Arizona republican., 1904-10-26

acd dilGn anu true lIlGalQS or the LeT1l- ! tory if Fowler is elected.
 Now just a word or two in regard to ! local conditions. conditions that apply | to Maricopa county and Yavapai coun- ty in particular, and I wish to tell you 1 something of what I know of the i'm | portant work that Mir. Fowler has per | formed in helping to secure the build | ing Of the Tonto Reservoir and some | thing of the work that Is yet to be l 6o1a throughout the territory in connec- ton with the reclamation of the arid ] lands that no man is as well equipped | to do as he is. Right here I want to say -hat when Mir Fowler first took up the work irAfaricopa county. looking to the construction of the Tonto Reser- ! voir-by the government, I was one of the doUbting Thomases. did not be- HeVe it possible for any man to har- monize the conflicting interests in Salt River valley in a way to be satisfac- tory to the government and insure the construction of that great dam by the government It means everything to the valley and I might say to the ter ritory. MT. Fowler did the principal part of the work necessary in bringing the people together and in getting the government to accept the conditions that had been agreed upon by the peo- pie in the valley. I know something of Mr. Fowler's work in this connection and I know had it not been for the great confidence the people Of the val ley had in his judgment and the abso- lute confidence that members of con gross, United States Senators and in huential citizens throughout the east had in his integrity and ability, he cer- tainly would have failed and the Tonto
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 struction. I remember hearing Judge Kibbey telling while nominating MT. Fowler of the great confidence that people of the Salt River valley placed tn him, and his remark reminded me of a Httle something that happened in corr0borstion Of his statement:
 When the building of the wagon road from the valley to the dam was some what a matter Of uncertainty through the lack of funds to begin the work as required by the governmen, Mfr FOw- Ter went around personally. as stated by Judge Ki5bey and got the money to begin operations and to carry the work along until the bonds that had been voted for this purpose could be sold, and this is the way he got the money together: He simply went to the peo- pie in the valley and told them he wanted their notes for a given amount of money and they gave it, not even taking receipt. I happened to be in town for Q part of day and Mr.
 Fowler made it his business to see me and told me he wanted my note for s300. I asked him What do I get 10 show for the nO.e?" he said, No
 thing now, I am going to have the bank cash your note and use the money to pay the employees working on the
 wagon road and when the bonds are sold your money will be returned to you. Mir. Fowler simply could not be stood of, so I gave him my note. got to thinking about i. and it struck me as being rather peculiar. l made up my mind. hoover, if all the business men in Phoenix could afford to do bus iness with MT. Fowler that way, I could too; I could not help being impressed with the fact that they must have great confidence in him. Later decided that J might as well give him the money as my note, so looked him up and gave him my che-lS taking up the note l. was not very long before the money was returned to me. I am mentioning this little circumstance simply to sup port the statement Judge Kibbey made when he nominated Mir. Fowler, to the effect that the people in the valley had a who can do what Mfr. Fowler did in getting the people together in Salt River valley, coupled with what he did throughout the east and in Washing ton,insuTing the building of the Tanto Dam by the government is the man that you want to send to congress. I want to tell you another thing: That, had t not been that the .Tonto Reser- voir was to be constructed and the consequent benefits s1re to accrue % the Salt River valley thereby, it is very questionable Indeed whether or not I would have been able to get the money 10 start building the Phoenix & Eastern road, and to get the money necessary in beginning construction west of Wick en5urg, and the transcontinentaI road that means so much to Mohave, Yava- pal, MaricOpa, Pinal, Gila and Graham counties. now assured, might not have been started Just think for a momont what it means to Salt River valley and Phoenix 10 be on a, transcontinentaI line. Now there is a big diversion dam to be built across the Colorado river that should reclaim several hun dred thousand acres of as rich valley land as ever laid outdoors. I know that Mir. Fowler is in close touch with those in direct charge of the geological survey, that these gentlemen, like all that know
 MT. Fowler well, believe in him. and I know that he can do much towards 1anv other painful and serious