Arizona republican., 1921-05-03
ENDORSE REID
 AND GUN I INUE: ICRAGIN AS SUPT.
Council And Governors Of Water Users Associa- ton Hear Annual Report
 Yesterday Of President

-AiiliCtdl IGDOTl eSterday Of President cultured by unanimous endorse tarntS CT the work of President F. A. s,e'~ and the management in general .-s tne past year. and also by an -t-ats-ilnouS resolution to continue c = Srzgin as general superintendent 3er another year at his present sal ~FNs the council and the board of koNerrors of the Salt River Valley water Users association. meeting in separate and joint sessions. yesterday hcard the annual report of the or gAr44atlon's activities.
 Ehe endorsement given by the gov efTtinE bodies of the association. par Sec1lArlS to President Reid's report, which contained nothing concerning rEznored deep cuts in salaries of em- Thscs of the association, were direct No'stradlctions to reports earlier in t1c day which forecasted definite Changes in the policy or the associa- t.ol
 The council met first. with 2s out CT 10 members present. c. F. Jack cf inc fourth district. Glendale. was fscctr6 chairman over NJ. c. Phelps of the ninth district. Mesa. Phelps ezs then elected secretary. Presi- dent Reid then read his report, and @t the completion the president and snanacensent were given a unanimous vote of thanks for their efficient and esfective work during the year."
 To Ask Extension
 The council then adjourned to re- convene i'm joint session with the lsaara of governors. Thirty-eight of tue zi members of both bodies were present. President Reid and Frank stuart of Phoenix. it was resolved. wsfz4 be sent to Washington to negoti- are with the government concerning aa extension of construction pay rleafs for period of one year or more c C. Cragin. general superin- srr3ent- then outlined the power sit Vatfcn and described the plani to fi- u2sson and described the plan to acMer development project on the ti1ance a large hydro electric the association
 The joint session then adjourned. after which the board of governors met. and under the authority con- 1erred upon it last year. voted unan- iEuuusiy to employ c. C. Cragin as general superintendent for another wear at his present salary. The board aF governors and the council will arrct again at 10 o'clock this morning for the transaction of routine busi- nssS
 The Eist of President Reld report fo1l0ws-
 President Reid's Report
 On the srd of May, 1920 assumed shs office of president of your asso- csarsna. and found from the auditor s report dated March 31 that this asso- cations accounts showed in round numbers a deficit of s301,00o. The auditor in this report. estimated that approximately s7so,oo0 would be ssecacs1 to pay up tais deficit and op- xs.are the project for six months, or u~Fa October l, 19so. There was available for the management to ac- .s,apsish this only the following: Money unpaid from As-
 sseS~-ncnt No. II S322. .54S.o5 1sorrer revenues and sale
 oF excess water for the
 balance of the irriga-
 ton year up to Septem-
 Der %. 1920. ...-..- :. There was also some very neces- ~arr construction work required, sshich cost sI0l.000, divided as foi- 1ews-
 4. Completion of masonry wall
 en rrotect Arizona canal be-
 low Granite Reef dam --.- .S25,ooV Work required to increase
 she capacity of Eastern can
 1f ...-- SosVV' &RTft f1ltll1H pA 4ACNSs7A9-~%'
 pumping plants for under
 rronnd drainage of project l6,ooo 4 Necessary sub-station, etc,
 for the operation of the Pow
 er departrnent due 10 growth
 s,f power business In the val
 4tr SS'oos ft was a problem which only the most rigid economy and efficien work would solve. In May the book: rpauGltet and a general study of the problem smSrstnted It was necessary for you r~cSssfent to appear In Washington n ~ for the Paradise valley lSear frg during the month of May, ana was June 1 before definite plan 10 recrzan4zation could be effectiVei ssarr.l About July the financis nr.,fsie4n was further complicated b ss,e great demand for water due t ss,e doubling of acreage in cotton. ,-ae necessary to deliver 15 per cer mote water per month than had eve asrfure been carried in your canal sys 4ern A this time a new general su =f~frtcntert Of the project was efn ..lrvc6. and the work of reorganlzln rMe vr@Sect was complicated by IT sn.ss that .he peak of the frriSato -.~sn was at hand. As few change s.,ss;t,le were made in order not .,,.Frfere with the water service thss shareholders.
 However. we did undertake to e .ls-ata the different departmen --s install a cost accounting syster vRfrh was completed and in operi ...- hv the first of September. Tn ,...4ss accounting system required u S~~,.s-os of one man and it's value su,lieated daily.
 Summary Of Work
 general summary of the reo -,afzatfon and work aecomphsh' fellows
 Maintenance Department
 The biggest individual saving ans depsrtment on the project w swese in the maintenance uePar ,~r~t one of the principal reasol -cr -his saving was that in preVlo, -sse-,s there was not sufficient s --5.-fsson in this department t,.nate coss records were Kept al -gss the custom of foreInen to T -.ssstIon material direct rom U ,g,louSe without any daily check .fs. snsol,nt used. It is estimated th .-s, i, this department is being do
 .lsss present date for less than on .e.r inc cost of similar work
 ,, ago. This has been made DO a4-.. gsy a daily check on all materl
 s and every dollars worth ot ido ss.ended. Each foreman Wolh