Arizona republican., 1910-04-05

The above is the substance of what was accomplished al one of the largest meeting of the shareholders Of the Tempe canal yesterday afternoon shat has been held in long time.
 The meeting was held primarily for the purpose of considering in a body, the recent water decision. the drain age of certain parts of the lands under the Tempe canal and the discussion of such other matters as might come up. Though it was not officially stated in the call that there would be any
 reservoir" talk. it becamcs generally understood that that would he one Of the important topics under consider alton.
 The Decree.
 The discussion of the decree did not occupy a great deal Of time. It seem cd to be the general consesus of opin- ion that Tempe had emerged from the smoke of the battle in very good shap pc. It avs shown that the cost of the suit to the Tempe shareholders had been at the rate of about stS per share. which amount does not include all Of the court costs They. however. arc Ipl d r-l'Gl utft anu lDt pany win he called upon to pay but about onc-sixteenth of their total
 Dwight E. Heard took occasion at this point to move that vote of thanks De extended to the directors and attorney for the able manner in which they had conducted the suit. The motion carried unanimously.
 No Appeal.
 The opinion of Attorney Woolf was asked as to whether or not he thought it advisable 10 perfect the appeal to the supreme court that had been filed. Mir. Woolf spoke at some length and gaHe it .as his opinion that the best thing the Tempe canal company could do would be to let the matter rest and not further push the appeal from the present decree. There appeared to bc no opposition to this and the matter was so permitted to rest. It is under stood that the firm Of Anderson & Anderson of Los Angeles. who together with Mir Woolf were the attorneys for the company in the suit. concluded their contract with the company when the recent decree was rendered.
 Drainage.
 The subject of drainage paved the way for a far more important matter that of signing up in the reservoir but itswill be considered in due time.
 In reply to questions. President Jones stated that between ten and twelve. thousand acres of land under the Tempe system either now require or will-rctrfiire ere long. drainage s.f ( meeting Of the company. called for the purpose Of considering drainage alone, committee was appointed and the verbal report of this committee was called for at that point. Chairman C. NJ. Mullen related at length just what the committee had accomplished to that time. though he added the time had been insufficient for supplying as many facts and figures as he felt were required. His suggestion was that ditch or as many as might he needed. con- structed through the lands requir- ing drainage to the river. running north and south. It was his opinion, and he voiced the sentiment of the commlttee. that such a ditch or series ps NitNbNcf oObh 'ti'ttiniI. the land necessary. The discussion that followed precipitated. in meas ure, the reservoir argument. though it was not until after the motion above stated was made. that the real out burst of oratory pro and con devel-' oped.
 There was some opposition evident to this method of drainage: several of the stockholders advocating system of drainage by the method of pumps. government power being used. In or der to better accomplish this end. it is suggested that Tempe so into the reservoir. provided some reasonable terms could be decided upon. Mr. Heard. who spoke in favor "f this method of proceedure. said that be felt