Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-25
JOIN HAN [)S{j
TO SECURE:
BOULDER
D A N
Los Angeles, San Diego and
Imperial Valley Unite to
Expedite Carrying Out of
Mammoth Project.

Southern California will function as
a consolidation of communities and
bear its burden in the building of the
mammoth Boulder Canyon dam on the
Colorado river and present a solid
front in urging immediate work on
the tremendous project, according to
a resolution unanimously adopted by
representatives of various communi-
ties held in San Diego Tuesday.
No recommendation were made
concerning any details in distribution
of costs of construction, distribution
OF benefits, water or power, or meth
DDS of financing, the delegates refrain
ing in any way from action which
might hamper the movement as put
forth in Washington and awaiting the
submission of a final report by Arthur
p. Davis, director of the United States
reclamation service, which is expected
June 16.
1t was the consensus of opinion,
however, that the national government
should supervise such vast under
taking and that the government should
bear share of the expense in proper
tron to the benefit it will receive in
reclamation of its 100000 acres Of
land under the project
In a general way the arguments
were that each section benefited either
by water or power would bear expense
according to the benefit received.
Boulder Canyon dam would supply
gravity water to much arid land in Ne
vada, Arizona and California. Between
26,OOO,000 and 100000 acre feet OF
water would be impounded.
Besides furnishing irrigating water
the dam would be flood control link
of great Importance to all the lower
Colorado river country.
Los Angeles, Sa'. Diego and other
Southern California cities are espe-
cially interested in the vast electrical
power which would be available from
the dam. William Mulholland, chief
engineer of the department of public
service of the city of Los Angeles, said
that the present power supply of LES
Angeles, although great, is all taken,
and more is necessary.
Julius Wangenheim, chairman Of
the San Diego Water commission, said
that city NAV even possibly reacn to
the Boulder Canyon project in the tu-
ture for water supply, in addition to
electrical power.
AS planned Boulder Canyon dam
would be 700 feet high, the tallesy in
the world, and 300 feet wide.
The Los Angeles delegation at fhe
conference included William Mu(hoi-
land, Chief Electrical Engineer Scat
tergood of the bureau of power and
light; l.. X. Chase of the flood control
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce; Shannon Crandall, R. W. Prid
ham, Luther Brown and w. S. Hollings
worth, Arnold Kruckman, secretary of
the League of the Southwest, of which
Governor Campbell of Arizona is pres
ident, also was present from Los An
geles.
Imperial Valley was represented by
President j. A. Nickerson of the I'M
perial Irrigation district; F. H. Me
Iver, secretary, and Mark Rose and
c. O. Bulls, directors, and also Dan
Oakley of Holtville, c. w. Brockman
of Calexico; r. d. McPherrin of I'M
perial and Major w. T. Dunn of Braw-
ley.
From the Coachella Valley c>rce Dr.
S. S. Jennings, B. l.. Cary, r. +. Hop
kins, Chester X. Sparey and Thomas
wager.
Pale Verde Valley was represented
/ by A. f. Warrington; Blythe by Ed.
= Williams