Show FARMERS EXTEND EXTENDS S SALT SAt T RIER RIVER CANAL GANAL Acting on Advice of Engineers Prepare for Dry Season ii CRITICAL PERIOD IS OVER p of or Of Irrigation ton I by Car Car- Gen Gen- I es Hele es cs a H Serious Sit Situation Phoenix Ariz March A I-A A m most niost l critical ca cal period to the farmers of at time the Salt River yalta vailo- aU no now 0 seems to 10 IJ hit liv drawing Sl to a Q cos close cose Time The crisis W was In him In th tie the Water witter situation which ha has ha for sonic some time tinie been heen n somewhat depressing especially in that thai part of or time the 01 valley e which Is hi Irrl irrigated 1 h by the Grand anti and Arizona c canals nl The lie s mill mill- it- it I- I ha luau hax Len relieved rel fI h by the hue purchase e or of the ale valley canals b by the United States govern government government amen t. t Several Se months ago the time Arizona darn dar was waR damaged to HO so 10 great rat an run extent that It was considered useless to repair It h Thus the time dam am Cm can not store wat water r to le be furnished to time the th farmers under the Arizona Ari tl zona sona ant and anI Grand canals The head had of or the and Suit Salt Sl canals Is IB below helow In- In th dam dani lam and these cnn canal Jq have been well supplied with wih water However north of or them the time land Pius has had to depend upon rain ratum which has h been n scarce Conse Consequently crops craps and amid fruit trees m-e Buffered from front lack laci of ot water I In lit I Receivers Receiver's Hands Huls S Being unable to make mak time the necessary ar re repairs re- re pairs pails the Arizona Water Vater company was placed In the tue t hands of oC a 3 receiver Judge Hiram Hirm Ste Steele Je le of Oc New York Receiver Steele tried to raise rise money to t repair pah th the canal system In 11 issuing r receivers receIver mm certificates cerU- cerU but ho he could coull find no sale al tot for these This left the hue farmers In a n bad bal ment The lime dam could coth not nOI put water lel In Inthe th time the Arizona canal and the canal was wn no so 10 damaged that It I could not have t ha carried water if Ii it had It I. I S Seeing tn that they could expect t no rele relief from the the water company and knowing knowin that thou th lr crops would bo be failures if U they could obtain no water v during the approaching season the ranchers rc reset recoiled tl ted to th their h O own re u-c- rt- rt sources Assessing themselves s 20 cents per her acre th they raised a few thou thousand dollars with wih which th they repaired ed the time Arizona canal Meantime Jamime the government took steps step toward purchases time the Irrigation 8 system A commission of or three engineers was wa sent en t to 10 the valley aley to appraise time the lic canals and after aftem- antI a thorough Investigation the they timey fixed their value at J aton Then the lie secretary of or tho ho I interior n telo I acting for for the tl go offered to buy the lie property of or the Arizona Water company and amid it I Js ms 11 believed that the time first price offered was wag wagI I 0 the time figures of the time C Ue appraising commission commis commis- sion Of or that amount O would b be due hue to farmers who w were re the minority I stockholders of or the th water teater comp company u Tin limo lw lwI I 0 company then made malte a an arm effort to t IH have havethe the claims claim of or the minority holders Seti settled set set- i tied lcd exclusive lve of or what the tIme government go offered to pay nay for the time canals canal but hut t. t this failed rh The amount amOUn finally filmily agreed upon I was 1 being added to lo the appraisement for tor right of oC wa way Tanners Conclude nut not to Wail nit aU Negotiations heLms ceo Secretary of ot Interior Inte Juice nor Ilor I and Receiver Steele were CP so so prolonged that the tIme tal farmers mers concluded to do something In lii their own behalf to toa a assure ure temporary relief in rn the way of ot water wa wn- teL ter for or time the tl coming season At t a meeting of ot I his he Arizona Canal Protective e ton lion tion It I was yo voted tell to extend the Arizona canal cammal about 3 V feet reet U up the Salt Sal lj I river so that It I could obtain water low Jow ow u vu a iut j jp p r I J U purpose t trie tue e farmers ase assessed cd themselves l hN 11 pet pet- pe acre the tho price nce of or w water ter for COI om ono ont year ar less loss time the twenty cents cent per pel acre which they had previously paid for Tor or ro- ro the canal canal However before they lucy commenced work worl word was re received that tIme the water company compau load had accepted the 11 governments government's gee gov offer and that the canals hail had en bc-en Icen soll sold seLl At first the time ranchers of 01 dropping their plans as they timey thought time the government would furnish temporary relief They consulted Engineers Louis C. C lull Hill and W W. A. A Parish of time the United States Slates reclamation service Mr Hill has been in tim telegraphic communication com with Washington authorities and he and Mr Farsh advised time the farmers farm farm- ers ens to proceed with time the extensions of tin hut Arizona canal believing belio that In ut some manuel manner the government will trill reimburse them Men Maui and teams are row now at work on tIme the Job and mund they expect to complete the task in hm forty days C. C M. M t. t Etter lies lias been cho en by the mars fat to superintend time the extension of tIme the canal which will be done under the lie supervision and advice of Engineer En Bum- This will trill supply water until time the government can furnish permanent perma nent relief relict to time the present situation What i IZI t Government mitch t i Will II Do It Is time the Intention of time the government to construct a cement diversion dam lo to take time the of te tue Arizona dam Engineers En En- have already selected the site she which Is at Granite Ripples Here the lie river lIver bid bed Is solid rock nearly all the lie way across However at one point time the granite gran gramm- ite breaks and the fissure Is of considerable consid consid- erable deith This ama mu have hare to be tic en- en timely filled with whim cement At army any rate It will be thus tilled to as great a depth us Is necessary to make a firm foundation ton tion fo for the dam iam When time the valley alley Irrigation system has imas been placed in n clu s condition by byth bytho th tho government it will eventually be tinned over to the hue farmers who will he hoe allowed easy payments In iii settling with the government Then tIme the farmers wll have control of the most Important factor actor lu in making ther livelihood |