Arizona republican., 1903-02-10
FINAL MASS MEETING
Enthusiastic Gathering at the Doris
 Theater Yesterday.

The water storage mass meeting at the Doris theater yesterday afternoon was a fattering success. The attend ance was large and every person pres ent was interested, for it was busi- ness meeting and not an idle entertain ment.
 Chairman B. A. Fowler of the con- mittee presided and most of the speak ing was done by George H. Maxwell His address was another review of the entire subject from the beginning, with should be done right now and done rightly He also made reference to the results that must follow united action as day follows night, and those results can be only what everybody at this time most desires.
 l Mr. Maxwelrs speech was very long one, but the subject is one that any 1 audience in this valley will now re- spond to magnetically, for it is vital | to everybody.
 At the conclusion of his regular ad- dress MT. Maxwell took up successlveiy large number of questions that had | been submitted to him in writing anf answered them apparently to the satis- faction of his interrogators. Other questions in the course of this discus sion were suggested by some sitting In the audience and were asked orally. They were also answered. At the con- clusion Mr. Maxwell grew eloquent in T e fr,v nIx on personal work in the interest of the Water Users association. He said 1t | was impossible for him to see every man in the valley and make his speech to each one. He requested each one therefore to use his best efforts in awakening an interest in the minds Of the few who might still be doubting, thu { the articles may be subscribed to as quickly as possible by all prospective water users and the plan be placed be- fore the secretary of the interior. h reply to the announcement from tne chair that some lad suggested that the plan ought tn lie presented at once. MT Maxwell again referred to what has been so frequently mentioned in these columns, viz, that the secretary of the interior has no time for dickering witf anybody. A plan of action has been perfected, which no one in authority doubts will meet the approval of the bureau. There is nothing to do bu, work up the details, finish the plan as outlined, by the securing of signatures to the stock of the association, and ther when all is completed place it before the secretary so he may act without dickering and without having to sug- gest changes and a remolding of the plans. Get everything ready and ther there will be no trouble in doing busi ness.
 MT. Maxwell was frequently applaud ed in the course of his address, an. there was ample evidence that his sen timentS were heartily concurred in. Ii: left on this mornings s. F., P. and P train for months absence in the east during which time he will visit Wasa ington.
 In the matter of a report circulated here yesterday that at a meeting O
 water users in Tempe the majority har
 voted to stay out of the Water Users association in order that no misunder standing should follow, there should b.
 some explanation. The Water Users
 association is organized for all the peo
 pie of this valley, and it cannot affor,
 to say to any one You keep out.' Bu
 if the southsiders, after having beel
 given every opportunity to come ir . elect to stay out, they can never sa.
 their rights have been denied them an !. the northsiders and those on the soutl {. side who will unite and work ilar [ moniously will have an easier march t !. victory than when held back by a dis ]: contented and always suspicious ele ]. ment.
 ]. In the forenoon the initial meeting !. of the council and the board of gov :. ernors were held. The council selecte :. Vernon L. Clark for temporary chair : man and L. J. Rice for temporary sec !. rotary. Committees were appointed o z permanent organization and for othe :. purposes designed to get the counc :. into working order, and adjournmer ,: was taken till next Saturday at l o'cloc :. at the board of trade room.
 < The board of governors was preside z over by President Fowler. F. H. Parke ,: was retained as temporary secretar {: till next meeting, when it is likely tha !. a permanent secretary will be chosei :. The president and secretary of tn = board were instructed to secure tn ;. legal publication of the articles of in :. corporation as filed as soon as possible - and the meeting was adjourned to mee
 again at the association room in tn
 Nicholson block February 1S
 The subscription committee was read
 with it's books yesterday forenoon {
 the appointed hour. and few namt
 were secured. It was but a short tim
 however, till the hour for the meetfn
 at the theater, so the books were close for the day. The committee will be ; '' the board of trade every day durir
 office hours from now on to receive tf
 subscriptions of all water users W;
 may apply, and it is sincerely to
 hoped the committee will be the har, f est worked men in Phoenix for the ne.
 few days.