Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-17
CHILDERS STATES j..
CANAL WILL BE-
AID TO VALLEY
Districts Attorney Ex-
plains Plans To Local
Chamber


the Imperial Irrigation District, gave
an interesting talk at yesterday s
Chamber of Commerce luncheon. tell.
ing the members of the present
status of the All-American canal.
ihc survey will be completed in
about two or three weeks, accord
ing to the speaker, and he believes
that every resident of Imperial Val
ley should fami,:lrize himself with
the details relating to the canal for
bis own information and in order
that he may be prepared to give this
information to persons from other
Parts of the country who are in
tercstcd.
Progress is being made toward the
actual building of the Boulder dam,
states Childers. ALLEGATION of water
and price have been agreed upon
ard the power contracts are now
being considered. "Thc Boulder
dam is wonderful thing for In
pcrial Valley" said the speaker,
cit will protect and stabilize this
area but Imperial Valley will get
more reaction, more development,
more advertisement and more land
by far from the All American canal
than from the Boulder dam, although
the canal would not be possible with
out the DAM
That Imperial Valley has already
Felt the benefits of the legisla-
tion on the Boulder dam and All
American canal is proven, said Chill
GERS, by the fact that more than
10000 acres of land changed hands
in the past year. When the canal
is started, in a short time, $20,000,-
600 to $3O,OO0,00O will be spent in
construction and this amount will
be spent in Imperial Valley and in
addition thousands of acres of new
land will be opened up through the
building of the All-American canal.
Speaking of the need Of more pro-
dnc,ive land Childers stated that
the population of the United States
is steadily increasing and the supply
of raw land is limited, he therefore
believes that the produce of addi-
tional will be easily absorbed.
"There is strength in size," stated
the speaker, "and an Imperial Val
ley of 100000 acres will be stron-
ger than a valley of 100000 acres
because of increased marketing pow
er and national advertising.'
Financing Explained
The canal will be financed through
a contract between the Imperial Ir-
figation District and the Depart
ment of Interior, stated Childers,
ond not by bond issue. This con-
tract will be retired at an average
rate of 2a per cent per year extend
ing over a period of 40 years, while
rhc principal absorbed in this amount
is retired at an average of three
quarters Of million dollars year.
over 100000 year is now being
spent for removing silt, and IS per
cent of this amount will be saved as
90 per cent of the heavier silt will
be removed by the Boulder dam.
There will be saving to the farm
CT on silt removal, states Childcrs.
and a saving on present construc-
tion work which all considered will
amount to total saving of at least
81 100000 a year. This saving will
offset the cost of the canal an d
make the operation Of the system
as cheap as it is at the present time,
according to inc speaker. This does
not include the value of the power
which will be available from these
projects.
President letzci announced that
rcxt Wednesdays luncheon will be
the time of the meeting, required by
the bylaws of the chamber, of the
members for the election of nom
mating committee composed of five
members who in turn will nominate
persons as directors for the ensuing
year.
The new Transparency signs for
chamber members were passed out
at the luncheon and met with the
enthusiastic approval of those pres
cut. These signs may be placed on
business windows and on wind
shields. They will be mailed to each
member within a few days. time.
At last nights directors meeting
an invitation was written to be OK
;endcd to the new members of the
city council, asking them to be the
guests of the chamber at next week S
luncheon. The following applications
for membership were unanimously
approved: Davies Motors, Inc, and
Harry A. Skinner.