Arizona republican., 1922-03-18

ton. In fact, / never heard such a
suggestion until it was made at this
meeting. 1t is my hope that this
commission can come to an early un-
derstanding concerning issues of the
development program and a bill be
formulated for the building OF the
dam without delay"
Would you effect a simple pact
providing that no state Initiate liti-
cation for a period OF 20 years p
Chairman Hoover asked the witness.
THAT is another way of stating our
proposition was the reply.
Would you consider that such a
pact had some other legal bearing p
the chairman asked.
mo priority of rights would arise
in our favor" Mr.. Chase answered.
What would happen then at the
end of the 20-year holiday" Com
missioner Emerson asked.
water appropriations would nave
their rights fixed at that time" he
replied.
'Then development after expira-
ton of the 20-year period would stop
because proposed projects would have
no rights or claims to the benefitsI
the wyoming commissioner inquired.
THAT is not our opinion" Mr..
/ Chase answered. "Your titles would
not be affected during the vacation
period"
California Wants Benefits
TT is the view of the Los Angeles
chamber of commerce that all bene-
fits from the Colorado river develop
ment would flow down the river to
Los Angeles and other Pacific coast
points?" Commissioner Caldwell OF
Utah asked.
1--WE hope So" the Californian re-
piled. smilingly.
IT was at this point that Mr. Fred
ericks interposed, inviting the. upper
states to submit a proposal Tor the
equitable ALLEGATION of rights
would you be willing, regarding
time limitation, to approve pact
fixing maximum use of water in
states for all times and not limiting
use to 20. 80 or 100 years." Commits
sioner Emerson asked.
IL think a fair limitation could be
accepted" was the reply.
Ralph L. Criswell, president OF the
Los Angeles city council, was next
introduced. He proved a strong ad-
vocate for the Boulder Canyon prof.
ect, declaring that it should not de-
prive any state of the rights 1t now
possesses and should not increase the
rights of any state.
I'VE are for building the Boulder
! Canyon dam for the. control OF the
| Colorado and for building ii immedi-
ately. We have confidence in the
| conclusions Of Director Davis and We
have the additional report of William
Mulholland, our own engineer. What
we are most interested in Is that the
work shall progress as rapidly as
possible.
'eWe do not believe that the build
ing Of the Boulder Canyon dam Will
give to anybody any rights they do
not now possess or take away any
rights they now hold We should 20
ahead with the construction plans
and work out ALLEGATION Of the bene-
| fits later"
C. S. Brown of Tucson, president OF
| the Arizona Farm Bureau, asserted
that the farmers of this state have
| confidence that an amicable and
workable pact will be effected and
urged that personalities be avoided.
u. f. Scattergood, electrical engin-
eer or the Los Angeles public service
commission, also supported the DAVIS
| plan for construction of the Boulder
Canyon dam as flood control
measure.
Endorse Davis Plan
"Our corps Of engineers and con
sulting board have considered this
development program carefully and
earnestly. These two agencies, after
their Investigations. have decided
that the Davis plan. from an engin-
| eering and physical standpoint, Is the
right and proper one for the develop
| ment of the Colorado.
! with economic conditions as We
| find them today there is plenty OF
water in the Colorado for all basir
states. Conditions may change II
time so as to completely alter these
conditions, but the lower states could
not ask and the upper states would
not ask that the upper states b'
permitted to divert all the water nec-