Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-16
CHAMBER HEARS
NORTHERN STATE
WATER PROBLEM
Carr Requests C0nsidera-
ton for Sacramento
San Joaquin Valleys

Asking that the people Of .mpcr
ial county give the same sympathc
tic understanding to the watcr prob
lens Of the rest Of tho state that
other sections of California have
given to Imperial Valley s problems
Senator w. J. Carr spoke at ycster
days FL Centre Chamber of Com
mcrcc luncheon on the difficulties
over water which are facing tn,
Sacramento and San Joaquin val
lcys. Carr, former state senator
and now u member OF the state rail
road commission, is also Il member
Of the Hoover-Young state water
commission and is giving at the
present time, as he has in the past
much attention to the water prob
lens Of the various sections C the
state. He was prominent in Cali
fCrnia and in Washington in con
ncction with the Boulder Dam leg
islation and, according to Charles
Childcrs. local attorney, who paid
tribute to Carr S achievements yes
tcrday, he has cleft his impress or
all that has taken place in connec
ton with the Boulder DAM
Stating that the water settlement
Of the northern valleys of the Sac
ramcntO and San Joaquin Nalleys
Is much more difficult to solve than
was the utilization of the Colorado
river, Carr explained that irrigation
from the head waters of the Sacra
Mci,to river has depleted the watcl
for manufacturing purposes at the
lower part of the river and the So,
water is gradually pushing higher
up into the river. In the same
manner the water of the upper Sar
Joaquin river has been depleted by
irrigation, causing an irrigation
shortage in the lower end of the
valley which has caused many farm
crs to give up their farms. At the
last session of the state Legislature
: committee was appointed to work
With committee appointed by
President Hoover, to find some
method Of reclamation to solve these
two difficulties and the tcntativ,
plan which has been worked out, ac
cording to Carr, is to build dan
in the upper Sacramento river fol
storage, which will supply wat fol
manufacturing in times of low water
to the lower Sacramento and viii
also furnish enough water to supple
went the water in the San joaquin
river by series of pumps from ont
river 70 the other.
Problem Fascinating
Carr pointed out that this WoulC
be - tremendous engineering under
taking. costly and full of legal diff
ficultics hut. he continued, this
problem is as fascinating rs was
that of the Colorado river and
hope VIC can make as good progress
as we did on the Colorado matter.
4 number of out of the city
guests were present at the luncheon
aud Commodore David Mackdy,' of
i.lsinorc, spoke on outboard motor
boat racing, exhibiting the cup he
has offered for the three Glass "C>'
ib'tN " W itiI VI ''dIt'H 't'i ~ \'
month, Lake Elsinorc early in Dee
embcr and Long Beach the latter
Fart of that month.
Cal Rector, chairman of the Jun
ior chamber committee on motor
boat racing, urged all present to at
tend the joint meeting held with
Coachclla Valley last night to estab-
lish this course and the support o.
the senior chamber was promised.
President K. b. Whitclaw called
upon J. j. Deuel., Of the law and util'
iticS department of the California
Farm Bureau Federation, to speak
aud Deuel. replied with a few words
about his friendship for this com
Il unity and asked that his time be
given to Senator Carr who had an
important message. Invitation was
extended by Leo Watts. secretary of
the Calcxico Chamrcr of Commerce,
to attend the opening of the new
Fox Theatre in Calcxico next Friday
night.
Delightful mua'c;.t entertainment
was furnished at yesterday 5 lunch
con through the courtesy Of the
Hotel Barbara Worth, and Don lgoc,
director of tho orchestra. which
will entertain guests of the totcl
throughout the winter, was intro
duccd 10 the chamber members.