anaheim-gazette 1908-03-26

A SNAPSHOT OF ARIZONA Six Million Dollar Irrigation Project which will Cause California to Sit up and take Notice—A Bit of Politics En Passant One's first impressions of Arizona, gained on a thirty-mile ride over an undeveloped country from Maricopa to Phoenix, are apt to conjure up comparisons with the green fields of Southern California; but a fortnight's stay in the territorial capital acquaints one with the fact that Arizona is passing through a transition stage which may yet place her ahead of our rich coast valleys as regards the abundance of the products of the soil. Phoenix is a pretentious city claiming a population of from 15,000 to 17,000, but if we should cut off 25 per cent of these estimates the figures would probably yet be high. Its streets are wide and though unpaved are of uncommon evenness. In town there are wide sidewalks, but these disappear once the residence portion of the place is reached. Tell an Arizonan that with water the Salt river valley will rival the rich valleys of the coast, and he will tell you his territory is doing that already. Tell him that what you have heard of the Roosevelt dam impresses you that it is the most important thing in Arizona, and he responds immediately with the statement that it is the biggest thing in the world—as perhaps, indeed, it is. in the territory "for instruction for Taft, and "no instructions." "interests" are after these two votes mean more in consequence than if the territory were lower on the alphabetical line. The place the Taft men is to have the nomination in sight for the war secretary by the time the first state have "favorite son" is reached. Then the oncoming avalanche of votes is increased by the two Arizona delegates, as well as others who crop out in the perspective, it be all off with Mr. Cannon and Fairbanks by the time their sights are reached on rollcall. When own machine-controlled republic state central committee called "informal primary" for May 2nd take the sense of voters for presidential candidates, it dealt the secretary the severest blow he yet sustained in his campaign. Fornia gave Roosevelt 127,000 m²ity four years ago. These voters for Taft, yet the state central committee, so uniformly fair and immediate in all its dealings, directs an informal primary be held certain, peradventure, if Mr.aker, or Mr. Knox, or Mr. Fairbanks may not have a look in. This fight is on in Arizona. Here inifornia it's the informal primary the territory it's "no instruction." Governor Kibbey stands for instructions, of course. The event we departed from the territory Tell an Arizona that with water the Salt river valley will rival the rich valleys of the coast, and he will tell you his territory is doing that already. Tell him that what you have heard of the Roosevelt dam impresses you that it is the most important thing in Arizona, and he responds immediately with the statement that it is the biggest thing in the world—as perhaps, indeed, it is. Notwithstanding the fact that this great dam is made possible by an appropriation of $6,000,000 of government capital, one hears the echoes of last year's joint statehood fight, when the plan of the national administration to join Arizona and New Mexico into a single state was defeated by practically a unanimous vote in the first-named territory. One needs go but a step to find accusations against the president in these smoldering embers of the joint statehood fight. CONCERNING JOINT STATEHOOD "It is all politics on the part of Roosevelt," said one gentleman whom we met; "the president's advisers told him they did not want any more western senators, and that's the sum and substance of it all." We replied that while the president undoubtedly had his advisers, he was probably the least susceptible to their influences of any chief executive since Old Hickory's time; and that Arizona's lack of population might possibly furnish the key to the attitude of the president toward single statehood. "Despite this apparent hostility to the president, is there not a friendly feeling in Arizona toward an administration which finances a six-million dollar irrigation enterprise such as the Roosevelt dam?" we asked. The reply was that the site of the dam is probably the most advantageous naturally in the country, and that so long as the government at Washington is committed to the policy of erecting great impounding reservoirs, it could not overlook the one at Tonto basin. Governor Kibbey stands for instructions, of course. The event we departed from the territorial addressed a meeting at Tucc where sentiment is strong for while at Phoenix the Adams hut was aglow with a "board of trust banquet, which rumor had it waunt anti-Taft affair. The "interests after these two Arizona votes they are likewise after the twenty California. The sovereign will owe people will be recorded here Mae while the territorial convene which meets at Tucson this will decide the question there. GOV. KIBBEY'S LETTER As we reached Phoenix going three weeks ago, the town was cussing a letter from the governor to a political friend which had appeared in the Arizona Gazette staunch supporter of the administration. We cannot add to the interest of this story more than by producing a portion of the governor's letter: "The machine in politics, which erally has its secret, and therefore purposes, that will not come out open but seeks to win by deceit and cloakery, and