Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-09-08
GOVERNOR TELLS
III NEE TING WITH
&. D. P. NOMINEE
round Harding Strong for
Reclamation-Much I'M
pressed With Candidate,
Who Shows All Qualities
Needed In President


company with the governors of other
western states with Senator Warren
g Harding, Republican nominee for |
the presidency, concerning the needs |
OF the west along reclamation and con- |
servation lines, Governor Thomas F. |
Campbell yesterday gave complete |
outline of his journey and of the results |
that were achieved.
In addition to the work done by the
League of the Southwest in the con-
ference held at Denver. Governor |
Campbell Succeeded in interesting Sen
ator Harding strongly in the needs OF |
the arid and semf-arid states, and
came homo in addition with an ardent
admiration for the Republican stan
dard- bearer
To know Senator Harding is to ad-
miro him. said Governor Campbell
yesterday While he is a strong man
he IS a kindly man. For 25 years the
town Of Marion has been for Senator
Harding. and it will go 80 per cent
strong for him in the elections. His
home life is simple and dignified. To
DC his guest is to become Immediately
one of his family. The wisdom of the
Republican party in choosing him is |
becoming more apparent every day.
and the country becomes better
acquainted with him it Is more and
more convinced that he will be fit
Roosevelt. =
Discuss Colorado Project
The governors chief purpose in MAX
ing the trip was to attend the sessions
of the League of the Southwest. of
which he is president All the states
of the League-Idaho, wyoming, Utah, |
Colorado. New Mexico. Nevada Cali
fornia and Arizona-were represented
either by their governors and state
engineers or by their lieutenant COVER
nors and secretaries or state. The
matters taken under consideration at
the conference were outlined by the
governor as follows:
The discussion at the conference
he said yesterday, was concerned
mainly with the question of the distri-
button and of the waters of the
Colorado river basin as affecting the
interests of the various states in the
League. An anicabie agreement con-
corning this problem was reached at
the conference, and in addition resoIu-
tons were adopted in which il was IN
derstood that the purpose of the League
was the further development of the
Colorado river and its tributaries in
conjunction with the federal govern
naent and under the direct administra-
ton of the United States Reclamation
service to the end that all of the rights
of the various states affected shall be
projected.
Director A. p. Davis of the Recla-
nation service was present at the con-
ference and delivered a very exhaustive
address on the possibilities of the
: utilization Of the waters of the Colo
RADIO river for irrigation and power pur-
poses.
Huge Possibilities
THE outstanding feature of this sd-
dress was the presentation of the fact
shat with proper storage of the present
flood waters of the Colorado river and
its tributaries there win be sufficient
water at hand to reclaim all the econo-
mfcalIy feasible land in the basin The
basin includes PA, 900 square miles, Of
this 100000 acres are now under Gull
tivation- With the proper storage fa-
cilities 3,333, GOO acres additional may
be brought under irrigation, and OF
these aprroximately 1872 900 are in Ari-
iona, or almost twice many as are
under irrigation in this state today
These estimates however, include the
san Carlos project in the Florence
Casa Grande valley.
In addition to the foregoing it will
be possible TO develop economically
226O 600 horsepower in electricity
which may be used chea ply in pumping
on lands of higher elevation than the
outlet of the lowest dam.
TT was decided also at the confer
ence to have the engineering depart
Tents of the various states affected
10y the proposed plan organize as sup
piementaTy body TO the League of the
Southwest for the pur pose of obtain
ing. as soon as possible, all necessary
data with reference to all the various
streams, stream flows and flood waters
in their respective states. These are
TO be collected a some central point
and to be submitted, with such reports
as the Reclamation service is now pre-
pairing. to the next congress. This will
do away with considerable delay as IL
is the experience of the heads of the
League of the Southwest that congress
moves slowly at best and in the case OF
a project of this size viii not begin to
4 function until it has before ii a s much
data as it is possible to obtain.
Harding for Reclamation
E"To make the work more efficient
now that it is taking definite form the
office of executive secretary has been
created by the League. and Sims Ely
secretary of the Arizona Resources
board has been appointed to the posi-
ton. thereby bringing into close con-
nection the governor of Arizona as
2. president of the League and the secre
tary.
'.rTo obtain from the nominees of the
majority parties. Senator Harding and
Governor Cox, a more definite express
sion concerning reclamation than was
made ia their speeches of acceptance
It was deemed advisable that as many
members OF the League as possible
should visit these gentlemen in Ohio
and present to them their claims fol
tho reclamation and conservation OF
arid and seTni-arid states. A definite
enra cement was made with Senator
Harding for August 81 on the day
.srocedine- Gov stephens of California
ttx-Csovci-uor Spry Of Utah. secretary
of the Western States Defamation as
sacfation Governor KelVie of Ne
frasl<a Governor Campbell of Arizona
and Sims Ely met with Senator Hard
rig and discussed with him their ann.
and ambitions with reference to recla
nstion projects in their respective
states.
ron the next day. designated as
Governors. day. Senator Harding made
address to the governors and as
Grants 10 the sovernorshiD from 3
~ mt nd
~ declaration of his views concerning
H., inheritance Of reclamation and con
-orvafion in the western states ~
~ntIined the progress OF he United
states 90 shown hy the sdccesslEe 81
o,epnIert projects undertaken b. as
ans aud his stand was 50 soun'
t ez,,re~~ed with such q lack o
AA sf,9eation that "a VAS surprise eve