Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-06-24
THE TIME INDEFINITE
But the Ak May Fall With
out Warning
There's No Security for Those Who
Pillow Their Heads Upon the
Block.


of the Water Users association has all
il wants TO do in the way OF work in
the perfection of records and the get
ting out of correspondence, there was
less doing yesterday in the way of
signing up. than usual The Mesa can
vassers did not report last night and
no total was given out of the amount
signed in the office. 1t was estimated
though at over n thousand acres which
is not so bad though it really should
have been three times as much under
present conditions.
The feature of the situation that
needs special emphasis right now is one
that concerns the land owners per-
sonal interest more than ii does the
association and that is the necessity of
signing up right now; today if possible.
While the association wants TO get as
large an acreage as possible it has
40, goo practically assured and there is
little doubt but that it will go to TO
2G0. 600 IL the government should require
so much. 1t it does not come in lands
now under irrigation, other lands can
be secured. There are those outside
the irrigation district who are anxious
TO get in and take chances and there
are others who would like to take up
lands in Paradise valley. sign up and
take chances. But it is the desire of
all concerned to give the preference to
lands now being titled. To make sure
of this these lands should be signed
Immediately.
One man refused to sign yesterday on
the sole ground that he thought there
was plenty of time yet He is an old
settler. too. and wants storage but he
prefers To wait. He does NOT realize
that the bridge in front of him is on
fire and no man can tell how soon it
will burn up. 1t is possible that the
books may be kept open for the next
ten years and anybody can get in but
that matter rests entirely with the
government which has already been
long suffering and kind and when gov
ernments get out of patience their
course OF acton is not swayed by hard
luck stories. II is not beyond the pos
sibilities that Mr.. Fowler may receive
instructions from the department any
day TO receive no more subscriptions
and already instructions have been re-
ceived and published some days ago
making certain restrictions. While the
time for signing is and may continue to
be indefinitely long it is Just as likely
to be indefinitely short and the man
under the Guillotlnc should jerk his
head out before some official i'm Wash
ington either accidentally or inten-
tionally steps on the secret spring.
Section 13 OF Article of the articles
cf Incorporation of the Water Users
association is a text every unsigned
land owner OF this valley should COM
init to memory. He should have it in
mind during family prayers when on
bended knee he asks the good Father
TO guide and direct him Alright: He
should remember that in these days
the Lord is supposed to come TO the
help OF his own. only when his own
have exhausted their own resources.
he should further remember that the
Lord does not promise to make any
special enXertions for those who have
sinned away their day of grace And
at night when he retires this little
text should keep him tossing uncom-
fortably on his couch until the good
day when he has relieved his mind by
signing up in the interest of himself
and the family he loves, whose future
prosperity depends upon his present
actions. There may be some who have
mislaid their printed copy Of the ar
I ticles and that their day of tribulation
'''SNs - UT 60 SiDi sAS DOSSIDIt sec
ton 13 is herewith reproduced verba-
tim. 1t is so plain that he who runs
may read and the wayfaring man even
though Salt River valley farmer
cannot err therein.
Section Is. If at the time of the de-
| termination by the government of the
number OF acres capable of such irri-
CATION, there shall have been subscrib-
ed for number of the shares equal
to the number of acres so estimated
to be capable OF irrigation, then no
subscription for more shall be taken
If the number so subscribed for, how
ever, shall then exceed the estimated
number of acres so capable of irriga-
tion, then there shall be allotted to said
subscribers that number of shares
equal to the estimated number of acres
capable of irrigation. In such allot-
ment. cultivated lands shall have the
preference; and any excess in the num-
Der OF shares subscribed for over the
number so allotted, shall be cancelled,
and thereafter shall not be issued
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