The copper era., 1904-10-27


 and the mining companies of Graham county.
 MT. Maxwell spoke in glowing terms of the aid furnished him in securing the Tonto dam by Hon. E. \. Fowler. the republican candidate for congress, who ha, put in several years work in the interest of irriga- tioE. He said that MT. Fowler was more deserving of credit for the ap- propriation for the Tonto dam than any other one individual. In refut- ing the statements, that have been made that NIT. Fowler was under pay from the association, MT. Maxwell said that it was absolutely untrue. that not one cent had ever been paid to NIT. Fowler by the association. Tn this same connection he denied the statement which had been so frequently made. by political oppo- nents of Mir. FOw-er. that he Max wcll-wa, drawing salary of o3O,- oOO year from the railroads as com pen-ation for his work. The entire income of the association, he said was S60. .0O0 per year. from which all expenses were paid. and the amount he received in compensation vas i barely d living for himself and family and not one tenth part as much as he could have made practicing his pro- ] fession. He said that Marcus \. l Smith. democratic candidate for con- gress, was exhibiting d letter from
 Senator Hansborough making severe
 criticisms of himself and associates which. he said was due to the fact that the senator had introduced q
 bill providing that the money col ! lcctcd for irrigating enterprises should be expended in the states in which it was collected. MT. Maxwell 1 fought the measure. believing that | the money should he expended where | it would do the most good, and that | this was the cause of the attack up
 on him by the senator. The present i law provides that the secretary ot
 the interior may advance money ] from the fund to any state or terri tory above the amount paid by any
 state or territory from public lano
 sale. This provision Senator Hans borough wishes to repeat.
 What does the passage of such q | law mean to Arizona? That Arizona can only receive about S3O. .0O0 per year for her irrigating projects i This about the sum received annually l from the sale of public lands in Ari ! Arizona. She has now S6,OO0, 900 placed l to her credit for the construction Oi 1 the TOnto and the Colorado irriGa
 tion works. Should the Hansborougf
 bill pass, then what? The S6,000. .O0,
 will be passed back to the fund. ano
 in lieu thereof but S30 OO0 will be re Ccivcd from that fund each year fOl
 reclaiming lands in Arizona.
 There is the business in nut shell
 The HanSborough bill means 5000,
 annually to Arizona. The Maxwell proposition now in force and which | these men are opposing mtdn> fo'
 00o, ,00O appropriated expended | in the constructed of these great
 reservoirs and dams. and as many
 more millions during the next two or
 three years for the reclamation ot
 other sections of Arizona.
 The irrigating proposition is one | in which all Arizona people arc most yitally interested. Not only that it
 will cause the general government tC
 expend many millions in Arizona | but also that it will he the means of | the rapid development of the terri l tory. and make it one of the great est states in the union. Mir. Fowler l has already shown what he can do 1T l the way of securing needed legisla
 tion, and when he iS sent to congress
 the people can depend upon it that
 he will continue the good work unti
 the entire territory k dotted witt
 reservoirs and its arid lands caused to blossom as the rose.
 It is question that affects the in terc>ts of every man. Let then l look well to their interests and thcI ! cast their ballots accordingly.