The Arizona copper camp., 1919-11-01
he Great San Carlos
Project BeCkonS All
Arizona to the STANDARD
tBy Harry Austin Davis, in stoekman-Farmer)

tRy Harry Austin IN stOekmanFarme)
In company with representatives Of the various com
ercial and civic organizations of Phoenix and Yuma the
ritter privileged to journey to the site of the diversion
nm the Gia river above Florence short time ago.
here in this party Senator Mulford Wnsor of Yuma
presentng the Water Users of the great Yuma project
nd carrying well credentials from the Commercial Club
the city at the confluence of the great Colorado and the
ila There was Frank Wilkinson president Of the Salt
liver Valley Water Users Associations the governing head
the Roosevelt project the tremendous success OF which
answered and forever senced opponents to govern
rental reclamation There Dwight B. Heard, rancher
attleman financier pubcis and erstWhile Bull Mooser
presenng the Chamber of Commerce of the Capital City
here Wallace Button of the Berryh Company pres
lent of the Rotary Club the ultima thule in boostcraft in
rzona There was +. H. Ensign, representing the Mer-
hants' and Manufacturers Association of Phoenix And
st but by least the leveheaded financier A.
Esgate, cashier of the Valley Bank practical yet gifted
18th the vision and enthuasm Of the Of the who
beyond the difficulties of great effort to the st hor
on of the land where dreams true representing the
ziwanis Club
For years these men had heard as other Arizonans
ad heard about the great possibilities for reclamng
uarter of million of and changing it from desert
tate into earthly garden of Hesperdes For years they
ad known of the proposed project Some Of them had in
e past lent aid and support to various efforts to bring
he project to practical conclusion They had rejoced
when after another OF OF plans for reclamation
lad years past been proposed They had sOrroWed when
conflicting interests and divided counsel had doomed fail
re But at last with all elements in agreement-with the
diversion dam assured-givng gravity water to sxtytwo
thousand in the heart OF the project they firm
basis for practical effort
So these representative have rallied to the stand
rd and enlisted with the men and women OF Florence and
CASA Grande to push this great effort of reclamation Of
nearly quarter of million to successful ISSUE The
wish has changed to the possible the possible has become
he probable and today it requires neither prophet
he prophet to predict that Arizona will boast
f another vast of reclaimed land adding than
b hundred million dollars to permanent wealth. and
thousands upon thousands Of happy and cotened homes
TO her commonwealth.
It is big idea It is worthy Of the efforts of all
people of the great southwest is challenge to the
heart and brain of every lover OF progress 1t has already
secured the endorsement of nearly every civic and bust
hess organization within the state
-ARIZONA is GOING AFTER THIS GREAT
ENTERPRISE UN1TEDLY, UNANIMOUSLY AND
ENTHUSIASTICALLY
The problem Immediately ahead is that Of gathering
facts and figures of plans and specifications of engineers
reports, Of overwhelming and conclusive evidence af
bility and feasibility of the project
Congressman will ask thousand questions. What is
obvious to ArZonianswhat has been proved in of
projectsnst be reiterated and but1essed
with and cinchng facts figures logic and argument
Arizona convinced long ago, engineers Of
national repute that conflicting interests
composed the road would lie open carry the project
opposed to Congress.
That day has arrived and the way clear for
the construction of giant reservoir at San Carlos in
which to impound the flood waters of the Gila.
Last April representatives of the people of Florence
and Casa Grande to agreement with Federal depart
ment heads fair division of the waters of natural flow
of the Ga The Indians entitled to for $4,000
much thereof they put to beneficial The
official file Washingon)