Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-07
MOORE OFFERS PROOF POWER FIRM
NOT OPPOSED TO BUILDING CANAL

Asserting that contrary to reports
carried recently in various valley
newspapers, including The Press,
| the Southern SierraS Power COM
pany, in its suit against the I'M
perial Irrigation District, over con-
| struction of the Brawley stand by
| electric plant, has made no attempt
TO delay actual construction of the
All-American canal, but has instead
favored completion of the canal at
the earliest possible date; and sub
mltting proof that the modification
of the injunction which has been
granted the Nev-Cal Electric Sc
curitieS company (parent company
was obtained with the full consent
and approval of the Ney-Cal COM
pany, such modification being de-
signed to prevent any possibility
of delay on the canal construction.
i R. P. Moore, vice-president of the
Southern SierraS Power company
today offered the following letter,
dated April %, from the power COM
pany attorneys to Judge Hollzer,
presiding in the case, informing
him their clients were agreeable to
! the modification, as proof of the
company IS assertion.
The modification to which this
letter refers was granted by Judge
Hollzer on May 2. Newspaper dis
patches covering the subject at the
time, left the inference that the
Nev-Cal company had opposed the
modification. Company officials
frankly admitting that they oppose
and intend to fight development
and distribution of power by the
Imperial Irrigation District, declare
this is aside from the matter of
opposing or delaying construction
of the canal and that nothing is
being done to cause such delay.
Los Angeles, April %, 1885
Hon. Harry A. Holzer,
U. S. District Judge,
319 Federal Building,
Los Angeles, Calf.
Dear Judge Hollzer:
We have just been advised that
the preparation of certain parts of
the plans and specifications for the
proposed power plants to be con-
structed upon the All-American
canal, such as general plans for
each power plant in order to pre-
pare designs for power plant sub
structions, including by-passes and
spillways, is necessary in the near
future in order to avoid delay in
the construction of the All-Ameri-
can canal. but that final plans for
superstructure of power plants and
specifications for purchase of ma
chinery can be postponed without
delaying work upon, or completion
of, the All-American canal. We
enclose copy of a wire from Mr.. A
B. West to the chief engineer OF
the reclamation service and his re-
ply confirming this information.
InaSmuch as the plaintiff COM
pany has been, and is, strongly in
favor of the construction and COM
pletion of the All-American canal
at the earliest practical date, and
it was never our thought to delay
the orderly progress of work upon
the All-American canal, 1T will be
satisfactory to the plaintiff to have
the temporary restraining order
modified so as to permit the de-
fendant district to advance to the
United States reclamation service
the necessary moneys to cover the
cost of preparing such parts of the
plans and specifications for the
proposed power plants along the
ALI american canal as reclamation
service shall find advisable to be
made in order to avoid any delay
in the construction of the All-Am-
erican canal.
We would be willing to accept the
certificate of the reclamation SER