The Coconino sun., 1926-08-13
{. S. CLARK SAYS ITS
EASY FOR ARIZONA TO
GET HER RIVER RIGHTS

| The vital need for fair and anlica-
! BILE settlement of the Colorado river
question and an early development OF
the river, especially for flood con-
| troll, and condemnation of the con-
stant big increase in the expense of
state administration were the key
notes in Monday nights address Of f..
! S. Clark, republican candidate for
governor, at the courthouse, Flag
staff.
There was a representative group
| Of men and women out to hear Mr..
| Clark and they gave closest attention
TO what he said. He was introduced
! by Attorney c.. 3. Wilson of this city,
| who has known and admired Clark
| for a good many years. Mr.. Clark
| spoke for little more than an hour.
His fine personality, clear and con-
else statement of his beliefs and fin
ished delivery made a fine impression
and strengthened the faith all who
| know him have in his ability, clear
vision and the high value he would
be to the state of Arizona as its gov
/ ernor.
There are few things to settle in
regard to the Colorado river, Mr..
Clark said. The matter Of the am
cunt of water Mexico is entitled to
already has been settled by the act
of congress authorizing the Santa Fe
compact and limits Mexico's use to
what it then was irrigating- 900
acres. The location OF the first dam
! is another thing. First however,
| there must be an agreement between
! the three lower basin States-AriZona,
California and Nevada-as to their
respective rights
Amicable settlement between these
states is easy, Mr. Clark said, Ali
they have to do is to meet each other
in a fair manner. 1t is not neces-
sary nor wise for Arizona to main
tain its present ugly, defiant attitude.
/ We won't get as much out OF the sit
uation by hostility; nor will we get
as much by recourse to the courts as
we may easily get by treating with
i the other states amiably and peace
/ fully. Arizona in such negotiations
will find it easy to secure now It's
4 full rights in all future use of both
water and power. The whole ques-
/ ton can be easily and soon settled by
/ fair, open-minded negotiation with
! the two other states, especially as the
other states are eager to reach set
/ tlement with the least possible delay.
! We need flood control, and we need
i it now, the speaker said. I'D be
/ willing in the negotiations to over
/ look some trifling technicality if IN
so doing | could hasten the time when
! the people of Yuma and the Imperial
/ valley could go to sleep at night Sc
I cure against the fear Of being inn
poverished overnight by a Colorado
river flood"
Mr.. Clark deplored the steady in
/ crease in cost of state administration.
1 State money is not being iudiciously
ejvended by several hundred thousand
dollars a year, he said. The old sys-
tenn Of appropriations for state Of
/ flee or department was definite and
/ the amount spent could not exceed
the appropriation. The present sys-
tenn is to give the official or depart
ment Gas much as may be necessary.
The result is the hiring Of many and
superflunus employees and thereby
/ building up a political machine.
Mr.. Clark said if he is elected gov
ernor he will veto bills for excessive
/ and useless expense.
Mr.. Clark spoke at Montezuma
! Lodge, Mormon Lake, Tuesday noon.