Arizona sentinel., 1917-03-15
FAVORED YUMA MESA NOW IN
 THE LIMELIGHT

Elsewhere in this issue will be found the irrigation district law passed by the Arizona legislature and signed by Governor Campbell The speaks for itself but it is only proper that it to Yuma Mesa than any other portion of Arizona for in all human poba bty the auxiliary project about to be constructed the will be organized and conducted under the irrigation district plan rather than under the water users assoca on plan under which Yuma Project proper operates and if change made from the association to the dicrct plan in Yuma Valley it will have to be done by majority vote of the land owners of the valley
 his measure, introduced by Senator Mulford Winsor regarded by the reclamation authorities as the last link in the long chain necessary begin work the Mesa AT ONCE. There is earthly for further delay Congress gave us the law permitting the sale of the govern men land on the One of the pens with which the president signed the bill and very promptly presented it to the Yuma County Commercial Club Cover nor Campbell very kindly the pen with which he signed the irrigation district bill This will also be pre- Sented to the commercial club that the pens may be framed and kept for all time the individual pens that gave Yuma the long prayedfor auxiliary project the Yuma mesa.
 Hon. C. J. Blanchard statistician of the U S. Reclama- ton Service Yuma for the purpose of gathering all necessary data relating the he advertise the government auction sale to the best possible advantage throughout the United States and Canada That he will do ms work methodlcay have every to know, and that the sale will be tremendous goes without say ing It is destined to be the greatest sale of public lands ever had in the United States
 To show how thoroughly Governor Campbell was inn bued with the importance of the irrigation district meas take the liberty of reproducing his telegram to me last Friday. It as follows:
 B. F. Fly ', ''''~' ''N' VII ''''.
 Holenbeck Hotel
 Los Angeles Cal.
 have just signed Senate Bill 60 and advised upper house of Pen and holder with which same was sign ed will be forwarded you Was very happy approve this important and much needed measure
 THOMAS E. CAMPBELL,
 ll:l2 D. m. Governor
 In response teegraphed the governor: God bless you You have given Yuma law that will make our mesa blossom like the thank you cordially for the pen and holder It will be presented the commercial club as companion to the pen with which the president signed his name to the Yuma Mesa Land Bil'
 So the tricks have all been turned There is no why every citizen should not be grateful the pres dent and the governor for axng their these inn portant And people should be doubly grate full to Senators Mark Smith and Henry Ashurs to Con- pressman Hayden to Senator Mulfod Wnsor and Repre- Sentaves Edwards and Eddy for the part they played in this long drawn out game. We absolutely in the clear There isn't stumbling block in the way One sur veyng corps started to work the mesa Monday of this week. cutting the land up into 40 tracts Another corps to be put in the field early date In fact nothing is be left undone until the Yuma Mesa really placed under water his can't be done in day, but it will be done as apdly as circumstances will permit There will be no let ID in the work Of that my readers can rest assured Tn this case at least know what am talking about
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