Arizona republican., 1912-08-02
Contract Between Reclama- tion Service and Inspi- ration Copper Go.
 Is Ratified
GOES TO FISHER
 FOR SIGNATURE
It's Fulfillment Means a Revenue of About $400,OO0 a Year to
 the Project

The board of governors of the water users association met yesterday and after considering the proposed contract between the reclamation service and the Inspiration Copper company for the delivery of power from Roosevelt. approved the agreement. and sent it back to the secretary of the interior for his final ratification. and his sig nature
 The agreement provides that the Miami company may also secure use of power together with the plants of the Inspiration company two miles to the east. and not far from Globe. When both plants are working, the maximum load will be 11.0OO kilowatts As pro- Vided in the contract, the company must use 5000 kilowatts the first 215 years. the next year. they must take 33 per cent of the maximum. and after the 215 year period is over, the entire load will be utilized.
 At $50 per horsepower. the income from tine use of power will be at least S350 a cay from the first. after the first three years over S7O0 and when the maximum load is being used, about S1o00 every twenty four hours. This income will. of course. be applied ;li rectIy toward paying for the project, and as d help to the farmers who bear the debt to the government, the most advantageous contract will provide a tfoo CT to be used is every watt, extra and above that contracted for to supply municipalities and irrigation pumping stations throughout the valley. The term of agreement is ten years.
 still another feature that makes the contract a most favorable one to par ties interested in the Salt River valley project. is the fact that the copper companies will bear all the expense of building the power transmission line from Roosevelt to Wheatfields and Mi ami while the plans by which con struCtion is to be governed are drawn by the reclamation officials to insure uniformity with other lines, and the most up to date and efficient mater ialS
 The approximate 38 miles between Roosevelt and Globe is a stretch of country most favOrably laid out for the line No great difficulties will be met in setting the big steel posts. Inn mediateIy upon the completion of the line, the mining company will start using it's 2,OOO kilowatts. It is not def initeIy known just how soon the work will be finished. or it's full cost, but there is no doubt, construction will be rushed.
 The contract is so ingeniously wOrd- ed. that all existing agreements may he filled before the power is available for delivery to the Miami and Inspira- tion companies. As the power is on hand. tn mining companies must take it. but the reclamation service is sing uIarIy free from hampering of any kind in fulfilling their part of the pact.
 Existing agreements dispose of 5000 kilowatts city contracts and those with pumping plants in various parts of the project are to be supplied their full quota of power. above this is reserve of 500 hilowatts and all above that amount may be considered surplus and aTDlied or the new contract.
 
 to let contracts for constructing the power line and buying the proper ma chinerv to handle the juice. Right now there is place at the mines for all the 5000 kilowatts mentioned in the con- tract as the preliminary need of the company still more preparations tC handle Inc power, is the agreement o the Inspiration people to build an aux Hilary steam power plant at the mine for use when the Roosevelt station i' not in use and the valley stations de irving power from the canals canno make up the surplus demanded. IT case the reclamation service ever fails to get the full amount of power to i'll it's first need contracts. they can buy power from the Inspiration company at a small percentage over actual cost There is little likelihood that the min' plant will ever have to be called upon for the canal stations now built, car generate 5000 kilowatts and there ar' several excellent sites along the rive above Granite Reef that can be uset to develop a great deal more power.
 This contract in question is tha which was. placed before the secretar. of the interior some time ago for hi approval He sent it to Cnairmal Graham of the congressional fnVesti gation committed then inspecting ex penditures in the department. Bu Graham was out of sight among tn politics then raging in his home dls trict. and he couldn't be found. Tn fact that Secretary Fisher has returne' the form with the request to pu 1t be for the board of governors, is taken an indication that MT. Graham ha been found and all difficulties Tn tn way smOothed over. According | President Orme and Secretary Van de Veer of the water users it is practi cally assured that Fisher will put hl name to the document.
 If he does make his mark in the mex week or SO. the companies will get to