Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-06-19
GEO, H, MAXWELL.
.TOSUPPORT NEW
IRRIGATION ACT
Goes To Washington To
Use Influence For Pass
age Of R e c / a m a tt on
Measure Discusses Col
orado Basin Project

Geo. II. Maxwell arrived in the city
on Friday morning and will remain
here day or two when he will leave
for Washington, at the request of adj
vocates of the Smith NJ Nary recla-
nation measure, to lend his influence
in it's faver. Enroute to the national
capital Mr.. Maxwell will stop at New
Orleans, Chicago, Indianapolis and
Pittsburg.
This is the first visit of Mr. Max
well to Phoenix since last January.
Since then he has not been in good
health and for q time was confined
to his bed But he is now greatly inn
proved. His restoration will be COM
plete, he believes with rest which he
proposes to take on his return to
California
Mr.. Maxwell came into national
prominence so years ago in his fight
for national aid, which against odds
and ridicule he kept up until the
national reclamation act was passed
That was q measure for the upbufld-
of the west and Mr.. Maxwell believes
that there will be no more exclusive
western reclamation legislation, but
that any further legislation must be
made to include the whole country.
for there is arid and semi arid land
only in the west, there are vast areas
of lands in the east that must be re-
claimed by the government, or not at
all
There are three principles Of re-
lamation legislation, said Mr.. Max
well, that the friends of legislation
must keep in mind. One of them is
that any money advanced by the gov
eminent must be regarded as an in
vestment by the government to be
repaid with interest. The example of
49, D:&s~r <~~x.. -. - $50 a.. lat, xo,,r
be followed. The rate OF interest
must be slightly higher than the In
terest on the consolidated debt, so
a. to attract investment.
There must be no superstition, no
| thought of repudiating the debt to
| the government, no thought that
sometime the government will can
cell the debt. Irrigation works con-
structed by the government or Tor
which 1t advances the money, must
be paid for.
No Sectional LsgIsIation
And then the legislation must be
all embracing; there will be no more
sectional legislation for reclamation.
I'VE put that over once once" said
Mr.. Maxwell "but we can never do
1t again." 1t was true, he said that
the west was stronger in the house
Of representatives than 1t was at the
time of the passage of the reclama-
ton act, but II IL still in the minority
and the majority Is determined that
there shall be no other heavy APP
preparations for the west.
Mr.. Maxwell was in Washington
last year at the time of the visit of
the western governors. They called
on Senator Newlands because Of his
known friendiiness to the west and to
reclamation. They were asking fol
| $3.50, 0o0, goo for western projects. =
/ will tell you how you can get 1t,
! said Mr.. Newlands: "all you VIII have
| to do win be to convince the repub-
| lican leaders that If this grant i:
made the west win be safely and
| solid1y republican.
| That seemed q reasonable thing and
and not a difficult one. And them
| continued Mr.. Newlands, You mus
| also go to the democratic leaders and
convince them that If the grant Il
made that the west will be solidly
and safely democratic II you car
convince both you will be sure Of thu
appropriation"
Both, of course were impossible
i Speaking of the development o
the Colorado. Mr.. Maxwell said tina
the position of Arizona Is almost
critical one; that it is possible nov
for it to make mistake that ca,
never be repaired; to be cut off TO
ever from the beneficial use OF tn
waters of the Colorado The DANCE
| OF that, he believed, would be increas
! ed by entering into any agreemen
! under the federal commission for tn
disposition Of the waters of the Colo
RADIO, especially any agreement CIV
ing to the lands in Mexico rights I
the water. Once those rights ar
! | granter or once they are taken by tn
I use of the water on those lands. the
: | will be lost to Arizona
Z Power Dams Z Fact
I'll And that may come much soont
\ | than the construction of dam I
& Boulder Canyon or elsewhere. for II
4 impounding of the flood waters *
n irrigation. 1t is possible that dam
d will be built for power purposes an
o that will give a measure of contr'
. over the waters. regulating their flo
! That will enable bitches to be take