Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-12-01

it discovered that the quarters to
 which it had been assigned had been
 given to Secretary Hoover because his party included more members than
 were expected. Of course, the Cali fornia delegation was absolutely ready
 to make way for MT. Hoover and his
 friends and with the utmost good na-
 ture accepted any make-shift accom-
 odations that were provided. As the
 days passed and the converting of the
 meeting was delayed four days by the
 tardiness of the California Commis-
 sioner, State Engineer Mcclure, num-
 erous other unexpected participants
 arrived and extraordinary housing re-
 adjustments were effected, which, in
 one case condensed four Californians
 in a room normally intended to~ac- comodate two persons. Apparently, however, everybody accepted the sit uation with the utmost good nature and goodwill. As indicated, the good nature and goodwill were more ap- parent than real; for, Sunday after noon, according to the proprietor of the establishment, MT. Hoover notified him that unless the congestion in the quarters of the various delegations was relieved he would terminate the at this place and hold it else where. Mine host, of course, with | visions of fat takings vanishing, met phorically speaking-and, perhaps, literally-tore his hair and tried to work out an equitable scheme. Fin ally, he was handed list by Secre- tary Stetson, which, it is assumed, MT. Hoover's idea of the way in which the housing arrange ments should be readjusted. It was in the nature of a ukase. It arbitrar- fly dictated exactly who should be paired off with whom and it even specified the precise room the var ously-assorted persons should oc- .upy. It was an absolutely autocratic order and it left the married inn-keep- 1T no option. "His not to reason why; lis but to do and die."
 This morning that poor "dude ancher" did everything but die. The lews was broken to the assembled when they came to 'reakfast in a characteristic gentle nd tactful manner. At the hotel desk n the most conspicuous spot in the lace, was posted an announcement nd list of the names and locations f the re-shuffled guests. Examina- ion immediately revealed that the even Californians had been entirely iscarded and that several persons 'ho, apparently, had no business with he meeting except that they had friends at court, were snugly en- conced in the choicest quarters. For ,stance, the defeated governor of .rzona, Thomas E. Campbell, has ith him New York stockbroker iend, and Mrs. Stockbroker, who ave made an earnest effort to im- ress everybody with the fact that ,ey had no interest in the Colorado yer and are only travelling with 1 Tom" to see the fun. It was also |! (aringly apparent that all those who ere remotely suspected of sympathy 1 ith the idea that the entire develop ent of the river should be national 1 ed were marked for elimination from 1 'sociation with the elect, while the ] ltire delegation from Arizona and 1 |evada and Colorado, composed of ] rporation attorneys representing 1 'wer interests, and eff representatives !
 mining companies and similar in- ] rests, were included among those 1 ho were accepted by MT. Hoover as !! itable co-guests in this aristocracy 1
 water power. 1! Our seven Californians pointed out |;
 the frenzied proprietor that adjust 1:
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