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<br />. <br /> <br />irrigatio~ wGter. <br /> <br />At the serne time \'fe esk th,t 2. so!'t <br /> <br />of an 2.!'mistico take pl~ce, so that tho!'B will be no liti- <br />gation to p!'cvent the const!'uction of this dam. <br />I-do net care to take up any mo!'c of you!' time, ex- <br />eeptinb in the DGme of the Legion, to ask th~t this dGm be <br />constructed, so 8S to [ivo ex-se!'vice men wo!'k, ODd thot <br />ex-service men bo given preference in the const!'uction of <br />the d2.m. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ELlc1ER W HEALD: <br />Mr Ch[:i!'m~_n. Dnd 1iembers of the Commiss ivn: The <br />American LeSion of the Impe!'ial Volley p!'escnt thoi!' cc~- <br />pliments to the mombors of the Commission. <br />In 1917 the F2,rm BU!'tJDU of tJo.o Imperial Velley jJossed <br />a !'esolution in which they !'ccommonded that the !'etu!'ninG <br />and returned ex-sc!'vice men be &ivon p!'eierenti2.1 scttlvlTIent <br />riGhts on the eest side mesa IDnd of Imperial County. Some <br />of the finest land in Imperi2.1 County lies in there, end <br />has ncv"r bc.:m open to scttler.lGnt up to this ,time. Aft,,!, <br />the \Var was over ::'.nd the boys !'eturned the Farm BureDu was <br />instrument2.1 in getting twomombers of the American Legion <br />from Impe!'ial Count;,.- pl::>.ced e,] the first ccmrnittee thE'.t ",rent <br />bl'.cl~ to \tr-'.shingtvn, Vll'.lter Kibbey 2nd Will Nelson. They <br />went back to \i::'.shini;ton 2nd st,~'y€d th€!'e six months. and <br />succeeded in helpiaG dr2ft the Kinkaid Bill, which )!'evided <br />for prefe!'enti2.1 settle,'nent ri.:;hts :fur e"[-se!'vice men, aad <br /> <br />I- <br />