The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1905-06-14

Yuma Project and made an allotmen
of $4,000 for its constructions
fynnf relating to governments irriga
tIon aas brought with it more pleasing
reflections than the visit of the con
gressional committee last Friday.
Poor. old, despised Yuma, Charac
fterized for nearly half q century 10y
uninformed or malicious writer's as be
ing the only possible rival to Hades
subjected to either ridicule or derision
almost always when referred to--nc
matter 10y whom or where-the name
of Yuma has become. the country over.
the butt of senseless jokes or I'idicule-
"a synonym for almost everything re-
pulsivc and undesirable.
Probably 10 other town on the map
has thus become 80 widely known. ard
hone that has been SO Gnjustly assailed:
y bad reputation is as hard to over
ZONE in towns as in individuals. PLENTY
of people who know better tell that
''iauket story &broad as they would :.
mothpr-in-law joke without realizing
the harm they are doing; even cur own
people have aided IN this way in build
ing up 4 Satanic reputation fCr their
home town. This alleged Joke has
surely earned q rest. IL has grown
hoary with age. and hy reason Ct It's
loar and devilie.h service ought to be
retired. This thing has gone far
enough. and in the mem bers Of the
distinguished party who came here to
lind out things for themselves we be-
iieve Yuma has made friends who will
help materially TO set us right Oh this
question of heat. and in other matters.
They came here to be shown, and nav
ing the goods, we were pleased to
show them
OBJECTS OF THE COMAHTTEE-ITS
PERSONNEL.
The so-called congressional commit
tee is colsposed OF members Of the
house and senate committees on irriga-
ton. They are visiting and inquiring
into conditions in each locality where
a government irrigation PROJECT has
been launched on decided upon, for the
purpose Of securing information relat-
in thereto. They are not acting upon
special authorization of their respect
i've houses, bat on their own response
bilitr, ami are paying their own ex-
penses; it is not, therefore. a ''junket-
ing trip" at the expense Of the govern
tMent, as Il few seem To think. The
members rank among the statesmen OF
The country. They are friends OF gov
ernment irrigation and in perfect bar
mony with the reclamation service. 1t
IS understood that they will support
any reasonable and proper Legislation
that may be needed in the reclamation
work. They are. therefore. our
friends. tfOst OF the members are ac-
companied by their wives, and with
Che party. also. are several correspond
cnts of eastern publications represent
aiires of large manufacturing concerns
and a fe~ personal friends Of different
members of the party. Among the
prominent ones whose names are ia
miliar to almost veyboJy are Senator
Newlauds of Nevada. author Of tie n;,-
tioDal irrigation l&w; Senator Dubois
Of Idaho. Representative Mondeil Of
Wyoming. Cooper of Pennsylvania.
Zones of Washington, and Reeder of
Kansas; Judge James !. Parker OF the
interior department, Elwood Meade;
in charge of irrigation Investigations,
department of agriculture; Engineer
Hall, chief of the reclamationservice in
Texas, New Mexico ana Oklahoma; c.
] .Blanchard 0fthe reclamation service,
IN charge OF the party.
The congressional party was met
here by irrigation enthusiasts and
prominent Californians, headed by
Governor Pardee. Senator Flint join
ed the party at Phoenix. The other
californidnS We're: Prof. Z. J. Wick
Aaw Of the university of California,
Congressman Julius Kahn of San Fran
cisco: j.. II. kirkpatrick, manager of
che Palace Hotel; l., H. Long, S. p.
engineer; Ger. w. S. Green, president
Sacramento Valley Development Asso-
citation; Congressman Jas. McLachlan
OF Los Angeles ssemblyman 5. G..
Smith. Hoe. J. O. North of Riverside;
a. r.. Briggs, secretary state board of
trade: Prof. Leroy anderson OF State
polytechnic school. San Luis Obispo:
c. b. Booth, representing the National
irrigation association; FX-Congressr!an'
Daniels. Stoddard jess. w. j. Wash
burn, w. Holt, q. Griffith, r. X. My
crs, NJ. f. Owens I. g Sinhard of the
). p. Company, wv. Erwin, company
photographer: Edgar =. Howe of the
Los Angeles Express; T. p. Banta and
NIr. Gerry OF Imperial.
The train bearing the congressional
party arrived about4:30 o'clock Friday
morning. The party was met at the
station by District Engineer Homer
Hamlin and his assistants and the men,
bers were conducted tothe dining room
of the Southern Pacific hotel, where Il
well ordered breakfast was disposed Of.
Engineer Lippincott, who joined the
party here. was present and explained
in detail the pl&ins of the reclamation
work on the Lower Colorado. Including