Arizona republican., 1914-03-06

How the Army Engineers Got on
 the Job Extracts from neWspapers published in 1911:
 Phoenix, Ariz., March 25, 1911. Hon. Walter L. Fisher,
 Secretary of the Interior.
 Washington, D. c.
 Dear Sir: On behalf of the citizens of the Salt River Valley, we, the Phoenix Board of Trade, respectfully request that, at as early a date as is practicable, action be taken upon the controversy now existing between the Arizona Eastern railway on the one hand, and the people interested in the San Carlos reservoir Site on the other, in the matter of right of way, or feasibility of reservoir location, in or adjacent to, the Box Canyon of the Gila River, Arizona.
 eln view of the diverse reports pre- sented by eminent engineers of the Reclamation Service, the Geological Survey and others, we further respect fully suggest that the matter be re- ferred, for final decision, to a board of engineers of the United States army
 And further, as this matter is of great importance to the people of this part of Arizona, and as a decision in the premises has been delayed for sev- eral years, we again respectfully urge that the matter be given very early attention.
 Yours very respectfully,
 PHOENIX BOARD OF TRADE,
 By J. w. TOSS,
 President
 HARRY WEIGH, .. .-.- Secretary.
 Under date of April 10 1911, Frank Pierce, first assistant secretary, wrote to the board that the request that the San Carlos survey be made by the board of engineers of the United States army would be given due consideration. The board replied as follows: Hon. Walter L. Fisher,
 Secretary of the Interior
 Washington, D. c.
 Dear Sir: The Phoenix Board Of Trade is in receipt of and asknowl- edges with thanks your letter of April 10, 1911, addressed to Dr. J. w. Foss, the former president of the board. in which reply is made to communica- ton from this Board of Trade. under date of March 25. 1911. and written with respect to the San Carlos Reser- voir Site and it's controversy.
 The Board of Trade notes that per mission has been granted to make another survey of the reservoir site and that the Indian office has been in plication involving the reservoir site until June 1, 1911.
 The Board of Trade notes also that the suggestion made in it's letter under date of March 25, 1911 that of having the matter referred by the Department of the Interior to a board of engineers of the United States army, for final decision, will be given consideration by your department
 In making the suggestion that the matter be referred for final decision to board of engineers of the United States Army, the Board of Trade had only. in mind an early and final ad- justment by an unbiased and expert commission of a controversy in the settlement of which the people of the central and southern parts of Arizona are all deeply concerned.
 In respect to this request, the Board of Trade desires to express it's appre- citation of the liberal spirit which has prompted the Department of the h. terior to consider the suggestion The Board of Trade has every confidence in the Department of the Interior, and in the ability of the Department to ar range settlement of the affair which should be final and satisfactory to the best interests of the greatest number.
 The Board of Trade however, be- lieyes that delay will be further ob- viated and that the decision will be accepted by all as final, should the Department of the Interior see fit to take the action which we are now ad- vised is under consideration. The public generally will not fail to recognize the broad and liberal spirit of the Department of the Interior in enlistng the cooperation of a board of engineers of the United States Army in final report upon an adjustment of a controversy that has delayed progress in this section of the South west
 Yours very respectfully, PHOENIX BOARD OF TRADE, By J. H. McCLINTOCK. jP President