Arizona republican., 1910-07-15
The following letter is self-explana

| The following letter is self-explana tory:
 Department of the Interio-, United
 States Reclamation Service
 ''R. I. No. 4, July 7, 1910 Salt River Valley Water Users As
 sociation, Phoenix, Arizona:
 "Gentlemen-I beg to acknowledge receipt of your recent letter asking for a statement as to the horsepower which may be developed at the three plants to be constructed by you and the probable returns from them.
 The power house at Arizona Falls is to be equipped with new wheels and generators which will develop from 500 to 700 horsepower, depending upon the demand for water for irrigation
 "The power plant at the south end of the new cross-cut will be capable of furnishing 5000 horsepower, and even during the season of least use of water for irrigation will develop 300 horsepower.
 The power plant at the drop from the South canal into the Consolidated will have a capacity of 2,500 horse power and even with the minimum de- mand for water for irrigation will de- liver about 1000 horsepower
 Including the power developed at Roosevelt. some 5000 horsepower, this makes a total capacity of about 1S000 horsepower, and probable minimum of 5000 horsepower The Indians are to be served with not more than 1000 horsepower when needed for pumping
 Wells and drainage will probably r,at faly f,,v- horsepower additional. or total maxi mum demand of $500 horsepower for pumping. This maximum usually comes at the time of maximum demand for water for irrigation. and hence at time when the/power is at d maxi mum.
 This leaves as a most conservative estimate not less than $500 horsepower for sale. Part of this will be sold to consumers on twenty-four hour day basis and part on a ten hour basis
 Making due allowances for this and for the cost of operation. maintenance and depreciation, there should remain net income of at least s2O0, 900 per year. This net revenue will be cred it to the project and will reduce the yearly construction and operation charges by about s1 per acre per year After the project is paid for there should be no assessment needed for maintenance and operation.
 Judging from applications now OF file there should be no trouble exper- enced in disposing of much more than this amount of power
 Very truly yours,
 (Signed) LOUIS C. HILL,
 Supervising Engineer. U. $. R. S''
 Owners or occupants of land which may be eventually excluded from re- ceiving the benefits of the reservoir, although now subject to the obligations of the association. will have refunded to them whatever amount of this spe- cial assessment they may have paid. such assurance to be included in the formal resolution levying the assess ment
 Attention is called to the fact that unless this proposition is favorably acted upon the project may be off cially opened this fall and the full con- struction charges assessed of $450 an acre. each year for ten years. begin ming January 1st next. If the plan Is adopted these payments will be de- ferrcd for two years, and will then be reduced by the credit of the power income as shown in MT. Hill's letter
 The articles require a two-thirds vote to ratify a proposition providing for the expenditure of more than S5O,- O00 in any year. It is urgently de- sired that d full expression be given at the polls of the judgment of the shareholders.
 The polls will be open at the usual places, as advertised in the Arizona Gazette. from to , o'clock next Thursday, July 21, 1910.
 Respectfully,
 CHAS. A. VAN DER VEER,
 Secretary.