Arizona republican., 1922-03-04
SAN CARLOS DAM
COMMITTEESHOWS
ACCOMPL PL|SHMENTS

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| FLORENCE. Arizona, March o.
The San Carlos executive committee
feels that the time has arrived when
the public should be acquainted In
detail with the work done and the
results obtained by the committee
since the organization of the associa
ton. The committee has worked un-
tiringiy and increasingly in convert
ing the San Carlos from a dead issue
into d live one, and in the vigorous
campaign prosecuted for publicity of
! the project, and il is most gratifying
| to it to be able to say to the public
| that everything points toward the
early realization Of the earnest hope
Of every member OF the committee OF
six. of the san Carlos association and
Of every man owning land under the
proposed project.
Wonderful progress has been made
in the past six weeks. When Judge
Overfield, as an executive commit
teeman Of the Western States Recla-
nation association arrived at Wash
ington, he found no plan looking to-
ward reclamation irrigation, but
through the tire1ess efforts OF him
and his committee associates, an
agreement has been reached whereby
the Smith McNarv bin will be unani-
mously reported favorably out of the
committees of both houses, perhaps
this week, with very excellent
chances for passage at this session
Of congress.
II the Smith -McNary bill passes.
by reason of the fact that the San
Carlos has been recognized as an un-
completed project, II is the unbounded
belief of the committee that IL will
be able to induce the reclamation SER
vice to place II at the head OF the list
OF projects upon which work is TO be
commenced. This, however. viii re-
quire funds to provide the committee
with means to send a dele9ation to
Washington to appear before the
reclamation department In the inter-
ests of the project IN general, and
also for the purpose OF securing an
increase In acreage over that allowed
hv the board reviewing the Fisher re-
port.
Through the efforts OF the COM
mittee. the San Carlos has become
known all over the United States.
Only today a gentleman from New
mort. Ohio, in writing to W. c.
KNIGHT. enclosed his check for $40.
saying ii would help little in paw
ing the expenses OF Judge Overfieid's
committee while in washington. I" Are
you property owners, owning lands
under this project going to permit an
entire stranger to our interests to
take more real interest than you
yourself take? Do as he has done.
only more. Pay up your assessment
OF so cents per acre now so that
the committee viii have ample funds
on hand 70 finally clinch the matter
when the time arrives for further
active work at Washington. Don't
ieopardize the project by not con-
trihuting. We must have rnonev.
Judge Overfield viii undoubtedly
make a return trip to washington
shortly and win remain on the lob
until our general reclamation bill
pesses Congress, and this all takes
The following is a summary OF the
work done and results obtained by
the committee OF six:
i-Fnlisting stste wide support be-
hind the San Carlos protect. and con-
verting II from a dead issue into an
unusually live one.
2-Enlisting the support OF the
reclamation service, and securing
down 10 date report on the project
at an apnrovimate cost of $4,000 to
the association.
S-The committee has brought the
project TO tho attention OF all im-
portant reclamation conferences held
in the west in the past two years.
Representatives. have attended three
sessions of the League of the South
west: two conferences OF the Western
States Reclamation association:
three meetings Of the western COVER
nors. and four trips have been made
TO Washington, Judge Overfield be-
ing there for the past six weeks in
the interest OF the San Carlos.
4--The committee has caused the
project to be recognized as an un-
finished but partly constructed pro-
ject. by reason OF the construction OF
the Florence diversion dam.
5-The committee has made splen- |
did progress in the matter OF the re-
location OF the Globe lire OF the Ari- |
zona & Eastern railroad.
"a vigorous publicity campaign |
has been carried on by the commit |
tee. Letters have been written by |
the hundreds to all large business |
interests, chambers Of commerce and |
all civic bodies OF the west and south |
west
THE committee has secured fav-
orable endorsement OF the national |
headquarters OF the American Legion /
for general reclamation program in /
the west at this time.
S--General reclamation has been
taken up with more than 30 state
Farm Bureaus. with the result that
OF endorsement are being
received from these states.
e--The committee has had the &C.
i've cooperation and generous as
OF Prof. G. r. p. Smith. Irri-
cation Engineer of the University of
in the presentation of argu-
nents for an increase OF acreage from
100000 to at least 10000 acres or
more. And also in the formulation
II a report covering the ANALYSIS OF
over 500 silt samples taken from the
lila river by the Indian service.
The committee feels that its work
las borne good fruit up to the pres
mt time, and that as we seem to be
lbout to realize our fondest OF hopes
{ is NJ to the property owners under
his project to come forward and pro-
noe the funds necessary to complete
he work. II
II the Smith -McNary bin passes.
Incorporation of the San Carlos as |
iociation will be necessary at consid-
rable expense. and the lands under
he project must bear this expense.
ind will be the lands irrigated by the
project.