Tombstone epitaph., 1919-03-30
HON. CARL HAYDEN VISITS TOMBSTONE

VISITS TOMBSTONE
 Tombstone was honored by visit from Hon. Carl Hayden, Arizona rep resentasive in congress. who arrived last evening from Bisbee. remaining over night and leaving this afternoon for Benson. i MT Hayden was greatly pleased with the progress made throughout Co ch:se county since his last visit to these parts. and especially so with the good roads encountered in his trip through the county.
 This morning Mir. Hayden was taken 10 Charleston by Sheriff James Me Donald and party. to view the site of the Charleston dam which would be cc instructed under the plan now being worked on ty Hon. George H. Max well, whose influence and persistent work figured heavily in the construc- ton of the famous Roosevelt dam, and ! President Andrew Kimball of the agri- cultural department of the railroad i administration. who recently held meetings in Cochise county and are TOW forming organizations throughout ! he state 10 boost several projects of | this kind. among which is the Charles lon dam project.
 l For many years this question has been looked upon by the farmers of this section as a future reality. and in l 1903 an attempt was made to get the matter under way At that time engi- neers estimated that about 35.000 acres of fertile lands would come un- 1 der the project. which would include all lands from the north end of the | Boquillas land grant to Tres Alamos, tight miles north of Benson. the greater part of which is now nonpro- auctive owing 10 lack of water for irri- gation. and which would blossom iniC wonderful farming section in the even, of the construction of the pro csed dam at Charleston.
 Mir Haden is vitally interested in the proposal to control the flood wat CTS in the state. which are now going 70 waste, and upon request was taken to Charleston this morning to lock over .ne situation.
 While do not claim to be an engi- neer," said Mir. Hayden to Prospector reporter upon his return from Charle,- ton, when questioned as 10 his o3Inion of the possibilities of dam at the proposed site. ''i; is plain to me that the site is a model one and thu: 1t will not be long before a d.In will be con structed a; this point. as the state cannot longer afford 10 allow these waters 10 go to waste am most i iavorably impressed with the proposed site of the Charleston dam, and will lend my utmost efforts toward the re- ;lization Of this important project.
 AS soon as the money for these pro- ?osed projects become available" con .'nued Mir Hayden. T will immediate ly advise the men who are woring on this important undertaking and will lend my every effort to them for the ! completion of the projects which ar= Of vital importance to our state
 MT. Hayden was kept busy meeting his friends in Tombstone and making new acquaintances He is by no means stranger in Tombstone. and much o his time was taken up calling upon them He also stated that he recently received a letter from Joe Maldonado. who is now in Madrid, Spain, and who aSked MT. Hayden to remember him to his Tombstone friends Joe is well known in Tombstone. having made many friends during his former resi- dence here. eG l Late in the afternoon Mir. Hayden continued on to Benson, where he vii; interview the boosters of that city who are interested in the Charleston dam. He was accompanied to Benson by Sheriff James Mcdonald and As sistant County Attorney M l. Nickel ligon.