Arizona republican., 1917-08-17
SALT RIVER VALLEY WATER USERS
 VOTE TUESDAY WHETHER THEY WILL
 TAKE PROJECT FROM GOVERNMENT

Members of the Salt River Valley Water Users association will vote next Tuesday on the proposal to take over the project from the government and to amend articies of incorpnra- ton to suit the proposed change
 Charles A. Van der Veer secretary of the association, yesterday issued a call by order of the council to all water users to vote, so that as large q number as possible will be repre- scented in the ballots.
 While practically all the water users are in favor of the association taking over the project. it is explained that the more votes cast in it's favor will make just that much more impression upon the United States rec .amation service, and possibly hasten the transfer
 The reclamation service has wished to retain the revenue derived from power sold by the project. amounting to about 5000 day, for the next sev eral years in order to pay for the bal ance due on construction. The as sociation wishes to assume the re- sponsibility of selling and collecting for this power, the largest customer being the Inspiration mine in the Globe-Miami mining district.
 
 dealings would be direct with the Water Users ass 9ciation. and not with the government. That as full 9 vote as possible is desired is ernDha- sized by Dr. Van der Veer in his let ter in which he says that fai urr tc get out d large vote may result in the loss of several millions of dnll1r' to the shareholders. this becau the government would still continue to collect revenue for power sold
 The text of Dr. Van der Veer's let ter to shareholders fo lows:
 You are reminded that the Water Users election wNl be held on Tuesday, the 21st day of August next week. The questions to be settled at that election are.
 First: The taking over of the Salt River project on the basis set out in the published contract. and
 Second The proposed amend ment of the articles of incorpora- ton.
 1t is essential that as large a vote as possible may be got cut At this season many of the stock holders are away, and it thus be- comes more important that you go to the polls to vote.
 A failure to get out a large vote the largest possible-mav resu in defeating our contract. which will mean among other things. the probable loss of several millions of dollars to the shareholders. This means that you are directly inter- ested in dollars and cents. and a good many of them.
 You are urged to let no other matter of business, pleasure or convenience interfere with vour going to the polls on that day and ! vote on these questions. You are directly and persona ly concerned. | In accordance with the bv-laWS | you must vote in person. and Vour neglect to vote may result i1 seri- ous loss to you of money. Do not rely upon enough others to go and that therefore you need not go. Such a course is apt to be disaS- trous to your interests.
 We urge you to go If you are the only one to so, or even if you should think enough others will go so that your vote would not be i'm portant. It is so important in any event that if you fail to vote. de- feat of all our plans is very likely to occur.
 This depends upon you-let nothing interfere with your voting on that day. It cannot be too often repeated that your best interest will be seriously injured if you do not do so