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PAGE TWO The Parker Post AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER. Published Weekly By— POST PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. i J. B. FLANAGAN, MANAGER. ] SUBSCRIPTION rates: One Year $2.50 Six Months 1 50 Three Months 75 Entered as second-class matter Ma 28, 1910, at the postoffice at Parker, Arizona, under the Act of March 3, 1879. THE ELECTION PROBLEM. Because of the certainty that a certification of the returns of the election of December 12 cannot reach President Taft until after the first of January, and since, therefore, his proclamation announcing the admis sion ofof Arizona cannot issue until after New Year’s the lawyers of Arizona —so far as they have express ed themselves —are in agreement that the officers elected December 12 — except members ol the legislature, will serve for three years, practically, or until January 1, 1915, says the Ari zona Republican. The lawyers reach these coonclusions because of Section 11 of Article 7, and Section 21 of Article 4 of the constitution. Section 11 of Article 7 reads: "There shall be a general election of representatives in congress, and of state, county, and precinct officers on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of the first even numbered year after the year Arizona is admitted to statehood and biennially thereafter.” Section 21 of Article 4 reads: "The members of the first legislature shall hold office until the first Mon day in January 1913. The terms of office of the members of succeeding legislatures shall be for two years." If the first election had been scheduled early enough to permit of a canvassing of the vote and a certification of the result to Presi dent Taft in time for him to issue his proclamation in the coming De cember, then there necessarily would be an election next year, these law yers say, for in that case the year 1912 would be the "first even num bered year” after our admission. These lawyers also explain that the terms of the members of the first legislature being expressly lim ited to the first Monday in January of 1913, the legislature cannot hold over, and we can have no legislative session following next year, as would be the case if we should have an elec tion in 1912. In other words, we shall have a legislature in the early part of the coming year, and no legis lature thereafter until January, 1915. Granting that these lawyers cor rectly describe the existing situation, the question arises, nevertheless, as to whether it will be impoossible to have a general election next year. Unquestionably, of course, the con stitution could be amended in time to provide an electiqn next year. But aside from that obvious fact, what is to prevent the coming legislature from enacting a law providing for such election? Would such a law be in conflict with the constitution? The constitution says that there shall be a general election in every even numbered year after the year of our admission, but it does not say there may not be a general election the same year we are admitted. Is the silence of the constitution on this question to be considered as an inhibition against an extra elec tion? If the legislature has the power to provide for such an election, such power comes from its inherent right to enact any law that is not prohib ited by the constitution. There can be no question as to whether there will be a federal elec tion in Arizona in November of nexi year—an election to choose presi dential electors and to choose a rep resentative in congress—-for the con stitution of the United States and the federal statutes therein must govern. In any case, therefore, the electors of Arizona will have an opportunity next year to vote for president and vice-president of the United States, and for a congressman. ANARCHISTS IN CANAL ZONE. Highly sensational is the news front the Canal Zone that one Lopez, u Barceolna anarchist, charged with having been implicated in the an archist raid upon nunneries and oth er ecclesiastical institutions of Spain two years ago, has been arrested and has confessed to being an anarchist charged with dynamiting the canal works. From the braggadocio decla ration of the Barcelona member of the reds there is a systematic plot on foot among anarchists through the Spanish working forces on the canal to utterly destroy the great work and thus to place a bar in the path of one of the geatest steps of human progress. The man is said to be a disciple of Ferrer, the anarchist whose execu- tion brought forth a great deal of pr' test and much maudlin sentimental ity. If the facts are as they appear from the report, then the United States has even more of a task upon its hands to protect its great canal from the vicious destroyers than il has to protect its military and naval secrets from spies. There can be no question but that all the forces of unrest have been made active through the forging ahead of the United States, especially in re lation to the Panama canal. World wide jealousies have been created, and the dissemination of spies