Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03

The achievements of Senator
Ralph H. Cameron during his first
term as United States senator from
Arizona are being reviewed with
praise in. many parts of the country.
His record is conceded to be one of
the most brilliant made during re-
cent sessions of congress by men,
bers of either house.
The Coolidge Dam.
Senator Cameron's San Carlos bill
is building the great Coolidge dam
across the Gila river near San Car
los. This structure will cost S.
100000 when completed. Cameron
introduced the bill in congress and
had it passed after others had tried
for quarter of century to do it.
Cameron did it because he pledged
himself to do it if elected to the
senate. He did not stop there. He
worked on until he had slashed his
way through the maze of govern
mental red tape that disables SO
acts out of 100 in their infancy.
He worked until he made certain
that money. would be appropriated
to begin actual construction. Last
July the second congressional defi-
cheney bill carried items totalling
more than $1,000, 900 for the build
ing of the dam which will insure an
agricultural empire of thousands Of
acres in the FlOrence-Casa Grande
valley to the south of Phoenix. The
San Carlos irrigation project will be
living monument to the ability of
Cameron.
The Yuma Projects
Senator Cameron obtained credit
of $1,65O,000 for the landholders of
the Yuma irrigation projects. This
settled "a long standing affair be-
tween the Imperial valley project
and the Yuma projects to the adj
vantage of the Arizona side.
Senator Cameron initiated and Sc
cured the legislation which brought
a reimbursement of $687,0 to the
Yuma lands. Cameron had a charge
shifted from the Arizona projects to
the rivers and harbors account. This
also had been long standing prob
lem.
These two items alone mean an
appropriation of about $25 an acre
to Yuma farmers. Many had said
that it was impossible TO get either
the credit or the reimbursement;
Cameron got both.
Senator Cameron also obtained
about 100000 for the Yuma valley
for pumps, reservoirs and miscel-
laneous necessities.
Senator Cameron also got an an
nual appropriation of $4,000 for
spending on levee work to protect
the Yuma farm lands.
Grazing Fees Waived.
Senator Cameron came to the
rescue of the drought-stricken live
stock industry of Arizona and the
Southwest by introducing in con-
gress and working. 70 insure its adop-
ton, waving the grazing fees OF
national forests. Livestock men.
were benefited to the extent of more
than $1,OOO,OOO. The waiver came
lust about the time forest officials
were considering an increase in fees.
Would Give Land to State
Senator Cameron introduced the
bill which would modify the Enab-
ling Act for the sale of public lands
given to the state by the federal
government, another bill which
would have the federal government
turn over to the state all federal
public domain, and other similar
bills, all of which would tend to
eliminate federal interference with
the administration of lands within
the various so-called federal Ian Is
states.
The Glendale Poultry Station
Senator Cameron takes an inter-
est in agriculture as far reaching as
that which he takes in the livestock
industry. A striking example of his
effective work in this direction is
his success in preventing the abol-
ishment of the Glendale, Ariz., gov
ernment poultry experiment station
and having it's yearly appropriation
increased by $4,000 This work was
of considerable importance to the
entire Southwest.
Fights for Arizona Hay.
Senator Cameron successfully took
up the fight of Arizona hay growers
against army supply specifications
which Disseminated against the
Arizona product as feed for border
army posts. Bids were recalled by
the department and orders issued to
the contracting officers to redraft
specifications. Cameron prevented
the loss of the sale of thousands of
tons of Arizona hay by this particu-
lar piece of work
Rural Mail Routes.
Senator Cameron has been par
ticuIarly successful in having estab-
lished great number Of new rural
mail routes throughout the state
and having the service improved on
many OF the old routes. The senator
has always been believer that the
outlying communities should be
given every advantage Of the best
mail service possible. This belief
on his part has been the urge thai
made him tireless in negotiating
with the nnstnffice denartment Until