Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-01-25
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SPEAK FOR GLOBE

Tonight the Globe chamber of commerce vii take up for discussion and probable action : matter of vital importance to Globe and GiIs county and incidentally to the entire territory of Arzona-the San Carlos dam project. There is some difference of opinion regarding this matter, but, to the credit of Globe and Gila county, be it said, that the majority are favor able to action that will best subserve the inter ests of the people of this city and county anC the territory tributary, which the Silver Bel holds is the most important interest as it relates to the entire territory.
 As is well known, private parties have in hanC project which, if worked out and found feasi ble, would create by dam at San Carlos canyoI a large reservoir of water and reclaim a goodly acreage of arid lands, chiefly located in Pima county On the other hand the Southern Pacific railroad company is very desrOus of running { low line railroad through the canyon and placing central, northern and southern Arizona on what in reality would be two transcOntinenta lines O1 railway. So, in summing up the situation, wt have private capital on both sides of the ques ton, each side desirous of obtaining certain con sessions and in return holding out inducements to the people in the shape of greater develop ment of the commonwealth.
 We do not know exactly how many acres of arid land the proposed San Carlos dam, if sue cess. ,-rr' "a lim We do know, however, that a rai'You :,ns tructed from Globe to Durango COlo wJdld open for settlement to the farmer hOrticulturist, lumberman, gold silver, copper and coal miner, greater acreage ten times over than would be possible under the proposed dam We do know that from dollar and cent stand point more wealth would be taken from the new territory to the north of Globe in a single year than could be taken from the arid lands in ques- tion in twenty years. And again we know that the proposed railroad would prove more bene- fical to the territory as a whole than a score of dams of the character indicated
 As argued by the Silver Belt before there was a suggestion of dam at San Carlos, the Duran go railroad would open a section of country tributary to Globe that would early make of this place the metropolis of the entire southwest the Denver of the Pacific slope It is given out from reliable sources that if the low line is closed to the railroad company that the Durango line will be constructed into Clifton, which will give the Southern Pacific the outlet desired without expensive railroad building. If the can yOn is denied the company this will be the re- suit and the rich territory to the north and east of Globe will lie dormant until Durango enter prise reaches out for it with spur line and takes forever from Globe this country today sleeping in it's wealth of mineral and soil.
 There is so much in doubt about the dam project; so much in sight as regards the build ing of the railroad that Globe should not hesi- tate moment in rendering a decision, and it is it's duty to register its sentiment in no mcer- tain terms. It would be cowardly, unmanly, dis honest, unpatriOtic to pass this matter silently by. One project CT the other is entitled to sup port and it should be given at tonight's meeting and promptly heralded to the world
 The government, in earnest search for water, after thorough investigation, abandoned the San Carlos reservoir. The following simple and effective reasons were given in the official report of Louis C. Hill, supervising engineer:
 l. The depth of bedrock is too great.
 ,. The character of the damsite is bad, as fault occurs at this point.
 3. The dip of the strata is in the wrong di- rection.
 4. The amount of silt carried by the Gila river is so great that the reservoir built at feasible height would be filled up within req sOnably short time.
 3. The cost per acre for project based on this reservoir would be too great to make the project feasible.
 Five very solid and apparently good reasons why the dam cannot be made a success Mr.