Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
BY FARMERS
The Plan of Bonding the COun-
 ty for Storage
Other Expressions of Opinion of Gen. tlemen of Business Reputation and Knowledge of the Needs of the Valley.

Although most of the interviews ject of bonding the county have been had with residents of the city, or with persons living near the city, the dis cussion of the question is far extended and so far as can be learned the ma jority of sentiment is favorable to bonding. MT. H. E. Slosser, one of the early settlers of the valley, and an au- thority on matters of irrigation, was in the city yesterday and was asked his views. He said that the need of a per manent water supply could not be ex- aggerated, for the valley could progress no farther without it, or keep up the pace that had already been set. As to the manner of obtaining it, however. MT. Slosser did not care to express himself without a further considera- tion of the subject. The plan outlined by The Republican, he said, was of so great importance and involved so many things that it could not be digested n a day, or a week. He took no part in any of the foolish objections that have been urged from certain quarters. He did not believe that the county could afford to wait for government aid, or that it could bond itself for a sum suf- ficient to construct a storage reservoir without the aid of private capital. Be- fore going into the subject further. MT Slosser said he would desire to learn more of the practibility of a reservoir for the storage of storm waters and of the relations which would exist be- I,a water. MT. Slosssr added that great interest in the matter had been aroused among farmers and that notWithstand- ing constitutional objection to bond issues, the plan seemed to be favOrably entertained.
 Mir. Ezra w. Thayer said: .I have followed this discussion in The Re publican with a great deal of interest and hope that something will come of it. There is no use in trying to hide the fact that something must be done. If We can obtain water storage by bonding the county for $500 900 let us do it, at the same time seeing that the cOunty's interests are looked after. I do not precisely like the exchange of county bonds for preferred stock. but I believe it would be better to exchange the county bonds for bonds of the cOm- pany formed to carry on the enterprise. I suppose. though. gentlemen who would be found to put up capital for building a reservoir would as soon let the county have bonds as stock, as I understand this $5G0, 900 is not to be a subsidy.
 Sam Seip said: "Yes. I favor the bond issue, of course; there seems to be no other way of getting storage and the people of this county could afford to give a straight out present to any man who would build a reservoir, provided, of course. that he delivered the goods before he got his money
 MT. Frank Farqua was asked for his opinion on the bond question. He said: T think, properly managed, the bond issue would be a good thing. If that is all that is needed to secure storage we should vote it as soon as possible. Of course everything wants to be done in business-like way and no one would favor giving up a half million dollars and getting nothing for it. Properly safeguarded we could well afford to in- vest that much money in the enter prise. The water is a necessity, the one thing needful and if there is way to get it We should avail ourselves of it."