Arizona republican., 1912-05-03
CALLAWAY IS QUITE FRANK
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ioI UcluS caught when you are dSIeep, and see to it that you are not caught again"
 Mir. Hcnsley said:
 When we left Washington we had a three weeks leave of absence grant ed by congress in which to investi- gate the expenditures of the interior department in this section. As the matter stands now it vii be impossi- Die for Us to get back to Washington within the limit of that time. and if We leave tonight which We will try to do We cannot get there before Monday. We believe that during the tune We have been here looking into the matters that concern you so close lY We have obtained a good working idea of the situation and a good un- derstanding of conditions Any evi- dence that may be introduced here from this on will doubtless be cumula- tive and will just exhaust further time without accomplishing any more than has already been accomplished
 The fact that these hearings will be concl1ded this afternoon does not mean tha this committees work upon this matter has been finished, but it means taat hereafter the committee shifts tlp scene of it's activities to Washington. where more evidence will be heard possibly the contractor WiD be summoned, as well as others. to ap- pear befsre the committee.
 'When I first came down here I was not taken with the idea of an eS$ tension tf time. but since this investi- gation has been in progress I have be- come thoroughly impressed with the situation and 1 do believe that to en- force the payment to the government within tie n-year>period as provided by the exclamation act will be q hard ship upsn you Therefore I shall earn estly and without ceasing cooperate with tie people here 10 get sufficient additional time for you to pay for this Withou. making the payment hard ship upon you.
 T want to take this opportunity to thank you both in a personal and off cial capacity for the many courte8ies you have extended to me while I have been With you. l have enjoyed being with ypu. You have been most kind and nI1st consdcrate. and in leaving you ths time I will do so with the in- tentiol of working so as 10 show you of my appreciation both of your kind nesses and of your needs
 Congressman Hanna's remarks wer7 as felIows:
 "AE personal belief is that possibly .I, t1ly f.l- lowiig the passage of the reclamation act in opening up too many of these irrigation projects without first mak- ing n test of one and then threshing out the difficulties that are now be- ing encountered everywhere in the west
 As l said before, I am somewhat acquainted with all the projects, and there is not one that does not bid fair Co cost from twice to three times as much as the original estimates that were made. It has been plainly shown that you are not responsible for the increase of the cost, and I do not think that you should be held to q hard and fast payment of the cost of the pro ject within the time provided in the reclamation act 1 believe that some system ought to be arranged, anu doubtless will be arranged. whereby the hardship will be removed, whereby you can pay for this project without injury to yourself You must know that in congress the eastern repreaen- tatives are very strong both in mum bers and influence. and when we go back to Washington and make our re- port on this matter we must suggest something to ameleOrate this condl- ton out here that will be satisfactory to ,he eastern men"
 The committee plainly indicated tha the extravaganza that has character izeI the administration of affairs Tn the salt river project is no exception to the rule. Tn other irrigated dls- tricts. they declared there are the same complaints as here. Nearly al ways, they said the cost has lar eN- cecded the first estimates.
 4 number of farmers were the last witnesses. They told of their eNpen- ences in their relations with the ser vice and testified to the eXtraVagahce that has been displayed in the canal work and of the poor quality of much of if one of them told of concrete bridge which, he said, has been de- stroyad and replaced three times and is still unsatisfactory. The testimony of these farmers indicated that the most wanton extravaganza and Fhe most unbelievable incompetency have been the rule.
 All the members of the com mittee left last night for Wash jngton. Judge Burch also Iei' at the same time. While here the con- gressmen and the representatives or the department of justice were enter tained at the Adams hotel. They ex~ uressed themselves as delighted with the service and accommodations and said that fey of the large cites nave hotels equipped with the spiendid la ciIities that CharaCtcriZc5 the Adams.