Arizona republican., 1916-11-04
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.
 l am taking up more of your time than probably ought, know About that time l was appointed governor of the territory and along with my other duties-they seemed to think that my shoulders were broad and l 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 tic same time be governor of the territory. So they wrote down. gently suggesting to the Secretary of the Interior, Mir. Gar fields predecessor, MT. Hitchcock, that Governor Kibbey was practicing law, and the secretary wrote to me about 1t. tgie was rather a testy old gentleman,
 entirely honest and upright, and he wanted to know about 1t; and l said, "Yes, l am. I am practicing law for
 the farmers of the Salt River valley. am the attorney for the Salt River Val i ley Water Users Association, which l was Instrumental in forming: and if | you, MT. Secretary. think that my holding of that business is practicing
 law and inconsistent with my office of : Governor of this great territory of Ari-
 Zonn, here Is my resignation, because
 l had rather be the attorney for that 1 Water Users Association than gov ernor of the territory of Arizona. It
 has been my pride. It has been my
 life's work. I feel prouder of 1t than
 of any accomplishment that 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"
 l continued to act as attorney for the
 Salt River Valley Water Users Asso-
 ciation for number of years until finally something happened. I am not going to say what it was. But they
 concluded to reduce my salary. and l
 promptly resigned and they came
 
 Ielected me. And l said No" you peo- pie having now raised the question oi
 compensation. l always fix that my self. l want the question of compen- . sation kept out. I don't belong to any
 lawyers union and when a question oi compensation comes up and 1t don'i , suit me. 1 will throw up the job rather than let some fellow fix my compensa tion. But the matter went on in . very amicable way for q few yeari when finally Co my complete surprise wholly unsolicited on my part, on' Saturday morning committee cam' from the Water Users Association ana asked If l would accept re-appoint ment as attorney for the Water Users !, Association. and l said, Well. l might
 but not at the old salary" Now. l an
 not saving what my services wer,
 worth to the Salt River Valley Wate l Users Association. but as an indica - ton of what they thought of me an, Of my services. they raised that salar, ' and re-appointed me as attorney fo { the Water Users Association-no a ' governor.
 Question of Cost Arises.
 b After this project was about com pleted. the question of cost began [ ' disturb .he people-naturally. of eours Just as 1t disturbs me when tn U garage man sends me in a bill. It always larger than l expected Tn
 Secretary Of the Interior Mir. Franklf n K. Lane. l think his name is. was s impressed with the idea that there wa an o.ercharge made in some way O D this project, that he declared himsel
 m number of ways-in a variety ( ways--in so many ways that 1t scene 0 to me to be impossible for Judge Wi s R. King. his attorney. to find any on e construction of what the secretary di e say They all tended. however to th 7 idea that we were not 10 pay any i'm y proper charge. The secretary was SUI a of that and I am not speaking dis k paragingly of the secretary-he is 'i high minded man. He comes from a neighboriug state. He wants to do u ie right thing. and I want to go to Il -e senate to help him do it.
 d Cost Review Board Appointed.
 7 'TNh NsaN .''NANto&s VI Ai&t litAfllni UT re der whose department these irrigatlc Id works are, appointed commission lg three distinguished engineers. ar m said to them. You look into that ma y ter down there and determine wh T. that thing ought to have cost: and "a there is any improper charges. let the l. be abated." I am not using the e, l. act language. but that was it substal l. tially. The commission was appoint, rs In this manner: The Secretary of q CT Interior selected MT. Hanna as ne representative upon that commissio ry Mir. Hanna had long been connect, l- witne the Reclamation Service. al sy those who know him, and many q r. think him one of the highest class el 1- gineers, man of unprecedented intel at rity. The Water Users Association s t, lected a man by the name of Jont )n fro mTexas, an engineer of high cla, Id a man who had been connected wi It large jobs and constructed large e ed gineering works-a man in the fl mt swing of prosperous big practice. al n- we made no mistake in selecting hil st Then the provision was that these tw