Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-12-16

served in the world war would get a
 piece of soil upon which they could
 make living. His speech had the
 true ring to it and those who had
 been advocating private control ac-
 quiesced in his views. So pronounced
 was his stand that A. P. Davis, Di-
 rector of the reclamation service, an-
 nounced in his talk that he would
 modify his recent report to the extent
 that no private interests would be
 recognized either in she financing or
 the building of the many projects
 mapped out on the Colorado river,
 but that the government would be
 looked to to carry through to comple-
 tion this wonderful proposition.
 Congressman Swing, of San Diego, also was for absolute control of the
 project by the federal government
 During the various phases of the convention the six states stood to-
 gether against California, and late
 Saturday afternoon committee from
 the seven states was delegated to
 draft resolutions pledging adherence
 to the work of the Colorado River
 Commission, composed of members of
 these various interests. After the
 resolution had been agreed upon and
 while the members were smoothing
 out some of the wrinkles preparatory
 to reporting, one Kemp, member of
 the Los Angeles delegation and who
 had been instrumental in drafting the
 resolution, left the meeting and hur-
 ried to the convention hall in a taxi,
 and appearing upon the floor moved an adjournment. The delegates with
 out giving the matter a thought car ried the motion and when the resolu , tions committee arrived they found the delegates on the way back to town. An acrimonious meeting was held in the evening and few of them expressed their opinion of Kemp and his crowd in no unmistakable terms.
 There was a great banquet at the Mission Inn Saturday evening, at which many important and felicitious speeches were made. And we may say that the management of this great hosterly was there with the goods. Every guest was treated to the best that could be had and at reasonable rates. The people of Riverside are to be congratulated on the manner in which they cared for the big crowd.
 A large part of the big crowd fol- lowed Secretary Fall to San Diego, where but few speeches were made. The meeting was in the auditorium of the U. s. Grant hotel, the large room being filled to the doors with specta- tors and delegates. Secretary Fall asked all who wished to be heard on the subject of the Colorado river to give their names to the secretary. Immediately every little community in California and few in neighbor- ing territory put themselves in posi- tion to get the ear of the government, but the secretary asked that the sev- eral states meet and select spokes- man who could be instructed to place their matters before him as they saw fit, but that indiscriminate talks would not be listened to. He again l made plain his position regarding federal ownership and asked that all | states get behind the movement for 1 the early building of the dam SO that the people of the Imperial and other 1 valleys would be protected. Congress must be made to see that the build ing of the great dam was a necessity | that could not we'll be overlooked and that work on it should be commenced 1 at the earliest possible moment.
 Federal Director A. P. Davis re- vised his report to comply with the stand taken by Secretary Fall and the various irrigation. districts along the Colorado river were assured of complete protection. He also stated that work would be undertaken as soon as the sinews of war were ob- and the impression was given that the work of preparing the by passes would be under way as soon as the present investigations were completed. He also stated that rail road would have to be built as soon as possible to the site and that roads would also have to be made available This work, we take it is to be done at once, or rather within the next few months, especially the lining up of he roadways and the selection of the proper point from which to reach the canyon. From the conditions sur the project we are lead to believe that Kingman will be the rail 'oad point from which all freight and 'ther traffic will be diverted, the rail- lead to come-Smith
 oad being extended from Chloride to he bench lands above the dam. Mo- lave county is also to build road to he dam.
 The outcome of the two meetings f0