Arizona republican., 1919-08-13
Remarkable Demonstration Is Evidence of United De- termination on Part of the People to Build Dam at Once

The San Carlos dam will be built and it will be built now" if the united and determined efforts of the district and the use of a large sum of money for propaganda purposes can accom- piish that end-and the people of the Florence Casa Grande district are con- vinced that they will succeed.
 More than half the acreage of the project was represented at the big San Carlos festival and business meeting held at Florence yesterday and before they had left 13,266 acres had defin- itely been signed to the agreement to join the San Carlos association and had paid their assessment of 50 cents per acre, and the fund had running start in the sum Of s6,633 to begin the fight for the dam appropriation.
 Four Thousand There
 Never in the history of Arizona in the recollection of the oldest inhabitant present, has there ever been a more united or a more seriously determined meeting of people who have made up their minds just what they want, be- lieve they are entitled to it and intend to get it
 Four thousand people. at a conserva- tive estimate, crowded the old town of Florence until she threatened to burst Casa Grande was closed up and de- serted and all it's people in Florence to back the movement for the San Carlos dam. Everything in Florence that could close, excepting only such life saving institutions as soft drink stands and eating establishments, were closed and everybody was working with grim determination .
 Many Go From Phoenix
 Not only was the whole Florence Casa Grande district thoroughly rep resented, but hundreds of people drove in from the nefghboring sections to lend their voices, good wishes and of- fers of assistance in behalf of what is undoubtedly the most serious effort ever made to get the San Carlos stor- age dam built.
 From Phoenix to Florence was one continuous dust cloud. The chamber or commerce committee that started al 7;3O o'clock was anticipated by from one to two hours by many motor car loads of people who thought to miss the dust and get the cool of the morn ing for the drive. Cars began to leave at frequent intervals before daylight so frequently in fact, as to again prove the old adage about minds running in the same channeEbut they got dusted just the same
 The Republican Was There
 By the time the barbecue was ready the high school, the gymnasium and the grounds were all swarming with people, all having a good time in spite or the heat and all quietly determined that before they left some practical movement toward securing the dam should be under way. Not only was the Phoenix chamber of commerce committee on hand wearing their ssWe say build now' tags, but several hun- dred other people from this city were there and numerous remarks were to be heard to the effect that there could be no doubt entertained as to the active interest and willingness to help in every way manifested by the Phoenix and Salt River valley people
 The Arizona Republican staff was represented by big Republican press car a Paige kindly donated for the occasion by the Southern Border Motor company and decorated with big guns, and carrying representatives of the news department, the staff photoe rapher and the business manager. Sev- eral other papers over the state had representatives on the ground also. all anxious to help with all possible publicity the work of putting oyer the San Carlos reservoir
 Airplane is Attraction
 Before the barbecue was served the crowd was entertained by the Sacaton band. composed entirely of Indians from the Sacaton reservation and rend- ering excellent music The Southwest Cotton company airplane arrived at il a. nl., and created a great deal of fn- terest as many persons present con- fessed that they had never before seen plane and evinced the liveliest inter est. A field back of the high school building had been dragged and leveled and was in fine condition, though a little short, which fault the committee announced would be immediately rem edied
 Later in the afternoon Republican representative was taken aloft in the plane by Lieutenant Varnum for view of the valley from the air. and his i'm pressions of the valley from an aerial viewpoint will be published in a later Issue
 The barbecue, where four roasted beeves, barrels of pickles, cords of bread, tanks of coffee and thousan ands of frijoles were served, was for two hours the most popular spot in the town, the constant stream of peonle passing through and being fed on the feast prepared by T. A. Nicholas of, Florence, who had started cooking at
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