Tombstone epitaph., 1919-03-09
RIVER REGULATION IN ARIZONA

ActOn was taken Tn the closing hours Of congress that will be of most vital and farreachng benefit to Ari and make it the first state where great national demonstration will be made of the stupendOus benefits that will result from the adoption of the NewandS River Regulation plan for flood control and the regulation of the flow of rivers by standarzng that flow throughout the year preventing flood devastation and removing the silt which Is menace to reservoir construction
 The celebrated Olmstead Report the Gila riv- CT has been ordered printed public document with all its wonderful and diagrams and illustrations, and will become the basis for campaign to the a preparations recommended therein amounting about six million dollars for doing the necessary construction work on the watersheds to completely control the floods and regulate the flow of the ila River that will out of the at Florence in all ordinary with
 standardized flow throughout the year. and clear of silt All damage by floods will be prevented
 This splendid result has been accomplished through the most vigorous team work by the Governor and both Arizona Senators and citizens interested and George H. Maxwell acting for the National Reclamation Association Some two weeks ago the necessity for prompt action growing out of the probability that there might be spe cal session of Congress, became apparent. Governor Campbell took the matter by with Secretary Lane asking the Secretary send the original Olstead report to him. the report being then file in the Department The Secretary promptly complied with the Governors quest Then the Governor assured the cooperation Of Engineer Clmstead who came to Phoenix from Los An geles for conference strengthening the report with reference the Carlos Dam project This being done the Governor sent the reports to Washington by his spe cal messenger Judge Lewis, who arrived in Washington yesterday.
 Arrangements made by wire for Judge Lewis to meet Senator ASlulS he reached Washing ton. and the Senator and Judge Lewis delivered the port personally to Secretary Lane last Sunday evening" and assured of his desire to do everything possible to expedite the printing of the report The report transmitted to the Senate by the Secretary at eleven o'clock Monday morning. The moment it was received Senator Smith, the Chairman of the printing committee ready with resolution ordering the report printed public document with all its illustrations and the resolution adopted. In his telegram to Andrew Kim ball advising him of tis Senator Ashurst sid Secre ta Lane laid Omstead report before the Senate at eev clock today whereupon Senator Mark Smith had oution ready and presented and passed the Sen ate ordering the printing of the report with illustrations congratulate those interested upon the remarkable pronptness with which this printed and all credit should go Senator Mark Smith for this accomplish ment.''
 Andrew Kmball. of Thatcher, has been untiring in his efforts to this relief for his people in the Saf ford valley, and for every community the Ga River from its it's mouth. The Imperial Valley will be safeguared against the floods of the Gla river by this plan, and hundreds of thousands of will be irgabe from the regulated flow of the river This is the first big thing naugurated under the resolutions of the Arizona Cattle Growers convention and the slogan proposed there by George H. Maxwell: Psychological together-for Arizona