Arizona republican., 1919-06-11
DEPUTIES GUARD POWER PLANTS
 IT WATER USERS
No Change Past T Hours
 In Situation All Quiet And Association Hopes to
 Resume Full Service Soon

| To preclude the possibilities of strike disturbances or damage at power plants operated by the Salt River Val l ley Water Users association. guards, | specially deputized by Sheriff Mont gomery, were established at the three valley stations and the Roosevelt dam yesterday. This step was taken merely as a safety first" measure. of flcers of the association averred. Striking members of the electrical workers union and their sympathizers have so far conducted themselves in an orderly manner and officials of the association are not anticipating trouble Of any nature they stated.
 | There has been no demonstration of any nature whatever, it was announced today, but the fact that there were no wire connections with Roosevelt dam was taken by many to carry much sig nlhcance. No cause for the severing of communications was announced at the Water Users association.
 No Additions to Strikers
 Insofar as the strike itself is con cerned, there were no new develop ments yesterday, according to the of nclal announcement made public last night. Plans were rapidly going for ward for the resumption of work at the Roosevelt plant, which will be re- opened within a day or so." the an- nouncement said.
 All seven operators who remained with the company when the strike be- came effective were still at their re- l spective positions last evening and water users officials were confident that the strike had spent its power. There were no indications that loyal on 1TaTfa i'd Jo.. 4l,. l Replying to Hywel Davies, federal mediator, F, M. Wilkinson, president 1 of the Water Users associa ton. yes terday stated, in effect, that the as sociation would have nothing further to do with former employees who went on strike last Saturday. He further intimated that the association would not consider settlement terms with the union or representatives of that or ganiZation.
 Will Meet Employees
 President Wilkinson wrote that the association would gladly meet a som mittee of present employees if they had anything to present to the association. His letter to Federal Mediator Davies follows:
 l "Supplementing our letter of yester- ] day 1 would state that the association | IS always ready to treat with it's en- IploYes. If they have something def mite to present we will meet a com mittee composed of employees who were employed by us for at least 60 days prior to June 1 and who are still on our payroll. This committee should ! represent linemen and electrical op- orators Of the latter, preferably one rom each of the four power DlantS making a total of five.
 The time for the conference cannot be arranged definitely until the return of General Superintendent Elliott from Roosevelt, which will be in a day or i Itwo.'
 All Quiet Elsewhere It was stated at the Water Users building yesterday afternoon that plans were nearing completion for the. reopening of the Roosevelt plant. the only one affected by the strike. Of tlcials promised to have this plant again in operation within a day or so. although they would fix no certain ! date for the resumption of activities. l No new developments were forth coming yesterday in the alleged l threatened strike of electrical workers employed by the Southwest Cotton i company and the Pacific Gas & EIec- trlc company. It is stated that possi6- ] ly the demands made by the union on these two companies were merely to strengthen the cause of striking em- ployes of the Water Users association. The situation at the two Southwest 1 Cotton company ranches in the Chand- fer district was unchanged yesterday. all pumping plants working alternately because of the shortage of power. Lit tie damage has so far been done the cotton crops, however