Tombstone epitaph., 1922-05-14
TO MAKE R. R. SURVEY FOR CHARLESTON GAM

IT which has as it's object the construc- ton of the Charleston Dam. steps were taken al meeting ol the board in Benson yesterday which will mean much for the early construction Of the project.
 According 10 Mr. Wright. Engineer w C. Elliott. who has charge of the preliminary survey and estimate. met with the board yesterday and made offer of financial arrangement with the F. P X $ w railroad company which will take care of the survey of the railroad in the project By this move the survey will be started at once. MT Wrieh, said and will be completed within three weeks or month. and following the report and estimate to Engineer Elliott. Mir FL iiott's report will be ready 10 submit to the board cf directors together with his estimate ot the entire pro ject. The matter of the survey and replacement of several one mile of pipe line belonging to the Huachuca Water company, which brings the water into Tombstone from the Hua- chuca mountains will also be ready by the time th. railroad survey re port is submitted. Elliott promised the board.
 Through the completion of the railroad and pipeline survey every thing connected with the preliminary work in the Charleston Dam project will have been completed" MT Wright said here today. which means that we will be able to have our bond election within the summer and We look to see actual construction work started on the dam by the end Of the year.
 But the matter of the railroad and pipe line survey and outlook for an early bond election was not the most important thing up before the board yesterday" MT Wright added flor Engineer Elliott has assured us that word received from our senators and repress ntatives in congress is that the Smith McNary bill will surely pass, President Harding having en- dorsed the bill. The Charleston pro ject is included in that bill along with 2l others which means that as soon as i; becomes law and We have vot. ed our bonds they will be underwrit ten by the United States government. If that were not the case. however, there are number of private bond buyers wanting the bonds, but we would much rather have the govern ment backing us than private inter es,s
 . MT Wright added that true the out look for the construction Of the Char Ia. gloomy at times due 10 many delays encountered in getting matters strengthened ou: that has taken time. but il looks now as fl everything has been cleared up and is on the wayto final completion.
 The matter of land exemptions, in cluding quantity of state and town lots inadvertently included under the project will adjust themselves with. out loss to the taxpayers. MT. Wright added, which will mean that by the time the work on the dam is started there will be at least 30,0o0 acres of land under the project that can ac- tually be irrigated.
 We do not want an acre of land under the project that is not suscep. tible to irrigation MT Wright said. and the entire board is certainly going to see that all differences are adjusted when the proper time comes MT. Wright also said that he ex pected the bonds would carry almost
 unanimously. for with the coopera-
 ton of the government in the matter of disposal of bonds and the railroad
 company in the matter of moving oi
 the road which at present is in the
 proposed reservoir site. nothing offer
 ing brighter outlook for the project
 could be asked for
 Practically every person and organ
 ization in Cochise county is also be
 hind the association for the constrrc