Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-04

ing in contrast with the action of
the so-called solid Three" in set
tling the claims around the Salton
Sea by exchange of land so that
the district has Seen saved ap-
proximately one hundred thousand
dollars within the last six months.
6. Ask Mr.. Pound how he got
the Trifolium Canal extended to
irrigate Southern Pacific lands
that had not been served by
water before he, Pound, went on
the board, and ask him If IL
isn't fact that he was working
for the Southern Pacific at the
same time he was acting as
director of the Imperial Irriga-
ton District.
If Mr.. Pound or Mr.. Rose desire
to discuss the matter of results
obtained by the Board of Directors
before Mr.. Hewes, Mr.. Young and
myself came on the board and
compare 1t with what has been
done within the last two years, ask
Mr.. Pound about some of the fol-
lowing propositions which have
been recently accomplished and
accomplished over the opposition
of Mark Pose.
After the All-Anerican Canal
contract was signed the work
could not start until the bids were
received and contracts let. Ask
Mr.. Rose and Mr.. Pound both if
it isn't a fact that Mr. Rose did
everything that he could to pre-
vent the letting of those contracts
so that work could get under way.
Then check the records of the ac-
ton of the so-called "Solid Three"
from the records of the district,
and see if it isn't a fact that they
are responsible, and not Rose and
his cohorts, for the fact that
work is actually being done under
the contract today.
Ask Mr.. Rose and Mr.. Pound if
it is not also fact that when it
became necessary, in order to
complete the All-American Canal
contract that the Imperial Irriga-
ton District has with the United
States Government, and to vail
date the same, If Mr.. Rose didn't
in fact oppose and attempt to pre-
vent any settlement between the
Coachella Valley County Water
District and the imperial Irriga-
ton District until he was finally
put on the spot and forced either
to prevent a settlement or come
across and enable the valuation SO
that money could be obtained to
go ahead with work on the canal.
Then check the RET Ords of the
district and see If it isn't fact
that the valuation of our con-
tract with the United States
Government was obtained only
after the so-called "SOlid Three"
forced the issue and obtained II.
Ask Mr.. Rose and Mr.. Pound if
it isn't a fact also that at the time
that Coachella's cor tract with the
United States Government was
submitted to the Department of
Interior and to the Imperial Irriga-
tion District for approval, if Rose
did not, at meeting in Coachella
concerning that contract, do
everything that he possibly could
to try and prevent the approval of
that contract SO as to hold up the
work on the All-American Canal
and appropriations for it.
Ask Mr.. Rose and Mr.. Pound
what they or either one of them
have ever done, even to this date,
to help get actual development of
power by the Impe .ial Irrigation
District, and ask RISE if it isn't
a fact that it was not until the
present so-called Solid Three" got
on the board that any contract Or
steps were actually taken toward
the development of power.
hope the people in Brawley
have not forgotten the conduct
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hiding out and staying away
from board meetings so no ac-
tion could be taken when the
recall petition against Adams
was "lost, strayed or stolen" A
board made up Of men that
would resort to those tactics GER
tainly is not the kiId of a
board needed to manage this
district.
1t is my candid opinion and
honest belief that Rose realizes
that the All-American Canal Is
actually becoming an accomplished
thing and that he has lost his
political football and that he now
hopes to make the power PROPOSE
ton his next political football and
to do everything in his power
(that won't be too apparent to
b.