Arizona republican., 1900-12-12
WATER IS IN SIGHT
The Prospect Of Storage
 Never So Bright
The Glad News Which Chairman B 4. Fowler Brought Back From the East Told in Committee Yesterday

The volume of interest ;n the water storage movement was more accurate ly measured with a wholly satisfac- tory result yesterday, than ever before. Amid the excitement of the carnival during which there was @ greater or less suspension of business, an all-day session of the general water storage committee at the board of trade Ioon2s. The meeting was attended by consid- erably more than a quorum beside by several visitors.
 Greater interest perhaps, was lent the meeting by the fact of the return of Chairman B. A. Fowler from the National Irrigation Congress, to which he had been sent as a delegate, ond latterly from Washington, where It. labored with the president, the depart- ments of agriculture and the interior and bureaus of both departments. The chairman first addressed the meeting on the result of his visit. The session of the irrigation congress gave promise of more important results than any of its predecessors. MT. Fowler was made a member of two commit
 
 olutions. After the adjustment of diff ferences early in the session, the con- gress was harmonious and adopted rls- oluti3ns praying for the preservation of the forests and the extension of na- tional aid to irrigation. The ease with which these resolutions were adopted proved the growth or a more favor able sentiment toward the arid west throughout the middle and eastern states. ...: a; MT. Fowler was appointed a mem Der of the committee to present the resolutions of the congress to the pres ident. With the ether members of the committee he arrived in Washington on the Monday evening following the adjournment of the congress and went at once to the department of agricul- ture, where the secretary was awaiting them. The next day they were pleas antly received by the president who gave them all the time they desired to present the needs of the west
 The Fowler subsequently, visited the interior department and with Mir. c. H. Newell of-the geological survey, ar ranged the details of the explorations that are to be made at the Tonto and 
 ley.
 Mir Fowler was pleasantly surprised at the interest in this valley manifest ed on all sides and he left Washington believing that the end of the regions tribulations was in sight.
 Speaking of this matter before the committee, he said an adjustment Of all troubles seemed near at hand and lice. to get together, the canal companies and the farmers. There was a friend Illness on the part of the general gov ernment so that now it altogether ap- peared that the water and the land, so long separated, would be joined.
 MT. Fowler presented letters from Geo. H. Maxwell, so well known as an advocate of government aid, and Judge G. W. Kretzinger of Chicago, outlining a project for the relief of the valley. The plans are not made public yet, for the reason that they are yet under consideration. Both Judge Kretzinger and Mr. Maxwell, the lat ter of whom Is now in Washington, will be in Phoenix soon after January l, when, after a conference with the committee they will be invited to ad .
 
 in the valley on the plan which they have suggested. It may be said of this plan that it differs essentially from most of those which have been under consideration, though in a general way it resembles a suggestion recently of fered by Col. William Chrsty and which involves a local organization of all parties interested. It may also be said that this plan does not set aside any of the preliminary work done by the committee.
 The matter of sending d committee to Washington to assist Chairman Fowler in his work there was discussei at length, though there was no oppo- sition. It was finally decided t1 raise by subscription $1,5OO to defray the expenses of these committeeman and at the same time $2, 2,5OO to meet other expenses.
 The Mcdowell dam site was dis cusscd along with the matter of pur- chasing the rights of those already in- terested in it. It was understood by MT. Fowler that the interested person had agreed to surrender their rights on the payment of the amount invest