Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-08-10
IRRIGATION INVESTIGA-
 TON.
An Enthusiastic Meeting of the Citi- gems of Pima County Last Saturday Night Information to be Furnish ed the Senatorial Committee.

On Saturday evening last the board of supervisors called public meeting il this city for the purpose of taking the necessary steps to collect and put II shape information in regard to investi gation in Pima county, for the use ot the Senatorial Committee now en-route to this Territory. There was a goo6 attendance and all present were repre- sentative business men, each of whom seemed to duly appreciate the import ance of the proposition, and the advan tages to be received by extending to the committee hospitable reception and furnishing them with all possible in. formation VI concerning water storage sites, projected canals, experiments ir pump irrigation, etc.
 The meeting first assembled in the office of the board of supervisors, which was uncomfortably crowded. and an ad journment was taken to the Probate Court room. Hon. Chas. R. Drake was elected chairman and Hon. H. B. Penney secretary.
 Capt. A. E. Miltimore was then called for to give his views. He reluctantly re sponded, stating that since he had been In Arizona he had occasion to give con siderable attention to the subject of ir- rigation. The rainfall was sufficient tC furnish an abundance of water for the reclamation of desert lands in this county when properly utilized. He already had considerable data which he would gladly put in shape and furnish any committee that may be charged with the collectiou of such information
 Mir. A. J. Davidson was next called on by the chair, who was positive in the belief that water can be easily stored in this county for the irrigation of large bodies of land. The meeting should use great care in the selection Of commit tee to gather data. On this would de- pend the success or failure of the effort to aid the visiting committee of senators.
 Mir. Wm. Zeckendorf said there was no question but that the rainfall was sufficient to irrigate this entire valley when properly utilized. To get at the work necessary to be done in the way of furnishing information he moved that committee of twelve be appointed, seven from Tucson and five from differ ent points in the county to have charge of the work of gathering facts, data. hay ing surveys made etc., and put in proper shape, to be presented to the irrigation committee on its arrival at Tucson. Con- siderable discussion was the result of this motion, the point of contention being the size of the committee. It was the belief of the meeting that a committee of twelve would be large and unwieldy. and an amendment offered by Mir. Frank Heney was finally carried to make the committee three instead of twelve. After the adoption of this motion it was agreed that the chair should have until Tuesday night.
 Mir. Frank Heney, Capt. 4. E. Milti- more and J. A. Black, were then ap- pointed committee to report at the meeting on Tuesday night the number of and names of other committees that in their judgment would be necessary in extending proper reception to the Senatorial Committee
 The meeting adjourned to meet on Tuesday night.