Arizona republican., 1910-05-03

food that can be ,digested with ease | even by invalids. Cottolene is recom
 mended by both physicians and notet I cooking experts as much more health
 ful and desirable cooking fat than lard 1 through all discouragements, at times so overwhelming that failure seemed Inevitable. Mir Fowler held steady hand and drove straight ahead. want, gentlemen. to pay this slight word Of tribute to Mir. Fowler and his work, on the eve of his sever ance of his official connection with the Salt River Valley Water Users l association.
 Mr. Powders Response. 1 Mir. Fowler said in part: The sup port that this board has given me 1 from the first has been enough 10 make any man proud. For seven years we have worked together and some of the men who are here present bave been working in connection with the president during most of these years Judge kibbey for seven years and other members of the board a number of years. Be that as it may the support of each member each year has been loyal and earnest. I want to thank one and all for their assistance and hope that my successor in this work may receive the same service and cooperation and that the results achieved in the coming years may be even greater than those in the past.
 This project has q splendid future. no other has the same: the eyes of the public are fixed on this project. as are those of the officials of the de partmenI IL is recognized as a pro- ject where so many problems have been solved with splendid energy.
 The officials in Washington realize that the responsibility of this board Of governors is greater responsibil- ity than that of any other board of governors Of water users associa- tion in existence. l am sure that you appreciate the responsibility which in solving the problems presents them selves to this association.
 Success go with you. success go with the Water Users association and success and development go on throughout the Salt River project. is my wish.
 That concluded the business of the retiring board of governors and it ad- journed sine die The next event was the initial session of
 Ire New Council.
 It was called to order by B. A. Fow- Ter whose term of office as president Of the association did not expire until noon. Twenty-six of the thirty mem bers of the council were present The election of chairman was the first order Of business. D. P. Jones, Henry Welborn and George R. Kay were placed in nomination. the latter by Henry Wilky al the suggestion of Mfr Welborn. The result of the vote was Jones F. Weiborn II and Kay . MT Kay had protested that he did not care for the office but his two sup porters had insisted and as AIr Vel his inteerst in MT. Kay he automati- cally committed official suicide
 pr. J. w Foss was reelected to the position of clerk.
 The first work of the new chairman was the appointment Of tine standing committee on bylaws, l.. E. Graham. John R. Bradshaw and w 4. Macdon- aid being named.
 Gordon Tweed moved that the sal. ary Of the legal adviser, which few weeks ago was reduced from 5000 to 5000. be placed at 5000. For the ben eft of those who do not know it is stat ed that the council fixes salaries while the board of governors names the Of ficiais to receive them. The chairman ruled that it was the province of the committee to report any desired changes in the bylaws. so he referred the matter of Mir. Tweed's motion to. the bylaws committee and the com mittee retired to deliberate.
 The report Of the bylaws committee was that the salary of the legal ad- tiser be left at 5000 as ii then was. and that the salary of the secretary be put on maximum and minimum basis; that is. that it should be no less than at present. $1500 per annum, but it might be raised as high as $500 If the board Of governors so desires.
 The report of the committee vas taken up in sections consideration being first given to the salary of the legal adviser. By a vote of l6 to l0I that section was rejected. A motion followed and was carried by q vote of l3 to II, instructing the committee to report bylaw making the salary of lhe legal adviser s2000. the same salary that has been paid since the or ganization of the association. Such a bylaw was reported and carried by q vote of r to 2. as follows: z
 .Ayes-J. ". Foss, G. W. Walters. R. w Wagoner, w. H. Wilky, H 1sea Greenhaw Jr., H. M. Welborn. l.. F. Graham, Geo R. Kay. Henry Hilbers. " H. Kay. s. j. Roach. A. q. Shoot. M D. Noyinger, F. T. Hurley, Gordon Tweed. William Crieghton. G. s. John son.
 Noes-J. R Bradshaw. w. F. Barry. George Vincent. A. A. Wood, D. r. Jones. w. A. Macdonald George C. Dorfnan, John l.. Anderson, w. A. Coffman.
 The report on the section placing the secretary's salary at from $500 to $500 was approved by a vote of ,24 to 2 The council then took up the letter to the secretary of the interior re- speeting the proposed assessing of the members of the association for the l raising of n fund to compiete the pow CT projects. build the Crosscut canal. afn rrl,.., latter nrepared b,.E a