the real purposes of war are the personal aggrandizement of few politicians, deserves not only contempt of honest men, but should promptly squelched on all occasions. The machine is the instrument used thwart the will of the people; organization for avowed purposes commend themselves to the people the instrument for making the will the people effective. It is the work with the open avowal of his honest vicious that in these days inspires confidence of the people, and not politician who works by devious wielding by ways that are dark and trivial that are vain. "You are good enough to commute my administration of the affairs of..." instation which finances a six-million dollar irrigation enterprise such as the Roosevelt dam?" we asked. The reply was that the site of the dam is probably the most advantageous naturally in the country, and that so long as the government at Washington is committed to the policy of erecting great impounding reservoirs, it could not overlook the one at Tonto basin. "Arizona made Roosevelt," this gentlemen will tell you, (referring to the Rough Riders of the Spanish war) "and he forgot us when we needed him most. To have joined Arizona with New Mexico would have meant political death to this territory." Joint statehood is a touchy subject to Arizonans, but one cannot help feeling that the President is not getting an extra square deal in some portions of the sun-kissed land. It was a delight to meet Gov. Kibbey, whom we found to be a man well-balanced mentally (there are many such in the territory) and of a clearness of insight into the close relations of Arizona and California. It was a pleasure to converse with him. The governor is, of course, for Taft, although politics were not mentioned in our half-hour's talk. Arizona has two delegates in the national republican convention. It assists in the choice of the presidential nominee, but has no vote for president at the quadrennial election. There is a fight on organization for avowed purposes, commend themselves to the people, the instrument for making the wise people effective. It is the with the open avowal of his honest victions that in these days inspires confidence of the people, and not politician who works by devious ways and by ways that are dark and trivial that are vain. "You are good enough to commit my administration of the affairs of territory. I appreciate every such pression. "Does it occur to you that every man who opposed and still poses every effort I may have made good government in this territory for a more just distribution of the of government and for a better adjunct of taxation, is now opposing Taft delegation to Chicago? I do mean those who may have differed from me as to methods, but oppose the purpose itself. "Now about instructions. There is of course, as you suggest, a theoretical difference between the people of state and the people of a territory. People of a state have two opportunities to express a choice for president in the convention, and at the polls. The people of a territory have but opportunity—that at the national convention. Moreover, the people of territory are more directly involved with the government at Washington. "If the majority of the republican Arizona are for Taft, or for any other aspirant for the nomination, they have but one opportunity to say so, that is to say it at the primary electio to be held on the fourth of April they are for Taft, the only way to make it known at Chicago is to carry out..." history "for instructions" "no instructions." The vote after these two votes, while their political sincerity soft cry for an unintegration. Will be high up on rollcall no convention, and her more in consequence territory were lower down local line. The plan of this to have the nomination for the war secretary the first state having a "is reached. Thus, if big avalanche of Taft used by the two Arizona well as others which the perspective, it will Mr. Cannon and Mr. at the time their states on rollcall. When our-controlled republican committee called an summary" for May 2d, to be of voters for presidents, it dealt the war severest blow he has in his campaign. Caliposevelt 127,000 major-county. These voters are the state central comfortly fair and impartial dealings, directs that primary be held to adventure, if Mr. Fornox, or Mr. Fairbanks, look in. This same Arizona. Here in California informal primary; in it's "no instructions." Kibbey stands for in course. The evening from the territory he wishes of the voters at the primaries and select delegates at our territorial convention to bear the message to Chicago and there carry out the party will. How else can it ever be known that we are for Taft?