The Parker post., 1912-07-27
MEETING WAS
HARMONIOUS
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Or
CANNED AND INITIAL STEPS
TAKEN TO FORM NEW IRRIGA-
TON DISTRICT.


adjourned meeting of the PalC
Verde Valley Mutual Improvement AS
sociation was held in Los Angeles
last Saturday, July 20, the meeting be
ing called to order by H. M. Fraser
temporary chairman.
The committee on bylaws present
ed a copy of bylaws for adoption
which were read, and after consider
able discussion a number of amend
ments were adopted.
1t was decided that the Officers
elected at this time should hold of
flee only until October, at which timt
there will be a mass meeting hell
at Blythe and permanent officers cleo
ted.
elected president, E. F. Williams o.
Blythe, first vice president, E
w. Hamaker of Los Angeles, second
vice president, Walter Gum of Los
Angeles, secretary, the Palo Verde
Valley bank, treasurer, and Rober
Stevenson, sergeant at arms.
The following board of director.
was put i'm nomination and received
the following votes, five to be cleo
ted: Frank Drake of Los Angeles
SO, H. NJ Fraser of Los Angeles sc
w. P. Bodkin of Neighbours 81 H
G. Downes of Blythe 80, Geo. w. Kel
sey of Blythe 40, ]. S. ReeS of Blythe
48, j. B. Hart of Los Angeles SO
Joe DeF'rain of Blythe 48, J. E
Neighbours of Los Angeles 90 Thus
making the executive committee con
sist of the following members: Robt
Furlong, E. F. Williams, E. w. Ha
maker, Walter Quinn, Frank Drake
H. M. Fraser, ]. S. lRees, J. B. Han
and Joseph DeFrain.
To clearly express the sentimen
of the Palo Verde Mutual Water Co.
and also the Palo Verde Land & Wa
ter company, A. L. Hobson, a large
stakeholder in both companies, said
Having been one of the origina
pioneers and organizers of the Pale
Verde valley, l am glad to make this
statement to you. The Mutual Wa
ter company is composed of about
200 stockholders and no one lis ALL
thOrized to speak for them, but d.
this meeting appoints committee,
feel sure uhe Mutual Water company
will be glad to consult with the com
mittee and work out anything for the
betterment of the valley.
In regard to the Land e Water
company it also has had no meeting
but feel safe in saying it will he
glad to meet any committee appoint
ed by this organization. We arc
tired of financing the Mutual Water
company and would like to be reIiev
ed of that burden. | thank you fol
your attention.
Several interesting and instructive
reports were presented by inveStigat
ing committees; also a report of the
mass meeting at Blythe held las
Tuesday, July 16.
The purpose of this organization l.
to promote general harmony and pro
gress in the valley and as the watc
question lis now the leading issue tbs
executive committee will take i'm
mediate steps ito make a thorough in
vestigatiOn of the various means by
which a settlement may be brought
about and report at a meeting to be
called i'm Blythe as soon as some de
finite information may be secured.
The committee was also instructed
to meet with the Mutual Water com.
pany and try and arrange some set
Element with that company, or, rather
to confer regarding a settlement
Over $50 were present and the best
of good feeling prevailed and with
one accord were in favor of reorgan-
ization along some lines, and the
meeting that will be called later at
Blythe will be a hummer.
Everybody get busy and study the
matter carefully for there are many
things to be solved and the proper
solution can only be determined by
careful consideration