Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-16
UTILIZING THE RIVER


- earliest history policy of civilized
streams boundaries Of nations This
from the fact that like mountains offered natural barrier
to the progress of people moving country.
But a condition which makes this unfor
unate method of marking boundaries for this semard country
the water of the rivers utilized for reclamation purposes and
would be most desirable for entire stream be wholly under
the control of series of laws which implies that states should
be based full control of streams rather than divided by streams
This however is not practicable that the state lines
definitely drawn and lines must be looked
manen The Colorado therefore, far is controlled by
state law must be under the laws of of states the
laws of those states not uniform.
The control Of the therefore, it
maximum good must be controlled by power greater any
state, and that only be the government
This imply irrigated from the river
shall be under the control Of the irrigation bureau
but that sections like this valley which irrigated
organizations from that provided by the shall work
in harmony with the general plan.
The Press has heretofore referred the
foot Los Angeles looking securing government
five million dollars for building storage which
mpound the flood water of the tributaries of the Colorado and
from what be looks though Los Angeles be
ginning realize the Importance Of the task the city has taken
in hand.
Here reservoir sites on the headwaters of the Colo
RADIO giving the Of the reservoirs the number
each will hold and the tributary stream which located
Curtis reservoir No. /, ia 600, Blue river
Foster reservoir $4,000 Blue river
Mammoth reservoir 800 900, Blue river.
Reclamation reservoir No. 49, 100000 western slope"
Lake George reservoir, 1873, 900. Blue river.
colorado 2I5OUO, Blue and Grand, muddy
troublesome rivers.
New Century reservoir 100000, Blue and Grand
Hine reservoir 100000 Grand river
Upper Grand reservoir, 154 OOO Grand river.
Park reservoir 100000, Grand and Fraser rivers
Kremmlng reservoir, 100000 Grand and Blue rivers
Windy Gap reservoir 100000, Grand near Fraser river
Grand Lake reservoir 100000, Grand lake
The total capacity of these acre feet
enough water for the irrigation 100000 acres of land
without taking consideration influence of return water
from irrigated land and also without considering the greater
possibilities OF mpoundng water at in the canyon
This sufficient to show that with imponded there
sufficient for of land that lies reach the
water here or elsewhere along the river
1t conservative statement that CARRYING out of this
policy implies the irrigation of fully million of land ada
to the Colorado Riverside and Impe
rial counties territory where Angeles can hope for trade
ana this million fully four times an area as
irrigated all the Southern California
excluding Imperial county, where there half million acres
irrigated.
with such immense possibilities Los Angeles is normally 50
backward attention the interior and its
interests developing the that the Press
been skepca of the deep interest Angeles in this or
other question Of development and consequently records with
pleasure that the city is in reality giving evidence Of seros
thought in the matter