Arizona state miner., 1926-01-30
Full Text of Works Decision on
Verde River Irrigation and Power
District Water Permits Explained


going to jeopardize it's business in
tegrity by making any irrigation dis
trict suffer. The public would not
they would not even ask it, We be-
lieve that the Water Users Associa-
tion also realizes that serious knot
has been tied, not only to the detri-
ment of that successful association,
but everyone in connection in any
way. The heads of that organization
we are sure are no more responsible
than anyone else that mixed into
this long drawn out series of hearings
that have made the public very cur
be sure, the Water Users have rights
to protect, but the owners of lands
in the Paradise Valley have that
same privilege. We feel every right
will be protected and should be, if
Arizona is to be recognized as the
virgin state that is being transformed
into a veritable paradise. In inter
viewing some of the land holders,
we find they wanted boom and
tried to take short cut to get it..
Others wanted to stay there in their
declining years; still others wanted
TO carry out plans OF citrus acreage,
townsites, hay growing In fact,
every one connected with Paradise
Valley seems disappointed. They
had expecteN%a more earnest effort
of Secretary Work to make a clean
mp one way or the other no matter
in favor of whom. just so the ordeal
was over. but 1t seems he has made
conditions worse.
We also find in our several days
travel among owners in both projects
that much credit Is due the president
OF the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
in his efforts to take a stand that
is not, becoming to that organization.
The fact that many members of that
organization would never go on rec
ord as favoring any group or inter
ests bot Phoenix and Maricopa coun.
ty and along with 1t Arizona ia Ge
goal set by most OF that progressive
membership. The results OF their Of.
forts Reed no Nerificatton In pro
gress&To Arizona. The best citrus
area in tho United States Is being
at the present time prevented from
Development ana this organization
we know feels a mistake has been
made somewhere and will be cor
rected II not too late. The Phoenix
Chamber OF Commerce will grow in
proportion to the development about
it, although it is outgrowing perhaps
the president and manager, at the
present. The writer feels for those
that have been disappointed on both
sides Of this question. Some months
ago we published short paragraph
in relates to Fair Play Demanded"
and have as yet not heard the last
of 1t. II a press becomes so tangled
1t cannot speak for the interests Of
the section 1t represents, that press
is merely throttled and scared
skeleton trying to function with u
ball and chain on it's pen. Wc ar,5
an independent newspaper trying to
represent that section that is tribu-
tary to us. We take no stand bu.
that in behalf Of the development of
Paradise Valley, whether f IS to be
accomplished by the Par ?diso. Verde
people or the Water Users-it mat
ters not to us, but it never should
have been allowed to have slipped
into knot that all the kings horses
and all the kings men" cannot unite.
1t is up to both sides of this contro-
versy to get together for their own
common good, as we view it, not as
an alarmist, but as a disinterested
bystander as far as investment is
concerned.