throughout the country and its out posts can be taken for granted, aside from the facts that have been dis closed. These conditions must be met as they arise. But the existence of organized anarchy for the sake of destroying the canal had not been thought of. The arrest of Lopez may have critical importance, and the gov ernment agents are industrious in working the lead. WATCH ARIZONA GROW. Arizona has more water available for irrigating canals than there is in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, River side, Imperial and San Diego counties combined, and enough land to utilize the water. No cattle ever perish from cold or hunger on her ranges. She has forests containing over 10,- 000 square miles of pine timber. Sin' has quarries of marble and onyx, and mines of gold, silver, copper and lead. In the Casa Grande ruins and along the line of the old Aztec aque ducts are the vestiges of an empire gone that puzzle the antiquarians' re search, and in her hills and valleys abide the promise of such an empire |to come as lights the fires of opti mistic prophecy. For greater and more rapid devel opment Arizona has needed self-gov ernment, self-ownership, self-direc tion —in a word, statehood. She need ed her dowry of school lands, the bet tor to educate her youth. She need ed appropriations for public improve ment. She needed stable laws, and judges and officers of her own choice, and for twenty years her people have been able to sustain the civic burden j they so eagerly sought. Never did | the young Roman long for the gar ! ment which was the emblem of his | manhood as Arizonans have longed ! for statehood. Ever have her people i petitioned for the toga virilis. Now i that its purple has at last touched i their shoulders, let the nation watch Arizona grow.—Los Angeles Times. Colorado Desert to Feed Millions. (Continued from Page 1.) cation referred to above indicate that flowing artesian water will very prob ably be found in this region. The list of crops which may In grown in this region as soon as irri gation water is developed is almost unlimited. It is an ideal country foi alfalfa, sugar beets, grain, cotton, dates, olives, small fruit, and vegeta bles of all sorts and almost every thing else which is produced in Cali fornia, or in the desert regions of the whole world. Insect pests and fungus diseases are at a minimum in a region of this sort, and there is no danger of destruction from destruc tive storms, and conditions for pro tection with an abundance of sun shine and mild climate art' ideal. Most attractive of all are the pros pects of this desert country for cit rus culture. Attention lias recently been drawn to such possibilities by the success of orange growing at Yu ma and Phoenix. These regions pro duce all the citrus fruits to perfec tion, but are becoming particularly prominent on account of the wonder fully fine early navel oranges which they produce for the holiday trade While the oranges of Southern Cali fornia are still green and immature, those of the desert regions becouu highly colored, smooth, of the most perfect appearance, and extremely sweet and finely flavored. For the Christmas trade Phoenix and Yuma oranges readily sell for at least twie. of any coming from California at the same season. In the Chucawalla and Paloverde country we have an ideal region for the production of this ear ly fruit, the soil, climate and topog raphy all going to show that what can he attained at Phoenix or Yuma can he equaled or excelled in this region. It has also a great ad van tage in being located in Riverside county, California, which is known everywhere as the greatest orange producing country in the world. In order to secure sufficient water for the complete irrigation of the dis trict, the Chucawalla Development Company has been organized.. It has had its engineers up and down the river searching for the best site for dams, and making reports as to the most feasible plans for using this hitherto useless "Nile" to the advan tage of their desert lands. A natur al dam site has been found some twenty miles above Needles, where tremendous power—many thousands of horse-power—may be develoiied. This power can readily be transmitted THE PARKER POST, SATURbAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1911. COLORADO RIVER SUPPLY COMPANY wholesale General Merchandise retail Mining Supplies J the one-price store Just Arrived Our Grocery Line Complete line of Gent’s Summer Underwear. Overshirts, Sum- is complete and up to date. NEW GOODS arriving daily. met- Pants, Hot Weather Hats. etc. , .... . . . , . , , . , A No. 1 Flour, just the right blend to make good bread, $4 B V D UNION SUITS CHAMBREY PANTS per cwt. 50-lb. sack $2. 