Arizona republican., 1903-02-06

| DTOau DeHellS 10 the WHOie country
which will result from putting into
practical operation the statesmaniike
principles embodied in the national ir
rigation act. And there is no section OF
the west where the storage of the flood
waters that now go to waste would more
quickly create renewed prosperity on e
large sci and an increase of all com
mercial relations between the east and
the west.
At the same time it must be borne
in mind that the complicated condi-
tons existing in the valley with ref
erence to existing rights to water on
] the Salt river make ii absolutely essen
tial that the people OF the valley should
unite so as to insure the government,
against being drawn into any legal
entanglements with reference to the
distribution OF the water. and to guar
antee to the government the prompt
payment each year OF the ten annual
installments into which the cost OF the
reservoir will be divided after 1t has
been completed.
1t is for this reason that the lane
owners of the valley must get together
in the water users association which
has now been organized SO as to deal
with the government as though they
were one man. and make all necessar.
contracts and arrangements and con-
form to all the requirements of ths
government, acting together as y
united body. instead OF as a disinte-
grated mass without any cohesion or
singleness of purpose.
The discussions of the plan embodied
in the articles of Incorporation OF the
association which have been adopted
and the meetings which have been adj
dressed by Judge Kibbey and Mr.. Max
we'll and other lawyers in which the
various points involved in these articles
have been fully explained have demon
strated that every possible question
or objection which could be raised has
been foreseen and provided for in the
articles
1t has. however. been decided to hold
another mass meeting at Phoenix on
next Monday afternoon for the express
purpose of affording every land owner
who desires any information about tn =
articles or wishes to ask any questions
g bout them, to do So This is the pur-
pose for which the meeting is called,
and every land owner who has not yet
fully made up his Nmind to sign the
articles owes it to himself, to his fam.
lily, to his neighbors and friends and
to the people of the valley to come 70
this meeting and thoroughly inform
himself about the matter, in order that
he may act understandingly and get in .
line as a subscriber to his shares in !
the association without delay.
Mere than this, it is of the utmost |
Importance to the interests Of every
citizen of the valley that this meet
Ing on Monday should be in the nature
fhYraf To
meeting for the ratification of the ac-
ton OF the water storage conference
committee, and the loyal and devoted
friends of the valley who have labored
80 long and so earnestly to bring the
water storage movement to a point
where it could be fairly launched with
very assurance of ultimate success.
Many weeks and months and even
ears have been devoted to this work
ind all these preliminary labors nave
low crystalized in the formation of the I
Water Users association. 1t matters
lot how large or how small the inter
st of any one in the valley may be in
is general welfare and prosperity.
very one should now put his shoulder
o the wheel and work from now until
fonday 10 make this meeting one o:
he lagest public gatherings ever held 4
n the territory. 1t will help the valley
4 more ways than one. A great big
meeting TO ratify the final
OrmatiOn of the Water Users associa-
ion will have a far-reaching influence G
D show the earnestness of purpose of S
he people of the valley and their deter G
lination to succeed in this campaign 7
Or water storage. Let it be known
hat we are in earnest, and that our =
eople are alive and awake to the i'm y
Of this question, and the t
ountry will respond to our demands r
we are apathetic or inert and the c