Arizona state miner., 1925-06-20

At the request OF a subcommittee
OF the Arizona Highline Reclamation
Association, Governor Hunt will write
10 the United States Geological Sur
vey to learn where the 600 apprO-
priatiOn made by the Seventh legisla-
ture for a survey of the Colorado riv-
er is to be expended, it was annOunc-
ed at the close Of a conference be-
tween the governor and a Sub-cOm-
mittee of five from the association
held on June 4th in the governors
office.
1t also was decided at the confer
ence that the subcommittee, through
J, H. Whyte, q member of the COM
mittee, will take up with the officials
Of the Los Angeles Chambers of Com
merce at once, the question of hold
ing a conference for the purpose of
determining whether Los Angeles
would join the Arizona Highline Re-
clamatiOn Association in the joint con-
struction of highline canal and a
gravity aqueduct from Bridge Canyon
on the river, the joint construction
to furnish water for both Arizona and
the city of Los Angeles.
A supplementary petition urging
the governor to protect the irrigation
and power interests of Arizona as
conceived by the association was pre-
sented to the governor at the con-
ference June 4th. The supplemental
petition points out that in the opinion
of the members of the association,
survey from TopOck north <tO the
Bridge canyon damsite is not neces
sary, as this survey has already been
made by the association, but that
survey is needed from TOpock south
to the irrigable lands in the vicinity
of Phoenix.
The petition also calls upon e. G.
LaRue, chief Typographical engineer
for the geological survey, to explain
why he considers the gravity aque-
duct for Los Angeles feasible, but
still holds that the highline canal
proposition is a visionary matter
The petition urges the governor to
take up the question with the geo
logical survey as to where the joint
federal and state fund of 100000 is
to be spent in surveys.
1t also was decided at the confer
ence June 4th that the association
will ask that the conference with the
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
be held in Phoenix, for the reason
that all of the Arizona data concern.
the river and the various surveys are
in Phoenix and that the matter could
be better decided upon here. If the
Los Angeles chamber refuses to come
to Phoenix for conference, it was de-
Cided, the Arizona delegation will then
go to Los Angeles.
The supplementary petition pre-
sented to the governor June 4th, which
supplements the petition of the asso-
citation presented on May %, follows:
June 4, 1925
ITO The Hon. George w. p Hunt,
Governor of Arizona, and
"TO the Hon. Frank f. Trott,
"State Water Commissioner,
Phoenix, Arizona.
Gentlemen:
"Supplementing our formal petition
of May 29 to you anCnt the protec-
tion of AriZona's irrigation and power
interests as conceived by the Arizona
Highline Reclamation association, the
undersigned committee of that asso-
citation respectfully submit to you this
additional argument for your cOnsid-
Grafton.
"Inasmuch as Chief E. G. LaRue of
the y. S. Geological Survey has al
ready reported favorablv on grav-
ity aqueduct plan for Los Angeles
which is identical with the Arizona
Highline Reclamation association plan
from TOpock north of Bridge canyon,