Arizona republican., 1921-07-06

proval was the cause for general re- joieing at the office of the Para6Aie-
 Verde irrigation district, 517 East Ad-
 ams street. In discussing the matter from the standpoint of the district, F.
 w. Michael, its president, said:
 The secretary's approval is the best news the district has had in a long time- We have had complete confidence in our engineers and there has never been any doubt in the minds of the board of directors or our people as to the merit or feasi- bility of the project It is very grat-. flying and encouraging to have this positive proof that the judgment of our engineers is sustained by the ex- pert advisers of the department of the interior and to be assured that the government has confidence in our ability to finance it and carry it through to completion. Our people, and especially those owners of pat ented land who have been paying the district assessments. are encouraged because it means that assessments against the unpatented lands can be collected and that the burden of ex- pense will be borne equitably by all the lands to be benefited. It means also that district assessments paid by desert entrymen will be accepted
 by the government in lieu of the inn provement otherwise required and that a large number of suspended desert entries will now be accepted. With this endorsement, the district is put on a sound financial basis and we will go ahead with our plans with perfect confidence and assurance Engineer M akes Statement The engineering and financial an gles of the situation are set forth in ta tar 7oxr I>xy R. Rays, local manager of the Beck
 man and Linden Engineering cor poration. engineers for the district. He says.
 "The approval of the Paradise l Verde irrigation district by the sec retary of the interior is the final opinion of the government as to the 1 feasibility of the project. It means full concurrence with the opinions of l the districts engineers as to the I water rights. the sufficiency of the water supply and the adequacy oi 1 the proposed irrigation works. By I this approval the department of the interior, as result of a complete and 4 exhaustive examination of it's own and after full consideration of tho various engineering reports hereto fore submitted, places it's final stamp of approval upon the project. It re- N the strength of which the district
 secured its rights of way more than I a year ago.
 Charles w. Wells, who examined 1 the project for the general land office 1 in March, has had occasion during a long term of service with the depart ment to examine and report upon
 practically all of the private irriga- l ton projects and irrigation districts l f hn ot,.l h fr- ne one of the highest authorities on irri- gation. He covered in his examina :
 tion of the Paradise Verde district
 everything which could have any posr I sible bearing upon the feasibility and
 merit of the project. do not know
 of another instance in which govern ment approval has been based upon | more complete data and information l Or more careful and detailed ex-
 animation
 A Ready Market for Bonds
 "One of the important factors gov | erning the feasibility of an irriga-
 tion enterprise is it's ability to finance | the construction. The willingness and ability of the Beckman & Linden Engineering corporation to interest capital in the scheme has depended upon our ultimate recommendation
 as to it's feasibility Now that the | government mas cOnflfmed our orig
 nal opinions we have even greater confidence in our ability to assist the district in the manner originally con
 templated and which satisfied the
 secretary of the interior that the plan
 of financing was adequate to insure the construction of the project Pre-
 v1ous hopes are now replaced by a feeling of assurance that we can make
 such a favorable report to the bank
 CTS, that the district will find a ready m rtx xet for e hondc