The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-08-11
Wonderful Growth to Southwest
 From Colorado River Project

possible, the governor asserted, to get one dollar until the states agree, as the development of the West is not popular with the East particula- ly the development of power, for the Eastern manufacturers see that cheap power in the West means a shift of the manufacturing industry. The grain states, he saIu, reel that irri- gation in the West will add compe tition to their industry.
 clared, has become a political one and the Swing bill gives Arizona the ideas of California in the matter. The secretary of the interior. and the reclamation service, he said, do not want private development because it will take the cream of the power market. The secretary of the in terior, he explained, told him that he would never agree to temporary private permit on the river while he was in office.
 There are three schools of thought in this state for the development of the river according to the governor. First there are those who want the river developed in it's entirety by the government but want it developed first in this state; second there are those who want the river developed by the state, and third those who want the river developed by private enterprise under proper regulation.
 The government can never develop the river, Governor Campbell de clared, unless the seven basin states agree, and the state can never do 1t because it has not the courage and is not used to spending that large sum of money necessary. The private enterprise, he added, states it will if given the chance.
 What Can Be Irrigated
 In 1920, the governor pointed out, there were 2,46dOOO acres of land in the seven states under irrigation, of which 501, ,000 acres were in Ari- Zona. It is possible, he said to irri- gate 3,659,000 more if the river is de- veloped, making total possible ir- rigation of 6,123,000 acres of land. At present in the Gila river valley, he said, there are 100000 acres under irrigation, and with a high line canal this could be increased to S3O,0O0 acres, making possible total of ap- proximately 100000 acres of land that could be irrigated with the river in the seven states
 He then read the tentative plan of w. s. Norviel, state water commits sioner and Arizona>s member of the Colorado river commission, for the adjudication of the rights of the sev- eral states, which is to be presented to the commission at Santa Fe The governor declared that the Boulder Canyon dam would produce around 100000 horsepower and that it was possible to develop approximately 6,000,000 horsepower on the river with additional dams.
 In closing he said that inasmuch as the proposed Diamond Creek dam, strictly power project, would not interfere with the development of the Boulder Canyon dam, he could not see why the government did not let this private enterprise go ahead and build it's dam Congress, he de clared is adverse to oppropriating money for any purpose and are glad to use any excuse not to do so. The club accepted the invitation of L. S. Atkinson, engineer in charge of the construction of the Cave Creek dam, to visit the dam on Saturday afternoon, Aug 5, and be his guests at a lunch to be served at the dam Judge Frank o. Smith chairman of the club, announced that the next incheon of the club would be held in the lunch room of the Hotel Adams en Wednesday, Aug. 30.