Arizona republican., 1905-05-19
PUMPING PLANT BY WIRE
Orange Growers Assn. Will Put Water
 in Arizona Canal.

The Orange Growers Association is an organization which believes that faith without works is dead. It also be- lieVes that orange trees without water. for an extended period will be dead. Its faith in this valley is unshaken but it's water supply has temporarily be- come x, which equals an un- known quantity. This is where the Or ange Growers Association distinguish es itself by its works.
 There was a meeting of the assOcia- tion yesterday for a conference on the situation. Before night four pumps had been ordered from San Francisco by telegraph The aggregate capacity of these pumps is 1850 inches of water. They will be brought here as fast as freight cars can be handled and by May 25 it is expected these four pumps will be installed at the head of the Arizona canal and that 1850 inches of water will be taken from the river continuously thereafter and turned down the canal for the benefit of the orange orchards which are owned by the members of the association, some twenty in number. The fittest only, survive in this country, as elsewhere, and in order to survive here they have to do things.
 The orange crop in this valley has become one of more than passing inn portance. The older orchards have just reached the age when the profits are greatest and there is a large ac- rfeage of young trees that mean every thing for the future to the orange growers. A rough estimate is that some six or seven thousand trees were planted this spring. The grain crop for the year is pretty well made. The alfalfa and other crops though need ing water, will not be entirely ruined by waiting for it a few weeks and some perhaps will not suffer a great deal. But the life of the young orange trees and the perfection of the growing crop on the older ones, depend on getting water at d very early day. They don't need as much perhaps as some people think they do but they have got to have some and have it right away. It was said by some one yesterday that few of the orchardists are even now pumping and hauling water for : their young trees. to keep them alive until a supply can be secured through some more natural source.
 The situation is brought about, not by a scarcity of irrigation water in the river but by the injury to the Arizona l dam as result of which no water can 1 be turned into the Arizona canal, and
 most of the orange orchards are under the Arizona canal.
 These orchardists having paid for
 the delivery of their water through the canal, which is now unable to keep it's 1 part of the contract, it is understood l there can be no objection on the part i of the canal company to it's patrons using their ditch if they can thereby ] save themselves. So as mentioned above they have bought four big pumps and will install them in the
 river near the canal head, to raise
 until such time as the dam is repaired and the canal company is prepared to
 supply it's ditch by it's own diversion methods.
 This action of the orange growers,
 and all concerned is a shining example
 of how things are done in the bustling
 termined to get a pumping plant they 1 sent committee to the office of the
 Arizona Harware & Vehicle company
 close by and President La Rue of that ! concern, began sending messages both
 to supply houses and to railroad com l panies. San Francisco was the nearest ! available point where the proper ma {. chinery could be secured and by spe- 1 cial arrangement with the railroad it
 was agreed to have the pumps here
 next Tuesday, It is believed they can ! be taken to the canal head and set up
 in two days so that next Thursday, one | week from yesterday the Arizona canal : will be supplied with 1850 inches of l pumped water.