Arizona republican., 1921-04-06

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 of each of the Colorado rive and the fear in those state O. tite upper basin, such as Colorado, that the construction of the dam will, by the right of prior use. effectua " 5a them from t'e use of tf7 we O. the river when the'r ow irrigation and power pro5 ems q ready for solution. And while tn $ last allegation is met by the proved to spare in the Colorado i f~r tn state and for all p
 otte' diffi~rlt'es are so nun r
 i7vo thft the can e set el n the o' n,pi of the e m i-rity onlv ' rore- a def pan
 "Th.s pan was be un a year ago by the appointment of an engineer ing commission including the eng n- eers of al the states in the League of th Snn es'. Then lec s'at u1 H-ts ia st each of these st- $ pro t. h tmen' oz l l'cm e. vi aa me Colorado L.s er Com ss l, to whi- h members ha bee appo nted by all the states in he eague with the eX- ception of California
 Propose National Commission Now, with these two commissions organized and functioning, 1t is pro- posed that there be created national commission, headed perhaps by for mer President William Howard Taft and including the foremost civil and constructing engineers, lawyers and economists in the United States which would be unbiased and free from sectional prejudices. and whicf | would, with the engineering and river l commissions, decide authoritively tht | conflicting claims of the states inter | ested in the river. This is the mos | pressing need in the building of th'
 dam, and it is one which must be me
 before any other work can be though
 of.
 These problems disposed of. wha | will the Boulder Canyon dam mean
 It will mean that more than 26,0O0, 900 acre feet of water will be i'm
 pounded. or a quantity equal to | two-year flow of the Colorado river
 It will form a lake of from 12,000 t 14,000 square miles of water surface
 with an average depth of $50 feet.
 will provide tourist center of sue
 importance that the Salt Lake rail road is considering already the build
 ing of steamers to ply upon the lak . in connection with the hotels whic . also are Under consideration. It wi
 make sportsman's paradise such
 the United States has not yet seel But above all these things, and over l shadowing them completely, Is tn
 fact that it will irrigate 3.000,00o acre 5 of the finest land in the world an prove an efficient control of a rive , now a continual menace.
 Wealth Of Energy
 With regard to the power poss bilities of the dam, it is estimate that not less than 1000, ,000 horsepowt of electrical energy may be create by it-energy which not only will
 used by the industries and commun
 ties of the states affected, but wi
 primarily result in the still furth development of agricultural are' ], through being used to lift water ' sections which could not be irrigat'
 directly from the dam. These consi' :. erations have brought their difficu :, | ties also, for a million horsepower :. A desirable asset to any section n the country, but the League of tl f Southwest, which cannot be CO Q cerned with sectional demands or di ' putes, is strictly in favor of just a o portionment of the electricity as |, Is for a just apportionment of t if waters.
 Q Naturally, the question of how t IT dam is to be financed is to be CO d sidered There can be no thought e government aid now. But there a . other means, each of which has be l. considered, and which group ther l. selves into the following three class
 fications:
 First. the dam may be built private enterprise, for the possibi 7 ties are so great that despite the hi
 cost, running in estimates from s7 Is 900. 900 to s100, 000. 900. there are ma "a great industries which would willin ,. " undertake it's construction. Second it may be built by pl
 vate enterprise with the governme l. exercising strict supervision of
 prices for water and power and othe n wise regulating for the greatest go In of the greatest number.
 h Communities May Build It W Third. it may be built by the COT
 munities interested in 1t, as the IT l. perial Valley and the Palo Verde a ? Yuma district are. through immedis er benefits to be obtained and those SC ''l tions which are to be develop