Arizona republican., 1903-06-23
FAITH AND WORKS
Both Necessary in Building
a Reservoir.
Acreage Signed Now Exceeds l55. .00a-
Southsiders Studying = Rulings
Made Yesterday by Board ofGov-
ernorS.

A couple OF thousand acres more were
signed to the articles of incorporation
of the Water Users association here
yesterday. making now over l55. 900
acres. Several small parcels under the
Tempe canal have been signed. but as
yet there has been no notable move
mcnt among the residents of that dis
trict 10 come in other than the fact
that many are getting uneasy and
seemingly waiting only for their neigh
bors TO take the first step.
In connection with this it is well to
say that some of Mr.. Heard's friends on
the south side have placed a construc-
ton on his message of last week some
what different from its north side in
depreciation and are holding off for his
return in the belief that he has some
new plan TO offer. devised in his sat
isfactory'' interview with the secretary
OF the interior. II is said that Mr.
Heard wired Carl Hayden to call a
meeting of Tempe canal stockholders
for next Saturday and that he would
return home on Friday and be on hand.
Whether it was Mr.. Heards intention
to advise at that meeting the signing
of the association articles. or to present
something else for consideration is not
known. but some of the south siders
thought the latter might be his pur-
pose. In the light of published infor-
nation respecting his interview with
the secretary it is difficult to conceive
that he can have anything new to offer.
At any rate the Tempe people had not
called the meeting at last account and
it is generally talked that they do not
intend to. at least till Mr.. Heard re-
turns and says more decidedly whether
or net he has anything new TO offer.
The stockholders of the Tempe canal
did hold a meeting last Saturday at
which his telegram was discussed. J.
w. Woolf and J. Webster Johnson also
explained to the company their reasons
for not accompanying Mr.. Heard to
Washington
An editorial in the San Francisco
Chronicleof recent issue makes ii very
clear that the storage enterprise at
Truckee Cal, is going through and that
work will start shortly if il has not al
ready begun. The Gunison.. Colorado.
enterprise is also getting in condition
for operations. The Tonto enterprise
was always several laps ahead in re-
spect of preliminary work but these
other enterprises are rapidly catching
up. II the people here will only hold
off a little longer. waiting for new plans
and new Moseses. they may be able To
place the Salt River valley third or
fourth in the list. and if they are suffi-
ciently strenuous in their negligence
they may be able to pursIade the gov
ernment not TO build a reservoir here
at all, for, although it is anxious to
-;t fl,o
ment would probably survive even q
complete disappointment.
Incidentally it it would be well for
those who have already signed to watch
their mail closely. The association
may from time TO time send them a
printed circular or postal card that is
just as important as though it We're
written with a pen. To illustrate.
there are some who signed up weeks
ago but who at the time neglected to
have their wives sign. or left undone
some technical detail that must be at
tended to before their contract is com
rlete. Postal cards weere sent out last
week TO those so situated and as a
result several came in yesterday and
perfected their contracts, who if not.
reminded might have failed to do so.
There are others yet TO hear from and
some possibly received their notice and
threw it away without reading 1t be-
cause il was printed. In these piping
times of getting ready for world beat
ing prosperity it behooves all 20 do
everything in a businesslike way. if it's
nothing more than going to the post
office after ones mail. The legend on
the postal card in question reads:
Your subscription to the capital
stock of the Salt River Valley Water
Users Association is incomplete in the
Mission of --. AS the date of
the application for stock will be on the
date of the filing of the complete in
strument it is a matter of special inn
portance to you that you complete
your application at the earliest possible
moment"
The board of governors held Z meet
ing yesterday afternoon at which the
current bills were audited and the stu