Arizona republican., 1909-05-28

taxpayers of Maricopa county, hereby pledge ourselves that in case the board of supervisors shall call a special cleo tion and submit to the legal voters and taxpayers of Maricopa county the question of constructing a bridge by the board of supervisors at or near the foot of Center street. in Phoenix, Ari- zona, and also at the same election the question of building a bridge across Salt river at Tempe, Arizona, that we and each of us will vote in favor of each of said bridges and us our best efforts among our friends to secure their votes in favor of each of said bridges at said special election.
 "B. A. Fowler, E. w. Lewis. Dwight B. Heard, c. T. Hirst, G. P. Bullard, c. F. Ainsworth, fl. J. McClung. l.. D. Yeager, Frank Thomas, l.. w. Coggins, Clinton Campbell, Robt. A Craig, J. A. Marshall, s. J. Nicholson, J. c. Nor ton, L. H. Chalmers, H. B. Wilkinson, L. E. Graham, Thomas E. Graham. Frank H. Parker, Chas. E. Arnold. R. F. Garnett, Geo. W. Cowgirl, Winfield Scott, Henry C. Yeager, P. T. Hurley, F. J. Bennitt, R. B. Burmister, Aaron Goldberg, J. w. Foss, c. M. Scott, W. w Cook. w. H. Hall, J. w. Doris"
 When the committee separated upon leaving the. office of Mir. Chalmers, it was with the understanding that the agreement was perfectly satisfactory and embodied the views of all. The Tempe contingent stated there was to be a mass meeting at Tempe the same
 
 ter up before their people with the hope that it would meet their general approval. They agreed to meet at the Water Users office in Phoenix the Saturday following April 3. So sin cere were the Phoenix representatives that they started out at once to se- cure signatures of the leading business men to the agreement, and were ex- ceptionally successful.
 On the following afternoon they met as agreed in the Water Users office. About a dozen Tempe representatives, and perhaps as many more from Phoe- nix. were present. MT. Cook, president of the Tempe board of trade, acted as spokesman for the Tempe committee. He stated that the agreement had been read to the Thursday evening Tempe meeting above referred to, and when put to a vote it met with no accept ance whatever: that he and his asso- ciates soon found that it was entirely out of the question to attempt to in fluence their fellow citizens to favor an work for two bridges. He said that Tempe was willing to compromise. but that the only compromise that ha ;-fo tc tbaI construction of a bridge at Tempe
 Mir. Chalmers then took the floor and made powerful plea for harmony. He begged our Tempe friends to ap- preciate the opportunity that was at hand for cementing the two sections, and earnestly declared that a division of effort at the present time would only end in unfortunate and unneces- sary friction and wider separation be- tween the two sides, the north, and south, of the valley, than ever before, and as the representative of the Phoe- nix committee. he assured them that our community would be glad to cor dially cooperate later with the Tempe people in securing another bridge across the river. either a territorial bridge. if that were possible. or if that were not possible, we would join them in securing a county bridge at Tempe | Much more was said along the same | line The Phoenix representatives | pleaded for harmony of spirit and uni | ty of action. One of them has since | said: We were all of us acting in | good faith; we were intensely earnest | in our assurances of loyalty to the south | Sida and of o,,r. vuiIlipgpacS to copcap trate the entire influence of Phoenix, | so far as in our power, along the lines | stated" The reply that followed de- | livered to the meeting by MT. Cook | was that this is our ultimatum: a bridge at Tempe, and we are confident of securing the construction of our bridge. We believe the people of the valley will stand by us and, feeling sure of success we are not willing to our chances by making a move that might indicate weakness and lack of confidence on our part" If these were not MT. Cooks exact words they are at least an embodiment 1f the sentiments he expressed on that occasion.
 It is not necessary to say that the Phoenix committee was much disap- pointed at the position taken by Tempe 50 positive and apparently immov Lble It really seemed that all their .fforts at harmony had been in vain lo course was left to Phoenix, under he circumstances but to commence as oon as possible and concentrate their fforts to educate public sentiment in avor of a bridge at the foot of Center treet
 These facts are made public that all he citizens of the north side may now what their representatives have ndaayorad to acoop, pIicb in raora rd to |