Arizona republican., 1906-10-07
A TURBULENT
 CONFERENCE
Ot the Appropriations Canal
 Company
Most of Yesterday Spent by Stockholders in Sparring for an Opening.

The greater part Of yesterday uas
 devoted by the people or Phoeulx Go
 the holding of an adjourned session ef
 the annual stockholders. rneatin- az
 the Appropriators' Canal eawrsn,-
 The net result Of the days work vas
 the taking of vote on a motion ae- signed to establish the qualification or
 voters who might participate In rhe
 subsequent proceedings Of the stock
 holders meeting. but the day was tea
 snort 10 even get a final count and an houncernent -Of the result of this gar-- Adjournment was then taken ca rH
 o'clock Monday morning.
 The opening expression in this recital
 IS used advisedly. for it was the chieE
 event in Phoenix yesterday The osn-
 CTS Of stock Tn that canal couuars
 comprise large proportion of the IsrI ] owners on the north side uf the rfssr
 Each of them have friends who have become interested in the fight =Ith-r 1 by indirect afflliation or by curiazlrv The general knowledge in the comm nlty that the stockholders were dirllssE into two factions. one supporting and the other opposing the presenr caEaI
 management, which seeks re-electIor and that yesterday vas to ultuess a hard fight and an uucouceaied t=zr uf
 strength, appealed Co many who had aa ] interest save that of curiosity. Ts- situation had theref0re resolved Irzesf ] into one of public moment and it a.-a- stoned no surprise when most ef the country residents and many towns ] people gathered for the fray EnoHInz | that large crowd would b. preseHr Veterans hall was secured fo- Eha meeting. but even that proved alnrns- ! too small and many could not secure l seats The crowded house added to fhe
 temperature and the afternoon session
 was a hot one both msteoroIoE1c Ily- and deliberatively-
 Lincoln Fowler is president of the company. which has adopted no bv- | laws When vested powers and rights
 were not determinable by the arrlrIss ] of incorporation appeal was made tn | territorial statutes construed to govern | in such eases. and sometirues co varf- \ ous authorities on parliamentary law | though deplOrable as it may be- the ' rules Of the latter were placed In evil | denCe only to be ignored or sat unon- ' In opposition to the Fowler dIrectorate ! which seeks reelection. a uroEect uas | fOstered 90 divide the canal lands Into ! districts electing representatives frul1 l each to the board At a forrner rneet- | ing this project precipitated a uranEi= | over the qualification or stockholz=rs | to vote and the meeting adjourned ta | yesterday without actio1- The sltua- | tiOn has now progressed but one sllg11 | step beyond the former meeting If ln- 1 deed. the next meeting shall demon | sJrate that yesterdays proceealns- hold and any progress has been made ' at all.
 ] The issues between the F0uIsr and | the anti-FOwler factions are ser fcrtl | in the main in the following rez1Iutlouz ! that have been adopted by the --antisr | in three of these district meetInEs- Th- ! other two districts took no act7ua Resolved, That it is the sense of the stockholders of the Appropristars- ! Canal company that as early as pas- sible this canal shall be made a part ! of the north side water distributicl ! system now controlled by the govern
 ment. and that for the purpose of ef- ] fecting a sale 10 the Eovernment- th= ! stockholders favor such price as sll ! enable the infringement to pay Lhe present just debts Of the Approprlators- i canal; stockholders under such sale ta | be relieved from any liability.
 Resolved. That no one who is nos ] already an appropriator of water frona the Salt river. through actual gze should be allowed to use water through | the Appropriators' canal fn t.me of | shortage"
 These people contend first that water i is being given by the present ulanaEr- ment to lands that should not have | it and secondly that the proper effort | is not being made Co place the canal at the disposal Of the Eovsrnrn-ut- | Further mention Of this contention VIlI | be made later in this article