The Winslow mail., 1920-09-03
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IRRIGATION PROJECT BANQU


Der Of Commerce last Saturday night,
the proposed 100000 acre irrigation
project for this section was fairly
launched amid stirring addresses and
much enthusiasm.
The banquet. given in the Elks
club rooms, was largely attended by
local citizens and officials of the
state. Everyone was an enthusiastic
booster for the project that is to make
"a hundred thousand acres of arid land
become fertile and productive, and in
terest was kept at fever heat through
out the proceedings.
The principal speaker of the even
ing was Congressman Carl Hayden.
Speeches were also made by State
Land Commissioner w, A. Moeur, and
Charles P. Pease of Washington, D.
c., engineer for the United States Re-
clamation Service.
Robt. B. Walton, live wire secretary
of the chamber of commerce, acted as
toastmaster. Before introducing the
speakers Mr.. Walton made a stirring
address, in which he centered the at
tention of the guests upon the Won
derful achievements to be attained
through the putting through of the
project.
when the history of Winslow is
written, said Mr. Walton, to-day,
August %, 1920, will be known as the
day when reclamation scheme was
launched"
In introducing the first speaker of
the evening Mr.. Walton said:
I'VE are fortunate in having with
us tonight the best friend Winslow
has. He has been with us for ten days
looking over our project I take pleas
ure in introducing to you Hon. Carl
Hayden congressman from Arizona"
Mr.. Hayden was given several min
utes of warm applause as he got up to
make his address. "Our business is to
develop the state" said the congress
man. who then proceeded to outline
the steps taken up to this time toward
the construction of reclamation pro-
ject that will make the land about
Winslow blossom like It has about
Phoenix and other southwestern
points.
81 first gave this Winslow irriga-
tion project serious consideration
when I was through here two months
ago with the committee on Indian af-
fairs" said Mr. Hayden. He told those
present at the banquet that the state
and government departments will do
all in their power to help get together
the necessary data relative to the pro-
ject for the irrigation of the valley.
He said that he wired the chief of
bureau of soils at Washington several
days ago to send a man to Winslow
vicinity to test the soil and received
reply as follows: "Your telegram Au-
gust 26th received. We accept coop
Grafton Of the state and will have a.
man in the field before December 1
1920"
Mr. Hayden said that the reclama-
tion service has sent Charles P. Pease,
an engineer of great experience. to
Winslow to spent several days looking
over the proposed project. A topo-
graphic survey will be made Of the
reservoir site at Woodruff. Land Com
missioner Moeur is to cooperate with
the geological survey. They will also
look into the underground waters of
the valley about Winslow,
Hayden stated that new reclamation
legislation is scheduled to come before
congress in December and that pend
ing this legislation all preliminary
steps necessary should be put through
by Winslow and all the data gotten to-
gether,
He recalled the days back in 1900
when Phoenix and the Salt river val
ley got together $4,000 for expenses
Of preliminary steps toward irrigat1ng
the Salt River valley and how that
part of the state was ready when the
reclamation act was passed in 1902.
Hayden referred to the enormous
coal deposits north and south of Win
slow and said that the more he sees
of the proposed Wins1ow irrigation
project, the more he thinks of it.
"You are to be congratulated on
having such live wire secretary of
the chamber of commerce as Mr.. Wal
ton," said the congressman. as he
closed his address amid round of
cheers and applause,
Land Commissioner Moeur followed