Arizona republican., 1911-05-02
ANNUAL REPORT OF
 sECRE ETARY W. J. 4.
A Document Of Interest to All Mem
 bers of the Association.

Herewith is printed the report Of the secretary Of the Water Users as sociation. presented yesterday to the board of governors at its annual meeting, an account of which is given elsewhere. It is a concise and illu- minating review of the work of the association during the past year and shows authoritatively the rapid in crease in its business.
 Gentlemen-In accordance with the custom of recent years. the following brief outline is presented of what has been accomplished by the association during the year just ended:
 The principal event of the year was the completion of the Roosevelt dam which was signaliZed by the visit and dedicatory address of the Honorable Theodore Roosevelt, an occurrence so recent as to need little more than mention here. To the practical water user. the most interesting fact in con nection with the reservoir is that the water behind the completed dam now equals 566.2l5 acre feet. or more than
 
 acreage nov in cultivation.
 Early in the year the proposition was taken up to utilize for the ben eft of the water users. and land owners. the hydro electric power pos sible of development in connection with the distributing system of the project Alter ratification by vote of over fifteen to one of the voting shareholders of the association. in August, 1910. an agreement was en- tered into with the secretary of the interior whereby the date for opening the project was deferred two years This was in consideration of the as sociation assessing it's shareholders during the two years for a total amount of S90O.G00. which sum is to be spent for installing the power plants and the building of several miles of canals. including the new crosscut to make available a large amount of power In order to get the quickest returns from the invest ment and utilize power possibilities already available, it was decided to first build the power plant on the South canal. east of Mesa. Contracts have been awarded by the association for the turbine wheels and electrical machinery for this plant, which will be installed within few months. and be ready for operation. Mean while plans are being made for the machinery for power station at the Arizona falls and the survey for the extension of the Grand canal to the New crosscut is being located for the next piece of this special work to be commenced.
 Four months ago a contract was awarded olsen X company for the new administration building which is planned to house the offices of the association and those of the reclama tion service Although a month re- mains of the contract time in which it was to be completed. the building is ready for occupancy within a week. and will be completed in one hun dred instead Of one hundred and twenty days, as agreed upon. The saving of rent paying will begin that much sooner than expected The building speaks for itself. and it Is hoped its continued use VIII justify it's undertaking not only as their of 1lCldl put as the meet ing place for water users and all their kindred organizations as well as their families for whom accommodations have been provided.
 The council has held six sessions during the year for the transaction of important business of the legisla- tive branch of the association At one of these sessions the bylaws were amended making a change in the time of the annual assessments which now fall due in November and May in stead of September and March as formerly. There have been during the year twenty three meetings of the board of governors at which the at tendance has been of the whole board at nearly all the meetings
 There have been received and filed during the year just closed 234 new subscription contracts. ranging from one to one hundred and sixty acres each, and adding 1866 acres to the total now subscribed within the boun- diaries of the reservoir district Leav- ing out about 10000 acres west of New riverf subscribed in the early day of the Association. but which it is now known will not be served with water from the reservoir. there re- mains a grand total of over 200.000 acres in good standing in the Asso-