—we can't each of us go to Chicago, and there each for himself make it known; we go by agents; we call them delegates. Agents act for their principals, and the principals in this case are the majority of the republican voters of the territory. "The suggestion has been made that we send men who are known to be for Taft. How will we know it? Shall we ask them in advance to pledge themselves for Taft? In what form shall we exact the pledge. Shall we ask our agents to pledge themselves to carry out our wishes as expressed at the primaries? Is not the better way to send agents directly charged with that duty? Why, if we are really for Taft, should we conceal the fact? "There has much been said against instructions. There has been a persistent effort by those hostile to Mr. Taft to make it appear that instructions are hard and fast and govern through all contingencies. Again, Mr. Kersting, there has been a deliberate purpose to mislead. "I suppose it may be assumed that Indiana is for Fairbanks, and will so instruct; that New York is for Hughes; that Pennsylvania is for Knox; that Ohio is for Taft; that Illinois may be for Cannon; that Wisconsin may be for La Follette, and that each of the states may so 'instruct.'" "I imagine all of these states voting for their candidates 'first, last, and all the time,' simply because they are 'instructed.'" "I certainly never suggested that our delegates to Chicago should be instructed to vote for Taft 'first, last, and all the time.' It would be the blindness of partisanship that is little short of folly to do that." "I have the right to call attention this attitude of my official appraisal and contrast it with the statement they now support Taft for their retaining office. I wish, too, attention to the fact that they willing to sacrifice office to save for the integrity of Arizona are many who are particularly to this administration, who have lately nothing to risk, who now a virtuous attitude and pretend they deprecate that office should have or express politics." "I have already extended their beyond reasonable limits—I care some impatience when I hear the ing of some of these men about terference of federal officers in—particularly so when the name many of the loudest of them me as men who were themselves federal office holders, and who left behind them as a reminder fact the mere recollection that were little else than politician the possible suggestion that most virtuous, patriotic, self-ing and disinterested citizen discredited politician who has been means more or less gentle, seen from his job and is now humble other. "I need not be specific. We such men in every community, honest men of each community them; and these persons will be most earnest in their declares against instructions for Taft. You find nearly every enemy of good government standing against instill—by their persistency they have some good men to believe in propriety of instructions—to the tent they have succeeded in their pose. The question is one that and must be determined by the licensors of Arizona, and not by action or class." primary be held to adventure, if Mr. Fornox, or Mr. Fairbanks, look in. This same Arizona. Here in California informal primary; in it’s “no instructions.” Kibbey stands for in course. The evening from the territory he meeting at Tucson, sent is strong for Taft; Nix the Adams house with a “board of trade” which rumor had it was an error. The “interests” are two Arizona votes, as arise after the twenty in the sovereign will of the recorded here May 2d, territorial convention at Tucson this week to question there. KIBBEY’S LETTER Named Phoenix going on go, the town was disarrived from the governor friend which had just the Arizona Gazette, aorter of the administration cannot add to the history more than by re-portion of the govern- me in politics, which gen-cret, and therefore evil will not come out openly in by deceit and chica-real purposes of which all aggrandizement of a deserves not only the best men, but should be reached on all occasions. The instrument used to do of the people; proper avowed purposes thatselves to the people, is for making the will of active. It is the man avowal of his honest con- these days inspires the people, and not the works by devious ways that are dark and tricks enough to commend on of the affairs of this La Follette, and that each of the states may so ‘instruct.’ “Imagine all of these states voting for their candidates ‘first, last, and all the time,’ simply because they are ‘instructed.’ “I certainly never suggested that our delegates to Chicago should be instructed to vote for Taft ‘first, last, and all the time.’ It would be the blindness of partisanship that is little short of folly to do that. “If the majority of the voters at the primaries indicate a preference for the nomination for Taft, then our territorial convention, when it meets at Tucson in April, should say that Taft is the choice of a majority of the republicans of the territory, and direct our delegates to Chicago to use the best of their efforts to make there our choice effectual. “It does not matter about the specific wording. The delegates should be made to understand what we desire them to do at Chicago. And it is for this reason that we should send our ablest and truest men; men of integrity, of standing and influence, so that Arizona republicans may be heard and listened to, not a delegation that cannot say by the record made by our convention who our choice is, and not a delegation with hands out seeking to trade their votes for something else. The wording of the resolution suggested by you is not inapt. Anything to express our choice, if we have one, is sufficient. But we should not fall into the trap of remaining wholly silent and of electing delegates who would trade us off. “Under instructions as I understand them, and as the practice has always been, the delegates should use their best endeavors to effect the wishes of their constituents. If they find that impossible, then sensible men will do the next best thing. Instructions never bind delegates to do the impossible, or to attempt it. I should never favor instructions that bound our delegates in the