Arizona sentinel., 1917-03-08
(By B. F. FLY.)

CSpeclal to Yuma Daily EXaminer.)
 PHOENIX, Ariz, Mar. 5.-Senato.
 Winsor's irrigation district bill passed
 the house this morning by vote of 34
 to i. This cinches Yuma Mesa Pro. ject.
 Edwards adroitIy got the bill up out
 of order and there was no debate ex-
 cept his short speech in regard to it.
 As the move was one of the most i'm
 portant bills of the session great credit
 is due cur entire delegation. Fifty thousand dollars for the GiIa bridge also finally passed this morning. i PHOENIX, Mar 3.-When 1 reached , the state capitol this morning at about 10 o'clock I was feeling in anything but good humor, because of the tre- mendous consideration CD the great and only s. P. Railroad has for it's pas sengers. had to sit up all night in an abominable old smoking car that i screached and cracked so loudly that it was nearer bedlam than 1 had ever been. All berths in the Phoenix sleep CT were filled to overflowing In fact this is the case almost every night, and yet the S. P. is so alfred cinchy that it wont put on another sleeper.
 However, after I sent my name in to Senator Mulford Winsor and a moment after had the pleasure of grasping his hand, confess I felt bet ter. And I felt still better a short while after, when I called Hon. James l.. Edwards to the door of the house and saw Hon. A. J. Eddy, perched in the speakers chair. welding the gavel with the dexterity of a veteran in that august position. 1 found all our dele gation in the pink of condition ana as one of the prominent members of the house told me in the presence of Adjutant General Harris: Yuma has every right to feel proud of her three members, for they rank at the very top of all counties in the state"
 The business that called me so sud denly to Phoenix was a telegram from Judge Will R. King, (chief counsel of the reclamation service), to the pro ject manager, which was couched in the following words:
 Washington, Mar. 2, 1917. Reclamation Service,
 Yuma, Ariz.
 Much danger Arizona irrigation dis trict bill will not pass Cat Phoenix) Notwithstanding all Col Fly and others of us have done, unless it becomes law, fear nothing can be done for Yu- ma Mesa for two years. According ly request you at once urge local lead CTS to immediately use every possible effort to secure it's passage. Advise them that unless it passes Yuma Mesa act may be ineffective, and not to blame reclamation service for unsatis- factory results.
 (Signed) KING.
 After comforting with several friends in Yuma it was deemed prudent for me to leave for Phoenix on the 10:40 train. AS usual with the s. F., it was like the old cows tale, behind, and reach ed Phoenix at a. m., instead of about : a. m.
 As already stated l made bee-line for the state capitol. Senator Winsor was all smiles for only the day before he had passed the bill through the | senate and after sizing up the situa- i tion with him he assured me the bill | would pass the house. MT. Edwards was equally as sanguine, and other 1 members with whom I talked assured | me they would give the measure their cordial support. l shall remain here and see it fought out, for after all my | work in connection with | the Yuma Mesa Land Bill I do not want to see the scheme throttled at the last moment.
 Having studied the bill closely and being perfectly familiar with the con- gressional act, I am certain the bill now pending here in Phoenix will greatly facilitate the big job of placing water on the mesa, for am quite sure the government wants the Mesa Aux Hilary Project organized under the district" plan rather than through water users association, for under the district" plan every acre on the mesa will be forced to pay it's prorata share of the operation and maintenance costs, whether the owner desires to do so or not. It will place that unit on the same basis that Imperial Val ley is now operating under Yuma Valley unit and all other projects in the state can elect to take advantage of