The Parker post., 1913-03-15
FAVOR STATE
RECLAMATION
RIVER REGULATION COMMISSION
HOLDS MEETING AT PHOENIX
AND REPORTS TO GOVERNOR
HUNT.

An official river regulation com
mission of seven members, the
amendment of the constitution
to permit bond issues and the pass
age Of the state reclamation depart
ment bill, now pending in the senate,
are the recommendations of the
special commission appointed some
weeks ago to consider the conserva-
tion OF the water resources of Ari-
zOna
A meeting of the commission was
held Sunday and another Monday at
Phoenix. Five of the six members
were present, the only absent one be-
ing E. P. Grindell of Douglas. Harry
Welsh, Phoenix; Earl B. Smith. Yu-
ma; Malcalm Fraser, Prescott; R. C.
Saufley, Parker, and J. F. Brown,
Casa Grande, signed the report which
follows:
Hon. Geo. w. P. Hunt, Governor of
Arizona, State House.
Sir: Your commission, appointed
February 8. 1913, charged with the
duty of framing and presenting rec
concentrations for conserving the nat
ural water resources of Arizona. re-
port that, acting on your instructions,
the commission met, and hereby re-
| spectfully report as follows:
First We suggest the creation of
commission to be composed of
seven Pembers, as f,ulews: The
gcsernorN of Ar1Aafa the state engi-
neer, the 'alector of agricultural ex-
pertinent station, and four commits
sioners to be appointed by the gov
ernor from different parts of the
state at large. The duties of the com
mission in general to be:
(a) Cooperation with federal gov
ernment with a view to furthering
the objects sought in the Newlands
gress
(b) To cooperate with similar
commissions in California, Colorado,
Utah, New Mexico and other western
states.
(c) To secure the highest practi-
cal development of the water re-
sources of the state, the protection
of watersheds, and the due advance
ment Of agriculture by means of irri-
CATION
Second: The commission has care
fully considered senate bill 81,
proposed act to provide for the re-
clamatiOn of arid. semi-arid and
other lands in the state, and has re-
commended certain changes therein
The commission believes that the
creation Of river regulation COM
mission as suggested by your excel
leney, is covered by the bill referred
to, Whcih calls for the appointment
Of reclamation commission
Senate bill 81, with our suggested
amendments, is hereby commended
to the favorable consideration of the
third session of the state legislature,
and We recommend it's enactment in
to Law; We further recommend an
amendment to the constitution pro-
viding for the issuance of state
reclamation bonds to the amount of
twenty million dollars ($2O, 200, ,00O),
o carry out the provisions of said
bill
We recommend that the said state
legislature rlrmOrialiZe congress in
favor of the passage of the Newlands
river regulation bill
Third: Your commission finally
advf ates that you, as governor of
Arizona, call a meeting at an early
late, of all commissions interested
il reclamation in the WESTERN states;
the purpose of the meeting to be the
securing of uniformity of state laws
relating to irrigation and colser CO.
operation between different states on
irrigation matters.
Very respectfully submitted.
HARRY WEIGH,
Phoenix, Arizona
EARL B. SMITH,
Yuma, Arizona.
MALCOLM FRASER,
Prescott Arizona.
r. c. SAUFLEY,
Parker, Arizona.
J. F. BROWN,
Casa Grande, Arizona.
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.