Arizona republican., 1906-12-05
EXECUTIVE BOARD
 WILL MEET TODAY
Stockholders of Arizona Canal Water Users Association Will Be Called in Conference Saturday.

The executive board of the Arizona Canal Water Users Association will hold a meeting this morning at g o'clock. adjourned from the conference of Monday. in the office of B. A. Fow- Ter. The purpose of it is to keep in close touch with the situation at the Arizona head and be ready to act promptly in repairing the damage that may have been done. Contractor Col lins is expected to report by telephone at o'clock. the extent of the damaga and the probable cost of repairing it.
 This ascertained. the committee will at once undertake the preliminaries necessary Co the repairing of the dam age. The directors of the association are limited in the amount they can ex- pend, to the annual assessment of $1.5d for each acre signed to the association. and which assessment has already been made. unless the stockholders au- thorize them to make further assess ment. It is understood there will be meeting of the stockholders of the association at the board of trade room early Saturday afternoon. At this meeting the stockholders will be fully advised of the conditions and the cost of repairs and Walter Bennett. attor- ney for the association. will explain the liability to the stockholders.
 As mentioned in yesterdays paper the association is undoubtedly now facing an extraordinary expense. one that IS not surprising. but which it was hoped might not have occurred. Though it is now unincumbered by in debtedness. of any kind. its present re- sources for the season through regular channels. are exhausted except the as- sessments of certain of the stockhold- CTS who have paid for but part of their lands signed. IL is sincerely hoped that they will come forward at this time and make good their ob!iga tions. in fairness to all and not invite the application of the penalty which will wipe off the books all the acreage not paid for. and which they may be hold ing, expecting to pay up next crop sea son. To be sure they should pay up as they go along and thus avoid a hard ship on those who have, and a possible penalty on themselves.
 The signal success of the associa- tion thus far has oeen achieved through the most heroic sacrifices of some who labored under the most ad- verse conditions last year. There are members who. determined to hang on until the day of Jubilee and to be fair with all their fellows. met their assess ments, by parting with their last COW or the last horse. IL has been the small farmer with limited resources. who in the main. has worked this success, who has held up farm values and who has made farming possible in the recent strenuous years These days are now about over and the good time is all most at hand. but in the meantime many of the large holdings have been quietly resting. taking the unearned increment as it were. and in this final exigency it is no more than reasonable 10 expect the owners of such lands to lend a helping hand by coming in on the same basis as those who did so when somebody had to work salvation for all.
 Another way of looking at the latest perplexity is more pleasureable and equally as true. The total damage to Irrigation works will not exceed S25,- 900. while the farmers in the valley generally have benefited to the value of not less than s1OO.OOO. The rain came just at the right time and the ground is now in splendid condition for planting, SO that while some will suffer, as a whole the people of the valley have profited immensely by the storm.