Arizona republican., 1911-11-14
WATER USERS
CONFERENCE
Joint Session Of Governors
and Council
PROPOSED CHANGE OF LAWS
Relief Measure for Home
steaders Broadened But
Jeapordized. Association
VIII be Represented in
Salt Lake Convention.

Yesterday was a day of delibera-
ton and conference. for the members
Of the board Of governors and council
OF the Salt River Valley Water Users
association. There was Joint meet
ing of the two bodies lasting aH the
forenoon and part Of the afternoon.
and thereafter there was a separate
meeting of the council 1t was q
little like old times when the chief
occupation of the valley farmer was
coming To town TO fight about his
water, only that yesterdays work was
not acrimonious enough to be called
fight. Most Of ii was tameIy har-
monious- y new step was taken in
the matter Of furnishing water to
homesteaders, concerning which there
was difference Of opinion, and which
in the nature of things must be pass
ed along to Washington for final ac-
ton
The Joint meeting of the council and
board Of governors was presided over
by President John p Orme. The
meeting had been called to consider
the advisability of sending delegates
To convention 10 be held in Salt
Lake City January .. for the purpose
OF organizing national association
Of water users associations. This
movement it seems has had rather a
iltful career. II would seem that
there is growing need for such an
organization, and Yet for some years
efforts have been made annually To
bring it into being, on the occasion
of the annual meeting Of the National
Irrigation congress. but thus far the
movement has not matured The pres
ent undertaking originated under the
klamath Falls, Oregon. project the
secretary of the Klamath association
sending out the call for the Salt
Lake meeting. CuriOusly enough
there seems to be division of senti-
ment. even in Klamath, for more re-
Gently letters have been received from
the president Of the Klamath associa-
ton. urging that delegates he sent on
similar mission, to attend the ses-
sion Of the Irrigation congress in Chi
cago. indicating that the earlier move
ment for organizing the associations
is To be rejuVenated there
All this is mentioned only for the
edfication of those interested in what
might he called water politics. or
the phenomena of the irrigation ma
chine in the United States The
Joint session representing the Salt
River project, decided yesterday to
cast its influence with the Salt Lake
meeting. this being without prejudice
against any similar efforts in Chi
cago. The usefulness of such an
organization is quite apparent. There
viii be many questions arising from
time to time Of great concern to water
users, and in respect Of them those
under all the projects will be SINH
larly situated. as all deal with the
government under the national recla-
nation law. When something is very
much needed. as for instance the ex-
tension of time on payment of pro-
iect cost, the cooperation of all the
projects will be more effective and
result in a great saving of time.
The s r V W. L. A believes that
more can be accomplished by an asso-
citation that shall hold its meetings
apart from those of the Irrigation
congress which is such an oversha-
downing event. II is hoped Of course
that the Irrigation congress will lend
its influence to a proper solution Of
such questions as may be brought to
the fore by a national association of
water users associations.
There is no limit to the number of
delegates that an individual associa-
ton may send to the Salt Lake meet
ing. and the larger the delegation the
better all will be pleased. Each as
sociation however will be limited to
one vote no matter how many dele
gates are present. A motion passed
the joint meeting yesterday that a
committee be appointed consisting Of
the president, J. p. Orme the chair
man of the council, ID. p. Jones. six
members of the council and three
members of the board of governors,
To define a policy the representatives
Of the association are to follow in
the Salt Lake conference. H NJ
Welborn, L. E. Graham, p T. Hur-
ley, w. J. Murphy. w. \. Mcdonald
and Bert Wingar were appointed from
the council. and DR.. f. w. Wilbur. H
]. Hanson and DIR. H II. Stone, from
the board of governors.
The council then held a separate