Arizona state miner., 1925-06-20
Governor Hunt to Inquire Where Ap-
preparation for Survey of Colorado River
Is To Be Spent by Geological Survey

therefore, we take it that any further
detail survey by that department
along this proposed route will be ia
vorable to the construction of the
aQueduct, and any money appropriated
by Arizona and expended upon fur
ther detail survey of this route will
undoubtedly be of assistance to both
Los Angeles and the Arizona High
line Association, although our assoc1-
alton has already made surveys that
satisfy it's members of the feasibility
of this portion of the project, and
then, too, Los Angeles voted $2,00O,-
900 to make a detail survey of this
aqueduct, thus assuring that such
survey will be made in any event.
Of course, that part of the aQueduct-
highline plan from Topock north will
be found feasible by both the federal
government and the Los Angeles au-
thorities.
But Chief LaRue has stated in
open meeting he considers the high
line project for Arizona visionary
although he has already made ia
vorable report on the gravity aQue-
duct to Los Angeles. The people of
Arizona will at once see his incon-
sistency in reporting favOrably on
plan to take water by gravity to
Los Angeles, while at the same time
declaring it visionary to bring the
same water a shorter distance over
less expensive route to the incom-
parable irrigable lands in the near
vicinity of Phoenix. But we leave it
to Mr. LaRue to explain his position
f0 aq wi
What is necessary, in our opinion,
is to get lines and levels from Topock
south into the irrigable lands of SOU
thern Arizona. Such survey, and
such survey only, will keep Ari-
zona's priority right alive.
Therefore, we respectfully submit
that unless you as the governor, and
the water commissioner of this state
can say where and how the money
appropriated by Arizona for this sur
vey is to be expended, that it were
better that it be kept in the state
treasury unil such time as the pub
lie opinion of this state is aroused to
full realization of the danger of
losing for all times, it's priceless Col
orado river irrigation and power
rights. The danger may be averted
if it is possible to come to an agree
ment with Los Angeles and southern
California, such that the irrigation
and power rights of this river may
be at the same time developed in
manner equitable to both Arizona
and California. We believe it is pos
sible for Arizona and California to
reach such an agreement, and that
it NAV Oro1onf1v ho roochod
referring to the second part of
our petition we believe ne further
argument is necessary to show that
the best interests of the state re-
quire that the attorney general should
be instructed to intervene in the
Diamond Creek suit in order that full
development of the great irrigation
and power rights of the state may
not be obstructed.
Neither do we think that we can
add to the merit of the contention
in the third part of our petition ask
ing that you have Arizona's applica-
tiOn for power rights filed with the
federal power commission.
Respectfully presented, this fourth
day of June, 1925, by the special
committee of the Arizona Highline
Reclamation Association, to confer
with the Honorable Governor, and
the Honorable State Water Commits
sioner.
(Signed)
FIRED Golfer, Chairman.
I'D. P. KIMBALL,
cd. L. CUNNINGHAM,
"J. H. WHYTE,