Arizona republican., 1917-03-01

ago Dy the recl2ma ton commission
and OF record ever since. This large
receipt from the sale of power ha.
only been running about six months
The previous receipts. before the in
stallation Of the last big unit, wert
not very much greater than the eos
of operating the plants. They wer'
some greater; there were some prof
its every month, bat they. were re
latively small. ana the last six month
is the time III which it has heel
growing large, and it will probabl,
grow larger.
Nov. if this bill passes. it will b.
necessary to modify the plans OF thu
reclamation service for the comm:
year, by appropriating $500, 900 les!
than contemplated in the estimate:
that are now rending before the com
mittee on appropriations. just wha
project will be hit, of course. Will de
pend upon the action IF that commit.
tee ana OF the congress. under the
report of the committee Of appropria-
items, and if they DO not take actor
the reclamation service will have to
because they confine us 10 the rec.
lamatior fund, and il will be impos-
sitle TO spend 50 much money.
Mr.. Haydep-IIoW do you arrive a
that figure of 100000?
Mr. Davis-It is S1.2G an acre
roughly speaking. on the acreage tina
is included in the farm units rlats.
AIR. Hayden-The terms of this bill
have nothing to do with whether OF
not the payments on the construction
charge are 10 be made by the water
users under the Salt river project.
AIR. Davis do not think you woul,
have as much interest in it. Mr. Hay
den. if that were the case
Mr.. Hayden have not made any
argument before the COMMITTEES. no.
have | stated 10 anybody which woul(
indicate that tie passage of this biz
would affect in any way the payments
on the construction charge thereafter
TO be made on the Salt river project
The payment of the construction
charge and the application IF the re
ceiuts from power are separate ant
distinct questions.
Mr.. Davis-It affects it to the eX
tent of seat 900 a year. approximately
for the present, and a larger amour
for the next few years.
AIR. Hayden-ro the degree that th'
public notice which has been ISSUED
IS going to be enforced, the money
mist either come from payment
collected from the farmers on tn
project, and paid into the reclamation
fand, or from the receipts from th'
sale of power. so you viii get tina
S220. 600 either way There is NJ
diminutiOn Of tho reclamation eun,
az all
Mr. Davis-No diminution. but ii il
Ia lack Of increase There will b,
1920. 900 MORE received into the fin,
II this bilS does net pass than If :
locs
Mr. Hayten-You mean 100000?
Mr.. DaVis-Nes $500 900
Mr. Sinnott- Mr. HAYDEN. il vol
rredit the farmers with 100000. the
WIN Just have to pay that much les
than they would have.
Mr. 5ayder But when the pay
mcnt Is nade on the construction
charge. il must either Ice met by col
lection from the water Users, or.
this bill is passed. by allowing tn
profits from the power business L
settle The amount due.
Statement of Fact
Mir Finney-If the farms have 4
pav S120 an acre on the construc
ton charge. there VIII be. we viii sa5
100000. the receipts from the power
we viii sas. will equal the sam
amount Il they are credited to tn
fund. then there will be in the rec
lamation fund $4,000.
Mr.. Hay den-Now. that is a cor
rect statement of the situation.
Mr. Finney Which. under the pres
ent law. viii be used-ali the fund
/ for use on some OF these other pro
/ jects. but which ultimately must b
! credited e the diminutioE of tn
total cost Of The Salt river project
Mr.. Hayden You have stated tn
law. now. what is the policy Of tn
! department? What induced the sec
| rotary to make the recommendation
! favorable 10 this bill2 There is
letter from him addressed to the chair
man of this committee IN which h
/ states that he believes that the waite
| users should have the benefit of IN
! profits from power in the year /
which they are earned, because the
| need that benefit more AT the begin
/ ming of the period of payments tina
J they do at the end
! AR Finney His theory eyidentI
! was that during the early years of tn
I project. when man is putting hi
/ farm In shape, money is scarcer an
| crops less remunerative than the
viii be after working the farm for
| period of wears In other works.
man who is starting out on a farm
! ing operation IS less able to pay a
| Indebtedness than he will presumab l
| De after he has brought his farm int
! a high state of cultivation. and
| getting a larger return. That is or
thing that moved him. Then, III
other thing
Mr.. Hayden-It Is upon this san
theory that the reclamation extensio
act provides for smaller payments
the beginning.
The Chairman was going to 81
that is provided for by the extensio
act
Mr.. Hayden-The TWO bills are q
all tours in that respect.
Mr.. Finney-Yes, sir, I think tn;
is correct.
Mr. King-I think every encourag,
ment should De lent toward bringr
back the money which we have e,
pended in reclamation, 50 that out
some Of our other good states we ca
build some more projects and n
have to wait 20 years before gettir
started. Tc take any other course
think, Just in the proportion take
. will retard the development of hui
dreds of deserving projects.
Hang On To Valley Money
: Mr.. Hayden-In other words, V,
. think any money derived from pow
should be used by the rcclamati,
, service just as long as it can hold
! to it. and that the service should n
Z turn such money back to the settle
until they are compelled to do so u
der existing law?
Mr. Kins--That is hardly a fl
t question. although it is very /
senuious one My theory is that tn
{ should comply with the law as '
: find it, and | DO not believe it
: advisable to change the law.
. other words. would prefer to S
I 100000 coming in annually from [