Arizona republican., 1905-01-29

only specific action of the meeting was
 the adoption of a motion authorizing | the chair to appoint a committee of ten 1 10 study the situation in detail and l report one week later at the same place and hour, it's recommendations
 for future action. The chair appoint | ed the following committee: Frank Al | lIre, chairman; Will Kay, w. A. Will | son, w. J. Murphy, w. D. Fulwiler, | Winfield Scott, Henry Jennings, F. A. 1 WOOlsey, Alex Silva, J. Ernest Walker. | The calling of a committee meeting was left subject to the chairman.
 Yesterdays meeting had been called 1 by an announcement summOning all water users under the Arizona canal When they arrived it seemed to be the opinion of the house that the meeting should be conducted by the Arizona Canal Water Users Protective associa- ton, all water users whether members of the association or not participa ting
 in the deliberations. F. E. Jack, presi-
 dent, and V. E. Aessinger, secretary of that organization, therefore took their
 places at the table and the discussion
 began. The purpose of the meeting
 was to confer concerning what answer
 should be made, if any, to the suit re-
 gently filed in the name of P. T. Hur-
 ley, naming as defendants all the other
 water users in this and the Verde val
 leys, and the purpose of which is to
 secure in the most friendly manner
 possible, a court record establishing
 individual priorities and vested rights
 That a proper understanding of the
 situation might be had Judge Kibbey
 was invited to state to the meet
 ing the purpose of the suit and what was expected to be accomplished by it.
 Briefly, he said it was for the purpose mentioned above and was begun in
 compliance with an understanding with the government previous to the beginning of the con- struction of the reservoir, so that when concluded the government would have a united people to deal with. All priorities would be adjust ed, the government would know just which lands had vested rights and the i order in which such rights were ac- 1 Quired. Judge Kibbey spoke at con siderable length, reviewing the water | history of the valley, the deplorable l conditions that have existed in the past and how it appeared to the Water | Users association that this condition ! could be effectually remedied in no | other way. He suggested that it was to ! the best interest of all to make early l and voluntary answer to the suit be- fore any service became necessary. At the conclusion of his remarks he an sWered such questions as those in the cared to ask. After his ad- dress and previous to the appointment | Of the committee mentioned above, it | was developed that while all heartily | agreed in the object of the litigation | there was a very decided sentiment on | the part of many, that the same ob- Il ject might be attained in some other | way, simpler and less expensive. It Il was thought that some cooperative Il agreement or arrangement might be entered into that would establish the same desirable recognition Of vested rights, perhaps taking the historical Kibbey decision" made about four een years ago, as a basis. In any event it was not intended to act unad- visedly or hastily as no one desires urther entansIemnet of conditions that SO far have been under adjustment for some time in a most gratifying way, 'nd all wish to work in harmony to the lesired end and in a manner that will De least burdensOme and most satis-
 actOry. Hence the committee was appointed for later report and mean ime the water users interested will be giving the subject personal study.