The Coconino sun., 1922-08-11

preliminaries.
 M. I. Powers, the next speaker, said he felt almost like Daniel Webster, who. when he was at banquet in pre-Volstead days was reminded by someone that it was time for him to speak. Daniel asked what he was to speak about. "The national debt" he was told. "How much is it? I'll pay it myself" said Daniel.
 MT. Powers said that the water bond issue must be regulated by the statute limiting the bonded indebted ness to certain per cent of the city's assessed valuation, which is S3,100,- 900. Our old water bonds will all be paid in 1928. The Santa Fe's own ership of our large reservoir cannot be bought for 20 years yet. We don't need to buy it at all. but can leave them carrying the s162 GOO it cost by furnishing them 100000 gallons of water a day. In 1911, when he was on the council, the city used 140000 rallons day. We now use 750000. Believes we can build an additional 50.000.000 gallon reservoir, nerhaps one twice as large. as well as increase our mains, with the amount of bonds we can legally issue. He said we have plentv of water available and shonld at onre proceed to develop it.
 Chairman Breen allowed that it re- minded him of Thompson's colt--the darned fool swan acrose two rivers to rot drink and then called on Tar,ns R Gir"rd. former state engineer, fo, his advice.
 Mr Cirand had been identified with the Gillespie dam the Diamond creek dam nroiect. the Cave creek water de- velornnent for Phneniv ard is conver- eant with Inc water sit'-ation throuph- ont tho entire state. "You pro m ton of tho hiolest voter ehed in Arizona !" he said He believes there ;c vost nr,ourt cf water undar the car Fran- ciecn reaLs rerhans in 2 oreat resar- voir. This wa+nr cor,as n the srr- face m thpre whar 9 certain de,,th ;s raachod or when in its course tlrouoh thn c;nde~e # ctr;kee innrarvious stra- +a. He said that in sor,n nlaces arorrd he-a whore # hnd heen atte~~nto1 tc drill wells the cirdars wn~e fnrrd to ba 22nn or p,ore fent doan. He he liaves fhat -,nrch nf the phoenix water nornes from the roountairs here He told about the develonment nf tho Cave creek water snpplv for phonrix Pure water to surplv a city of 75.000 reonle has beer develored and flows throurh na+nral coil f;ltere. hv ~rav- itv. through a 3S-;,ch n,ain. into the citv. Tucenn the rov+ hi~peet ci+v in the state. has snlendid water hut lar,,- 'no the couraoe to do wha+ phoeriv d'd nur,ns f. at tre,oandors cost. piehee rrrrs its woter, o1eo
 Nr CirorI said Flagstaff is proh- nhIv better situated in rnrard to nos eibIe water daveIonmen+ than any o+h- n~ ritv in the state. Then he spoke theca words of warning.
 "vor ore Q, the eve of tho oreataet 'rIre+riaI Iovelorr,ert +hat tha Init nd Statas has ever known. The Colo ~ado river hos notaptial electric DOW er of r,ore thar nnn00O horsa nnw- or Won are eitrrtnd like rvrr. Waes.. ord othor graat n1anrfartrrinr cen- +a~s. When won 0e+ thot nower won will hova ~~eot nanufactrring citu. Y is etro--o tc +hin1- of eLoos. noad- 'ae and thinps I'te that he;n~ ~,ar,,- fsctured here Rpt you have the cIi- ~natn and evervthin~ else that vou read to r,ata this such ritv If far- to~;as orce the nower ia doveIorod
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 "Theraforn. to take advartaoe of .,n-- co-dit'one to he brought about hv the devaloprent of rnwo~ uor r,ust hevn dn--slnnrert of wate~. vop cannot over-develop. In every other