Arizona republican., 1910-06-17
Action Taken By Board Of
 Governors of W. J. \. FULL TEXT OF CONTRACT
President Orme Failed to Arrive But Board Was Furnished By Reclama- tion Service With Copy of Approved Document

John P Orme, president of the wa ter users association, failed to return home yesterday morning as expected, but the board of governors was able (. fortunately to hold its meeting any how for acting on the agreement re- gently approved by Secretary Bailin- ger. A copy of the agreement as ap- proved by the secretary had been for- warded to the reclamation offices here and was turned over to the board when it convened yesterday morning. It is quite complimentary to C. $. Whitbeck to note that his draft of the agree ment was changed merely by the elim- ination of one word in the first line, which in no respect changed the terms of the agreement.
 The board read the agreement and approved it unanimously. IL will now be referred to the council of the asso- ciation which will meet on Saturday. The board of governors will meet again on Monday and if the agreement has been approved by the council the board will call an election and submit 1t to the voters of the association. If on the canvassing of the vote. the issue is found to have carried the board and ! council will instruct its officers to sign the agreement and forward it to Washington for the signature of the 1 secretary.
 In the absence of the president yes terday, the session of the board of governors was presided over by Vice President George D. Christy. The full text of the agreement is as follows:
 This agreement made and entered into this ...... day of ............ 1910, by and between the United States of America. acting in this be- half by the secretary of the interior. of the first part, and the Salt River Valley Water Uusers' association, corporation duly organized and eS- isting by virtue of the laws of the territory of Arizona, hereinafter des- ignated and referred to as the "Asso- citation" of the second part.
 Witnesseth: Whereas, in pursuance of an act Of congress entitled An act appropriating the receipts from the sale and disposal of public lands in certain states and territories to the construction of irrigation works for the reclamation of arid lands" ap- proved June r. 1902 (32 Stat. 3SS), known as the Reclamation Act, the United States is engaged in the build- ing of certain irrigation works on. across and along Salt river. in Ari- zona territory, commonly designated and described as the Salt River Prof. ect, for the purpose of affording an adequate supply of water for the irri- gation of a large area of lands in the Salt River valley which are naturally arid and unproductive;
 ] And whereas, in the construction of said works, the United States has contemplated a general irrigation sys- tenn comprising a storage reservoir, diversion dam with distributing ca nals and ditches, and as a part of the general plan the installation of power plants for the generation of electrical energy to be used in pump ing water for irrigation, as well as to drain lands Of water which may need said service, and for the sale of such surplus power as may be de- veloped in connection herewith;
 And whereas. the diversion dam Cat Granite Reef) and a considerable DOT tion of the distributing system of the said project have been constructed and the impounding dam tat Roose- velt) is now nearing completion:
 And whereas. it is believed to be in the interest of economy of con- struction and maintenance of said ir- rigation works and of efficiency in their operation that in completing the remainder of the distributing system the Grand canal (owned by the Unit ed States) be enlarged and extended to connect with new cross-cut from the Arizona canal which should be constructed in order to utilize the water fall now wasted in the present crOss-cut and to carry the larger amount of water now required, and that power plant should be built here and at several other points where electrical energy can be developed for the use of the project:
 And whereas, the shareholders and constituent members of the Salt River Valley Water Users association must be, under the provisions of its articles of incorporation. the owners of lands or occupants of public lands having initiated a right to acquire the same, within the territory described in Ar ticle " of said articles of incorpora- ton or within such extension thereof as may be made from time to time as provided in said articles;
 And whereas. by agreement between the secretary of the interior. acting on behalf of the United States, and the Salt River Valley Water Users association, only those who are or may become members of said asso- citation, may be accepted as appli- cants for rights to the use of water impounded. developed. or the supply of which is or may be regulated or controlled by said proposed irriga- tion works;
 And whereas. the officers and mem bers of said association, realizing that sufficient money is not now available