25-lb. sack $1.05. COTTON MESH UNDERWEAR NEGLIGEE SHIRTS BALBRIGGEN UNDERWEAR STRAW HATS Lily mily 10c per can. DERBY UNDERWEAR SUMMER SHOES Quail Tomatoes 10c per can Quail Corn 10c per can. Our line of shoes for Ladies and Gentlemen is the best that money can buy. Terms Strictly Thirty Days ONE PRICE TO ALL We Solicit Your Patronage ONE PRICE TO ALL Colorado River Supply Company TEMPORARY QUARTERS ON THE ALLEY, FACING ARIZONA AVENUE. by wires to a spot just above where the lands that, require the water aiv situated, and there a powerful pump ing plant can be installed and what ever water is required can be pumped into the ditches which will convex the life-giving fluid to the awaiting soil. There will he no danger » i breaking leve-es or floods or runaway rivers, as at Yuma or in the Imperial Valley. All will be under perfect <•<» trol. When water is needed. Ihe pressure of a button will supply ii; when the supply is adequate, the pressure of a button will cause ill ' flow to cease. Capital is required to do such things, of course, and capital is ever ready, as a rule, when opportunity is clear and men are in earnest. Tb financial captains have already feli the pulse; their sign of approval ha. been given; the money is pledged, and the hanks stand ready with opei coffers as soon as the government has passed on the plans of the engi neers. It cannot be denied that upon tin success of the plans to raise money for the obtaining of a snffi eient supply of water the whole sue cess of the project depends. Without water, all Ihe hopes, plans, prospects and projects will assuredly fail. It matters little where or how lln water conies, so long as the supply i. abundanto. constant, and under con trol; whether by pumped wells, arte sian wells, direct flow from the Col ratio River or pumped up from Ihe river. But water is the on** thing e? sential. If it fails, all else fail Hence it will he seen that upon 111 success of the Development Compa ny's plans to dam the river or se cure power from it at one point to he transmitted to another point, and there used to pump the water into the Chucawalla Valley Canals, ilw whole Chucawalla Valley development depends. Naturally, in such matters ‘hose who take up the lands have ic exercise a certain amount of faith os business confidence in those who have undertaken to secure the water. Under such conditions, therefore, it oecomes the province of the .reasona bly conservative and cautious man to enquire into the reliability of those whose pledges he is depending upon. Mr. R. M. Teague, who is the presi dent of the Development Company, is one of the largest citrus nursery men of thi' state. His business acumen is testified to by his associates, and hi. honor and reliability are unquestioned throughout the state. He is one of the best known men in his business in the country. He and bis engineer. A. H. Koebig, have recently returned from a trip of inspection over the route of the proposed irrigation sys tom. The company’s plan for the procuring of water lias been already briefly outlined. It is to put in a dam at a suitable point some twenty miles above Needles, there generate several thousand horse-power, tram in It it to the point of water intake and there install pumping plants which will pump the water to Hi • canals of the Palo Verde Mesa anti the Chucawalla Valley. If ibis plan is not. found practical and feasible some other method will have to In followed, for without water the wuol project will fall to the ground. Sup pose, however, the money kings fail in the matter, or “back down.”* Would that arrest the progress of thej work? Ido not think so. (Continued Next Week.) INVESTIGATING POTASH. An nvestigation into possible! sources of potash salts in the United! States is being made this year by the United States Geological Survey under an appropriation by congress ; of $20,000 for the current year. One of the possible sources from j which potash may be derived is in association with sailne deposits left by the drying up of large bodies of salty waters, such as are known to have existed at one time in many of the now desert areas of southwestern; Oregon, Nevada, southeast California, j in Utah, and elsewhere. It is hoped! that by testing these saline deposits! some may be found sufficiently rich) in potash to have, a commercial value, and that there nay even be located some large and important deposits. As a part of this work the survey wll non fit up a tempoorary la-bora-; tory at. Fallon. Nev., for the purpose of testing samples of salines from 1 the Great Basin or desert areas. Samples of such alkaline salts will bo tested at ‘bis laboratory free of: charge if a definite statement of thej locality from which they were ob-J tained be sent with the samples. The! location should be given by section,! township, and range, if possible, oth-; erwise by distance and direction from the nearest postoffice or settlement, j Samples should be addressed to Hoyt! S. Gale, United States Geooialgel Sur vey, Fallon, Nev. Upon receipt of a request small sample sacks for send ing Ihe material by mail will be for warded from the above address. If so requested at the time that a sample is submitted for test, the ac companying information concerning the locailty of the deposit will be treated as confidential: and the evi-| deuce thus obtained is not to be used j for the purpose of making land j withdrawals. | PROFESSIONAL C. W. 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