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Box Factory Reservoir 



WATER CONSERVATION IN ARIZONA 



From a Letter from W. B. Mershon, Saginaw, Mich. 



A1\I/().\A is a remarkable coun- 

 try. It is noted for its desert 

 character ; yet at the same time 

 it has natural forests and a lumber in- 

 dustry. The desert character of the 

 country is being changed by irrigation. 

 for which extensive reservoirs have 

 been and are being constructed. The 

 illustrations with this article, however, 

 show that reservoir- in Arizona may 

 utilize the scanty water resources of 

 the region in other ways than by irri- 

 gation. 



The Saginaw & Manistee Lumber 

 Company, a Michigan concern, is en- 

 gaged in cutting lumber in the neigh- 

 borhood of Williams, Ariz. For power 



the O'inpanv use- -team, and water is 

 obtained from re>ervnirs tilled by the 

 rain and by the melting <>f tlx- ^now in 

 the mountain-. \\hen the o >mpany 

 took hold of this enteri>ris(.-. several 

 years ago, they found themselves con- 

 fronted with a serious .shortage of 

 water. There had been a dnni-lu for 

 several years, and everything had dried 

 up. They were compelled to haul water 

 in tank cars from \Yinslo\v. via the 

 Santa l-\- Railroad. Their water sup- 

 ply in one year cost them $30.000, and 

 thev were considering the abandonment 

 of this piece of lumbering as unprofit- 

 able. 



The 1'errine reservoir, shown among 



CaufmaivArey Reservoir 



