Arizona sentinel., 1917-01-04
ENORMOUS ENLARGEMENT
 OF THE S|PHON CANAL

Few people Yuma know that steps being taken by the United States government rather the Reclamation Commission to enlarge the siphon canal all the way from Laguna dam the So-caed tenme drop; but such the case and of the most eminent engineers in the federal service been here Yuma for the past three weeks mak ing close estimates the cost O the proposed change ana enlargement of the Siphon canal.
 Without telling any tales of school without in any committing anybody to an ultimate conclusion of the proposed change it be said that the change IS very seriously contemplated Not only that but can also be equally frankly said that enlargement of the canal now appears be absolutely necesSary-for many
 
 It we'll known by everybody in Yuma who has taken the pains keep posted conditions the great Imperial Valley that that part of Southern California is woeully lack in it's water supply There earthly way get this water and get all times of the year. except to get at Laguna Dam This has been pointed out so often in the col of the Yuma Daily Examiner by the editor ot this paper staff writer that it will appear useless to the av craze citizen of Yuma mention it. However, the d rectors of the deSnies of Imperial Valley still dyda lying They seem undecided what is best for them to do They don't know whether they foot horseback
 spending money by the hundreds of thousands and yet get permanent good from the expenditure Instead ot boldly asking the right connect with Yuma project at the great Laguna dam they better pleased to follow the will O the wsp and sink their money in new intakes and constructing dry canals. That's their privilege
 In the meantime Uncle Sam has seen the hand d-writing on the wall He knows that very soon Imperial Valley must knock at Yuma door and being the arSghed old gentle men that he s always having his eyes open to the better ment of his children lie has ordered that the great sphoh canal be enarged-to what extent? Not double its present sze treble its present size, but practically SIX TIMES ITS SIZE.
 How does that strike the average Yumae? When com pleed it will be among the largest rrgang canals in the word-and right here in Yuma. It will give horsepower sufficient to light every house the entire project and then have power enough spare to all the trains be- tween Los Angeles and Tucson And it will furnish water enough to keep Imperial Valley wet the balance of it's ife It will discharge cubic feet of water per second at the ten mile drop If Imperial Valley doesn't want to make sat- sfactory arrangements pick up this immense volume o water at that pont-we will simply spill back into the river and then let Imperial Valley get as best she can -only she must attempt to construct another dam across the river Hanlon Heading That closed incl dent
 The engineer charge of this investigation at the pres ent time is none other than Joseph Jacobs who no stang CT to the od-tmers of this section of the country He not only superintended the building of the Southern Pacific
 bridge here at Yuma but he also has the very unique dis tncton of having the first surveyors line to construct the Ga Bend canal That the latter greater success than it proved be fault of the surveyor His monu men are still there and had the powersthat-be listened to him-and he then but boy just out of college Gla Bend would probably today be what Yuma des tined to be-the greatest little city in all the west.
 On with the good work MT. Jacobs. May your shadow never grow less. Imperial Valley will be glad to get the water that you provide down the enlarged sphon canal
 When Imperial Valley comes over to Yuma and asks connection with the great Laguna Dam Imperial Valley will
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