Weekly journal-miner., 1915-04-14
ASK PEOPLE TO RE
 SUBSCRIBE FOR LAND
(From Saturdays Daily.)

present Messrs. J. k. Flnkelsteln
 Fred B. Smith, Jno. L. Barbazett,
 and w. H. Rosecrans.
 The purpose.of their attendance d
 this meeting was to infuse new life
 into subscription proposition made
 by them in 1913, when private citizen:
 of Prescott and Yavapai county signed for 400 acres of land under the
 project now about to be completed
 Attorney R. E. Morrison spoke in
 favor of the subscription. He said
 that the dam now being built is an
 actuality and ready for water stor-
 age, and that not only as a represen-
 tative of the company, but also as a
 citizen, who does his share for the
 upbuilding of the community and
 county he hoped, he was not amiss
 in advocating an expression of opin-
 ion by the Yavapai County Chamber
 of Commerce upon renewal of this subscription list.
 He urged that it is a good invest ment, that the subscribers can select their own acreages and that there are
 thousands of acres open for such selection. MT Morrison pleaded that it Is necessary to bring farmers and agriculturists to this country. The men from Indiana have put in their money and want the confidence, aid and backing to establish the fact clearly to those whom they approach as sellers, that Prescott people have confidence in their proposition, in them and in their land.
 To the parties who will sign the new subscription list perpetual water right will go, with no burden but the customary maintenance fee of $2 an acre. MT. Morrison stated that the company had put in a quarter of a million dollars in real money and admitted that they had done this as businessmen expecting profit, but he pointed out that the benefits will lie most largely and permanently with the people of Prescott and Yavapai county, and that this marriage of the land and water will bring forth the greatest results to our own people of, anything we have ever achieved. Several present at the meeting evinc- cd their willingness to re-subscribe.
 F. L. Haworth thought the people of this county could be of great as sistance to the company and greater to themselves by extending every CO operation possible, both financially and morally. He pointed out that the office of the Chamber of Com merce receives thousands of requests for information as to land and that most of these mention irrigated land We have heretofore had none to sell, but now this office can work hand in hand with the company and prove strong factor in the distribution of this land. Ed. Block spoke in the same strain. He thought that those who are able should contribute and believed it would be good invest ment. Judge Hawkins congratulated the gentlemen on having come here and spent their money. He thought they could not have selected better place, and felt every confidence in the and spoke of himself as having come here with nothing and considerable money, enjoy ing life as he went along and pre- licted that the same measure of profit and prosperity can be attained by the Indiana gentlemen who were present.
 Secretary Fraser read telegram rom Frank M. Murphy, now in Phoe- 1ix, who could not attend the dedica- ion of the dam of the meeting.
 It appears from statements made ly Mir. Morrison and members of the that the completion of can lls, dams, fumes and laterals to bring he water to the 7,O0O-acre tract, to 1e watered by Granite Creek dam, hat three rights of way must be ob- aimed.
 R. s. Cookinham, the resident en- yineer, stated that this delay might De only three or four days, as here are not more than five or six orty-acre plots involved. As to when he lands would have water, Mir. Smith said that 1000 acres will be in .lfalfa this summer.
 The consulting engineer of the w. H. Rosecrans, of Chi ago, who has had extensive expert .nce in all states where irrigation is ,racticed and who for years was con ulting engineer for the United States followed with interesting md forceful remarks.