Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1911-12-28
Different Water Users Associations
 To Form Federation; Political Power

nation Act, approved June IT, 1902, so as to permit the repayment to the reclamation fund of the cost of any project, by the land owners under 1t in annual installments not to exceed twenty such installments, to be in equal or graduated amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of the h. terior
 We believe that homestead entry men upon lands to be irrigated under any reclamation project should re- ceive patents on making final proof as required by the reclamation act, upon payment of such charges apportioned against such tracts as may then be due, under such regulations as will i safeguard the collection of the re- maining charges apportioned against such entries.
 We believe that full understanding of the plans, progress and cost of ir- rigation works on the part of the wat CT users associations will promote good will and harmony between the representatives of the governmnt and the water users.
 To that end, we believe that con- plete plans and specifications of any work contemplated on any project should be delivered to the Project Water Users Association, or Associa- tions, before the work contemplated in any such plan or specification is begun.
 We believe that quarterly itemized reports of charges and expenditures under any irrigation project should be furnished to the governing authorities of the Project Water Users Associa- tion under such project.
 The following are the subjects pro- posed to be discussed at the first meeting of the Federated Water Us CTS Association:
 1. The homcsteader io be given an absolute title as soon as cultivation and residence provisions of law are
 complied with Covered by recon mendations at recent conference
 2. The three-year homestead law. 8. Recognition on the part of the
 water users in the matter of eXpenGi- lures. (covered by resolution at conference).
 4. The question of competency of
 the engineers, and better service gen.
 orally from the Reclamation Service. 5. As to whether proceeds from the } sale of government town lots shall be
 applied locally or turned into the gen. eral reclamation fund. 6. The more liberal terms in the x way of payments be granted the water l users.
 v 2. The enactment of adequate laws f protecting the water users in the own. - ership of all canals, reservoirs, power r sites, water-rights, and other proper n ties and resources acquired under the
 reclamation act.
 ,- &. A plan by which individual wat j. CT users may be granted relief in emer V gencies through the local association f in the way of extension of time Ol }, payments.
 d g. That every govern ment irriga r rion project affected adversely 3S
 seepage conditions, be provided witt
 adequate and timely drainage facili
 ties.
 )- 10. That with the approval of th'
 board of directors of the project Wate
 Users Association, the secretary 0 IS the interior may extend time of pay
 ment of construction and mainte If nance charges for not to exceed o'i e year at any one time adding interes h. at a reasonable rate per annum ol H. all such deferred payments. q II. That the reclamation act be S ar amended that the secretary of the il ,e terior may, upon petition, turn over t ,e the local water users association tn g. management of any completed proje: :t
 CT portion thereof, upon payment 0 m the first installment of constructio ,,- charges for the major portion of tn