Arizona republican., 1903-07-14
100000 ACRES SIGNED
Board of Governors Gives Four Days
 of Grace.

Yesterday was the banner day in point of acreage signed to the articles of incorporation of the Water Users association. the total for the day being $500 acres and the grand total now being approximately 190.0OO acres. pr. A. J. Chandler on Saturday signed a tract of nearly 10000 acres that has not been considered in the daily estimates, as it has been in process a long time and its reception in one large block having been previously assured. Count ing that in Saturday would be the big day. but it might have been applied to any day during the last month so far as the intention of signing 1t is to be con sidered. With this tract the total for Saturday and Monday was about 23.0OO acres.
 Thus far about 5000 acres under the Tempe canal has been signed in the office of the Water Users association. and 1t is known that the solicitors on the south side and the Tempe banks were also receiving many contracts yesterday, though no reports had been made here last night. The board of governors held their regular Monday meeting yesterday at which careful consideration was given the situation existing in Tempe. The board was fully informed as to Saturdays meeting, and while it deplored the fact that no de- cided action was taken on Saturday it felt that it would hardly be a charita- ble spirit to adhere rigidly 10 their am nounced intention of closing the books last night. It was clear to all that many were looking at the association in a new light since MT. Davis visit there and many are honestly consider ing the advisability of signing up who previous to Saturday had fully decided not to do so. Still they were unable to all of them sign up yesterday even had they been so inclined, and the board took the ground that one more demonstra ton of it's magnanimity could work no injustice on those al- ready signed and would prove abso- | lutely that it had no desire to shut | Tempe out of the association even | though there is now more land signed | than the government can accept. A resolution was therefore passed that ! the books be kept open till o'clock | Friday night. Another resolution was passed in the interest of non-residents and those who are sojourning away from home, providing that all contracts received by mail bearing evidence oi | having been completed and mailed by Friday night would be received and en tered up on their arrival.
 Many such contracts were received yesterday and probably will be every day this week. It is estimated that there are about 10000 acres yet in small tracts throughout the valley that ought | to be signed, and it is expected that il the Tempe people do as was indicated by several of them yesterday. abou 900 acres more will be received froIE under that canal system. That vii bring the total area by Friday night III to 2lO,0O0 acres and possibly to 215,0O acres
 It should be borne in mind that thes' resolutions of the board have beer passed entirely for the benefit of thos' who should have signed before anC only for the reason that it is the fur therest from the associations inten ton to withhold from any man in thi valley anything that can work for hi happiness and prosperity hereafter And another and an important poin is that this is absolutely final. Ther can be no further postponement ever if some might desire it and for thi reason. HG DOdTu OI VII not meet again till next Monday, ant before that time the legal time will have expired. There can be no furthe dallying with the powers that be, fo even they have exhausted all their re sources; have removed every obstacl and still invite people to come in witt lands that so far as the association i concerned cannot help its work alon; a particle. It is borne constantly il mind that the work is a public one ant it is the people who should have all tn possible benefits. To the secretary O the interior and his advisers will fal the unpleasant and arduous duty O trimming down the over-subscribe' area to the irrigating capacity of tn reservoir. There is a general feeling that old lands are to chosen first i situated advantageously, and it may b that some of the latest to sign will far better in the trimming process thai some who have long ago given thei acreage to the association. The onl! possible benefit that can now accru to the association from increased are;