The Parker post., 1912-06-08
NO STEAL in
BRENNAN BILL
SAYS SENATOR WORSLEY AFTER
RIGID INVESTIGATION.
Opponents Before Senate Commit
tee Could Not Prove Charg-
es of Crookedness.

State Senator A. A. WOrsley has
issued a public statement relative to
the charges by certain parties to the
passage by the Legislature of Repre-
sentative r. NJ Dreman's bill apply
ing the provisions of the Carey ACT
to Arizona.
Senator Worsley's statement shows
that the senate made rigid examina-
allegations made by the opponents ito
the bill, and i'm every instance these
We're disproved. The persons who
thing crooked were called before the
senate committee and upon being ask
ed by the chairman If they could
give one fact upon which to base an
argument, replied that they could
not.
The names of two parties, Frank
W. Overs of Coronado, CAL, and J.
P. Scanlon of Greeley, Colo, were
given the senate committee as the
ones who were back of the OppOsi-
tion to the bill AS these parties are
non-residents of Arizona and We're Op.
posing the BRENNAN bill simply be-
cause they have some PERSONAL griev-
ance against the promoters of the
,Treeley-Arizona Irrigation company,
their protests, after investigation,
had no weight.
The following is Senator Wors-
Ley's statement i'm full, except the
telegrams he received from Messrs.
Scanlon and Overs, which do not
contain any reasons why the state
Jf Arizona should not adopt a Carey
land law, but they do state THAT the
Greeley company has no vested right
here, therefore making all OF their
opposition to the brennan bill ,thrOugh
Phoenix socialists, rather silly:
Prior to the passage of House bill
No. &. which lis the Carey land
bill. it was rumored about that there
would be a big steal and that the
Gllggenheims and the Greeley Ari-
zona Irrigation company would steal
millions of dollars if the Legislature
adopted THE Carey act and the dis
trict irrigation bill After this bill
passed the house, | was cautioned by
members of the lower house that
they Thought they had made a mis-
take and that they heard that there
was steal connected with this bill
| at once for myself and ON behalf
of various senators who entrusted
me, set about to make a thorough
investigation SO that We might make
no mistake | wired at my own eX-
pense to Washington and got copie,
of all bills introduced i'm congress
including the Omnibus bill. and ON
down to the present date | got all
the data and information that seem
ed possible to get, and COULD find no
reason why the Legislature of Ari-
ZOna should not pass the bill, and
could see no reason why the legisla-
ture of the state of Arizona should
act as a dog in the manager and re-
fuse to enact such Legislation aG
would permit the resources of the
state TO be opened up and irrigation
projects like this from being built
and developed. | had heard the var
iouS ruUmOrs and was cautioned to
look out. Two days prior to tbs
time when this bill would come UP
for passage in the senate, | called in
to the committee room in the senate
those persons who claimed to know
that there was something crooked and
a:ked them if they could give aus one
fact upon which to base an argument
and they said they could not
Following the adoption of the
Carey act and the District Irrigation
bill the Legislature of the state of
Arizona passed joint resolution in
forming congress of our action and
a.king congress to confer no special
privilege on any corporation or syn
dictate of men, and asked congress
not to confirm any proposition sub
mitted by any one, and especially
mentioned the Greeley4Arizona Irri-
cation company In reply the fol
lowing telegram from Senator Ash
urSt:
Washington, ID. c., May Both
Hon. A. A. Worsley, Phoenix,
Arizona. You may be assured
neither Greeley Arizona Irrigation