Arizona republican., 1921-12-17

ice. who was introduced by Dr. A. h1 Tuthill. MT. Davis said in part: A. p. Davis Speaks
 T have always felt at home in Ari- zona, for I think that I may be num- bered among it's pioneers. My first visit to this state was made in 1883, when I had my headquarters at Fort Defiance, and at that time first saw the Salt River valley, my view be- ing taken from the top of Four Peaks through a telescope. I did not enter Phoenix, however, until some years later.
 Since that time great changes have come over this section of the
 state, due in great measure to the de- velopment of your storage and canal systems, but in greater measure to
 the hard work of the people of this
 valley in putting to use the things
 which have been given to them.
 ''The best thing we can do with the
 lessons of history Is to amply them to
 the problems of the future. The past
 is always an illustration of difficult
 ties overcome, and the lesson that
 we have today is that development
 of any kind requires cooperation"
 Director Davis then began a de-
 scription of the work that has been done by the reclamation service in NOHHSCtlOii N1ln lHc pIOpoSSQ uSNtl- opment of the resources of the Colo rado river.
 "The development of the upper ba- sin," he said. "has progressed to a point where 100000 acres have been put under irrigation on the tribu- taries of the Colorado. This acre
 age can probably be doubled. and. in addition, another million acres may become feasible with higher canals. Our calculations with reference to the possibilities of the stream take into consideration the development of 1 4,000, 900 acres in the upper basin. There is enough water in the 1 Colorado river to irrigate all the ir- rigable land in the basin. There are | areas, of course, upon certain tribu- | taries which cannot be irrigated | economically, but the point I wish to | make is there Is no reason for the curtailment of the use of the water l in the upper basin. and measures 1 should be taken in the same manner 1 that the development of the lower
 basin shall not interfere with the 1 upper reaches of the river and it's tributaries. With this point under 1 stood by all one of the chief points l of friction is being removed"
 | Discusses River Development Director Davis then took up dis 1 cussion of the development of the ] river for irrigation, flood control and
 power in the lowe1 basin. He de-
 scribed what has been done to CO., 1 ordinate the activities of various In l terests in the conference held at San tDiego on December F. The recla- | nation service, he declared. has irl- 1 vestigated one of the four chief dam- sites on the river, and that the others l will be investigated as soon as pos
 sibIe, when a choice will be made of l the one which is most feasible Of de- | velopment. He was cheered when he
 said:
 l T do not know of a finer market l for power on earth than Arizona. | There is not a single industry in this state which will not be benefited by | the development of the power re- l sources of the Colorado - although | this development is tertiary to the development of the river for irriga-
 tion purposes and for flood control | for without irrigation and flood con trol you. can have no market foI
 power. In addition to other con- i alterations which argue for the early deyelopment of the river. this one | seems to be of unusual importance namely. that this development spells | a great national movement. The rail- | roads in this state, transcontinenta | and otherwise, are burning oil, which | ought to be saved. It is crime tt
 burn oil under a moiler, and the ef- feet of the electrifying of the rail
 roads in Arizona will be foc not only in the West, but to the Atlantic sea- | board and throughout the woEld.
 In my view the states of Arizona
 and Nevada, in which this great res
 ervoir site lies, should each bt
 granted a block of free power per