The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-10-29

In northern Colorado to It's junction
with the Green river in southeastern Utah The
Grand and Green rivers together make the Colo
RADIO river
The Grand Is 423 miles long from its source to
dts junction with the Green. Eighty miles of this
streams length Is in Utah. The Green rises just
south OF Yellowstone National park in northwest
ern Wyoming and is 700 miles long to its junction
with the Grand. The Colorado. from Utah to the
Gulf of California, is 1000 miles long.
Though the Green is nearly twice as long as
the Grand, the Grand carries the greater volume
OF water. Moreover, the Green runs 80 miles
Through the northwestern corner Of Colorado and
receives much Of its volume from Colorado. 1t is,
therefore, contended by Colorado that the Grand
81 the real upper Colorado and that the Green is
Z tributary.
Il is the people Of Colorado who are behind the
them 1t appears to be a matter Of deep sentiment.
Representative e. T. Taylor of Colorado speaking
TO the joint resolution. said:
aMr. Speaker, for the past IS years my home
has been and is now In the beautiful little city
OF Glenwood Springs. Colo. on the banks Of what
has heretofore been called the Grand river. the
principal tributary and, in fact. the main stream
OF the Colorado river, and during all those years
have always hoped and believed that sometime
the state pride of the sons and daughters OF our
beloved commonwealth would bring about the
change Of the name Of that stream to its rightful
name, as the source and principal part OF that
wonderful river, and permit our citizens to fondly
and proudly welcome the greatest river In our
state al our great states stream under the name
that Il dearest to every Coloradan heart. And
With the passage Of this resolution that hope OF
many years not only Of my own, but thousands OF
other CoI0radans will be contaminated"
At its last session the Colorado legislature
passed bill oficially changing the name OF the
Grand from Grand to Colorado, within the state
boundaries. A bill was introduced in the Titan
legislature at the last session to change the name
Of the Grand from Grand to Colorado within the
boundaries OF Utah. The Utah legislature did not
act On the bill and will not meet again for two
years
In the meantime, inasmuch as the Colorado
a an interstate and international stream and is
cassed as navigabe, It has been decided that the
change IN name should be brought about by ACT
81 congress rather than by action OF the states.
Moreover, the Colorado bulks large In the pubic
eve inst now as a national river OF tremendous
importance Already water power and irrigation
projects Or great importance-the Imperial valley
n California, for examnle-mark the course OF
the river Projects under discussion are appar-
emily OF still greater importance-the proposed
Boulder dam across the Colorado Just below the
Grand canyon, for instance. This project may De
undertaken by the federal government. It would
BE the most spectacular work of It's kind In fne
world and would cost anywhere between forty ana
seventy-f five millions.
The Colorado Is mighty river beyond doubt
Many rivers unite to form It. The principal
branches Of the Green are the Uinta. Price. YAM
"a and White; Of the Grand, the Eagle. Roaring
Fork Gunnison and Dolores; Of the Colorado the
Fremont Escalante, Paria, Knnab and Virgin on
the right and the San Juan. Little Colorado. Bill
williams and ella on the left. The Grand canyon
II on the main river In Arizona and extends from
the mouth OF the Little Colorado to the Grand