Tombstone epitaph., 1922-04-16
ENGINEER EXPLAINS STATUS
 CHARLESTON DAM PROJECT

The following communication from Engineer Elliott tn To Wright. presi, den, of the san Pedro Water Users Association. explains the present sta 'l> of the Charleston Dam project and will be of interest to Cochise county people interested n the pro i,,t
 April b.. 1922 "r Loren4o Wright
 President of the san Pedro Water Vsrr~ Association. St natid. Ariz p ar Mir Wrish,
 Your letter Of th, 5th instant ,, hand The substance # ,nls let, ' intmates ,o me that anxiety i~ boina fel, regarding the final plans ior ,A' project My sympathy and feeling ', with these anxious ones as have been anxious for the last year and a half ,o ne able ,o prepare con'a'cr plans that would indicate a succ .ul development Of your project.
 Completed plans and reports moan
 ;hinr 'or rhe l-ojec, unless j. is proven ~,~p ny ,,,p with reasonable a.srsc ot certainty that there s d foundation o: assured success upon '.hich the plans and ren'r, wca:d he constructed Nothing $. h,rr acre. no nr-nciai ohli-a,ion~ have be n in. ol--,d and Hn promises asv n=.n made ;aat 0in lr;n2 the lands o thi- r-ol.c, in;o any condition lsa~ fer Tn, only oblieation apos ! to iate or mnd,- consideration the dollar DOT acre Hwy which vtl, .ay.- me entire o.n~. a, 'h- r:ff4.: dlrins the ias; Wear aad , a.'. and ..a ,am.n@ ~.N months a.l further ,avrr DH ,,r,nse oc ,he .ayestt -atfol of he project and ,h- rrer.a,i'l { rhe plans
 Ny aereem.a; with the l,-trlo, was entered into during tim" vAca con- li,ions were exceedingly Tro.r rgu-. and money :or financing su,a n,,z ,frations was ohtaiuahle had ar. rangemen,s made whereby this ny's- ,sa,on would he financed up :1 inc time when ,he taxes would be due and paid which was believe las. Noyember immediately a:;er accept. nc this responsibility tho financial rises overlook as aut money could FOL he secured for carryias ou work that was no, absolutely necessary ct the time This condition caused q general slowing up of hue.Hess thru out the county. including oar work on he project The banks os Cochise county -7rr approached and asked ;o assist. ai least ;n q small way. in financing this investigation this they fiatly refused 10 do. and they had money al their disposal and ,he amount asked for was very small II was hoped Jh- situation would be relieved when the time for paying taxes came. bat unfortunately li,tie or no relief was offered from this source: in fact there has been paid 10 the County Treasurer only approx imately sinoe O: ,he total S&o.O00 levy The very a:scourasiuS situation developed that no financial assist, anca could he looked for from O. yhise county either through the banhs or the lax collections. l per sonally hnow that a number of the owners of land iu the district are not al this time in financial position to meet this lax assessmen; and have tried to carry on this work and main tain proper sympathy for those who are unable to assist financially.
 Had the financial condition been more favorable the progress of the work during the past half of the year 1921 would have been greatly accel- erated; that work was, however. fin ally completed During the past six months considerable time has been taken up in adjusting matters that seemed sure to throw the project into rather extensive litigation. am happy to say that at the expense of some time and patience and with no expense whatever to the project. the legality of the irrigation district has been established 10 the satisfac- ton of all concerned
 Time was consumed with the Pome- rene Canal company and the Boquil-