Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-20
CHILDERS TELLS
ARIZONA'S STAND
ON RIVER MATTER
Says State Can Not Use
All Water To Which 1t
Lays Claim.

A clear analysis of the individual
viewpoints Of Arizona and Califor-
MIA in regard to the ALLEGATION Of the
Colorado river water was made yes
.erday at the chamber of commerce
luncheon by Charles l.. Chiiders,
VINO has just returned from Wash
ington and the conference held there
in regard to this ALLEGATION of wat
err
He told of the events leading mp
10 the situation relating to the pact
California loros to make petween
the three lower basin states ard of
me several plans which have been
proposed Ncva1a has been allotted
"a amount of water satisfactory to
al three hates at the present tine
tut, according 10 Childers, A";/, ma
wants the wait: of all the streams
N thai STAG tributary to the Colo
,.nade of t'c wafer which remains If
this were agreed upon, said the
speaker Colorado would be c1:itled
TO the same rights, and if each state
got the sole ri5nt to the CJ."ado
liver tributaries in her boundaries,
there would be no river water left i,
and, after all, the tributaries ARE
part of a river.
Arizona cannot use all that wat
cr,' according to the speaker, land
California doesn't war1 TO see 1t
running to waste when our state
canno5 reclaim all its land because
of lack of water. Ev-t by pump
ing, Arizona cannot use al this
water. assume tina. Arizona hopes
to keep these water rights for future
use wnen water mig'ii be pun ped
1000 feet but, even if that time
ever came farming under such eX
pcnse would not be profitable. Ari-
iona would be willing to let rs use
her waste water now, but there IS
no use developing our lard II we
do not have the water rights and
the water may be taken away at any
time
Hopes For Settlemens
The si.,aAer stated that Arizona
NAV take the matter inton the
courts and that the projec: can he
worked out on the six state com
pact. "Imperial valley and Arizona
will both profit by the growth ON
the coast which will result from the
rights to our share of Colorado riv-
err water,' said Childers, "and l
hope this controversy will be set
tied by all three states in order
that all may profit by and go for
ward together.
Leo Hetzel, president, compli-
mented the Pacific Telephone and
Telegrap. Company on their new
building on State street and l.. W..
Petti.t, issued an invitation to all
members to visit that company $
new plant.
The directors met in executive
session last evening. A commun1-
cation was read from Major Mae
aulay, executive manager of the San
Diego Chamber of Commerce, pledg-
ing his support to Imperial valley.
The board directed that letter be
sent to Gov. Abelardo Rodriguez,
at Mexicali, requesting that train
service across the international line
be not interferred with for period
of 90 days so conference between
the interests involved could be ar
ranged.
The matter of fraudulent sales of
merchandise was discussed and At
orney d. b. Roberts was asked to
devise a plan for meeting the sltua.
ton. lAl .
An invitation was directed to be
written to the General Tire and
Rubber Company, asking that their
aerial armada, composed OF eight
cabin airplanes, stop at the Imperial
county, airport and visit FL Centre
ON their flight through this section.