Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1913-10-01
MOD|F led PLAN
BROACHED BY
COMPANY
WORK TO GO AHEAD WHEN
400 ACRES ARE SUB
SCRIBED BY PEOPLE OF
PRESCOTT.
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naming acreage. This committee
will report the result of its work
to the 10. mer senator tonight be
fore he leaves upon months bust
ness trip to the east.
Herbert ]. Wells. member of the
contracting firm OF Nancy Brothers
& Company OF Oklahoma City and
Boise, Idaho, swas present at last
nights session. Mr.. Wells declared
that he was prepared to break ground
tomorrow if given the order TO go
ahead The camp has been estab-
lished in the vicinity OF the pro-
posed dam Should the necessary
subscribers Tor the 400 acres be OBJ
tanned today il is assured that the
reclamation project will be put into
operation within the next week and
the Granite creek dam completed
within the next several months.
According to the former senator
the dam viii be completed and the
irrigation system of the first 5000
acres be in active operation by
July l, 1914 1t will be stipulated
in these contracts that payment IN
fun must be made for the 400
acres upon that date.
Mr.. Burton offered a suggestion
which appeared to meet with consid-
cradle favor He declared that if
there were some unable to carry an
entire forty acres that they unload
a portion OF it in ten acre lots
upon their friends.
F. P. Murphy, who turned the tide
OF popular sentiment in favor of
the project about month ago,
heartily endorsed the latest propo-
sition by the former senator. He
suggested the auto trip for this
afternoon.
The local subscribers will be given
first choice OF the selection OF the
land This morning the committee
in charge OF the subscriptions will
perform its work and it is, there
fore, more than likely that ma
jority OF the passengers this after
noon will be those who are among
the subscribers. Selections then
can be made this afternoon as
the land is already staked out
Dwelling upon the possible value
OF the lands after. the first 5000
acres were sold, the former senator
declared that the second lot would
go at not less than SIPS an acre
and that this figure was an es-
tablished fact at the present time.
Some difficulty has been expert
enced by the company in getting to-
gether with the City Council in
the matter OF flooding portion OF
the city ranch, the proposed location
of the reservoir Mr. Burton stated
emphatically that no move would
be made until this permission was
available, declaring that the com
pany did not propose to jeopardize
its project by dealing with this
matter in a careless manner.
The City Council will meet this
afternoon, at which time final de-
cision in the matter will be reached.
The bulk OF the statements last night
from the former senator and
Councilmen Heap. Whisman and
Head, who were present, appeared
TO indicate that satisfactory ar
rangement would be arrived at.
The report upon this matter will
also be delivered TO Nh Burton
by tonight
R. n Fredericks, president OF the
Prescott bank and head OF the
Northern Arizona Fair Association
started the subscriptions. Mr. Fred
ericks in hearty endorsement of the
former senator's plan declared that
that he would be one of either the
rem or twenty-five men proposition
He was closely followed by ]. A.
Hop, who declared he knew less
about farming than a jack rabbit
had use for a musket, but he was
willing to join in and help along
F. P. Murphy reiterated last night
his previous offer TO be one of the
. subscribers. w. A. Drake, presi
dent of the Chamber of Commerce
subscribed for ten acres His ex,
ample was followed by o. A. Hesla
and A. J. Head
The committee TO seek the re
mainder of the subscriptions is com
posed of E s. Clark, Edward Mean.
ey and c. T Joslin. The commit
tee in charge OF the auto inspec
ton trip this afternoon consists o
o. A. Helsa. Edward Neaney anC
Dr. J. Harvey Blain.
Praise from al sides was heapeC
upon T. G. Norris and F. P Muir
ply, who comprised the irrigation
committee of the chamber in it.
negotiations in connection with tn,
project. These two men spent ;
great deal OF their time drawing Ut
contract and water deed forms
which insure safety to the 1oca
investor The water deed is no
complete as yet and President Drak
asked the committee to continue It
efficient work E. S. Clark wa
also added to this important body