Arizona republican., 1916-11-05
that we should be charged more, but only the proper increased cost. Standing by the People.

that we should be charged more, but only the proper increased cost.
 Standing by the People.
 am taking up more of your time than probably l ought, l know. About that time l was appointed governor of the territory, aad along with my other duties-they seemed to think that my shoulders were broad, and I might ac cept as l am willing to accept now an office at the hands of the people. Some of my good friends who were practic
 ing law here did not like to see me re- tain the attorneyship of the Water Users Association, and at the same time be governor of the territory. So they wrote down, gently suggesting to the Secretary of the Interior, NIT. Gar fields predecessor. Mr Hitchcock, that Governor kibbey was practicing law, and the secretary wrote to me about it. He was rather d testy old gentleman, entirely honest and upright, and he wanted to know about il; and l said, Yes, am. l am practicing law for
  am the attorney for the Salt River Val ley Water Users Association, which
 was instrumental in forming: and if you. Mir. Secretary, think that my holding/of that business Is practicing i law and inconsistent with my office of [ Governor of this great territory of Ari- zona, here is my resignation, because i had rather be the attorney for that 1 Water Users Association than gov ] ernor of the territory of Arizona. IL , has been my pride. IL has been my i life's work. l feel prouder of ii than of any accomplishment that l might have achieved as governor of the terri
 tory. My neighbors. my friends the
 people with whom l have cast my lot
 are more important than the affairs of
 the territory Of Arizona"
 continued to act as attorney for tho
 Salt River Valley Water Users Asso-
 ciation for q number of years unti
 finally something happened. 1 am mol
 going to say what il was. But they
 concluded Co reduce my salary, and
 promptly resigned, and they came
 back and raised the salary and re-
 elected me. And I said No" you peo- pie having now raised the question oi compensation. I always fix that my self want the question Of compen- sation kept out don't belong To any
 lawyers union and when a question o compensation comes up and it don suit me. I will throw np the job rather than Tel some fellow fix my compensa tton.' But the matter went on in , very amicabie way for a few year : when finally, to my complete surprise , wholly unsolicited on my part. on, Saturday morning a committee cam from the Water Users Association an, asked If l would accept re-appoint : ment as attorney for the Water Users Association, and I said. Well. l might
 but not al the old salary Now. an
 not saying what my services wer
 worth to the Salt River Valley Wate , Users Association. but as an indiea - ton Of what they thought of me am Of my services, they raised that salar r and re-appointed me AS attorney fo [ the Water Users Association-not a r governor
 | Question Of Cost Arises.
 '' After this project was about com pleted. the question of cost began { disturb the people-naturally. of cours just as it disturbs me when tn garage man sends me in q bill. It i always larger than I expected. Tn Secretary Of the Interior. Mir. Frankll a. K Lane. think his name is, was s u impressed with the idea that there wa e an orercharge made in some way O D this project. that he declared himse . in number of ways--in a variety ( |, ways-in so many ways that il scene o Co me to be impossible for Judge WI $ R. King, his attorney. to find any on e construction of what the secretary al e say. They all tended. however to tn . idea that we were not to pay any i'm y proper charge. The secretary was SUI a of that, and I am not speaking dis k paraginSly of the secretary-he Is 'f high minded man. He comes from q neighboring state. He wants 10 do II e right thing, and I want to go to II e senate to help him do It.
 d Cost Review Board Appointed. | But the Secretary of the Interior UT e der whose department these irrigatic d works are. appointed commission E three distinguished engineers, ar n said to them. You look into that ma v ter down there and determine wh l. that thing ought to have cost: and n there Is any improper charges, let the l. be abated l am not using the e, l. act language. but that was it substai l. tially. The commission was appoint, rs in this manner: The Secretary of q er Interior selected MT. Hanna as le representative upon that commissio y Mir. Hanna had long been connect r. wi'ne the Reclamation Service. al y those who know hLn. and many ( r. think him one of the highest class Q l- gineers, man of unquestioned inte lt rity. The Water Users Association s |. lectcd q man by the name of Jon, ,n fro mTexas, an engineer of high cla I'd q man who had been connected WI It large jobs and constructed large c ed gineering works-a man in the fl mt swing of prosperous big practice. a n- we made no mistake in selecting hi st Then the provision was that these tv