Arizona republican., 1913-06-03
FARMERS WILL VOTE IN LANES
 PROPOSITIONS
Three Important Matters Up on Maintenance and Quotation The Election Has Been Called for July &

Whether or nc, the Water Users as sociation shall take over the operation and ma-utcnance of the system under sne urosrecJix, permission of Socrr- t.I-- Lane to do So--is to be voted lp ou at d special election to rc held Un-
 f.r calI ae the board of governors July > 1412 Although the secretary of the interior has not vet said he will turn .y,r the operation and maintenance divisions of the salt River project to rHe water usCr~-or vet any part of 1t. it was taken for granted yesterday that he would have the power to do and would do aS Inc promised President Orme in Washm-ton. that he would araduaIr give the administration of lhe distributing system into the hands of the farmers. As the farm CTS NlN ultimately take possession of tne project. it is believed to be well f.r them to have a hand in the admin i-tr4tor If affairs if for no other req son than to train themselves in the duties Py turning over a part of the system at a time. the great confusion and expense ot Changing over at one -irr will be avoided. One lateral system. then the feed canals and lat erals clear up to Granite Reef will be given over to tho association for man agemcut. and in this way the change or administration will be gradual and
 The eovcrrors are confident that NIr- Lane 1.iu have granted tn- requests of tho faln.ls il time for them t' de- clare taair intention Cf accepting tl.c obligation. The second of the sf"a~ nc -e~sars to taking over the opera ti.n and Uliureuance department talk cn ye--erlaE, uh1r the board of gov- crnor= and the council agreed by more than the legal two thirds vote to put the question up to the stockholders. The first ~toD was securing the per mission of the secretary and the third will be getting the farmers themselves to accept.
 There will be three things for the water users to vote Upou-two preuos- cd amerdnents to the articles of in- corporation end the matter of taking over the maintenance and operation of tho project. The two amendments Were approved bv tho secretary with some slight changes. and provide as follows. that the water users assccia- 5i.n may sell power for com1ercieI purposes, and that the association can levy q higher rate If assessment against lands under a lift system of pumping than against those served by gravity water. The clause as it origi- nallv read made the extra assessment leviable against all lands receiving pumped water. but Secretary Lane with a thorough knowledge of the con ditions in the valley gleaned from re- ports and the hearings inserted q word or two which confined the extra charge to highline lands The water Ueers in the Hishline canal have un- dcrstood all along they must pay more for their water than those who receive gravity service. and this amendment i- simply to permit the association collecting the additional tax when it finally takes over the project in it's en- tirety. The Highline people already have agreed with the reclamation service on the extra charge and are now paying their larger assessment. Another clause in the second amend ment provides for taxing all lands for which water is available the minimum of s110 per acre for each minimum acre service whether they take it or not. The imposition of this rule will mark the end of over two years agi- tation on the subject
 Orme's Optimistic Report
 At a joint session of the board and