
Rio Grande and Tia Juana rivers.
Just how many acre feet of Colo
rado river water Mexico will re-
ceive is, of course, a matter to be
settled between the representatives
of the two governments but it is re
iably reported that three quarters
of a million acre feet will be the
minimum and million acre feet
the maximum.
The meeting in the Mexican
capital is considered one of the
most important steps towards the
final completion of plans in dis
tributing the water of the Colorado
river and it is expected that when
the meeting is over the U. S. recla-
nation service will feel free to push
the building of the Boulder dam,
the all-American canal and the var.
ious power projects.
The proposed conference be.
tween the officials of the Southern
Sierras Power company and the I'm.
perial Irrigation district suggested
by the former relative to the pos.
sible purchasing Of electrical
energy generated by the latter on
it's canals, has not as yet been de.
cided upon by the district direct
ors.
1t was expected the meeting
would be discussed and arranged
for yesterday but it is reported the
matter will be he'd in allegiance
until in the early fall.