Arizona sentinel., 1917-09-27
YUMA MESA NOW IN LIME-LIGHT. DETAILED RE- PORT SENT TO SECRETARY OF INTERIOR FRANKLIN K. LANE, WITH RECOMMENDA-
 TIONS FROM SPECIAL COMMISSION

As predicted exclusively in these columns last Thurs day there is something doing" the Yuma mesa for promptly the date mentioned Consulting Engineer Hen ny and Chief Electrical Engineer Gaylord reached Yuma and begun careful study of the plans and estimates made by Engineer Marze and Project Manager Schlecht
 The distinguished officials named reached Yuma Thursday night and when called Reclamation Head quarters Friday morning at o'clock they close sultaon with Project Manager Schecht and Engineer Mar ze the latter having been engaged preparing all say data for rrgang the lands since he reached here early this spring He explaining his report de- tail when entered but, bless your SOul he shut up like clam as soon as entered the project managers
 Il would like to give you my pre-conceved ideas about the Yuma proposition, said Mr. Henny with laugh, but you must remember that engineers cannot be free with information you newspaper say however that here by the reclamation mission under orders from Secretary Lane study the plans worked by the local reclamation officials and then submit our written recommendations. This expect to be able do within the four five days All can say n addition is that you have wonderful project every bit you would have your readers believe.
 By the time this issue of the SENTINEL is printed these members of the special commission will have gone but the third member District Counsel Burr will be here and will take up the of forming irrigation dis trict with those who own lands the Mr. Burr is he recognized expert of the U S. R. s. along this line He Phoenix last when the WnSor irrigation dis trct bill under consideration and highly enthused when it finally enacted into law He therefore, prob ably than any connected with the government what steps should be taken order to get the best benefits from that law It should not and probably will not take than very few days get the whole thing shaped up so it will be satisfactory to everybody.
 MT. Gaylord was here during MT. Lawsons manage of the project with idea of figuring the expense of power plant the so-caled ten-mile drop He has
 
 installed will give the old He Hghbnder of Los Ange les the blackest eye he go for all human probability enough electric energy be developed by such plant only furnish water for the pumping plant but enough in addition to furnish every farmer the project with all the electric power he may need for his domestic purposes just being done the Salt River project where the electric plant will pay for the project less than years with cash profits of quarter of mil lion dollars every year thereafter.
 That will certainly be glorious thing for Yuma Pro- ect. In the meantime the lands will necessarily have wait for the construction of the power plant the ten-mile drop for while that is being constructed sufc power be obtained from the Sierra High Power line probably less than two per kwh and thus again give the old He Fghbnde another black eye who wants hold the government up for almost double that amount while he persists in charging local consumers SIXTEEN cents per kWh
 All in all therefore, it looks mighty good for our be- cved Yuma Mesa On with the good work you gentlemen ed when the work is done
 m the old He hghbnder will have but handful of patrons
 in the meantime let hurry up that test the