Arizona republican., 1921-12-17
AT THE
 COUNTRY CLUB
 |S FINE AFFAIR

l1 flNE hffHlh The dinner given at the Country club on Thursday evening was one of the features of the Industrial Confer | ence which came to a close in Phoe- nix yesterday afternoon.
 The affair at the Country club was l held at ' o'clock. The speakers table was on a platform at ones end of the dining room, and over it was cano- py in the national colors. Grouped around it were specimens of finished copper, cotton and large number of | other Arizona products.
 Entertainment Program
 The entertainment program opened with selections by the So Different orchestra, with the delegates singing as the spirit moved them. A Mexi- can orchestra, the members of which were in costume. assisted with the singing and playing of La Paloma" and La Golandrina," and other Spanish songs.
 A special series of entertainment features was then offered by Brandon 1 Brothers American Musical Revue, from the American Dancing Palace. Florence MidgIey opened this part of ! and '"The World Began When I Met You" which were received by the diners with tumultuous applause. George Banta followed with a vocal solo. Tennessee" after which Marie Rich sang Mary Jane," assisted by a group of five dancers. George 1 Sayres, a prospector who had just arrived in Phoenix from the Cornelia- i Gunsight mine at Ajo, injected some thing unexpected into this number by dancing creditably with Miss Rich. while the dancers surrounded them and the diners went wild. Eddie Young then gave an eccen- tric dance and sang a speciality, "Wha Wha-" Two numbers by the Toby quartet followed. the members of the quartet being Glenn Taylor. Crawford Eagle, Ferris Taylor and Dick Lack aye.
 John B. Wright of Tucson acted as toastmaster, and after a few happy remarks he introduced the first speaker, w. s. Norviel, state water commissioner. Commissioner Nor viePs theme was "The Colorado River as a State Asset" and his address was a careful summary of his inves- | tigations of the river and the possi- bilities of development lying in it, DOlA lOL AIA45llOA tiiAu POMCT pul poses.
 John C. Greenway Talks
 The next speaker was Col. John c. Greenway. general manager Of the Calumet and Arizona Mining compa- ny, Warren, who was given an ova- tion as he took the floor. His ad- l dress was on the subject: Practical Use of Power from the Colorado River" After explaining the general | travels of the Colorado and the power and reclamation possibilities of its tributaries and the river itself, Col onel Greenway sounded a warning concerning the predicted early ex- | hauStion of the known oil fields of Mexico from which source Arizona users of power secure their supply and quoted an eminent authority that two years supply was the probable limit of such supply.
 All industry in the state was there fore, in his judgment, greatly con- cerned in investigations for future power supply. It was such a situa- ton and this outstanding and alarm ing outlook that first interested him in the Colorado river as a possible source for the development of power for industries in which he was inter- ested as well as the various indus | tigations he had however uppermost in his mind the advantages of recla- nation development.
 It was some years ago that Colonel Greenway first made a trip upon the Colorado river in search of a cheaper source of power for Arizona needs
 'I found James B. Girand to be the owner of the original filing made by him in 1913 on water rights on the Colorado at Diamond Creek. This project appeared to me to be the most suitable for Arizona's needs. Ii appealed to me as being the nearest to the Arizona load center, nearest to rail transportation, and most ac- cessible, 1t being possible to react
 his proposed damsite by a spur from
 the Santa Fe railroad beginning al
 Peach Springs, with A miles oi
 track. l enlisted the interests o ! several of Arizona's largest power producers, and have given MT. Gi.
 rand some financial assistance tC , carry his project forward. All O.
 Arizona power needs can be supplied : by the Girand project and afford { . margin of power to take care of hel , future needs for ten years to come I enlisted Dr. Ricketts, aid in thi, project and we have determined tC give Girand all the aid and assistance in our power to see that his projec ,, is carried through to its conclusion. : 'In the past two years money ha! , been scarce in Arizona. We at. tempted to obtain financial assistanc,
 for MT. Grand in California, but in.
 asmuch as California interests insist , ed upon control of the project, whicl
 we were unwilling to yield. no prog
 ress was made in this direction. Thi project does not interfere in any wa, , with the plan announced by the sec . retary of the interior to the effec , that the government proposes to talk, : over and construct the dams neces , sary for flood control and reclama : ton uses on the Colorado, and . therefore see no reason why, nor do believe that the government will rais f any objection to the state of Arizon; 7 or its people developing power with
 in its own confines to take care O its urgent needs and furnish the pow s CT necessary to keep in motion tn I wheels of industry within the state.
 The last speaker of the evenin = was Prof. won KleinSmid, whose sub
 tect was Community Co-Operation
 and who emphasized the necessity 0 - | tyinc the state together in one yreat