face of sure defeat. “You suggest that Arizona should be in line at the end with the winner; if that may be done without sacrifice of principle, I agree with you. But I think we would gain little good will from any source by holding ourselves as mere opportunists watching the trend of the wind to set our sails accordingly. We would gain more most earnest in their decla- against instructions for Taft. We find nearly every enemy of good government standing against instruc- —by their persistency they have some good men to believe in its propriety of instructions—to tent they have succeeded in their pose. The question is one that and must be determined by the licens of Arizona, and not by action or class. “The only thing that I would on is that the people themselves permitted to speak, and that speak so plainly and so clearly cannot be misinterpreted. If they for Taft, let it be so recorded takably. If they are not for that fact be made plain. They counted, if counted at all as against Taft. The situation that does not admit of indifference want of assertion. We are four are against Taft; we play directs the hands of the reactionaries mere machine politicians if we unmistakably say that we are and instruct our delegates accord and I say, let the machine polite keep their hands off. The people to be heard. And the man little except in his own conceit do well to listen, and having take warning.” Good republican doctrine California as well as Arizona governor said his letter had a flavor,” but that flavor sees reach across the line dividing state from the territory, and good sound republican doctrine side the Colorado. THE ROOSEVELT DAM The most important project Arizona is the Roosevelt dam will cost when complete $6,000 and will irrigate 200,000 acres tile land. “The dam is curved on a row four hundred feet, is two hundred thirty-five feet long at the water eight hundred feet long at the way, and will raise the surface water two hundred and twentieth. The total height of the dam two hundred and eighty-five feet the lowest point to the top of the pet. In its construction there avowed purposes that selves to the people, is for making the will of active. It is the man avowal of his honest conthese days inspires the people, and not the works by devious ways that are dark and tricks enough to commend of the affairs of this appreciate every such expiration to you that nearly opposed and still opportrait I may have made for in this territory and distribution of the cost and for a better adjuston, is now opposing a to Chicago? I do not so may have differed methods, but opposed self. instructions. There is, a suggest, a theoretical seen the people of a people of a territory. The have two opportunichoice for president— ion, and at the polls. territory have but one at at the national conver. the people of a more directly in touch ment at Washington. city of the republicans of Taft, or for any other nomination, they will opportunity to say so, and at the primary elections the fourth of April; if it, the only way to make Cago is to carry out the ble, or to attempt it. I should never favor instructions that bound our delegates in the face of sure defeat. "You suggest that Arizona should be in line at the end with the winner; if that may be done without sacrifice of principle, I agree with you. But I think we would gain little good will from any source by holding ourselves out as mere opportunists watching the trend of the wind to set our sails accordingly. We would gain more respect and good will and better consideration if we have an opinion and the courage of it sufficient to make a manly expression. God, they say, hates a coward; all honest men should despise the mere opportunist. "There has been some flippant comment upon what is alleged to be the activity of federal and other office holders, in politics. It is asserted that they are active solely to keep themselves in office. Concerning myself, so far as that charge is concerned, I care to say nothing. Of my own appointees I do wish to say something in denial of that aspersion. There are a large number of offices of greater or less importance, that are filled by appointment by the governor. When the contest was on in congress, and again before the people of this territory, I asked each and all of them concerning my attitude on the question of joint statehood. Without hesitation, and I cannot recall an exception, they approved my attitude of opposition to joint statehood, notwithstanding it was expected, and by some outsiders it was hoped, that my tenure of office was imperiled thereby and that I would be dismissed. If I had been dismissed then, so of course would have been all of my appointees." "The dam is curved on a raft four hundred feet, is two hundred thirty-five feet long at the water eight hundred feet long at the way, and will raise the surface water two hundred and twenty. The total height of the dam is two hundred and eighty-five feet the lowest point to the top of the pet. In its construction there used nearly three hundred and thousand cubic yards of masonry will impound one million three red thousand acre feet, or near third more than the great A dam across the Nile. The flow water from the reservoir is composed by six great regulating gates of discharging ten thousand cubic per second. These gates each have a pressure of nearly eight hundred thousand pounds and weigh no million pounds. They are open from