The Coconino sun., 1922-07-07
DEMANDSRIGHTS ON THE COLORADO OR
 WAR TO THE LAST DITCH

"If Arizona is denied her just rights, and if her own citizens are denied the privilege of private de- velopment, Arizona, rather than lose the benefits of this great heritage to her citizens and the benefits of cheap power to her neighbors, must take matters into her own hands and go into the power business and establish a monopoly on her own account the same as California now proposes to do, but with more efficient manage ment."
 The above declaration was made by A. B. McGregor of Bisbee, member of the Arizona resources board, in an address given before the members of the Valley Luncheon club. About S5 attended the luncheon, which was held in the Hotel Adams. Mir. McGregor spoke on the objectionable features of the Swing Johnson bill now pending before congress and which he says must be overcome to protect the in- terests of Arizona in the plan pro- posed by this bill for the develop ment of the Colorado river.
 Ignore ATEOna interests
 Arizona's interests, MT. McGregor declared, are being entirely ignored by the proponents of the bill which in the first section nationalizes the river from it's mouth to the Green river giving the federal government the exclusive rights to construct, provide and control dams on the river, the in. tent being apparently to deprive Ari- zona of any tax benefits from her re- sources.
 "We are interested in seeing that the development of the canyon is bas' ed upon sound engineering and finan' cial policies" MT. McGregor said, "not only that we may have the cheapest possible power for ourselves, but 1T order also that our neighbors vii quickly avail themselves of it and thu! stimulate and hasten the more com plete development of our resources. According to MT. McGregor there are only two locations in the Colorado canyon having the necessary storag, for flood control dams, one at LeeI Ferry or Glen Canyon in Arizona, ant the other at Boulder Canyon on thu Arizona-Nevada boundary From tn, standpoint of flood control and rec lamation, he asserted, there is littl, choice, except the decided difference, in cost. He estimated that a rock fiji dam in Glen Canyon which would b, more suitable could be built witt transmission lines to the power mar kets at less than one half the cos of a concrete dam at Boulder Canyon where the foundation must be mad 135 feet below the river to reacl bed rock.
 Mines Need Cheap Power
 As the proposed plan for the Boul der Canyon dam calls for the pay ment of the cost from the sale O power, while the cost of the powe developed by dam in Glen Canyol will consist of charges for the capita used in the construction, he declared it will be necessary to charge twice a much for the power generated by tn Boulder Canyon plan than would b charged for power generated at Lee Ferry.
 "Arizona's mining industry need cheaper power now" MT. McGrego avowed. "We that are now livin wish to witness the benefit from tn great development of our desert val leys that will result from cheap pow CT for irrigation pumping, and nor important, California is in dire nee of flood control now but with tn Boulder Canyon, flood control will b three times farther off than with tn Lees Ferry dam as it can be built one-third of the time.
 !! "With good management, the car