Arizona republican., 1902-08-09
MIR. MAXWELL ON
 PEOPLES PROBLEM
He Will Address Salt River Valley Wafer Users Today.
MT. Maxwell Says That the Way for Government Operation May Be Prepared Without Difficulty or the Sacrifice of Any Riglt.

Mir. George H. Maxwell, whose com ing was announced by The Republican. arrived in the city yesterday morning, accompanied by Mir. E. \. Fowler. He will address the people of the valley this afternoon at the court house at o'clock on the subject of government construction of a storage reservoir His coming has been awaited with great interest. for Ec has given the subject Of government aid more attention than any other man, and he is largely re- sp0nsible for the feature of the gov erninent irrigation bill which permits it's application for the benefit of lands in private ownership. It is expected that MT. Maxwell will explain this af- ternoon how this valley may best avail itself of the provisions of the bill.
 Mir. Maxwell was asked yesterday by q reporter for The Republican for an outline Of his plan. He said that. gen crally. it was very simple. It was re- ouired only that the people should unite in asking the government to build the reservoir The act oi uniting though, MT. Maxwell said, must be admitted to involve many intricacies but that they were by TO means in soluble. The government would require | q clear field of operations. but would do nothing to clear it itself It could 1 take nc part in the adjustment of any 1 differences which exist here now, and 1 could not become involved in disputes that might arise by reason of the fail i ure of the people to agree among them l selves.
 In this day of great industrial or i ganizd ton, Mir. Maxwell said he had bot ! had sufficient business capacity to merge their interests so that they | would be prepared to deal as q whole with the government. He believed that 1 they not only had the ability to organ ! ize. but that they would dc it and that i they would secure the government con- | structiOn Of q reservoir at the Tcnta | basin site. Great as the differences i might appear, Mr. Maxwell said that after all, the il' settlement would be ] comparatively simpl5. The construction i Of the reservoir would furnish enough 1 water for all, so that none would suffer i by the terms of any agreement that 1 might be arrived at. IL was not, he said. as ii the people were to attempt an adjustment of their differences with ar insufficient water supply. as at pre- | sent. He could net believe that the property owners of this valley would allow the opportunity now before them
 to pass by.
 The rights of the water users of the
 valley were not widely divergent, and an arrangement could be easily entered upon by which none of them should
 suffer No man would be deprived O;
 any right or privilege he now enjoys
 anu all would be made gathers by the adjustment
 The government. MT. Maxwell said
 would be naturally favorab biy disposed
 toward an irrigation project in this
 valley. The site was the best knowr
 and the investigation of it had beer
 carried further than upon any other.
 All this will be explained by Mr
 Maxwell in detail st the meeting thi:
 afternoon. The only thing the promot.
 CTS of the meeting fear is that th,
 court house will be insufficient to ac.
 commodate the crowd which will b.
 there. Though Che coming of Mr Max.
 well could not be advertised long II
 advance, there has been time to reach
 the farthest part of the county His
 reputation as q worker for irriga tioI will be the attractive power.
 This morning at 9:30 he will meet a the board of trade the conference com mittee of tWenty-siX authorized by tn, mass meeting of last Saturday. I is expected that the committee wil
 work on such q plan as MT Maxwell may suggest today.
 He will leave tonight for San Fran
 cisco.