Arizona republican., 1905-06-20
Plan for Buying North Side
 Irrigating Canals
CORPORATION INTERESTS
To Be Acquired by the Water Users. Government to Construct Solid Ma sorry Diversion Dam-A Tentative Asreement-Hr. FOwler'S Success.

The most interesting news for the people of Salt River valley. and the most important since the announce ment of the certain construction of the Roosevelt reservoir, was given pub Iicity yesterday in the report of Presi- dent B. A. Fowler to the board of gov ernors of the Water Users association. That news in brief, is that a tentative plan has been devised for the acquire ment by the government of the entire Interests of the Arizona Water com l pany. embracing the northside distri- l outing canal system and the Arizona 1 canal dam, said property to be later transferred to the Water Users asso- citation at cost price without interest payments on the same to be made an
 nuaTy during Q long term of years, and | further; that the government will pro
 ceed at an early day to construct a new
 solid masonry diversion dam in the
 vicinity of the present Arizona dam,
 to be paid for in the same way, both these liquidations to be in form simi- liar to that adopted for repayment to the government of the money expended lin the construction of the storage dam. Best of all this plan is the harmonious
 result of a series of conferences be-
 tween representatives of all the parties
 in interest, namely the Arizona Water company, the government and the salt
 River Valley Water Users association
 Though as yet but conditional, basis ; of agreement has been arrived at from l which all details may be satisfactorily . adjusted by the exercise of patience and - the careful and just consideration of all I rights in the premises.
 , These are the matters which hurried
 sv, FF,1 Tn4 nrf nf f April. instead of west, as he intended to
 go when he left Phoenix. It was these . questions that occupied his entire at a tention for two months, taken up or q his own initiative because he believed D he could make better progress in tha q way, and having been finally accom- al pIlshed he reports back to the assocla - tion the banishment of what has beel - the overaweing bugbear in this valle, .- since water storage became a posslbll ,- ity In his work as heretofore he ha -- in no manner obligated the association Y or the water users to one dollar of in d debtedness or to the adoption of an .d plan that may not meet their approva
 He has merely arranged the prelimin D., aries. lined up the parties in interes 70 and brought them into a peace congres re on terms that will embarraSS no on pr and where each is free to act in fuI Is therance of his own interest. The boar in of governors at yesterdays meeting re n- cognized this fact by rendering
 President Fowler it's unanimous thanF
 for his successful, careful and very in - portant work. In behalf of MT. FoV ,A Ter it may be said that this action N the board was most gratifying and N behalf of the entire valley it may
 said that the satisfaction of the boal ng augurs well for the success of wh he may result from this most suspicion n- beginning.
 But the realization of these goo nit things depends upon earnest cooper tn tive action by the people of this vall'
 and emphasis is laid by the governme ur on the fact that the first and most iT he portant matter is the determination he vested rights, as mentioned local on priorities. The priority suit of Hurl
 versus Abbott must be settle d and t d. sooner the better.
 The details of this plan will be mo
 i fully referred to later in recounting t A proceedings of the board meeting ye "a terday but for the information of
 F. reader it is best at this time to
 troduce the following correspondence