Arizona sentinel., 1917-01-18
YUMA PROJECT AFFAIRS
 TAKEN FROM RECORDS

 voting much of my valuable space every week Recla nation affairs For their especial benefit permit say that if we had no Reclamation Project Yuma would be what she prior to the advent of the Reclamation Project WhSng station the Southern Pacific Railroad Without the Reclamation Project Yuma Valley and the h. dian Reservation unit of the project would be wilderness of arrow weeds and cottonwood trees Yuma Project is whole stock trade When the entire world shall have been apprsed of the wonderful possibilities of this Yuma section, Yuma city, Yuma Project and Yuma county will blossom like rose in the spring time Therefore say to my friends that they don't hear anything about the goes of Yuma Project they should read the ARI IONA SENTINEL for just surely this paper isl printed it equally certain that shall keep my readers posted on what is taking place Yuma Project If you want this information sent abroad your friends away back eact elsewhere send your subscription read the paper yourself and then send some distant friend in that you may induce of them to come out here and enjoy of our many blessings But if you hog it all yourself why don't read this paper but burn up every copy you lay hands Otherwise you are apt to be cassed among those citizens who believe in BUILDING UP rather than TEARING DOWN. So much for that Now read on
 Let's see what the Reclamation Project has done for Yuma county. The assessed valuation of all property in the county in 1905 was- 662 20781 In 1908 four years before water turned into the great syphon canal the assessed avue 494 O6 In 1916 the assessment olS had jumped to the huge of 536 42O and n crease of about SEVEN HUNDRED PER CENT in less than four years. Where you beat in all this great and glorious western country?
 Another illustration of Yuma Projects wonderful pros perty shown by the phenomenal growth of the Yuma National Bank It began business in January, 1909, very modest basis In after years it's resources were as follows; 191 $20393563; 1913 $430 389O6 and in 1915 the last year that the official report available the of this splendid banking institution had increased to-$642 o85.55 of THREE HUNDRED PER CENT INCREASE in four years.
 Project Manager Lawson assigned to the Yuma Project in August 1915 just the time having lot of fun turning the Reclamation service inside out staff writer for the Yuma Daily Examiner marvellous change has been wrought since he took charge of project Ao hO1dc Wofor Association, takes the board of governors into his con dence and appses them of every important step he intends take the result being that they not always working at cross purposes each always carrying chip his shoulder for the other Now the very of feeling pre- vails throughout the entire project Project Manager Law realizes that he paid by the waters users o the pro pect and they in turn realize that he giving them the very best service of his life.
 When Manager Lawson took charge of the project its mains and aterals in anything but good condition In 1915 there 50 miles of canals cleaned requiring the cavaon of 59 3O cubic yards of earth In 1916 there were cleaned 45 miles of canals requiring the removal ot 4O2 572 cubic yards of earth In 1915 there were 362 miles o canals cleared of weeds and grass and 27 miles in 1916
 In 1915 the project boasted of AZ horses, mules and ackasse while this number cut exactly in two during the year 1916.
 In 1915 there were 321 regular employees the pro- ject, which was cut to 237 in 1916 During 1915 there 36OOOO cubic yards of rock evement placed along the river banks and the eveeS and GOO cubic yards placed in 19l6 all of which was done under the supervision of Superintendent of Construc ton Ray M Priest.
 The estimated expenses for machines rock cars dred gers etc., placed approximately $1o000o during 1915 and 1916.
 And now what is the showing the other side-the farmers side? In 1914 with 252O7 acres rigable the average value of all crops per $3 In 1915 this was increased $34 per acre. while last year. 1e6 these figures jumped $5O75 which far oustrips any project in the United States, h indeed it not greater showing than can be made by the acreage anywhere the American continent
 Cotton ranks as king for the last year. the average per acre for both the cotton and seed being $OO5 truck gardening $74O8 alfalfa and alfalfa seed $6511 fruit $4988 and beans $4365 Barley wheat Indian corn, sor