Arizona republican., 1916-11-17
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 TRADE BOARD

At the annual meeting of the Arizona. State Board of Trade in the local Chamber of Commerce rooms this morning, an entire new set of officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows
 Andrew Kimball, president; Rudolph kuchler, first vice. president: R. N. Fredericks second vice. president: Jas. Douglas. third vice-prcsdent Grace M. Sparkes, treasurer; Harvey Welch. secretary and John F. Myers. asso. ciate secretary.
 The report of the nominating com mittee included the names of two contestants for each office from which tee above officers were cleo. ted. The board of directors will in eiude all of the above officers. in, eludtrg John F. Myers and one from each county as elected last wear.
 Quarterly meetings were abolished by unanimous vote in favor of semi- annual meetings in the future The principal meeting of the year will DC held in Phoenix, sometime in Febru- ary while the subordinate gathering win be held in midsummer in one of the northern cities of the state.
 The matter of opening the Parker Reservation was called to the atten- tion of the organization and Harry Welch was appointed to confer with Congressman Carl Hayden and learn if possible what could be done in re- gards this matter.
 The meeting was called to order by Ii. NJ. Fennemore, the retiring state president, who called Andrew kimb3ll t. the chair Secretary Harry Welcn of the Phoenix Chamber Of Commerce reported that the cost Of the MaricOpa county exhibit at the international Farm Congress at El Paso last month was more than GOV cred by hte number of premiums won vote of thanks was extended the local man on behalf of the state or ganiZation.
 Allen T. BirG, secretary of the Sil- Yer Service committee, reported thal after defraying all expenses of trans porting the service over the state, he had pledges amounting to over S6.000 from various counties and that the monep would soon be raised in a sufficient amount to pay for the service.
 Secretary Myers reported that when the San Diego exhibit was closed, the committee had not sufficient funds on hand to pay all expenses and deficit of s92 remained This was readily forthcoming by the represen- |.
 Discussions relative to the best means Of advertising the mining, cat tie. agricultural and climate resources of the state resulted in the appoint ment of the following committees.
 John F. Myers on mines; G. NJ Sparkes on cattle; V D. Johnson on agriculture and Fred T. Colter on climate. A committee on exhibits was named as follows Harry Welch, Ru- dolph Kuchler and R. x. Fredericks.
 II will be the province of these committees to meet with the legis- lative and executive committees in Phoenix in February and prepare plans floor the years advertising anc endeavor to get the states assistance in financing such a procedure
 Prof. G. F P Smith of the Uni versi.y If Arizona who had been re- auested at the Prescott meeting in September to outline plans for a state water law, submitted the following outline 3f law to be proposed to the next legislature by the state board of qade
 / The fundamental principles of the modern water code are that the own ershiD of water flowing in streams rests in the public: that is the state. that water rights are merely right tc use the water beneficially: that the state should determine the vested and initiated rights to the use of water and then should exercise complete control of it's waters in the interest of tho public ana of those who use the water, or in good faith. propose to use t.
 The law proposed for Arizona pro- Nides
 First the creation of d state water commission whose duties are to as- certain md record all existing water rights: to grart new rights, for bcne- fieial use of unappropriated waters to those who make proper applica- ton: to protect recorded rights by regulating diversions.
 Second: The state water commis- sion is empowered to determine ard record all existing water rights This is done on the initiative of the com mission or of q very few water users
 Third. The function of the water commission is to control new appro- priations. Here again the contrast with our present methods is marked. At present an irrigator goes to the stream and helps himself regardless of other and older rights. His duty consists only in posting notice al his ditch head ard having 1t recorded at the county recorders office
 Fourth: The distribution of the water to the Tarious appropriators. This. of course. can be done only af- Ter the streams have been adiudicated. i