Arizona sentinel., 1917-07-05
YUMA VALLEY WATER USERS ASSOCIATION
 HOLD AN INTERESTING MEETING

Tuesday of this week the Yuma Valley Water Users Association held brief though very interesting meetng deferrng final action the important question presented for its solution until Saturday morning of hls week at which time the representatives of the Imperial District will be present.
 Former United States Senator Flint was present on be- half of the National Council of Defense well as repre- senng the Caorna Counci! of Defense. What he want ed to know at the hands of the boar o governors on what terms the citizens f Yuma Valley would permit another dam be constructed the Colorado at Hanlon heading He made plausible and logi- cal argument for the construction of the dam should it be found necessary construct it, and yet kept strictly away from the question of embroing the valleys into seemy scramble getting logger-heads He explained that Imperial Valley has prospective food crop of something like $300000oO this year. the great bulk of which will be ruined if the valley does get the requisite amount of the crops This he explained the naton needs at this time.
 The upshot of the conference that the board of governors passed resolution in the shape of telegram the Arizona delegation declaring that Yuma Valley will meet Imperial Valley in spirit of fairness-Imperal Val ley indemnify Yuma Valley against flood oss caused by the construction of the proposed dam and in addition Imperial Valley expend least $50OOO in building up the evee system from Hamlon heading up the city Yuma
 That the way the matter was left twill be up to the joint meeting to be held this coming Saturday deter eXdCUy Wnal 10 De QOne m OTQer TO insure ln peria Valley all the water may need this coming and fall to perfect it's crop There was apparanty dis position the part of any of the members of the board Of governors to block the game On the other hand the whole question seems to hinge the question of ndemn ty and the expenditure of the $50 OOO the evee the Arizona side of the Colorado That this can be amcaby adjusted there doubt for all to realize the absolute necessity of Imperial Valley producing bumper crop this year purely for war purposes
 And now hold your breath: Just as soon as this inn porant question gotten of the way the question of prosecuting the suit of the Water Users against the gov ernment jumped to the front Judge Thos D. Mooy and his assistant Judge Fred L. ngraham presented the info nation that formal suit had been entered against the gov ernment being stipulated and agreed that they and the associates Baker Baker of Phoenix are to get 30 cents per from every rrgabe the project for prose cutting the suit and $ per if they win the suit Their first bills presented and ordered paid so the fight the formal suit having been entered last Monday morning, though the service had former Superi tendent of Irrigation Fessenden Saturday. just few hours after he had severed his connection with the Reclamation service It hardly possible that any technical advantage will be taken of this fact though the time of service MT Fessenden was not an empoye of the government
 The suit made returnable Friday of this week before urdge Sawele at his home Tucson The river at most dangerous stage but notwithstanding that fact