the powerhouse by hydraulic cylinders. "There will be irrigated in the River valley, when the Roosevelt and the regulating dam on the river are finished, and the plants in the Valley are in operation nearly two hundred and fifty acres of land, or nearly as much as is irrigated in all Southern Ohio, south of the Tehachapi Mountains. This year the shipments from eastern California of citrus fruits will reach nearly thirty thousand loads. Within a year the Roosevelt will be nearly one hundred feet water and will impound enough to make a lake nearly eight miles. This water will add greatly to the ply for 1909, available for irrigation. For many years the greatest of the irrigation system in the River Valley were the headwaters." the right to call attention to the use of my official appointees. But it with the statement thus support Taft for the sake of office. I wish, too, to call into the fact that they were a sacrifice office to stand up regrity of Arizona. There who are particularly opposed administration, who had absorbing to risk, who now assume attitude and pretend thatocate that office holders or express political opin- already extended this letter reasonable limits—I confess torence when I hear the carpenter of these men about the in-off federal officers in politics only so when the names of so loudest of them occur towho were themselves once vice holders, and who have them as a reminder of the mere recollection that they are else than politicians; and while suggestion that the obvious, patriotic, self-sacrific-interested citizen is the politician who has been, by no less gentle, separated and is now hunting an- not be specific. We have every community, and the of each community know these persons will be found just in their declarations instructions for Taft. You will every enemy of good gov-unding against instructions persistency they have led men to believe in the im-instructions—to that exeive succeeded in their pur-question is one that should be determined by the repub-rizona, and not by any fac- whenever there was any water in the river they had none, and whenever they had headworks they had no water. The Granite Reef diversion dam, which will replace all the small headworks on the Salt River, will be completed in a few months. It is almost as important a factor in the final irrigation system as is the reservoir. "The Salt River Valley, of which Phoenix is the metropolis, is located in Maricopa county, Arizona, and is the scene of the initial project of the Government in storing water for irrigation. "This has been a most laborious problem, but successfully solved so far to the most minute detail. The site selected for the project known as the Tonto Dam is located some seventy miles east of Phoenix at a point where the Tonto Creek and the Salt River join. The original name for this storage project was the Tonto Dam, since named Roosevelt Dam, in honor of the President, who signed the Reclamation Act. "The water being preserved by storage at the Tonto Dam until desired or needed, finds its way in the old channel of the Salt River to the Granite Reef diversion wier, just below the mouth of the Verde River. This will provide water for the lands on the north side of the river and also some on the south side. This wier will be of concrete. It will be more than twelve hundred feet long, and raise the water of the combined Salt and Verde Rivers about twenty feet. Work was commenced in July, 1906, and will be finished in June, 1908. This wier will be of greater immediate importance to the Salt River Valley than the Roosevelt Dam, as there will be no storage water ready for about two years. When this diversion dam is completed it will store sufficient water for approximately one year's use, and will insure to the farmer of the north side an ample supply of water for all time after next June. "This project when completed will cost approximately $5,000.000. This money is loaned to the farmers of this Valley by the United States Government without interest, and is payable in ten annual installments, the first payment being due on completion of the Tonto Dam. The construction work is done under In their declarations of instructions for Taft, you will every enemy of good government against instructions of persistency they have led men to believe in the imminent instructions—to that exegete succeeded in their purposive question is one that should be determined by the republished Arizona, and not by any facet. This project when completed will cost approximately $5,000,000. This money is loaned to the farmers of this Valley by the United States Government without interest, and is payable in ten annual installments, the first payment being due on completion of the Tonto Dam. The construction work is done under governmental supervision, so that it can be done as economical as possible, yet insuring it to be perfect in all ways. With an assured water supply, with twenty thousand horse-power available for pumping and for power, with from two hundred to two hundred and fifty thousand acres of the most fertile land, one hundred thousand acres of which is already in cultivation, it will be but a few years before the Salt River Valley will rival Southern California in its prosperity." Another chapter of our observations in the territory will appear in our next issue. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. 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