Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-06-06
THIS IS WATER DAY
And the Whole County Should Attend
the Mass Meeting

This Is to be water" day in Phoenix
whether it rains or not The board of
governors of the Water Users associa-
tion will meet in its offices at O'Clock
and at 10 o'clock there will be a meet
ing of the committees appointed by the
Salt River Valley. Maricopa and Grand
canals respectively, locking toward the
| aquirement of those waterways.
| But the important event of the day
will be the big meeting on the court
| house plaza at o'clock in the after
| noon and the only question now is
whether or not all out DOORS will be
big enough to hold the people who will
attend. There is certain to be an inn
mense turnout and there ought to be.
No more important meeting was ever
held in this county and what will be
said and done there should be heard
and seen by every water user. present
or prospective, in this valley. and by
every merchant and business man
whose success depends on the prosperi-
ty of the valley
That nothing may interfere with the
attendance at the meeting many of the
merchants nave decided TO close their
stores from O'Clock till the meeting is
over. There will be plenty of tins To
buy things i'm the forenoon or i'm the
evening or next week. Nothing should |
stand in the way of the storage move !
ment for should il fail there viii be
many who win later have nothing To |
buy things with.
Invitations nave been sent to scores |
of water users to act as vice-presi |
dents of the meeting by the secretary
of the board of trade and he has re-
ceived dozens OF letters Of acceptance. |
each one enthusiastic in its wording. |
some saying they will come. and bring
their friends There will be excursion
rates in force from the south side.
There viii surely be n large attendance
from Mesa City and it is hoped the
Tempe people will come over in body
Notwithstanding a large number of
them have practically decided TO stay
out OF the association. 1t may no, yet
be too late for them to change their
minds and even though they do not.
they should know what is going on
that in their day of trouble they may
not charge that salvation was denied
them. IT is fair to them that they
should hear read some of the letters
that will be made public today and
that will give them "up-to- the minute"
information on the question Of water
If a programme has been arranged
it has not been announced but il is
known that important papers viii be
read and there will be no lack of
speakers. There may be no finely
worded efforts but there will be a hun
ired men present who win be ready if
reed be to raise their voices in behalf
of the homes that shelter them. the
soil and water that should yield them
and i'm hcnOr of that bene-
ioent government through whose in
stTume ntality their success in life is to
re accomplished.
The acreage signed up is also 20 be ,
and while IT is earnestly !
loped there is sufficient to insure the
building of the reservoir il is sincerely :
that the showing made will
k the turning point in the campaign :;
hat has been so vigorously waged. J:
Unless the signs of the times are but :;
poorly interpreted q large acreage will
,e enrolled tomorrow. and next week
here should be standing room only in
he Offices Of the Water Users associa-
ion. But the thing to do now is to at t
end today's meeting. r