Arizona republican., 1909-04-18
r. H. NEWELL
 IN PHOENIX Official Inspection of the Salt
 River Project
 PLEASED WITH PROGRESS Viewed the Grand Canal Yesterday--Granite Reef, Sacaton and Roosevelt Yet to Be Visited--Study of Distributing System.

Frederick H. Newell. director of the reclamation service, arrived here yes terday morning from Fl Paso. accom- panied by Supervising Engineer l.. C. Hill, who has been with him during an inspection of the Elephant Butte pro- ject on the Rio Grande. Mir Newell Is making a tour of the projects in the west and left Washington several weeks ago. This is his first visit to Phoenix for nearly two years, though he says he tries to see every project every year. but they are becoming so numerous he finds it impossible to do so. notwithstanding he says it seems to him as though he almost lives on the cars. He will be in this vicinity several days. just how long he does not Know vet. but he expects to make a careful inspection of all the details of the project, which has come to be one of great magnitude.
 Hitherto the project has been one almost entirely of construction, in which the chief problems have been those of engineering. But good en- gineers. supplied with the facilities, can build almost anything. The chief prob lem now is that of devising and initiat- ing the best possible and the most ideal system of water distribution This is now in progress, and he expects the re- suits will be notable, the more so be- cause the valley in the beginning had a most eXecrable system with which the newer and better conditions may be compared. From one about as bad as it could be. he hopes to see devised one just as good as it can be. All this calls for a continuous study of details and the perfecting of a thousand little things that will make for a more per feet whole. His visit is strictly an of fcial one. and the work in hand though less spectacular than the main project of building a big dam. calls for even more careful study and closer ob- servation- Almost anybody. he says. can conceive and with facilities build a big thing, but the real test Of genius comes in running it successfully and profitably after it is built. To make the Salt River project a success it must perpetually return revenues com mensurate with its cost and profits and advantages to those who are to pay for it.
 About 1O:15 yesterday morning MT.
 
 for the first inspection trip during Mir Newell's visit. and it was devoted chiefly to looking over the newly fin ished Grand canal and an inspection of the concrete bridges. gates and other constructions connected with that DOT tion of the distributing system. They were in Mir. Hills automobile. and be- tween that hour and ? D. m. they cov- cred approximately fifty miles, stop ping for a look at every new bridge and headgate passed. They first went to the Homecroft tract southeast of Phoenix, hoping to find George H Maxwell there. but learned that he was out of the city. Next they went north to the Grand canal and then in a general way followed it's course clear to the lower end. then rode east to Central avenue and back to the city. The rest of the afternoon was spent by MT Newell in disposing of his cor respOndence and in conference with officials of the reclamation service, the water users association and others.
 MT Newell did not outline his plans for today. but said he would take things as easy as possible without los ing too much time. As soon as he can he intends to go to the Granite Reef dam. From there they will follow down the route of the transmission line to the Sacaton reservation, where he will inspect the wells from which the water for the Indians Is to be pumped by electricity. Returning from there he will go to Roosevelt and hay ing looked over the entire project to