Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-15

user would not be in the dark as
to the cost of irrigating his crops,
but would know first and last that
it would cost him SIS per month for
40 acres, or $40 per month for 160
acres To this there would be no
added gate charge. With this in
view, the farm owner or tenant
would be able to arrange his fin
ancing to provide for the reasonable
monthly water charges and avoid
shut-offs for non-payment. With
this flat monthly rate he may ar
range to silt up washes, leach out
alkali, or grow a fertilizing cover
crop, increasing the fertility and
value of his land without having
to ask the District Board for special
privileges, thereby obligating him
self to cerNin members of the
board for all time.
Realtors and financiers before
whom the plan has been laid, ap-
prove it because of the fact that it
would make land in the Imperial
Irrigation District more saleable
for it would enable the owner or
agent to answer clearly a tenta-
tive purchasers question as to the
complete cost of irrigation. Further
along this line, we propose a fair
revaluation of all the lands within
the irrigation district, by a COM
mission of three able men, posses
sing thorough knowledge of lands
and conditions in Imperial Valley
To obtain men with these quail
fications we suggest that one be
selected by the directors of the
irrigation district, second by the
county supervisors and the thirc
member of the commission to be
chosen by the first two or Selec-
ted by civic and farming organ
izations of the valley. 1t is propos-
ed that the findings of this COM
mission be adopted by both the
Irrigation district and the county
and that they also be called upor
later to judge increases or decreas.
es in valuation of lands brought
about through farming practices Oh
other conditions beyond control Of
| owners ana tenants.
! Fair To All
| Fairness to all concerned is one
of the principal aims of our plan
This plan has first, the virtue o.
simple and convenient operation
second, this plan would positively
prevent most of our present abuses
In case of non-payment of TIT
monthly charges, delivery would b,
shut off and per cent interest, o.
penalty, would be charged semi
annually on delinquent waite
charges. Delinquent assessment
would bear the interest or penalt,
established by law.
AS to the income and advantage
which would accrue to Imperial ir
rigation district under the proposed
Young HeWes "budgeting" plan, w
estimate that with an average o
100000 acres under cultivation an
nually, the standby charge of 12h
cents an acre would yield $50 ,25
month, or $675,000 year.
Should only 100000 acres, will
an average valuation of $500 pa.
their assessments of 60 cents semi
annually per acre, this would yielc
100000, which with an estimated
Mexican revenue of $4,000, give
us a grand total of $1,155,000 Thi
should be the ample for the dis
trict's operation and maintenance
with the exercise of proper econ
omy
A great advantage to both TIT
irrigation district and taxpayers, il
our plan, lies in the fast that witt
water collections placed on a pain
less, monthly basis, easily antici
pated and financed and with fail
valuation placed on all lands, pay
mentS are bound to be more com
plete and delinquencies in the dis
trict decreased. Reduction of delin
quencies and return of all produc
tive lands within the district to the
tax rolls will not only be of grea
advantage to the taxpayers anc
district executives, but is also GER
tain to make lands in this valley
more attractive to investors.