Arizona republican., 1914-05-04
WATER USERS Annual New Board and New Coun- cil Ready for Organiza- tion Sessions Starting at 10 O'Clock This Morning. Other Meetings
VAN DER NEER
 MAKES REPORT
Story of Project Work for Last Fiscal Twelvemonth Contained in Letter ad- dressed to Board-Predict Good Future

With the neWly elected QlleClOIS anu councilmen in office for the first time, the 1914 year of the Salt River Valley Water Users Association opens today. Today will be a day of meetings winding up old business. starting new. There will be four sessions today:
 800 A. M-Meeting of old board
 of governors.
 10:00 A M.-OrganiZatiOn session
 of council
 12:00 A. M.-Organization meeting
 new board.
 goo P. M-Joint meeting new
 board and council.
 President John P Orme and Vice President E. w. Wilbur will be on hand. Secretary Van der Veer, Treas urer George Lutgerding and Counsel George D. Christy will also attend. It will be at the meeting of the new board that the last three named officers will be discussed as incumbents for next years work It is believed that all three are candidates for reelection.
 The work of the association for the year past will be found laid out in the following report.
 To the Board of Governors.
 Salt River Valley Water Users Assn. Gentlemen:
 In accordance with the custom of recent years the following brief outline is given of the events which have marked one of the busiest years in the hiGtor,- of tho aSSOpiation
 Reorganization of U. S. R. S.
 The year commenced with the presi- dent and legal alviser in Washington on general conference with the secre- tary of the interior over the policy to he pursued by the national administra- ton in carrying on the business of the reclamation service. One of the results of that conference was the practical reorganization of the reclamation ser vice and its establishment on com mission basis with five commissioners, each at the head of a distinct depart ment of the work. During the year the association has received visits from three of the commissioners, the last being MT. l. D. O'DOnnel, supervisor of irrigation. As an emihantly successful practical farmer and irrigater MT. O'Donnell is able and willing to give much valuable advice and helpful direc- ton in solving questions of cultivation, use of water, crop rotation. concentrat- ing products for the most profitable marketing and like subjects. His promise to be the shock absorber'' be- tween the secretary of the interior and the water users will probably result in many future visits to the project.
 Another result of the May conference is a closer relation between the asso- station and reclamation officials and the consultation with the governing body of the association before anything of moment is undertaken by project officials.
 prominent example of the new spirit of cooperation, difference to the wishes and regard for the advice Of the association was shown in the con stitutiOn of the board of survey for limiting the project and determining the irrigable area Mir Frank H. Par ker, one of the three members of this board was appointed by the associa- ton and has done the bulk of the de tail work in preparing the findings of the survey board, of which the final report will soon be made.