Arizona republican., 1903-05-24
Little James
Concerning the Opposition to the |
 rcnntn Pa Sir, ReserNnl,.

Concerning the Opposition to the
 Tonto Basin Reservoir.)
 Tn Thing at everybody in tn Salt River Valley wants 'cept few old Aunty Diluvyuns an some otherns. Si- entists an fokes ats got Wotter, is tn Tonto Basin Storitch Resevoy. Tn Aunty Diluvyuns sez at they don't reed a Resevoy: their Fathers didn't have none an got along all Rite fer they're in Hevin now accordin' to tn epitafs on their Tombstones.
 Tn Sientists they sez at they haint TO objeckshun to a Resevoy if its Bilt Rite. but they're afeard at if it's put in accordin' to any idees but their own at they'll be something Fatle tn Mat ter with tn Systum, an they'1 ruther they wuddent be no Wotter a-tall if they can't have it accordin' to Kerrect Principles. They sez it would be bet ter fer tn People to stand tn Drouth an be Brave an it would be to bust into Prosperity by a Blunder. They sez don't lets go in only by tn Lite of Si- ence an then wel'll know where we're at all tn time. They sez it's better to suffer an starve an it is to be Kong. They sez at ten tons of Alfalfa raised by Bull Strenth an Okardness aint worth mOre'n five tons ats growed ac- cordin' to tn Rools of th' AggerculcherI Department.
 Tn other ObjectOrs, they sez at, tn reeson no more Wotter is needed is at they got enuff theirselfs. They sez at they's sich a thing as runnin' ProspeTi- ty into tn Groun' an maxim it too Common. They sez if everybody in tn Salt River Valley had all tn Wotter they needed they'd soon have all tn Money they wanted an Crate many Industries would suffer. Tn men at has money to Lone would haf to go out of Bizness an would git to be a Charge on tn County instid of on Individyule Farmers. They wuddent be no nor gidges to forecloas onto an tn lawyers an tn sheriff would be the loosers
 They's another Class at aint in fla ver of tn Tonto Basin Resevoy. They're tn Fellers in Pinal county at wants wun their selfs an they have tn support of tn Salt River Valley Sientjsts an th' men ats got Wotter enuff a'reddy. Tn Sientists they sez to 'em: We're willin' fer you fokes to have Resevoy jist sos at you take it cut of tn Salt River Valley to bild it." Tn fellers ats got all tn Wotter they want they sez: We Hoap youll git yoIr Resevoy sos it won't be Brot into con,netishun with our present Wotter Supply They's danger of this here valley bein' submerched with too much | Wotter.
 'Th' Pinal County men sez at they'll | take tn matter tC tn Lord in Prair an l they draws up a Resolushun to put ! into tn Presbyteryun Presbytry. Tn Resolushun begins. Low. tn Pore In- | jun, with untutored mind, can't live no more on Meskeet Beans an wind | an then it >asts tn Presbytry to | endorse tn only Resevoy at can be bilt | in Arizony fer some yeers to come"
 Tn Presbyteryn Presbytry sez: We | don't know about this here This aint ! Church Matter an besides | It aint quite consistent with our Vues | on tn Wotter queschun. It mite be all | Rite fer Babtis or a Camelite Pres bytry to handle. They take more Wot- ter in Theirn n we do. They foolishly oleeve at "Baptidzo" meens to Sub nerch tn Regenerated Sinner an Soke him good an plenty. an that arrow leeds them to a Sinhe Waist of Wotter. We can't do nothin' fer you now, but We won't turn you down list yet. You can take yer Resolushun to h. Generic Sembly at we understand IS goin' to Revise th'' Creed. We don't list know how it's goin' to be done but nebbe it'll be charged sos at we'll leed some Resevoys."
 LITTLE JAMES.