The Arizona sentinel., 1903-07-29
Government Irrigation
 Meeting.

ne peOple or und alley Ou IdSt Saturday afternoon took the initial step toward securing benefits under the National Irrigation Law, and the only wonder is that such a move was not made long ago. When Mr. LippincOtt was here several weeks ago he urged the organization of the water users, and gave his opinion (which was also that of all the government engineers who had been in the Colorado river survey, that the irrigable lands along the Colorado constituted the greatest irrigation scheme in arid America. The people have been a little slow in taking hold of this matter, but now that it has begun we hope to see the organization perfected, and as the gov ernment requires, all canal interests brought under one corporation, In fact this is absolutely necessary before anything can be done to secure any benefits or promise of benefits under the irrigation law.
 The following is report of the Sat- urday meeting, furnished the Sentinel by the secretary, Attorney Fred Ingra- ham:
 Mass meeting of the water users of the Yuma Valley, at the Court House, Yuma, Arizona, July 25th, l p. m., 1903.
 The meeting was called to order by MT. s. B. Hinds, who stated the pur- pose of the meeting and the reason for the call at this time. Mr. Hinds stated that Mr. Marvin and himself who had been appointed by previous meeting to secure the presence of Mr. Maxwell. Mir. B. A. Fowler and others had en- deavOred to secure the presence of these gentlemen, but could not. A let ter of regret from Mir. B. A. Fowler was read, also a telegram from AIr. Geo. H. Maxwell.
 MT. M. WinsOr was chosen chair man, Mr. F. L. Ingraham, secretary.
 IG was IuOhOu duu SullJOIO CIdO when this meeting ad djourn, it adjourn to meet Aug. 31, when MT. Maxwed, according to his telegram, can be pres ent. Also that committee be ap- pointed to draft Articles of IncorpOra- tion for a proposed Water Users Asso- citation.
 Carried
 The following resolution was moved by Mir. Stephenson and supported:
 Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting that the farmers of this valley should invoke the aid of the Govern ment of the United States in the con- struction of irrigation works.
 Carried unanimously.
 By nomination and election by the meeting the following persons were chosen to constitute the committee on drafting articles of incorporation: Fred L. Ingraham, Wm. H. DeBerry, Larson Johnson, R. H. Theilman, James NJ. Thacker, Oscar r. BOndeSson and Null ford Winsor, Sr.
 It was moved by Mir. Cox and sup ported by Mr. Baldwin that a commit tee of three be appointed to confer with a committee to be appointed by the various water companies, one by each company, to negotiate the purchase of the canal DrOperties
 It was moved by Mr. Dickinson and seconded by MT. James Meadows that the last motion be amended to the effect that the powers of the committee upon articles of articles of incorporation be extended to include the power to nego- tiate with the said canal companies for the purchase of their properties or con solidatiOn with the proposed water users association. Carried.
 It was voted that Mr. Winsor act as committee of correspondence, especially to notify the government officers and those at Phoenix who might be induced to be present, at our meeting to be held August 3l.
 The meeting then adjourned, to meet August 3l, at p. m., at the court house.
 FRED l.. INGRAHAM,